2022 Annual Meeting FAQs

The 2022 Annual Meeting will take place from November 13-18, 2022 in Phoenix, AZ.  

It will be hosted at the Phoenix Convention Center, with a small number of committee meetings taking place at the nearby Hyatt Regency Phoenix. 

All sessions will take place in person, and a select number of featured sessions will be recorded. Attendees will have access to this recorded content for 30 days after the end of the conference and will recieve permanent access to the online proceedings. Permanent access to the recordings will also be available for purchase.

With the ever-changing landscape around COVID-19, AIChE is working with the Phoenix venues to adhere to all of the local and national directives for social distancing and sanitizing protocols.  Please review the COVID-19 Guidelines below in the FAQ for more detailed information. 

Your safety is our primary concern, and we will keep you updated on any changes that may occur. 

On October 15, 2021 The White House announced that vaccines will be required for international travelers coming into the United States, with an effective date of November 8, 2021.

If you are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19, you will NOT be allowed to board a flight to the United States, unless you meet the criteria for an exception under the Proclamation and CDC’s Amended Order. A booster dose is not needed to meet this requirement.

For purposes of entry into the United States, vaccines accepted will include FDA approved, authorized and WHO Emergency Use Listing vaccines, and certain clinical trial vaccines which have confirmed efficacy :

• Janssen/J&J
• Convidecia (CanSinoBIO)
• Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech)
• Spikevax (Moderna)
• Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca)
• Covaxin
• Covishield
• BIBP/Sinopharm
• CoronaVac (Sinovac)
• Nuvaxovid (Novavax)
• Covovax
• Medicago

Please consult your country's specific policies and procedures regarding international travel. Information on testing procedures for travelers entering the U.S. may be found on the Center for Disease Control (CDC) website.

Additional information can be found in the COVID-19 Guidelines section below.

Online registration is now open. Learn more and register for the conference here.

Registration rates are set and available on the registration page. 

The full cancellation policy can be found here.  

AIChE has negotiated exclusive rates for several hotels in Phoenix. Reservation links are available for each hotel here.

Official acceptance notices will be sent out in July with more instructions for speakers on the next steps for presenting.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your participation, please contact 2022Annual@aiche.org.     

We look forward to speaking with you about the available sponsor and exhibit options. Please contact Teneyke Smith to learn more about the different sponsorship and exhibit options at the AIChE Annual Meeting. 

We look forward to speaking with you about the different options we have to host your event. Please contact both Michelle Marsnick and Todd Caporizzo with any questions you have. 

AIChE is asking our all attendees, exhibitors and vendors to make this attestation during the registration process in order to provide an additional layer of safety for all those who will attend the meeting in Phoenix.

Yes. AIChE will be conducting checks at registration. Please be prepared to provide proof when you go to pick up your badge.

• Physical evidence of your vaccination status (e.g. CDC card or international equivalent)
• Photo evidence of your vaccination (e.g. photo of CDC card or international equivalent)
• Negative COVID-19 test taken no earlier than 72 hours prior to arriving at the venue. This can be any of the following:
  • Viral: nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) and antigen tests
  • Antibody: antibody or serology tests

All COVID vaccines that are administered domestically and internationally.

• Negative COVID-19 test taken no earlier than 72 hours prior to arriving at the venue. This can be any of the following:
  • Viral: nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) and antigen tests
  • Antibody: antibody or serology tests

Please obtain a negative COVID test, antibody or serology test 72 hours prior to arrival.

Please obtain a negative COVID test, antibody or serology test 72 hours prior to arrival.

• AIChE is following CDC guidelines, done on a county by county basis. As of August 9, 2022 the community level is currently low in Maricopa county. Therefore AIChE is not anticipating requiring masks. We will continue to update protocols for the event per the CDC recommendations, and will inform attendees of any changes as they occur.

• AIChE is requesting that all 2022 AIChE Annual Meeting attendees attest to the fact they will be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 fourteen days prior to the in-person meeting or they have received of a negative COVID-19 test result within 72 hours of arrival.
• All AIChE staff, contractors, and suppliers are also required to be either fully vaccinated or show proof of a negative COVID-19 vaccine. 
• In addition to the attestation of vaccination or negative test results, we will be conducting checks of vaccination proof or negative COVID-19 tests taken no earlier than 72 hours prior to arrival. We ask that you have your proof ready when you come to pick up your badge. For a full list of what’s accepted, please consult the FAQs above.
• Exhibition booths will be spaced in accordance with social distancing guidelines.
• Food Safety - AIChE is redefining how food is served at Meeting events in order to minimize exposure and contact
• AIChE will continue to monitor health and safety requirements in accordance with CDC guidelines, Should any of these guidelines change prior to the start of the event, attendees will be notified and will be expected to adhere to the requirements in place at the time of the event.