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April 26 — 28, 2026

We are excited to announce our dates and location for our 2026 Annual Meeting! We will be at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach in Newport Beach, CA on April 26 - 28, 2025.

More information will be available in the coming months. Please share with your colleagues and friends!

Meeting Venue

Hyatt Regency Newport Beach

1107 Jamboree Rd
Newport Beach, CA
92660

Hotel Website

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Call for Abstracts

The AVAS Call for Abstracts is now open!

Please encourage your colleagues and residents to submit their best work for the opportunity to be published in JAMA Surgery.

Click on the button below to access the abstract submission form.

Deadline for submission is January 9, 2026 (Midnight).

Visit our social media sites for up-to-date information on the annual meeting, publications & the happenings of the Association:

AVAS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/156551279910044/?ref=share

AVAS Twitter: @VAsurgeons

If you have any concerns, please contact Sue Lentz directly at admin@vasurgeons.org.

--AVAS Admin

Phone: 206-794-9124

Website: www.vasurgeons.org

GETTING HERE

Driving information

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Airport Transfers & Rental Cars

Los Angeles to Newport Beach (50 miles) – Take the 5 or 405 freeways south to the 55 freeway south towards Newport Beach. Take the 55 freeway all the way down until the freeway ends. Keep going straight ahead on Balboa Blvd. and you’ll reach Balboa Peninsula. Or watch for the signs that lead to Pacific Coast Highway and that will take you to the neighborhoods of Corona Del Mar, Balboa Island and Newport Coast.

San Diego to Newport Beach (85 miles) – Take the 5 freeway north to the 405 freeway north. Take the 55 freeway south towards Newport Beach until the freeway ends. Keep ahead straight on Balboa Blvd. and you’ll reach Balboa Peninsula. Or watch for the signs that lead to Pacific Coast Highway and that will take you to the neighborhoods of Corona Del Mar, Balboa Island and Newport Coast.

From Inland Empire (Temecula, Riverside, San Bernardino) to Newport Beach – Take the 15 freeway north to the 91 freeway west. Keep left towards the 55 freeway south towards Newport Beach until the freeway ends. Keep ahead straight on Balboa Blvd. and you’ll reach Balboa Peninsula. Or watch for the signs that lead to Pacific Coast Highway and that will take you to the neighborhoods of Corona Del Mar, Balboa Island and Newport Coast.

airport information

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John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA)

Newport Beach is conveniently located next to John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) in Orange County, California, but can also be accessed by Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to the north, Long Beach Airport (LGB) also to the north, and San Diego International Airport (SAN), to the south, and Ontario International Airport (ONT) to the southeast. John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) is centrally located in the heart of Orange County, with convenient shuttles transporting you in ten minutes or less to all major Newport Beach hotels, conference centers and visitor attractions. Served by nine commercial airlines serving more than 20 nonstop destinations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, John Wayne Airport offers more than 280 flights per day.