2026 Annual Meeting Scientific Program
Key updates, deadlines, and important information for the ASTMH Annual Meeting.
Call for Abstracts
The Call for Abstracts is now closed.
Abstract schedule notices were distributed in mid-September to the email address provided for the presenting author during the abstract submission process. Check your Spam folder if the abstract notice was not delivered to your InBox.
Late-Breaker Abstracts
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Call for Symposia
The Call for Symposia is now closed. The symposium schedule notices have been distributed. Please check your spam folder if the notice was not delivered to your InBox.
Session List: Plenary, Symposia and Scientific Sessions
View the list of Plenary, Symposia and Scientific Sessions to be presented at the Annual Meeting.
View Session ScheduleSchedule at a Glance
This schedule is tentative and subject to change.
ASTMH 2026 Annual Meeting
November 18–22, 2026
Gaylord National | National Harbor, Maryland, USA (adjacent to Washington, DC)
Wednesday, November 18
9 a.m.–2 p.m. – Young Investigator Award Competition
11 a.m.–3 p.m. – Clinical Research Award Competition
1 p.m.–5 p.m. – Meet the Editors Workshop
2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. – Student and Young Professionals Reception
5:30–7 p.m. – Opening Plenary Session: Opening Keynote Commemorative Lecture and Awards Program
7:00–9:30 p.m. – Opening Reception
Thursday, November 19
8:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m. – Symposia and Scientific Sessions
10:15 a.m.–11:00 a.m. – Plenary Session: Charles Franklin Craig Lecture
11:15 a.m.–1:00 p.m. – Symposia and Scientific Sessions
1:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m. – Poster Session A Presentations
1:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m. – Late-Breaker Abstract Session
2:45 p.m.–4:30 p.m. – Symposia and Scientific Sessions
5:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m. – Symposia and Scientific Sessions
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. – Fever Feud Educational Quiz Show
Friday, November 20
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m. – Sponsored Symposia (Held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting)
9:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m. – Symposia and Scientific Sessions
11:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m. – Plenary Session: President's Address
12:00–1:45 p.m. – Poster Session B Presentations
12:15–1:30 p.m. – Late-Breaker Abstract Session
1:45–3:30 p.m. – Symposia and Scientific Sessions
4:00–5:45 p.m. – Symposia and Scientific Sessions
6:15–8:00 p.m. – Sponsored Symposia (Held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting)
Saturday, November 21
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m. – Sponsored Symposia (Held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting)
9:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m. – Symposia and Scientific Sessions
11:15 a.m.–1:00 p.m. – Symposia and Scientific Sessions
1:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m. – Poster Session C Presentations
1:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m. – Late-Breaker Abstract Session
2:45 p.m.–4:30 p.m. – Symposia and Scientific Sessions
5:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m. – Symposia and Scientific Sessions
Sunday, November 22
8:30 a.m.–10:15 a.m. – Symposia and Scientific Sessions
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. – Plenary Session: Closing Keynote Panel
11:45 a.m.–1:30 p.m. – Symposia and Scientific Sessions
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About the Annual Meeting
The ASTMH Annual Meeting brings together tropical medicine and global health professionals representing academia, foundations, government, not for profit organizations, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, military and private practice.
The Annual Meeting is a five-day educational conference that includes four pre-meeting courses and draws approximately 4,900 attendees.