ACR 2026 Annual Meeting

Live Updates from ACR 2026

May 5, 2026
ACR Approves First Practice Parameter for Imaging AI
The first imaging AI practice parameter includes an Assess‑AI framework to help sites govern, monitor and improve clinical AI performance.
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May 5, 2026
Mark Alson Receives Thorwarth Award for Radiology Leadership
The award recognizes outstanding contributions to radiology health policy and economics.
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May 4, 2026
Reference Committee Reports
Reference Committee Reports are available in the ACR DOCS system and will be presented Tuesday, May 5, beginning at 1:30pm ET during the final Council session.
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May 4, 2026
Election Results
ACR 2026 featured ACR Council, RFS and YPS elections.
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ACR 2026 Digital Conference Bag
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Important Information

Preliminary Program

Time (ET)	Topic	Location
7:30am - 5pm	Resident and Fellow Section (RFS) meeting	Columbia 5&7
8am - 5pm	Board of Chancellors meeting (by invitation only)
10am - Noon	Medical Student Section session	Columbia 6&8
1 - 5pm	Young and Early Career Professional Section (YPS) Meeting	Fairchild
1:30 - 4pm	Council Steering Committee meeting (by invitation only)
3 - 5pm	Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals: Where Specialties Combine to Bring Novel Cancer Interventions (CME)	Cabinet

Time (ET)	Topic	Location
7 - 8am	Convocation orientation (for new ACR^® Fellows)	Jefferson
7am - Noon	Caucus meetings	Refer to meter board or the ACR 2026 app.
7:45am - Noon	RFS meeting	Columbia 5&7
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.	Columbia 8
1:30 - 4pm	Opening Session — ACR Council Presiding – Kurt Schoppe, MD, Speaker, ACR Council Moreton Lecture: Finding a Seat at the Health System Table: Radiology in a Time of Transformation (CME) Presented by Richard P. Shannon, MD – Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, DUHS and Chief Quality Officer, Duke Health Leadership Reports Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, MA, FACR, Chair, ACR Board of Chancellors Dana H. Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACR, ACR CEO Amy L. Kotsenas, MD, FACR, ACR Secretary-Treasurer Jacob Ormsby, MD, MBA, Chair, ACR YPS Chelsea Schmitt, MD, MPH, Chair, ACR RFS Presidential Address, presented by Timothy L. Swan, MD, FACR	International Ballroom
5:30 - 7pm	ACR Convocation Honorary and New Fellows Induction Ceremony Presentation of Gold Medals	International Ballroom
7:15 - 8:15pm	President’s Reception for Honorary and New Fellows and Award Recipients	International Terrace

Time (ET)	Topic	Location
6:30 - 8am	Breakfast for all attendees	Columbia West
7 - 8am	Chapter Leaders Breakfast Session: Recruitment and Retention Efforts This session is open to chapter leaders and staff; registration is limited to eligible attendees. Speaker: Elizabeth Maltin, MD, FACR	Lincoln
8:15am - Noon	ACR Council Session College Nominating Committee Report Candidate Speeches Break – Coffee & Meet the Candidates Reference Committee Open Hearings	International Ballroom
Noon - 1:15pm	Lunch for all attendees	Columbia West
	Listen & Learn Lunch Breakouts – Four sessions offering attendees an opportunity to connect with ACR leaders and staff on various topics. Ask ACR Leadership FDA’s Role in the Regulation of Radiological Devices and MQSA Facilities The Business of Radiology: A Conversation on Practice Management & Stipends Shaping the Future of ACR Education	Columbia 7 Columbia 8 Columbia 9&10 Columbia 11&12
1:30 - 5pm	ACR Council Session Award Presentations Chapter Recognition Awards Abstract Gold Merit Awards ACR Award for Excellence in Education Reference Committee Open Hearings Advocacy in Action: Navigating Legislative and Policy Challenges in Radiology (CME) RADPAC Achievement Award Radiology Advocacy Network, Advocate of the Year	International Ballroom

