Press Registration

ournalists may apply for press credentials for ACS Spring 2026. The meeting will be held in Atlanta, GA, in addition to the ACS Spring 2026 Digital Meeting, on March 22-26. The meeting features about 11,000 presentations on a range of science topics, including: 

• Technological advances, including robotics, sensors, and artificial intelligence
• Astronomy, including prebiotic chemistry and the origins of life
• Environment and earth sciences, including pollution from microplastics and PFAS, impacts of climate change, weather trends, and environmental justice
• Health, including issues in public health, infectious diseases, and pharmaceutical advances
• Energy, including battery advancements, energy efficiency, and new and unusual power sources
• Food chemistry, including advances in beer and wine production, uncommon foods, and sustainable food sources

Journalists may request press credentials via the ACS Spring 2026 press credentials request form. ACS considers requests for press credentials and complimentary meeting registration from reporters (staff and freelance) and public information officers at government, nonprofit and educational institutions. ACS reserves the right to refuse press credentials for any reason. 

Marketing and public relations professionals, lobbyists, scientists, journal managing editors, book-commissioning editors, acquisitions editors, publishers, or those who do not produce news for a publication or institution are not eligible for press credentials. These professionals can register to attend at the ACS Spring 2026 registration site.

For questions about press registration, please contact newsroom@acs.org.