2026 Annual Meeting Prospectus

Conference Registration

Aloft Hotel - Downtown Buffalo Booking Link

Call for Abstracts 

Call for Abstract Submission Guidelines

Award Nominations

Annual Meeting Agenda Outline

EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE 
AUGUST 14, 2026

Underwriting Sponsor 

 Keynote Speakers

Michelle Williams, ScD

Dr. Williams is a renowned epidemiologist, an award-winning educator, and a widely recognized academic leader. Since stepping down as Dean of the Faculty at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health she joined Stanford University’s School of Medicine faculty as a tenured Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health. Prior to becoming Dean at Harvard, she was Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard Chan School and Program Leader of the Population Health and Health Disparities Research Programs at Harvard’s Clinical and Translational Sciences Center. Her book, "The Cure for Everything: The Epic Struggle for Public Health and a Radical Vision for Human Thriving," was published by Penguin Random House on February 3, 2026

Dr. Williams’ research places special emphasis in the areas of reproductive, perinatal, pediatric, and molecular epidemiology. She has published more than 560 scientific articles and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2016. Her commitment to mentoring the next generation of public health leaders has been recognized through numerous prestigious awards, including the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring from the White House in 2012. In 2020, she was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and recognized by PR Week as one of the top 50 health influencers of the year. In 2025, she received the Abraham Lilienfeld Award of the American College of Epidemiology.

Dr. Williams has an undergraduate degree in biology and genetics from Princeton University, a master’s in civil engineering from Tufts University, and master’s and doctoral degrees in epidemiology from the Harvard Chan School.

Nancy Krieger

Nancy Krieger is Professor of Social Epidemiology and American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) and Director of the HSPH Interdisciplinary Concentration on Women, Gender, and Health. She is an internationally recognized social epidemiologist (PhD, Epidemiology, UC Berkeley, 1989), with a background in biochemistry, philosophy of science, and history of public health, plus 35+ years of activism involving social justice, science, and health. An ISI/Clarivate highly cited scientist (2004, 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024), in 2023 she was awarded the Sedgwick Memorial Medal for Distinguished Service in Public Health by the American Public Health Association, its “oldest and most prestigious medal.” Dr. Krieger’s work addresses: (1) conceptual frameworks for public health, including her ecosocial theory of disease distribution. focused on embodiment and equity; (2) etiologic research on societal determinants of population health and health inequities, including structural racism and other types of adverse discrimination; and (3) methodologic research to improve monitoring of health inequities. In 1994 she co-founded, and still chairs, the Spirit of 1848 Caucus of the American Public Health Association, which focuses on links between social justice and public health.

ACE 2026 Annual Meeting

September 14 - 17, 2025

Aloft Hotel in Downtown Buffalo, New York

Hotel(s) offering your special group rate:
Aloft Buffalo Downtown for 194.00 USD per night 
Last Day to Book : Monday, August 17, 2026

 ALOFT HOTEL REGISTRATION LINK

For those of you that will be driving to the Aloft
there is a parking garage at the hotel and the charge is $17 per day!

Buffalo Niagara International Airport - This is the primary airport for commercial passenger flights in Western New York, handling most major airlines and cargo.