Time (ET)	Topic	Location
6:30 - 8am	Breakfast for all attendees	Columbia West
7-8am	Caucus meetings	Refer to meter board or the ACR 2026 app.
8:15am - Noon	ACR Council Session In Memoriam Changing of the Guard Economics Forum: Current and Future States of Advocacy and Economics (CME) Break Open Microphone Session: Emerging Trends in Radiology Workforce and Coverage (CME)	International Ballroom
Noon - 1:15pm	Lunch for all attendees	Columbia West
	Listen & Learn Lunch Breakouts – Four sessions offering attendees an opportunity to connect with ACR leaders and staff on various topics. From Innovation to Implementation: ACR’s Roadmap for AI in Imaging Radiology’s Advocacy Landscape: A Dialogue with ACR Experts Inside BI RADS v2025: A Conversation with the Authors Your Voice, Our Future: Shaping ACR Together	Columbia 7 Columbia 8 Columbia 9&10 Columbia 11&12
1:30 - 5pm	ACR Council Session Consideration of Reference Committee Reports/Final Voting Capitol Hill Prep	International Ballroom

Time (ET)	Topic
8am - 5pm	Capitol Hill Day

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ACR 2026Social Media Toolkit

Share your excitement for ACR 2026 by letting others know you are attending this year’s meeting. Simply copy one of the customizable templates, download one (or all) of the provided social media graphics(s) and pick your favorite platform. Don't forget to use our suggested tags and hashtags!

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Copy and paste one of the provided customizable templates into your status update. Don’t forget to use the suggested hashtags and links provided!
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RFS

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YPS

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MSS

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In-Person Registration

Select session options for Saturday.
RSVP for Convocation and the President’s Reception.
Sign up for Capitol Hill Day.

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.

Registration Deadline — April 2, 2026. Registration after this date will be subject to a late fee as follows: Medical Student Members: $25; Resident or Fellow Members, Technologists and Allied Health Members: $50; Members and ACR Chapter Staff: $75; Nonmembers: $100.

Additional Information

The ACR encourages the participation of all people. Individuals requiring auxiliary aids or services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the ACR.

By attending this event, you are giving the ACR permission to use photographs taken during this event. You grant the American College of Radiology permission to use your name and image, separately or in combination with others, in perpetuity, in any and all marketing, media relations and public affairs materials including advertising, still photos, videos, and sound recordings. Further, you relinquish and give to the American College of Radiology all the rights, title, and interest you may have in the finished materials that contain your image, including advertising videos, still photos, and/or sound recordings, negatives, prints, reproductions, and copies of the originals, negatives, recordings, duplicates, and prints.

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Hotel & Travel Information

Hotel Reservations

Washington Hilton
1919 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20009

$369 (plus tax) single/double occupancy
Reservation deadline extended: April 10, 2026
1-800-HILTONS (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

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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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ACR 2026 Annual Meeting

Live Updates from ACR 2026

ACR Approves First Practice Parameter for Imaging AI

Mark Alson Receives Thorwarth Award for Radiology Leadership

Reference Committee Reports

Election Results

ACR 2026 Digital Conference Bag

Important Information

Preliminary Program

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ACR 2026Social Media Toolkit

How to use this Toolkit

Downloadable Graphics

Customizable Templates

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MSS

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In-Person Registration

Americans with Disabilities Act

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Hotel & Travel Information

Hotel Reservations

Getting Here

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Future Dates

ACR Membership Benefits

Become a Future-Focused Leader

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Preliminary Program

Saturday, May 2

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Topic

Location

Sunday, May 3

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Topic

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Monday, May 4

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Tuesday, May 5

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Wednesday, May 6 (Capitol Hill Day)

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ACR 2026Social Media Toolkit

How to use this Toolkit

Downloadable Graphics

Customizable Templates

General

RFS

YPS

MSS

In-Person Registration

Americans with Disabilities Act