Good News: The 2020 AOA Annual Leadership Meetings Will Be Virtual
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, AOA leadership has decided to conduct its 2020 Annual Leadership Meetings as a virtual event.
The AOA Annual Leadership Meeting will include five symposia, the Opening Ceremony, AOA Business Meeting, a Incoming Presidential Address, and virtual posters from June 10-July 21, 2020.
The CORD Conference and Own the Bone Symposium will hold sessions in June. And the 2020 Emerging Leaders Forum and C. McCollister Evarts Resident Leadership Forum will occur in September. For a look at the full schedule, please click here.
Those registered for the in-person meeting on June 9-13, 2020 in Baltimore will be rolled over to the corresponding Virtual Annual Leadership Meetings event, and refunded overages. Those who wish to register for the Virtual Annual Leadership Meetings, a new registration process will open mid-May. For more detailed information, please view our FAQs page.
President’s Message
In a letter sent out to AOA members and constituents on April 28, 2020, Christopher D. Harner, MD, FAOA, AOA President, wrote:
“Program Chair Rex Haydon, MD, FAOA, has shaped this year’s Meeting into an incredible lineup featuring orthopaedic thought-leaders. All year, we have been looking forward to seeing our colleagues and peers present an AOA program that challenges and provokes bold conversations on pressing critical issues.
Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic demands that leaders take stock and adjust. At this moment in history, we face unprecedented tasks, and—as leaders—we must rise to new occasions.
After much careful deliberation, the AOA leadership and staff has decided on a new format that will best meet the needs of its members and affiliates. So for this year, I’m pleased to announce: the AOA will conduct its entire 2020 AOA Annual Leadership Meetings virtually.”