Anaheim Convention Center

Academy 2026 Anaheim is the annual meeting of the American Academy of Optometry (AAOpt), one of the two flagship optometry events in the United States. The American Academy of Optometry annual meeting is one of the two flagship US optometry events, alongside the AOA's Optometry's Meeting held each summer, and Academy 2026 takes place September 30 through October 3 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The meeting will offer more than 300 hours of continuing education, along with new research and clinical insights designed to advance patient care. The defining feature of the Academy meeting is its research and clinical science emphasis. This is where clinical research gets presented, debated, and put into context for practicing clinicians. Attendees include practicing optometrists across every subspecialty, along with researchers, optometry-school faculty, residents, students, and paraoptometric staff, plus a strong international contingent. Bringing together leaders in eye care, research, and vision science, the meeting is a premier destination for professionals seeking cutting-edge education. With hundreds of CE hours, hands-on workshops, section symposia, and a substantial exhibit hall, it is worth attending for anyone committed to advancing patient care and staying current with the evidence base of modern optometric practice.

Learn Serve Lead: The AAMC Annual Meeting is the flagship gathering of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and the 2026 edition carries special significance. Registration is open for Learn Serve Lead 2026, taking place November 6–10 in Anaheim, California, marking the AAMC's 150th anniversary and bringing together leaders across academic medicine to reflect on a century and a half of progress and shape the future of discovery, medical education, advocacy, and care. It is the main learning and networking event for people who influence decisions and advocate change across academic medicine, bringing together future leaders such as administrators, students, residents, medical school students, and teaching hospital stakeholders. Learn Serve Lead is the gathering for U.S. academic medicine, medical education, and GME leadership, and it is where program directors and DIOs gather. The event inspires, empowers, and fosters a community of individuals determined to improve health care for all, making it valuable for anyone involved in medical education, research, and academic health care who wants to learn from peers and build a professional network.