Fall 2026 Meeting will be November 7-8, 2026 at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville, VA.
Hosts: Todd Jarry and Anne Allison.
Registration will open August 17, 2026 and Late Registration October 2, 2026.
*Presenting and non-presenting student branch members will have registration fee-waived. Presenting students that are branch members must select interest in travel grant when registering.*
Abstract deadline is September 25, 2026.
Tentative Schedule Fall 2026:
Friday, November 7th
12pm-9pm
Check-In
Oral Presentations and Keynote Speaker
Poster Presentations with Heavy Hors D’ouevres
Social with Keynote Speaker
Saturday, November 8th
8am-2pm
Oral presentations and Keynote Speaker
Workshops for students and faculty
Business Meeting with boxed lunch
Hotel Accommodations Fall 2026: TBD
Past Meetings
2025 annual meeting was held November 7-8 at University of Lynchburg. It was hosted by Dr. Jamie Brooks. Old Program: https://vaasm.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-VA-ASM-Meeting-Program.pdf
2024 Joint VA Branch ASM Meeting with the Virginia Tech Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens (CeZAP) was held October 11-12 aat Virginia Tech. It was hosted by Dr. Ann Stevens.
2023 annual meeting was be held November 3-4 at Reynolds Community College. It was hosted by Dr. Janet Adams.
2022 annual meeting was held November 4-5 at Laurel Ridge Community College. It was hosted by Dr. Elisabeth Dingess.
2020 and 2021 Meetings were held virtually
2019 Meeting The 2019 annual meeting was held November 1-2 at Longwood University.
2018 annual meeting was held November 9-10 at Center for the Sciences, Radford University. It was hosted by Justin Anderson.
2017 annual meeting was held November 3-4 at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk.
2016 annual meeting was held November 4th and 5th at Virginia Western Community College in Roanoke. It was hosted by Amy White.
2015 annual meeting was held at the Parham Road campus of J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. It was hosted by Dr. Janet Adams.
2014 annual meeting was held on the campus of James Madison University. It was hosted by Dr. James Herrick.
2013 annual meeting was held November 8th and 9th on the campus of the University of Virginia. It was hosted by Drs. Alison Criss and Ian Glomski.
2012 annual meeting was held November 2nd and 3rd on the campus of Old Dominion University Education Center in Virginia Beach. It was hosted by Drs. David Gauthier and Wayne Hynes