Five days on the Moscone calendar
The 2027 AAD Annual Meeting runs Friday, March 19, to Tuesday, March 23, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The scientific program opens at 7:30 a.m. on Friday and ends at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Book the clocks before the sessions
Registration opens Nov. 18, 2026, at 12 p.m. noon CT for physician, life and honorary members. Every other category opens Nov. 24, 2026, at the same hour. Early-bird rates end Feb. 17, 2027, at 12 p.m. noon CT.
Housing booked through the Academy closes Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2027. A badge for a United States address mails when registration and payment complete by the early-bird deadline. A badge for any other address is collected onsite.
Courses and workshops carry an extra fee. Other session types run first-come within category eligibility. Session purchases become non-refundable at 12 p.m. noon CT on Feb. 17, 2027. A category change costs $100. A cancellation reaches the Academy by 12 p.m. noon CT on Tuesday, March 16, 2027, and carries a $100 fee, or $25 for a medical student or guest registration.
Thursday: the day before the meeting
Global Education Day runs Thursday, March 18, from 2 to 6 p.m. in Moscone West, Level 2. Three sessions are listed at this read. The International Peeling Society meets in Room 2001/2003, the International Eczema Council in Room 2002/2004 and the International Psoriasis Council in Room 2005/2007. The sessions belong to societies that hold membership of the International League of Dermatological Societies.
Childcare opens at 9 a.m. that Thursday and closes at 6:30 p.m. The service runs at 747 Howard Street for children aged 6 months to 12 years, at $20 an hour per child, and includes meals, snacks and activities. Childcare registration opens Nov. 18, 2026, at 12 p.m. noon CT.
Friday and Saturday: the long days
The program opens at 7:30 a.m. on Friday. The exhibit hall sits on the Lower Level of the North Building and runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The Academy lists noon to 1 p.m. on all three show days as unopposed exhibit hours.
Friday is the longest childcare day. Care runs 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday runs 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
More than 300 companies exhibit. The AAD Resource Center sits at Booth 4725. Children under 16 are not admitted to educational sessions or to the exhibit hall.
Sunday: the floor closes early
The exhibit hall runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 21. Childcare runs 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The program continues on Monday with the floor closed. Childcare runs 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday: the early finish
The program ends at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23. Childcare runs 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. A departure that afternoon fits the published close.
Getting between the two buildings
The Moscone Center sits at 747 Howard Street, at Third and Howard. Moscone West sits at 800 Howard Street, at Fourth and Howard. BART and Muni serve Montgomery station for North and South and Powell station for West. Caltrain stops at Fourth and Townsend.
The venue states that it has no on-site parking. Public garages sit in the neighbourhood, and most nearby hotels offer valet.
The five nights
An arrival on Thursday, March 18 covers Global Education Day and puts the attendee in place for the 7:30 a.m. Friday start. That stay runs five nights, Thursday through Monday, with a Tuesday departure. A Friday arrival runs four nights.
A room booked through the Academy follows its own clock. The card on the reservation must carry an expiry date of March 2027 or later. The one-night room and tax deposit posts on or after Friday, Feb. 26, 2027. Hotel changes freeze from Thursday, Feb. 25 to Sunday, Feb. 28. From Monday, March 1, changes go through the hotel directly.