JOIN OVER 2,000 TRAINEES AT PAS!
Invest in your career and spend time with other trainees, physicians, researchers, hospitals, and allied health professionals from around the world! You’ll leave invigorated and inspired to put what you learn into practice. Here are some helpful tips to help you arrive prepared, make the most of the meeting, and maximize your experience after the meeting ends.
Why attend PAS? There are so many reasons: discover brilliant content from leading pediatric experts within 70+ specialties, incredible networking opportunities with over 7,500 attendees, earn CME and MOC Part 2 credits, and access to innovative technologies, products, and services just to name a few!
Still, need convincing — or need to convince your leadership? Here are the top reasons why you won’t want to miss this year’s conference and we’ve got you covered with a handy pre-written approval ROI request letter. Just edit with your info and copy and paste it into an email. Done and done!
And you can always contact us at info@pasmeeting.org if we can help you in any way to seal the deal.
PRIOR TO MEETING
REGISTER FOR MEETING
Registration opens November 2025.
BOOK YOUR HOTEL
Housing opens November 2025.
SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT –
Share your research at a National Conference with a global audience! Join thousands of leading pediatric researchers and worldwide educators in advancing child health by letting your voice be heard and present at PAS 2026!
PAS 2026 TRAINEE TRAVEL GRANT
The Pediatric Academic Societies will award trainee grants to participate in the PAS 2026 Meeting. Indicate your interest by checking the PAS Trainee Travel Grant box in the online abstract submission when applying for awards. Awardees will be selected based on the quality of their submitted PAS abstract; the presenting author must be a trainee. Awardee notifications will be sent in January 2026. For more information, email info@pasmeeting.org.
BECOME A PAS SOCIAL MEDIA AMBASSADOR
Don’t wait until PAS 2026 in April to be part of the discussion! Lead the #PAS2026 conversation by becoming part of the Trainee Social Squad to connect physician-scientists, clinicians, and educators within the pediatric community. As a member of the Trainee Twitter Team, you will positively promote PAS 2026 by posting to your social media account before, during, and after the conference about PAS events, scientific sessions, and personal experiences/interests at PAS while reaping benefits such as PAS website recognition, extra exposure through conference channels, raffles, an exclusive PAS coffee break with PAS leaders, and the chance of winning free registration to PAS 2027 in Minneapolis, MN.
CHOOSE INTERESTING SESSIONS
During the PAS 2025 Meeting, attendees will discover a curated lineup of top-quality educational and scientific programs covering a spectrum of specialties, with hundreds of hours of content. While it is impossible to attend every session, a little planning beforehand can help you maximize your time. Visit our Schedule-at-at-Glance for an early view of the Program.
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- Study the Program Guide (Coming January 2026) and learn about all the program options available each day. Conference registrants are welcome to attend any session or presentation. Note: Pre-Conference ticketed (Coming January 2026) events are an additional fee.
DOWNLOAD THE PAS 2026 MEETING APP
Make sure to download the app April 2026 and gain access to all things PAS at your fingertips – session information, location, dates, and times.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
The PAS 2026 Meeting on X and Facebook. You don’t have to wait until the meeting to start tweeting, use #PAS2026 now!
SIGNUP FOR PAS 2026 COMMUNICATIONS
Receive the latest news, announcements, discounts, and more!
DURING MEETING
SEE THE SCIENCE
Explore the Program Guide! Attend all the sessions you favorited throughout each day! With research from over 350 sessions, 650 abstract presentations, and 3,000 posters, there is no shortage of science! Program Guide (Coming January 2026).
EXPAND YOUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORK
Networking opportunities are a vital component of your meeting experience and can help lay the groundwork for future professional collaborations and opportunities.
PAS OPENING GENERAL SESSION, DEBBIE ANAGNOSTELIS KEYNOTE SPEAKERS, AND JOSEPH W. ST. GEME LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Join all your colleagues for the Friday afternoon program!
- Friday, April 24, 2025 | 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Another opportunity to discuss and meet authors of poster presentations on a variety of topics.
- PAS Poster Session I & Opening Reception. . . . . . . . . April 24, 2025 | 5:30 pm – 7:45 pm
- Poster Session II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 25, 2025 | 3:30 pm – 5:45 pm
- Poster Session III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 26, 2025 | 9:30 am – 11:30 am
- Poster Session IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 27, 2025 | 8:00 am – 10:00 am
TRAINEE TALKS
Connect, network, and learn with 15 minute career development Trainee Talks by Institutional Sponsors throughout the day in the Trainee Zone! Enjoy comfy furniture, coffee breaks, device charge stations and job, career, award, and membership posting boards!
VISIT THE EXHIBIT HALL – THE LATEST IN TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIONS
The PAS exhibit hall is a fun and exciting place, so you will want to drop in and see the abundance of ideas and the latest tools available. The Exhibit Hall is open from Friday, April 24 – Monday, April 27, 2026. Exhibitor Listing (Coming January 2026).
- More than 125 exhibitors will be on-site to offer you a hands-on opportunity to explore new technology, services, and innovative products. You’ll need to wear your name badge to enter the hall, as well as to attend sessions.
AFTER MEETING
DOWNLOAD YOUR CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE
This will be located in the Program Guide.
FILL OUT THE SURVEY
Every year, shortly after the meeting, registrants will be emailed a link to an electronic survey. Your experiences and opinions of the meeting will help us to plan and organize future meetings and events.
CLAIM YOUR CME/MOC PART 2 CREDIT
Following PAS 2025 you will receive an email with instructions and deadlines to claim your credit. It is the attendee’s responsibility to claim any credit due for CME-designated sessions attended at PAS 2025.
STAY IN TOUCH
Follow up with your new contacts. Send an email to those you’ve networked with to follow up on a question or discussion, or just to say “It was a pleasure meeting you.”
CONTINUED LEARNING WITH ON-DEMAND
With so much to discover and learn during the 5 action-packed days and hundreds of hours of scientific content, you will be sure to find tons of practical takeaways and ideas for you to reference keeping you ahead in your future collaborations. Access to Oral Presentation recordings until August 1, 2025.
GET READY FOR 2026
PAS 2026 will be in Boston, Massachusetts!
WHO ATTENDS PAS
PAS Meeting attendees are the influencers of growth in the pediatric research field. From building excitement among young med students to experienced veteran researchers the PAS Meeting inspires colleagues and collaborators of all ages and backgrounds.
A wide variety of specialties attend PAS — including Neonatology, General Pediatrics, Nephrology, Hospitalists, and many more.
