It is with heavy hearts that we announce the postponement of the 2022 OMERACT Conference to May 1^st-5^th 2023.

When we began planning this event 18 months ago, we knew it was possible that the current COVID-19 climate could necessitate postponement. We’ve been monitoring the situation closely, reaching out to working group leaders and attendees —and have made the difficult decision to postpone May’s in-person event.

We feel a responsibility to keep our community safe, especially with people joining us from all over the globe.

We know that this announcement will come as a disappointment, not only to our attendees and presenters, but also to the OMERACT community. This was a tough call to make, especially since our community has so few opportunities to be together in this way.

The conference will now take place in May 2023 at Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Stay safe, and we look forward to being TOGETHER again soon.

What’s next?

We hope to see you at the 2023 conference!

Otherwise, we are planning virtual events for the fall of 2022. And hope to see some of you at EULAR & ACR conference this year where OMERACT will be hosting a meeting space for our groups.

Closing words

Having spent the past 18 months preparing for the conference with our Working Groups, we are genuinely disappointed not to be able to host you at this time. We thank all of our OMERACT community for their support, open discussions, and encouragement about creating an inclusive, vibrant conference. We look forward to seeing you together—soon.

Questions? Send us an email at admin@omeract.org