Meeting FAQs

The ACNP Annual Meeting is a closed meeting, meaning that only ACNP members and their invited guests may attend.

Scientific guests attending the ACNP Annual Meeting must be 21 years of age or older to attend the meeting in person.

Attendees will be eligible to receive the credit hours for attending the 64th ACNP Annual Meeting, January 12-15, 2026.

There will be a $40.00 charge for scientific registrants to obtain CME credits.

American College of Neuropsychopharmacology

2026 Annual Meeting
January 12-15, 2026
Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Amedco Joint Accreditation Provider Number: 4008163

Professions in scope for this activity are listed below.

Physicians

Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 25.0 LIVE AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM for physicians and 99.75 EDURING AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse Practitioners

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) recognizes the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as approved accreditors and allow reciprocity for AANPCP continuing education credit. Up to 25.0 credits for live participation and up to 99.75 for enduring.

Physician Assistants

The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification for PAs.

Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 25.0 LIVE AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM for physicians and 99.75 EDURING AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. PAs should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Please direct any questions to acnp@acnp.org.

CE (APA) credits are not available.

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If you are using your ACNP Member guest invitation (available to Members, Fellows, and Emeritus), the quickest and most efficient way to invite a guest to the Annual Meeting is to include your invited guest information when registering for the meeting.

Additionally, ACNP has an online process for requesting guest invitations. All requests for guest and bank invitations should be made through the online portal in lieu of emailing the Executive Office. To request a guest invitation, please login to the Annual Meeting Submission Site . Once you login, please choose the “Access My Dashboard” option on the Submissions page, which should open for you once you are logged in. On your dashboard, please choose the option to “Submit ACNP Invitation Request.” You will receive an email to confirm that your request has been submitted. *The Invitation Request portal for the January 2027 Annual Meeting will open this spring.

Invitations will be extended after registration opens. Requests received after registration opens will be extended within 3 business days of request. Members will receive a copy of the invitation when it is sent to guests.

Scientific guests attending the ACNP Annual Meeting must be 21 years of age or older to attend the meeting in person.

Member invited guest invitations will be limited to 400 for the January 2027 Annual Meeting. Please review the requirements for the Special Invitation Bank and utilize the bank in lieu of your member invitation, when applicable.

Non-members must have an ACNP Member, Fellow, or Emeritus, who themselves are attending the Annual Meeting, invite them. Members can also request an invitation from the invitation banks.  To see a listing of current ACNP members, click here.

Scientific guests attending the ACNP Annual Meeting must be 21 years of age or older to attend the meeting in person.

Invitation requests must be submitted by August 24, 2026 in order to ensure your guest has ample time to register and submit a poster prior to the poster deadline of August 27, 2026.

*Member invited guest invitations will be limited to 400 for the January 2027 Annual Meeting. Please review the requirements for the Special Invitation Bank and utilize the bank in lieu of your member invitation, when applicable.

No, Corporate Representatives are not permitted to invite scientific guests or trainees.

Members, Fellows, and Emeritus who are attending the meeting may request one member guest invitation (limited to 400 invitations), one invitation from the General Invitation Bank (limited to 50 invitations), and two invitations from the Special Invitation Bank (limited to 150 invitations).  

Member invited guest invitations will be limited to 400. Please review the requirements for the Special Invitation Bank and utilize the bank in lieu of your member invitation, when applicable.

Associate Members do not have invited guest privileges.  

Only members attending the annual meeting may invite a guest or request an invitation from the invitation banks.

Please see “What are the Invitation Banks?” below for details on the requirements and limitations of the invitation banks.

All invitation requests should be made by logging into the Annual Meeting Submission Site. Members will receive an email to confirm that your request has been submitted. *The Invitation Request portal for the January 2027 Annual Meeting will open this spring.

Invitations will be extended after registration opens. Requests received after registration opens will be extended within 3 business days of request. Members will receive a copy of the invitation when it is sent to guests.

