Council Communication on Annual Meeting Considerations

ACNP Council Communication on Annual Meeting Considerations
May 31, 2023

We hope this finds you well, and we look forward to our upcoming 2023 ACNP meeting in December.

ACNP is committed to providing an inclusive, welcoming, and safe atmosphere and venues in which to share scientific advances, make connections, and foster collaborations at the annual meetings. Council shares the concerns of many members and attendees that Florida laws do not currently support our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and women’s health. Given these issues, Council is continuing discussions and currently weighing options for future meeting locations.

In recognition of the above, and given our commitments and inability to change the location for this year, Council has modified the annual meeting attendance policy for the 2023 Annual Meeting in the following ways:

• This year’s meeting will offer fully hybrid in-person and virtual options for attendance.
• Any member either attending in-person or virtually will be allowed to offer an invitation to the meeting. Council is requesting for members attending virtually to find an in-person mentor for your invitee if they are a trainee.
• An additional year of attendance will be offered to all past travel awardees who choose not to attend in person. The awardees may join virtually this year and still receive another year to attend in person.
• Given the rapidly changing environment and the above considerations, ACNP will waive the membership attendance requirement for this year’s meeting.

Council will keep the membership updated as we continue our discussions and planning for this years and future Annual Meetings. Thank you for your continued support of ACNP’s critical mission.