Frequently asked questions
Here are some common questions we receive from attendees. Have a question not on the list? Contact Ellen Snipes at ellen.snipes@aocs.org.
The main meeting venue is the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, located at 601 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 70113.
The Hyatt Regency New Orleans is also the official hotel partner of the 2026 meeting. Learn more and reserve your room here.
The official meeting dates are Sunday, May 3–Wednesday, May 6, 2026. The first official event will begin the afternoon of Sunday, May 3.
Short courses will be held on Saturday and Sunday, before the official start of the meeting.
You can view the meeting agenda here as details are available. Information about education sessions/technical program is available here.
The Hyatt Regency New Orleans is the exclusive hotel partner and host for the 2026 meeting, offering convenient access to sessions and networking events.
If you attended the 2025 meeting in Portland, please reach out to Lucas Censi at lucas.censi@aocs.org for assistance in accessing presentation recordings.
Online registration will open in January of 2026.
Early career members are younger than 36 years of age and/or earned their highest degree within the last 10 years.
The full technical program – including oral and poster abstracts as submitted – will be available in February 2026.
Interested in sharing your research this year? Learn more about submitting an abstract here.
No. All AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo presentations will be in person.
Meeting attendees will receive on-demand access to recordings of all sessions by Friday, May 8.
All oral presentations will be recorded and the content will be made available to view on demand shortly after the meeting ends.
Poster presenters will be encouraged to upload a PDF of their physical poster to the annual meeting website. However, it is up to the individual poster presenter whether they choose to make their presentation available on demand.
Only registered attendees can access these on-demand materials.
It is up to the individual presenters whether they choose to make their presentation slide decks available on the annual meeting website. If available, you can view it on the attendee meeting site beginning April 21.
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is the region's primary and largest airport, offering direct flights to over 50 nonstop destinations and serving as the main point of entry for most visitors.
We encourage you to arrive either Saturday, May 2 or Sunday, May 3. The Newcomer Meet & Greet: Reception for First-Time Attendees and New Members kicks off meeting events the afternoon of Sunday afternoon, followed by the President's Welcome and Awards Celebration and the Welcome Reception.
Attire is business casual, and we encourage you to wear comfortable shoes. We also recommend you dress in layers, as temperatures in meeting rooms can vary.
No. Fraudulent companies may reach out to you under the guise of working with AOCS. These companies are not affiliated with AOCS in any way and are attempting to obtain personal information and credit card numbers in exchange for an excel document. We are not sure what contact list they are attempting to sell, but we guarantee it is not the actual AOCS annual meeting attendee list.
AOCS accepts abstract submissions for the annual meeting September through early-January preceding the meeting. We notify authors of abstracts selected for the technical program by early February.