The Academy’s 2026 Spring Events & Meetings

Itinerary of Activities

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Future of Health: Medical Imaging Research Hill Day

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET, Capitol Hill

This year, the Academy is collaborating with societies across the imaging community for a single day of education and advocacy on Capitol Hill. Each of the participating societies and the Academy will send representatives to the hill. Through coordinated Congressional meetings, participants will deliver a collective, strategic message emphasizing the critical value and impact of federal funding for medical imaging research.

Congressional Medical Imaging Technology Showcase (#MedTech26)

5:00 – 7:00 PM ET, Rayburn House Office Building Foyer
45 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20515

This event on Capitol Hill provides a unique opportunity to display hands-on, interactive, and informative examples of research efforts to policymakers, representatives from NIH, Academy leadership, and the attendees from the Research Roundtable. Throughout this event, the Academy and society collaborators demonstrate the value of NIH’s continued funding by showcasing the newest imaging research and technology across the country.

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Academy Medical Imaging Research Roundtable Discussion

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET, AAAS Headquarters
1200 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005

At the Academy’s annual Research Roundtable event, key representatives from academia, industry, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal agencies meet to discuss key topics identified by the Academy’s Coalition for Imaging & Bioengineering Research (CIBR) Industry Council.

Questions on any of these events and meetings can be directed to Olivia Nelson, onelson@acadrad.org.