TACSM Annual Meeting
Regular/Onsite Rates (From February 19 thru February 28, 2026)
Student TACSM Member- $45
Student TACSM Non-Member $60*
Professional TACSM Member- $125
Professional TACSM Non-Member $160*
Early Pre-Registration Rates (Now thru February 18, 2026)
Student TACSM Member- $45
Student TACSM Non-Member $60*
Professional TACSM Member- $125
Professional TACSM Non-Member $160*
*Includes one-year membership to TACSM.
Group registration deadline is February 3rd and requests must be submitted to meeting@acsm.org
The 2026 Texas ACSM annual conference will be held Thursday, February 26 and Friday, February 27, at the Waco Convention Center located at 100 Washington Avenue in Waco, TX. We believe that we have assembled another exceptional group of speakers and feel that our final program is composed of diverse topics, encompassing areas of interest for all in attendance. Our vendor booths will again be open both days in Chisolm Hall. We encourage everyone to seek out and spend time visiting with our vendors during the meeting, as they each make significant contributions for our annual meetings. Parking continues to be free in Heritage Square surrounding the Waco Convention Center.
Thursday afternoon will feature both interesting and energizing topics from a variety of captivating speakers. We will “kick off” the meeting with the Student SRDA Presentations, which will continue the tradition with five-minute presentation rounds and a competition for additional monetary awards for first, second, and third place winners. Additionally, Registered Dietitian, Meredith Parmley, from the Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Institute will present on relative energy deficiency in sport. Following this first concurrent session, we will have presentations from Dr. Andreas Stamatis from the University of Louisville discussing his work on mental toughness in sport and exercise along with a proposed tactical talk by Dr. Drew Gonzalez from Sam Houston State University and colleagues, who will discuss “Bringing Science to Station”. The next round of concurrent sessions will feature an invited scientific talk by Dr. Andy Galpin, Director of Human Performance Center at Parker University, and a proposed talk on environmental physiology and heat mitigation strategies from Dr. Yasuki Sekiguchi and colleagues from Texas Tech University. To conclude Thursday’s talks, our GSSI sponsored talk will cover hydration science. The concurrent session will be an invited talk on applied statistics and replicability in exercise science research by Dr. Aaron Caldwell from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Thursday will conclude with the student poster session. The student poster finalist judging session will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Following the judging session, the TACSM student research poster session will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and President’s Cup judging will take place on Friday morning. The TACSM Social and Sponsor Fair starts at 6:00 p.m. and will not disappoint with appetizers and limited complimentary beer and wine in Chisholm Hall.
Friday morning starts off with our 3rd Annual Women’s Breakfast – please be sure to RSVP. More information will be provided as we get closer to the meeting. The Women’s Breakfast provides an excellent opportunity to support women in the field and to meet and interact with several prominent women in exercise physiology and sport medicine. At 8:00 a.m., students will have a second opportunity to stand by their posters while the President’s Cup judging and a Graduate Student Fair take place. Dr. Sarah Little-Letsinger from the University of Texas will be giving the opening lecture of the day, and her talk will focus on
“Modeling Human Physiology with Dirty Mice”. Concurrently, we will also have a student-focused career panel session with representation from 3-5 exercise science professionals working in various sectors. We will then have a concurrent session with the “Honor Award Lecture” by Dr. Tony Babb from UT Southwestern discussing his career and research in pulmonary physiology. Dr. Ayland Letsinger from the University of Texas will present on the neurobiology of physical activity motivation. This year’s “Raven Lecture” will be given by Dr. Nina Stachenfeld from Yale School of Medicine covering her work on sex hormones and cardiovascular physiology and helping investigators work with women in the lab. Lunch will be provided, followed by the always entertaining TACSM Student Bowl competition. Then, the TACSM Awards Ceremony will close the 2026 Annual Meeting.
We look forward to seeing you all in Waco this February!
Dustin Joubert, PhD, ACSM-EP
TACSM President
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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Program and Onsite Information
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Sponsor Packet and Sponsor Websites
Board Member Voting
Voting will open 30 days prior to the Annual Meeting and ballots will be distributed via email to all current members.
Research Abstract & Poster Information (membership must be active at the time of submission)
- Judged abstracts are due: Jan 28.
- NON-JUDGED abstracts are due: Feb 18.
Abstracts should not have been and will not be presented at any other conference, other than National ACSM. email jsmith@tamusa.edu if you do NOT want your abstract published.
Please review the list of common mistakes before submitting your abstract.
The link for abstract and poster submission can be found in the Research Abstract Guidelines and Case Study and Clinical Teaching Abstract Guidelines below: (Note, please use the templates below. Do NOT use templates from previous years).
Student Research Presentation and Grant Opportunities
Access the full list of student research & grant opportunities as well as applications & guidelines.