Schedule at a Glance
AUPO 2026 Overview - See What's Ahead
| Tuesday, February 3, 2026 |
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| 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Registration Open |
| Wednesday, February 4, 2026 |
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| 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM | Registration Open |
| 6:45 AM - 8:00 AM | Educating the Educators (EE) Breakfast |
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Educating the Educators Meeting |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | EE Break, Poster Session |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Boot Camp for New Chairs |
| 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Administrator Boot Camp |
| 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM | EE Break, Poster Session |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Chair Chat Roundtable Discussions |
| 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | EE Reception |
| Thursday, February 5, 2026 |
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| 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration Open |
| 6:30 AM - 7:45 AM | Breakfast in Exhibit Hall |
| 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM | Welcome and Updates |
| 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM | President's Symposium: Advocacy - Sustaining the Quadripartite Mission in Academic Ophthalmology and Vision Science |
| 9:45 AM - 12:25 AM | Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 10:15 AM - 5:30 PM | Administrator Educational Sessions |
| 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Coordinator Educational Sessions |
| 10:20 AM - 11:05 AM | Awards: Straatsma, Excellence in Medical Student Education, Commitment to Advocacy |
| 11:10 AM - 11:25 AM | Best of Journal of Academic Ophthalmology |
| 11:30 AM - 11:55 AM | Chair Business Meeting |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Ophthalmology Review Committee (RC) Update & Dialogue |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Research Director Quick Exchanges |
| 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM | From Small to Big: Program Growth Strategies for Departments Workshop |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Medical Education Paper Session |
| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Research Roundtable Session: Updates on Current NIH Changes and Their Impact on Research |
| 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Coordinator Educational Sessions |
| 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Welcome Reception |
| Friday, February 6, 2026 |
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| 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration Open |
| 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM | Breakfast with Colleagues Networking Roundtables |
| 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM | Breakfast in Exhibit Hall |
| 7:55 AM - 9:30 AM | Challenges for Tomorrow's Clinical Eye Care Team Symposium |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Research Director Grand Rounds |
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Administrator Educational Sessions |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Coordinator Educational Sessions |
| 10:05 AM - 10:30 AM | RBP David F. Weeks Award Presentation |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Resident and Fellow Research Forum |
| 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Organization Reports |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch Break - Exhibit Hall Open |
| 12:10 PM - 1:30 PM | Administrator Listserv Live Lunch |
| 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Research Director Membership Meeting and Luncheon |
| 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM | Application Potpourri |
| 1:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Coordinator Educational Sessions |
| 1:30 PM - 4:40 PM | Administrator Educational Sessions |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Directors of Medical Student Education Membership Meeting |
| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Refreshments in Exhibit Hall - Last Chance for Exhibitor Interaction |
| 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM | Coordinator Educational Sessions |
| 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM | Partnerships and Collaboration with Key Affiliated Entities Workshop |
| 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Reception |
| 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM | Banquet |
| Saturday, February 7, 2026 |
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| 6:45 AM - 11:30 AM | Registration Open |
| 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM | Breakfast with Colleagues Networking Roundtables |
| 6:45 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Mentoring, Inspiring, and Supporting Future Leaders in Academic Ophthalmology Symposium |
| 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Sullivan Cotter Compensation Survey Presentation |
| 9:40 AM - 11:10 AM | Research Director Best Practices: Dealing with Challenging Managerial Problems |