Annual Meeting activities will be held at the Henry B. González Convention Center (HBGCC) located at 900 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205 and the Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk located at 600 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205.

The Annual Meeting will be held in person. We are planning a format that will deliver four days of onsite experiences designed for attendees of all backgrounds and interests. Presenters are required to be onsite in San Antonio, TX.

If you can’t join us in person, we hope you participate in our Digital Meeting, with live access to key sessions, on-demand recordings of oral scientific sessions and digital poster information.

No meals are included in the Annual Meeting registration. You may, however, purchase tickets for several ticketed lunch events at an additional cost. If you would to add a ticketed event after you have registered, visit https://show.jspargo.com/apha26/regchange/default.asp.

The APHA Annual Meeting draws an average of 11,000 attendees each year.  

APHA is hosting a digital version of APHA 2026 that includes recordings of select sessions. All in-person attendees of the Annual Meeting also have access to the digital content during and after the meeting. Learn more about the Digital Meeting.

Yes, you can register for and earn up to 18.5 credit hours for attending sessions at the Annual Meeting. Your first discipline is $50 and additional disciplines are $10 each. Credits can be earned in the following CE types:

• Certified in Public Health (CPH)
• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)
• Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)
• Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)
• Continuing Medication Education (CME) (for DO or MD)
• Other Health Professional (OP)
• Chiropractic (PACE) 
• Optometry (COPE)
• Veterinary

 Visit Continuing Education at the Annual Meeting for more information.

You can print your own certificate of attendance after the meeting, from a link on the annual meeting web page.

You will need to enter your registration ID number from your confirmation letter and your last name in order to generate the certificate.

APHA is not requiring vaccination verification or masking to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting. However, we ask participants to take the necessary precautions for attending an event including, but not limited to, staying up to date with recommended adult vaccinations, wearing a mask, minimizing face touching and frequently washing hands.

There are limited opportunities to volunteer at the Annual Meeting. For more information, contact us at [email protected].

APHA Staff are here to help. See a list of contacts.

For registration changes, cancellations or updates, contact [email protected].

Registration opens on June 2. You can register online using a credit card or select “pay by check” during checkout. 

Note: If paying by check, your registration is not complete until payment is received and processed. 

Yes. One-day registration options are available within the online registration system. 

Yes. All presenters must: 

• Be an APHA member
• Register for the Annual Meeting 

You may register for the full meeting or only the day of your presentation. 

Yes. APHA members receive reduced registration rates for the Annual Meeting and other events. Membership statuses may take up to a full business day to take effect; you may need to wait until the morning of the next business day to register at the corresponding member rate. Please contact [email protected] if you still have trouble after trying again.

Yes, daily Expo-only registration is available after September 15. 

An email confirmation is sent immediately following the completion of online registration. If you have not received a confirmation, first check your spam or junk mail folder for an email from [email protected].

If you still cannot find your confirmation, contact [email protected].

Log in to your registration record online to make changes. Please allow up to four business days for a new confirmation email to be sent. 

You can also request changes to [email protected].

Contact [email protected] with your request. Please allow up to four business days for a new confirmation to be sent.

During online registration: 

1. Select “pay by check”
2. Follow the provided instructions 

Please note: Your registration is NOT confirmed until the check payment is received, processed and posted to your registration record as paid. 

Cancellation requests must be submitted in writing on or before Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, to receive a partial refund after the Annual Meeting. Email cancellation requests to [email protected]. Cancellation requests received after Sept. 30, 2025, will not be honored. 

A $100 cancellation fee will be deducted from all cancellation refunds ($50 for students and discounted members) plus an additional $75 fee for each Learning Institute. 

If you are canceling because your visa application was denied, provide documentation to APHA by Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, and you will receive a full refund.  

Approved refunds will be processed after the meeting. 

Refunds will not be given for no-shows/non-participants. 

To transfer your registration to another individual, email [email protected].

Yes, in-person registration includes access to the digital meeting. 

No, business meetings require in-person registration and attendance. 

