2026 AAD Annual Meeting: Media resources
The American Academy of Dermatology is pleased to welcome media to the 2026 AAD Annual Meeting from Friday, March 27, through Tuesday, March 31, in Denver, Colorado.
2026 Annual Meeting media press registration
Media press registration will open Tuesday, Dec. 2. 2025, at 12 p.m. CT.
Important Dates
Advance press registration deadline: Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at 12 p.m. CT. After this date, you must submit your application on-site.
Housing deadline: Wednesday, March 4, at 12 p.m. CT.
The Academy highly recommends that media interested in attending the Annual Meeting apply for press credentials online prior to the conference.
Individuals producing editorial content or assigning editorial content for recognized print, online, or broadcast news organizations are eligible for press credentials. If your application is approved, your meeting registration fees will be waived.
Journalists and editors are encouraged to apply for press credentials in advance by Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at 12 p.m. CT using the online Press Registration Application. After this date, you must submit your application on-site. All media who wish to register on-site must apply for press credentials in the Press Office (Room 709/711) immediately upon arrival. Please note: submitting your application on-site does not guarantee press credentials.
Members of the media who wish to cover the Annual Meeting remotely should register in advance in order to have access to the meeting abstracts.
Press registration requirements
In addition to the Press Registration Application, all media must submit the following:
Those who have attended a previous AAD scientific meeting must provide bylined samples of coverage from that meeting.
Those who have not attended an AAD scientific meeting must submit bylined samples of coverage of the specialty of dermatology.
Samples originally produced in another language must be translated to English, with a clearly denoted byline. Please be advised that press applications submitted without supporting documents and/or not submitted in English will not be considered.
Freelance writers must provide a letter of assignment on the news organization’s letterhead. Freelance writers who have attended a previous AAD scientific meeting must provide bylined samples of coverage from that meeting in addition to their letter of assignment.
In addition to these materials, all registrants must present photo identification, such as a driver’s license or passport, when they arrive at the on-site press office.
Editors assigning articles to other writers must present the following:
Photo identification, such as a driver’s license or passport, and one of the following:
Business card with your name and position listed on your media outlet’s website, or
Proof of your position stated on the editorial page of your media outlet’s online website.
Social media is not an accepted form of identification.
Editors assigning articles to other writers are required to submit their published editorial content from that writer to Rose Manzi at rmanzi@aad.org no later than May 25, 2026. Failure to comply with this requirement may lead to being prohibited from attending subsequent meetings.
Immediately upon arrival at the meeting, all media must visit the Press Office, located in Room 709/711 in the Colorado Convention Center, to either pick up their press badge (if their application for press credentials was approved in advance) or to apply for press credentials on-site. Only those who are approved for press credentials prior to the meeting are ensured access to the meeting.
For additional help, please email rmanzi@aad.org.
Press office location and hours
Location: Room 709/711
Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St., Denver
Hours of Operation
Friday, March 27: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. MDT
Saturday, March 28 – Monday, March 30: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MDT
Tuesday, March 31: CLOSED
Meeting sessions
Press guidelines
Video information and sign-up
Video recording is only permitted in areas designated by AAD Communications staff. Approaching meeting attendees for on-the-spot interviews is not allowed.
A video interview room, as well as additional recording spaces, will be available at the Colorado Convention Center. These locations must be reserved in advance and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. You can reserve these locations on-site at the Press Office, Room 709/711.
Equipment set-up and take-down must be completed within your reserved timeslot. Equipment cannot be stored in the Press Office.
If the designated video areas are not available during your desired interview time, please speak to AAD Communications staff.
Frequently asked questions
What is the official release time of the poster and late-breaking abstracts?
Unless otherwise stated, the official release time for material presented in scientific sessions is the date and start time of the educational session in which that material is presented. In cases in which the same material or topic is presented in two or more educational sessions, the earliest session will be considered the official release time.
