The 2026 Interim Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates will be held Friday, Nov. 6 through Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida. We encourage you to regularly check the HOD Interim Meeting page, which will be updated as information becomes available.
HOD Delegate Handbook
The 2026 Interim Meeting HOD Delegate Handbook is now posted on the Interim Meeting page. All items of business that were received by the Sept. 22 on-time resolution deadline are included. It is posted in smaller documents collated by reference committee and will be posted as a single large document next week. An abridged spreadsheet containing only the recommendations from reports and the resolve clauses from resolutions is also available in an Open Document which can be transferred to a Google sheet, Excel or other formats as desired.
Late (received after the Sept. 22 deadline) and AMA section excepted resolutions will be distributed in the meeting tote at the Interim Meeting on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026.
Online Reference Committees
Online Reference Committees (ORCs) will open for author comments only on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 5 p.m. Central. The ORCs will open for general comments on Friday, Oct. 2, at 5 p.m. Any non-author comments made prior to 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2 will be deleted.
You may access the ORCs from the Interim Meeting page once available. All AMA members may comment on the ORC, and it is hoped a robust discussion will ensue. Authors are encouraged to comment as early as possible after the ORC opens. All posts should begin with the information listed IN ALL CAPS. Posts that are not appropriately identified will be removed.
- NAME
- CURRENT ROLES (E.G., AUTHOR, HOD DELEGATE OR ALTERNATE FROM X DELEGATION, SECTION MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER, ETC.)
- FOR WHOM YOU ARE SPEAKING (AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR ON BEHALF OF A GROUP)
The ORCs will close for general comments on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 5 p.m. Central. Authors may continue to comment until Thursday, Oct. 22 at 5 p.m. Central. Any non-author posts made after the Oct. 21 posting deadline will not be considered.
Preliminary Reference Committee Reports
Preliminary Reference Committee Reports, which will include preliminary recommendations, will be developed by your reference committees following the close of the ORCs. Preliminary reports will be posted on Friday, Oct. 30, by 5 p.m. Central.
Late resolution submission reminder
Any urgent resolutions adopted by your group after the on-time deadline should be submitted as soon as possible. Late resolutions will be reviewed by the Committee on Rules and Credentials and must be urgent in nature (i.e., cannot wait until the next meeting). Late resolutions require a two-thirds majority vote by the House of Delegates to be considered. Guidance and resolution templates may be found on the HOD process for submitting a resolution page.
AMA Code of Conduct
The AMA Code of Conduct commits each of us to be courteous, respectful and collegial in the conduct of HOD business. Everyone should feel safe and able to participate without fear of unwelcome conduct or harassment. Attendees should conduct themselves in a manner that comports with the highest ideals of the profession including in the Online Reference Committees.
The AMA does not have the obligation to monitor user-generated content, but reserves the right to do so. Content that is posted in violation of this policy may be blocked or removed at the AMA’s sole discretion. Violations of this Code of Conduct may cause your access to this site or ability to post content to be suspended or terminated.
Dates & deadlines
Oct. 1: Online reference committees open for author comments only (5 p.m. Central)
Oct. 2: Online reference committees open for general comments (5 p.m. Central)
Oct. 12: Hotel reservation deadline
Oct. 21: Online reference committees close for general comments (5 p.m. Central)
Oct. 22: Online reference committees close for author comments (5 p.m. Central)
Oct. 23: Online registration deadline (after this date attendees must register on site)
Oct. 30: Preliminary reports with preliminary recommendations posted by 5 p.m. Central
Nov. 6: HOD opening session (6 p.m. Eastern)
Tentative agenda
(All times are Eastern and subject to change)
Friday, Nov. 6, 2026
- All day—section programming
- 6 p.m.—HOD opening session
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026
- Morning open for delegation/caucus meetings
- Noon—HOD second opening
- Afternoon reference committee hearings (hearings will run concurrently beginning 15 minutes after the close of the HOD second opening)
Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026
- 8:30 a.m.-noon—open forums/education sessions
- Noon-1:30 p.m.—AMPAC luncheon
- Afternoon open for delegation/caucus meetings
Monday, Nov. 9, 2026
- 9 a.m.—HOD business session
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026
- 8:30 a.m.-noon—HOD business session
HOD communications
All communications sent to the HOD leading up to the 2026 Interim Meeting can be found on the updates overview page.
-- Responses should be directed to [email protected]
Additional speakers' updates
For additional speakers' updates visit the updates overview page.
Visit the 2026 Interim Meeting page for registration and additional information for the HOD meeting.