If you register and complete payment by Sept. 25, 2026, you will receive your badge in the mail.

If you register after September 25, 2026, you can pick up your badge onsite in the Henry B. González Convention Center (HBGCC), Main Lobby during the following hours:

Friday, Oct. 30: 1 – 4:30 p.m.  

Saturday, Oct. 31: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 1: 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 2: 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 3: 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 4: 7:30 – 10 a.m.

All Annual Meeting sessions are first come, first served. No pre-selection is required. We suggest arriving to popular sessions at least 10 minutes early to get a seat.

APHA does not offer a full guest registration. Presenters are allowed to register one guest to attend their specific session for $50. This can be added during the registration process. Guests attending multiple sessions or events must register for the full meeting OR one-day registration.

Supervised children 16 and younger are welcome to attend the meeting for free and are welcome in all areas of the Annual Meeting during open times. However, with regard to scientific sessions, if children begin to make noise, it’s critical that parents remove them from the room immediately so as not to disturb the session. Children are also not permitted in the Expo Hall during set-up and tear-down.

Yes, some APHA member groups offer a limited number of scholarships.

You can generate a letter of invitation through the registration system using your registration ID and email once the registration is complete with payment. 

Yes, registration is required but is complimentary for qualified media. 

No meals are included in the Annual Meeting registration. You may purchase tickets for several ticketed lunch events at an additional cost. If you would to add a ticketed event after you have registered, visit https://show.jspargo.com/apha26/regchange/default.asp.

1. General abstract notification emails were sent on June 2, 2026. If you did not receive an email and it is not in your spam, send an email to [email protected].
2. Late breaker notification emails will be sent by Aug. 10.
3. Waitlisted abstract notification emails will be sent by Aug. 30.

If you have not heard about your abstract by these dates, please contact the program planner for more details.

Presenters must be a member of APHA and register for the meeting. 

• There is no discounted registration rate for presenters.
• All presenters must be registered by September 15.
• Daily registration options are also available.
• Register and confirm your membership. 

Yes, all Annual Meeting sessions are being held live in San Antonio, at the Convention Center and Headquarter Hotel.

All presenters are required to:

1. Be a member of APHA
2. Register for the in-person meeting.

You can become a member and register at the same time. You can register for the full meeting or for the day of your presentation.

There is no limit on the number of authors listed on an abstract, but each abstract can only have one presenter.

You can edit your author list in your Speakers’ Corner. 

Only one presenter per abstract is allowed to present. Your co-author(s) who attend your session must be registered for the meeting.

• Oral presenters: Your co-author(s) can join you for the Q&A portion of the session and help answer questions.
• Roundtable presenters:. Your co-author(s) can join you at your table and help answer questions. Attendees should be given priority for available seats at the table.
• Poster presenters: Your co-author(s) can join you during your poster session and help answer questions. Attendees should be given priority for available space at the poster board.

You can change the presenting author in your Speakers’ Corner. 

Contact the program planner (PDF) of the section to see if there is space available in another session. If there is no space, you will need to either withdraw your abstract or ask the program chair to waitlist your abstract.

There may not be space available in a different session format at this time. Contact the program planner (PDF) of the Section to see if there is any space available in a different format.

You cannot change your abstract content once the submission deadline has passed. However, minor corrections (i.e. spelling errors, etc.) can be made by APHA staff. Email us to make a correction.

Contact the program planner (PDF) of the Section for details.

Yes, you can search your name or title in the online program.

You will have 15 minutes for your presentation. Oral presentations are scheduled in 90-minute sessions. Each presenter will have 15 minutes to present. The session will consist of 4-5 presentations followed by a Q&A session at the end.

You do not have to submit a digital version of the poster before the meeting. Onsite printing services will be available. We will post additional details about this service on our website soon. See poster guidelines.

Upload your PPT file in your Speakers’ Corner. We will send presenters instructions on how to upload their PowerPoint presentations in early October.

No, all presenters must present in person in San Antonio this year. There are no virtual options for presenters.