Release Times
- Poster Abstract Titles and Authors: 9 a.m. CST Friday, March 20, 2026
- Late-Breaking Research Session 1: 9 a.m. MDT Saturday, March 28, 2026
- Late-Breaking Research Session 2: 1 p.m. MDT Saturday, March 28, 2026
Where is the exhibit hall located?
Exhibits will be located on the Exhibit Level, Halls A-F. Posters will be displayed in Lobby C, located on the Meeting Room (Street) Level of the Colorado Convention Center and will be available online starting at 8:30 a.m. Friday, March 27 MDT.
Exhibit hall hours
Friday, March 27, 2026:10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (MDT)
Saturday, March 28, 2026:10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (MDT)
Sunday, March 29, 2026:10 a.m. – 3 p.m. (MDT)
Where can I view the e-posters?
E-posters will be accessible online starting Friday, March 27, 2026.
Which sessions will registered press have access to?
Focus Sessions, Symposia, and Forums after all meeting attendees have been seated.
Courses after all ticketed attendees have been seated. If a ticketed event is overcrowded, entry may be prohibited due to fire code regulations.
Restricted Sessions except for live demonstrations or hands-on sessions. Press without a ticket may attend this session but need to stand in the back of the room until 15 minutes after the session starts. They may then take a seat.
The Opening Ceremony, which includes a keynote speaker, on Friday, March 27, from 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
The Plenary Session, which includes the AAD’s annual business meeting, on Sunday, March 29, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Exhibits will be located on the Exhibit Level, Halls A-F. Posters will be displayed in Lobby C, located on the Meeting Room (Street) Level of the Colorado Convention Center and will be available online starting at 8:30 a.m. Friday, March 27 (MDT).
Press are prohibited from attending:
Live demonstrations (C001 and C005)
Hands-on workshops (W001, W002, W003, W004, W005, W006, W007, W008, W009, W010).
Media Training: Developing and Delivering Key Messages (C003, C004, C007)
AAD business/operational meetings (beyond the plenary), including Board of Directors, Advisory Board, council, committee and task force meetings, and any special meetings/forums of the AAD membership.
The AAD may restrict attendance at any session for patient confidentiality or any other reason. In such cases, registered media will be notified in advance. An attempt may be made to provide news or information from that session in an alternate manner, pending cooperation of faculty involved.
Can registered press take photos or record audio or video at the meeting?
Record audio for personal use (i.e., gathering information). If recording a source for quotation, media must obtain that source’s permission in advance.
Attendees will be required to agree to the official meeting policies during registration. Included is a stipulation that photos will only be used for personal, non-commercial use. Speakers may use watermarks or include text on slides to indicate personal copyright of images.
Record video interviews and conduct live social media interviews only in areas designated by the AAD staff during posted Press Office hours. Video areas must be reserved in advance and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Pre-meeting reservation of video areas will be limited to two hours per day per outlet; additional timeslots may be reserved on-site in the Press Office if available. Interviews should be prearranged with the interviewee, and journalists should be present to meet interviewees at the designated location and time.
Media may book the interview room for a maximum of two consecutive time slots per day. A media outlet may not book the interview room for more than two hours per day. This policy ensures that no single outlet occupies the space for extended periods and that the room remains available for all media outlets to use.
Any video interviews with session speakers must include editorial content.
Registered press are strictly prohibited from:
Recording audio for rebroadcast or reproduction.
Using any device to photograph scientific material, including slide presentations and poster exhibits, for publication.
Taking photographs with any device in the exhibit hall.
Video recording in the scientific sessions, the poster exhibit area or the exhibit hall.
Recording video interviews or conducting live social media broadcasts in areas other than those designated by the AAD or outside of the posted Press Office hours.
Approaching meeting attendees for on-the-spot video interviews.
If you are found in violation of the rules listed above, your press credentials may be revoked.
Contacts
Media contact
Shelby Homiston
Manager, Media Relations
shomiston@aad.org
Press registration questions
Communications, Coordinator
rmanzi@aad.org
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