ACR Annual Meeting

Take part in Council business meetings, Council elections, section-specific programming, the ACR Convocation, caucus meetings and more. 

ACR Annual Meeting

The ACR 2026 annual meeting will take place at the Washington Hilton, May 2-6. This meeting provides an opportunity to take part in Council business meetings, Council elections, section-specific programming, the ACR Convocation, caucus meetings and more.

Important Dates

Abstracts at ACR 2026

Call for Abstracts

ACR members and nonmembers are invited to submit abstracts for ACR 2026. Accepted abstracts will be displayed via ePoster format during the meeting, giving authors an opportunity to have their abstracts seen by experts in the field throughout the duration of the Annual Meeting.

Call for Abstract Reviewers

We invite you to serve on the Abstract Review Committee. This is a one-year term in which you will be a part of ensuring abstract content is of high quality. The deadline to sign up is January 20, 2026. Apply now.

Attendees must submit/update a Disclosure of Interests questionnaire in advance of the meeting and attest to the ACR Meeting and Social Event Code of Conduct during registration.

Volunteer Information

The success of the annual Council meeting relies on help from member volunteers. Volunteers can work on credentials, reference or tellers committees. Learn more and volunteer.

Preliminary Program

Time (ET) 

Topic 

7:30am - 5pm RFS meeting
8am - 5pm BOC meeting
10am - Noon Medical Student session
1 - 5pm YPS meeting
1:30 - 4pm CSC meeting
3 - 5pm Radiation Oncology session

Time (ET) 

Topic 

7 - 8am  Convocation orientation (for new ACR® Fellows) 
7am - Noon Caucus meetings
7:30am - Noon RFS meeting
Noon - 1pm Chapter Leaders’ Meet & Greet – this reception-style networking social is open to chapter leaders and staff; registration will be limited to eligible attendees.
1:30 - 4pm

Opening Session — ACR Council

  • Leadership Reports
  • Award Presentations
  • Presidential Address

5:30 - 7pm

ACR Convocation

  • Honorary and New Fellows Induction Ceremony
  • Presentation of Gold Medals 
7:15 - 8:15pm  President’s Reception for Honorary and New Fellows and Award Recipients

 

Time (ET)

Topic 

  6:30 - 8am  Breakfast for all attendees 
  7 - 8am  Chapter Leaders’ Breakfast – this session is open to chapter leaders and staff; registration is limited to eligible attendees.
  8:15am - Noon  ACR Council Session

  • College Nominating Committee Report
  • Candidate Speeches
  • Break – Coffee & Meet the Candidates
  • Reference Committee Open Hearings
  Noon - 1:15pm  Lunch for all attendees (Listen & Learn sessions)
  1:30 - 5pm  ACR Council Session  
  • Moreton Lecture
  • Reference Committee Open Hearings
  • RADPAC session/presentation

Time (ET) 

Topic

6:30 - 8am Breakfast for all attendees
Caucus meetings
8:15am - Noon

ACR Council Session

  • In Memoriam
  • Changing of the Guard
  • Economics Forum

Break

  • Open Microphone Session
Noon - 1:15pm  Lunch for all attendees (Listen & Learn sessions)
1:30 - 5pm

ACR Council Session

  • Consideration of Reference Committee Reports/Final Voting
  • Capitol Hill Prep 

Time (ET)

Topic

 Capitol Hill Day8am - 5pm 

Hotel & Travel Information

Hotel Reservations

Washington Hilton
1919 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20009

$369 (plus tax) single/double occupancy
Reservation deadline: April 2, 2026
1-800-HILTON (reference ACR 2026)

Reservations must be guaranteed by a major credit card or check for the first night's deposit. To cancel your reservation, notify the hotel at least 72 hours prior to arrival to avoid paying for one night's room and tax (be sure to request a cancellation number). Rooms may sell out.

Reservations made after Thursday, April 2, 2026, will be accepted on a space-available basis and may not be at the ACR group rate.


Getting Here


Three airports serve the Washington, DC, metro area. Distance from each airport is noted below.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport are served by DC’s Metro subway system, and the hotel is within walking distance of the Metro.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: 6 miles

Washington Dulles International Airport: 27 miles

Baltimore/Washington International Airport: 33 miles

Future Dates

The ACR Annual Meetings will be held on the following dates each year at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC:

  • May 1-5, 2027
  • May 6-10, 2028
  • May 5-9, 2029
  • May 4-8, 2030

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