Schedule at-a-Glance

From current practice standards to operations and leadership, you won't want to miss a minute of ANESTHESIOLOGY 2026!

Meeting activities take place at the following locations:

San Diego Convention Center | 111 Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
Governance Hotel | Marriott Marquis | 333 W Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101

Friday, October 16
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.	Registration Open (San Diego Convention Center)
10 a.m. – 9 p.m.	Print-only Express Badge Pick-up Registration Open (Marriott Marquis)
7 – 9 p.m.	Medical Student and Resident Receptions

Saturday, October 17
6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.	Registration Open (San Diego Convention Center)
6:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Print-only Express Badge Pick-up Registration Open (Marriott Marquis)
8 a.m. – Noon	Educational Sessions
8 – 10 a.m.	Opening Session: Emery A. Rovenstine Memorial Lecture and Keynote Address
9:15 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.	Medical Student Educational Sessions
10:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.	Resident/Fellow Educational Sessions
10 a.m.– 5 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	Ovassapian Lecture: Laryngoscopy, the Next Ten Years
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.	Career Fair in the Exhibit Hall
Noon – 1:30 p.m.	Bite Break in the Exhibit Hall
1 - 5 p.m.	Caucus Meetings
12:30 – 3:30 p.m.	Resident Component House of Delegates Session (San Diego Convention Center)
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.	Ellison C. Pierce Lecture: Scaling up: Perioperative Pathways to Improve High Risk Patient Outcomes
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.	ESAIC Panel: How to Advance Science and Research in Europe: The ESAIC Way
1:30 – 5 p.m.	Educational Sessions
2:45 – 3:45 p.m.	FAER-Helrich Research Lecture: The Prepared Mind
3 – 6 p.m.	Anesthesiology Residency Programs Open House (Marriott Marquis) Session 1^: 3 – 4 p.m. Session 2^: 5 – 6 p.m. ^*Ticketed session
4 – 5 p.m.	FAER Panel: Education in Research as a Foundation for Anesthesia Leadership
4 – 5 p.m.	Engage & Connect in the Exhibit Hall

Sunday, October 18
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Registration Open (San Diego Convention Center)
8 a.m. – Noon	Educational Sessions
8 a.m. – 11 a.m.	Reference Committee Testimony Hearings
9 a.m. – Noon	Medical Student Component House of Delegates Session
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open
9:15 – 12:45 p.m.	Resident/Fellow Educational Sessions
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.	Wood Library–Museum of Anesthesiology (WLM): Lewis H. Wright Memorial Lecture: The Anesthesia Patient Safety Movement in America
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.	Career Fair in the Exhibit Hall
Noon – 1:30 p.m.	Bite Break in the Exhibit Hall
1:30 – 5 p.m.	Educational Sessions
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.	35th Journal Symposium: Innovations in Perioperative Medicine
2:45 – 3:45 p.m.	International Forum: Challenges and Successes with Ambulatory Anesthesia: Global Perspectives
2:45 – 3:45 p.m.	History Panel Part 1: From Ether to Engagement - Inspiring Innovations in Anesthesia Education
4 – 5 p.m.	History Panel Part 2: From Ether to Engagement - Inspiring Innovations in Anesthesia Education

Monday, October 19
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Registration Open (San Diego Convention Center)
8 – 11:30 a.m.	Educational Sessions
8 – 9 a.m.	Awards and John W. Severinghaus Lecture: Revolutionary Research in Blood: The Vital Organ
9:15 – 11:15 a.m.	26th Annual Celebration of Research
10 – 11 a.m.	Morning Brew & Bites in the Exhibit Hall
10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open
1 – 5 p.m.	Caucus Meetings
1:30 – 5 p.m.	Educational Sessions
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.	WLM Patrick Sim Forum: Creative Minds: Ingenuity in Anesthesiology
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	International Forum: Anesthesiologist's Role in Stroke Management: Global Perspectives
4 - 5 p.m.	From Idea to Funded NIH Project: A Practical Roadmap for Anesthesiologists–Scientists
6:30 – 9 p.m.	President’s Reception, Eve, 975 Waterfront Place, Suite 400

Tuesday, October 20
7 a.m. – 1 p.m.	Registration Open (San Diego Convention Center)
8 a.m. – 2 p.m.	Educational Sessions
8 a.m. – until business concludes	House of Delegates and Board of Directors Meeting

All times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (PT).