No, Associate Members do not have invited guest privileges. Associate Members are encouraged to invite their peers and other leading scientists on proposals for panels, mini-panels, and study groups.

All invited guests must meet one of the following criteria with respect to career stage:

• At least a 2nd year post-doctoral fellow (both MDs and PhDs) or 3rd or 4th year residents on a research track
• Faculty at an Instructor level (or similar) or above
• Scientists in Federal government positions (e.g., NIH, NSF, FDA, ARPA-H, VA, DoD) considered to be equivalent to either criteria #1 or criteria #2
• If industry, demonstrate a level of leadership and/or responsibility

Documentation of meeting one of these criteria is required at the time of requested invitation.

Scientific guests attending the ACNP Annual Meeting must be 21 years of age or older to attend the meeting in person.

Invitation Banks

The ACNP offers scientists without an invitation the opportunity to attend the annual meeting through our Annual Meeting Invitation Banks. An ACNP member (Member, Fellow, or Emeritus) must request the invitation for you through one of the following banks:

General Invitation Bank: ACNP offers up to 50 invitations, accessible only by members, for scientists who who meet the Invited Guest definition. All invited guests must meet one of the following criteria with respect to career stage:

• At least a 2nd year post-doctoral fellow (both MDs and PhDs) or 3rd or 4th year residents on a research track
• Faculty at an Instructor level (or similar) or above
• Scientists in Federal government positions (e.g., NIH, NSF, FDA, ARPA-H, VA, DoD) considered to be equivalent to either criteria #1 or criteria #2
• If industry, demonstrate a level of leadership and/or responsibility

Documentation of meeting one of these criteria is required at the time of requested invitation.

Special Invitation Bank: ACNP offers up to 150 invitations, accessible only by members, for scientists who meet two or more of the following criteria. Members who request the invitation will need to verify that the scientist is eligible per meeting two or more of the criteria below:

• Were or currently are homeless
• Were or currently are in the foster care system
• Were eligible for the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program for two or more years
• Have/had no parents or legal guardians who completed a bachelor’s degree
• Were or currently are eligible for Federal Pell grants
• Received support from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) as a parent or child
• Grew up in a rural area or in a low-income country
• Have/had significant social or physical challenges
• *International Scientists Only* Were considered from a disadvantaged background from your country (if from or currently reside outside the U.S.)

ACNP will make every effort to keep this information private but cannot guarantee this information would not be unintentionally released within the College. 

PLEASE NOTE: 

• Only members attending the meeting may request an invitation from the invitation banks. 
• Any registered guest with an invitation from the invitation banks may present a poster at the meeting if submitted by the deadline and accepted by the ACNP Program Committee.  
• Requests for invitation bank invitations should be submitted through the Invitation Request system in the Annual Meeting Submission Site. *The Invitation Request portal for the January 2027 Annual Meeting will open this spring.
• Invitation requests must be submitted by August 24, 2026 in order to ensure your guest has ample time to register and submit a poster prior to the poster deadline on August 27, 2026. Poster submissions will open when registration opens in June. 

Registration for the January 2027 Annual Meeting will open in June.

Members and non-members should complete registration online. Non-members must have an invitation from an ACNP member prior to registering. Invitation FAQ’s are in the second section on this page. Registration will open in June.

Associate Members must register by September 22, 2026 to attend the January 2027 Annual Meeting.

No. Onsite registration is not permitted at the Annual Meeting. All attendees must register online prior to arrival at the Meeting.

Admission to posters sessions, networking events, online abstracts, as well as access to all scientific sessions. Please click here for additional information on in-person food and beverage information.

Yes. All meeting attendees, including members, must register for the meeting in order to obtain hotel information.  The link to reserve hotel accommodations will be sent in the registration confirmation email. Hotel reservations must be made online using the link provided. Reservations made with the hotel directly or through other online outlets will not receive the ACNP negotiated room rates.

