# Program & Schedule ## 2026 Annual Meeting Schedule May 3 - 7 | Denver, Colo. [View the Schedule-at-a-Glance](/content/uploads/files/general/Annual-Meeting/Schedule-at-a-Glance/Schedule-at-a-Glance-2026.pdf) ### Saturday, May 2: All-Access Saturday/ ARVO Foundation Gala & Benefit Concert **All-Access Saturday — 8am - 5pm** One registration fee; access to all Saturday sessions _(includes breakfast and lunch)_ - **Education Sessions** - _Bench to Bedside_ — Nonclinical development and new approach methodologies (NAMs) - _Artificial Intelligence (AI)_— Data science, real-world implementation, setting up an AI lab and AI-aided research - [**Imaging in the Eye**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/all-access-saturday/imaging-in-the-eye/index.html) — Poster and paper sessions discussing new techniques and methods, and their clinical and vision research applications [**ARVO Foundation Gala**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/social-networking-events/gala/index.html) **— 7:30 - 10pm** - Celebrate our **Silver Anniversary** at the **ARVO Foundation Gala & Benefit Concert** hosted at the stunning **Buell Theatre**. Gala tickets include **dinner** plus premium seating for a special **Benefit Concert** featuring **Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum artist Gavin DeGraw**. ### Sunday, May 3 _**8 - 9:45am**_ — Posters _**8 - 10am**_ — [**Symposia**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/symposia/index.html) _**8:30am - 5pm**_ — Exhibits Open _**10:15 - 11:45am**_ — **ARVO+Genentech Keynote Session:** [**Thomas R. Cech, PhD**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/arvo-genentech-keynote-series/index.html) _**Noon - 1pm**_ - Special Session — [**The National Eye Institute in 2026: What You Should Know**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/special-sessions/index.html) - Break/Special Events _**1 - 2:45pm**_ - Papers/ [**Minisymposia**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/minisymposia/index.html) - Posters _**3:15 - 5pm**_ - Papers/ [**Minisymposia**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/minisymposia#Sunday-2/index.html) - Posters _**5:15 - 6:15pm**_ — All Posters _**7:30 - 10:30pm**_ — [**ARVO Sunday Social**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/social-networking-events/social-events-details/index.html) _(Tickets required; proceeds benefit the ARVO Foundation)_ ### Monday, May 4 _**8 - 9:15am**_ — [**Proctor Medal Lecture**](/content/annual-meeting/award-lectures/index.html) **: José-Alain Sahel, MD, FARVO** _**8:30am - 5pm**_ — Exhibits Open _**9:15 - 10am**_ — [**Friedenwald Award Lecture**](/content/annual-meeting/award-lectures/#Friedenwald/index.html) **: Val C. Sheffield, MD, PhD; Edwin M. Stone, MD, PhD, FARVO** _**10:15 - 11am**_ — Section Business Meetings _**11:15am - 1pm**_ - Papers/ [**Minisymposia**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/minisymposia#Monday/index.html) - Posters _**1:15 - 2:45pm**_ — Break/Special Events _**3 - 4:30pm**_—Special Session— [**Understanding the NIH grant application process from pre-submission to post award**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/special-sessions#Monday/index.html) _**3 - 4:45pm**_ - Papers/ [**Minisymposia**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/minisymposia#Monday-2/index.html)/ [**Cross-sectional Session**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/cross-sectional-sessions/index.html) - Posters _**5 - 6pm**_ — All Posters _**6:15 - 7:45pm**_ — **Travel Grant Social** ### Tuesday, May 5 _**7 - 8:30am**_ — Breakfast with the Experts _**8:30 - 10:15am**_ - Papers/ [**Minisymposia**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/minisymposia#Tuesday/index.html) - Posters _**8:30am - 5pm**_ — Exhibits Open _**10:30 - 11:15am**_— General Business Meeting _**11:30am - 1pm**_ - [**WEAVR Luncheon**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/social-networking-events/weavr/index.html) _(Tickets required; proceeds benefit the ARVO Foundation)_ - Break/Special Events _**1:15 - 3pm**_ - Papers/ [**Minisymposia**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/minisymposia#Tuesday-2/index.html)/ [**Cross-sectional Session**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/cross-sectional-sessions#Tuesday/index.html) - Posters _**3:30 - 5:15pm**_ - Papers/ [**Minisymposia**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/minisymposia#Tuesday-3/index.html) - Posters _**5:30 - 6:30pm**_ - All Posters _**5:30 - 7pm**_ - [**MIT Poster Competition**](/content/annual-meeting/abstracts/members-in-training-outstanding-poster-awards/index.html) _**6:30 - 8:15pm**_— [**Eye Pitch**](/content/annual-meeting/eye-pitch/index.html) ### Wednesday, May 6 _**8:30 - 9:15am**_ — [**Weisenfeld Award Lecture**](/content/annual-meeting/award-lectures#Weisenfeld/index.html) **: Nisha Acharya, MD** _**8:30am - 5pm**_ — Exhibits Open _**9:15 - 10am**_ — [**Cogan Award Lecture**](/content/annual-meeting/award-lectures#Cogan/index.html) **: Cecilia S. Lee, MD, MS; Aaron Y. Lee, MD, MSCI** _**10:15am - Noon**_ - Papers/ [**Minisymposia**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/minisymposia#Wednesday/index.html) - Posters _**12:15 - 1:45pm**_ — Break/Special Events _**2 - 3:45pm**_ - Papers/ [**Minisymposia**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/minisymposia#Wednesday-2/index.html)/ [**Cross-sectional Session**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/cross-sectional-sessions#Wednesday/index.html) - Posters _**4 - 5pm**_ — All Posters _**5:15 - 6:30pm**_ — Special Session — [**From discovery to patients: Overcoming translational barriers in vision research**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/special-sessions#Wednesday/index.html) _**8pm - Midnight**_ — [**ARVO Karaoke**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/social-networking-events/social-events-details#karaoke/index.html) _(Tickets required; proceeds benefit the ARVO Foundation)_ ### Thursday, May 7 _**8 - 9:45am**_ — Posters _**8 - 10am**_ — Symposia _**10:15 - 11:30am**_ — **ARVO+Genentech Keynote Session**: [**Sally Temple, PhD**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/arvo-genentech-keynote-series#closing-keynote/index.html) _**11:45am - 1:30pm**_ - Papers/ [**Minisymposia**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/minisymposia#Thursday/index.html) - Posters _**2 - 3:45pm**_ - Papers/ [**Minisymposia**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/minisymposia#Thursday-2/index.html) - Posters _**4 - 5pm**_ - All Posters - **San Diego 2027 Kickoff** ## Lectures [ARVO 2026 Lectures](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/index.html) \ \ **ARVO+Genentech Keynote Series**](/content/annual-meeting/program-schedule/lectures/arvo-genentech-keynote-series/index.html) \ \ **Award Lectures**](/content/annual-meeting/award-lectures/index.html)