*Please reserve your accommodations as early as possible, as the group rate sells out fast.

Yes, membership dues must be paid prior to registration.

A spouse, relative, or significant other who accompanies an attendee. An Accompanying Person may only attend the social functions of the meeting, which includes the morning breaks, lunches and receptions. All accompanying persons must be included in the paid registration in order to attend the social functions.  The only scientific session open to the accompanying persons are the Poster sessions.

All invited guests must meet one of the following criteria with respect to career stage:

• At least a 2nd year post-doctoral fellow (both MDs and PhDs) or 3rd or 4th year residents on a research track
• Faculty at an Instructor level (or similar) or above
• Scientists in Federal government positions (e.g., NIH, NSF, FDA, ARPA-H, VA, DoD) considered to be equivalent to either criteria #1 or criteria #2
• If industry, demonstrate a level of leadership and/or responsibility

Documentation of meeting one of these criteria is required at the time of requested invitation.

Scientific guests attending the ACNP Annual Meeting must be 21 years of age or older to attend the meeting in person.

A trainee is a person in their 2nd year post-doctoral fellowship (both MDs and PhDs) or 3rd or 4th year residents on a research track. Trainees have all the rights and privileges of invited guests. Trainees must receive an invitation in order to register for the Annual Meeting.

Documentation of meeting one of these criteria is required at the time of requested invitation.

Scientific guests attending the ACNP Annual Meeting must be 21 years of age or older to attend the meeting in person.

Cancellation and Registration Changes Policy – The deadline to cancel or make changes to your registration type is December 15, 2026.

• Meeting registration fees will be refunded (less $30 processing fee) if the Executive Office receives written notice of the cancellation to acnp@acnp.org by December 15, 2026.  No refunds will be issued for cancellations requested after December 15th.  
• Change of registration type:
  • Virtual to in-person can be made online. Click here for detailed instructions.
  • In-person to virtual must be requested in writing to acnp@acnp.org.
  • All changes to registration type (virtual to in-person and vice versa) must be made by December 15th.
  • Requests to change from in-person to virtual after December 15th will not receive a refund of the difference in fees. 

No.

Corporations must apply to ACNP for Participating Corporation status.  For information on how to apply, please reference the Participating Corporation Program Guidelines.  Applications will be emailed to the Executive Office at acnp@acnp.org.  Once a Participating Corporation is approved by ACNP Council, the designated Corporate Representatives will be selected by the Corporation based on the level of support contributed to ACNP.

No. Corporate Representatives are not permitted to invite scientific guests or Trainees.

2,000 professionals in the field of neuropsychopharmacology.

Yes. A list of meeting attendees is available to ACNP members and registered attendees in the annual meeting itinerary planner.

No person can serve more than 2 roles on submitted panels/mini panel/study groups with a maximum of 1 speaking role (panel/mini panel presenter or study group participant). These role limits do include study groups and Special Topics sessions.

ANNUAL MEETING SUBMISSIONS

Original data is preferred. If the abstract is accepted for presentation but has been previously published, it will not be published in ACNP’s journal Neuropsychopharmacology. However, encore presentations can be submitted.

ACNP does not accept late-breaking abstracts for the annual meeting; however, information on Promising Targets submissions can be found here.

Beginning with the 2010 Annual Meeting, abstracts will be published online only, and available for citation once published, on the Neuropsychopharmacology website from Nature.  Abstracts from 2007-2009 are non-archival.

All materials submitted for presentation at the Annual Meeting will be published in Neuropsychopharmacology and should be original and not previously published. Following publication authors may reuse their work with the sole requirements of full citation and link to the original publication online.

Any press release issued by a presenter, the presenter’s employer, or any other outside person or entity about a presentation scheduled for the ACNP Annual Meeting must be embargoed until the time and date of the presentation and should be clear that it is not sanctioned by ACNP.  This includes any detail of the abstract and the title.