Scientific Program

The PSA 2026 draft scientific program is now available for download. This document is a work in progress — sponsored sessions and additional updates will be incorporated before the final version is released.

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Last updated: May 22, 2026. Final program subject to change.

PSA 2026 Annual Meeting

Schedule at a Glance

Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) | Toronto, Ontario


Tuesday, July 7th

2:00 - 9:00 PM: PSA Finance Committee - Annex (Delta Hotel)


Wednesday, July 8th

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM: PSA Board of Directors Meeting - Parkdale B (Delta Hotel)


Thursday, July 9th

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM: PSA Board of Directors Meeting - Parkdale B (Delta Hotel)

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM: Exhibitor & Poster Setup - 106 & 107 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

2:00 - 6:00 PM: Registration Open - Constitution Hall 105 Foyer (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

2:00 - 6:00 PM: Presentation Upload & Preview Room Open - Constitution Hall 105 Foyer (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)


Friday, July 10th

6:30 AM - 5:30 PM: Registration Open - Constitution Hall 105 Foyer (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

6:30 AM - 5:30 PM: Presentation Upload & Preview Room Open - Constitution Hall 105 Foyer (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

6:30 AM - 7:00 PM: Exhibitor & Poster Hall Open - 106 & 107 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

6:30 - 8:00 AM: Attendee Breakfast - 106 & 107 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

7:00 - 8:00 AM: Opening Session - John W. H. Bassett Theatre (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

8:00 AM - 12:15 PM: Metabolism and Nutrition Symposium: Understanding Supply Chain and Quality of Ingredients in the Modern Era - John W. H. Bassett Theatre (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

8:00 AM - 5:30 PM: Student Competition Oral Presentations

10:00 - 10:45 AM: Student Poster Competition I/AM Break - 106 & 107 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

12:15 - 1:15 PM: Committee Chairs Luncheon (Invite Only) - Reception Hall 104B (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

12:15 - 1:15 PM: Pacific Rim Networking Luncheon (Ticketed) - Reception Hall 104C (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

12:15 - 1:15 PM: National Extension Luncheon (Ticketed) - Reception Hall 104D (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

1:15 - 5:30 PM: Informal Nutrition Symposium: Care and Feeding of Modern Broiler and Layer Breeders - John W. H. Bassett Theatre (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

1:15 - 4:30 PM: Processing and Products Symposium: Poultry in Pet Food: Meeting Market Demands Through Science and Innovation - 105 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

3:15 - 4:00 PM: Student Poster Competition II/PM Break - 106 & 107 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

5:30 - 7:00 PM: Welcome/Opening Reception - 106 & 107 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)


Saturday, July 11th

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Registration Open - Constitution Hall 105 Foyer (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Presentation Upload & Preview Room Open - Constitution Hall 105 Foyer (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM: Exhibitor & Poster Hall Open - 106 & 107 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

7:30 - 8:00 AM: Attendee Breakfast - 106 & 107 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

8:00 AM - 12:15 PM: Immunology, Health and Disease Symposium: Inter-Generational Nutrition and Gut Health - John W. H. Bassett Theatre (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

8:00 AM - 12:15 PM: Processing and Products Symposium: Poultry Meat - Global Issues - 105 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

8:00 AM - 12:15 PM: Oral Abstract Presentations

10:00 - 10:45 AM: Poster Session I/AM Break - 106 & 107 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

12:15 - 1:15 PM: Student Hatchery Luncheon (Ticketed) - Reception Hall 104 (B-D) (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

1:15 - 5:30 PM: Metabolism and Nutrition Symposium: Nutrition and Management Strategies for Extended Laying Cycle - John W. H. Bassett Theatre (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

1:15 - 5:30 PM: Microbiology and Food Safety Symposium: Advancing the Frontier: Integrated Research Approaches to Address Foodborne Pathogen Contamination Across the Poultry Supply Chain - 105 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

1:15 - 5:30 PM: Oral Abstract Presentations

3:15 - 4:00 PM: Poster Session II/PM Break - 106 & 107 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

6:00 - 10:00 PM: PSA BBQ - Hockey Hall of Fame


Sunday, July 12th

6:45 - 7:30 AM: PSA Business Meeting Breakfast - 105 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

7:00 - 8:00 AM: Editorial Breakfast - Reception Hall 104B (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

6:30 AM - 4:00 PM: Registration Open - Constitution Hall 105 Foyer (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

6:30 AM - 4:00 PM: Presentation Upload & Preview Room Open - Constitution Hall 105 Foyer (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

6:45 AM - 5:00 PM: Exhibitor & Poster Hall Open - 106 & 107 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

7:00 - 8:30 AM: PSA Business Meeting - John W. H. Bassett Theatre (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

8:30 - 9:00 AM: Poster Session III/AM Break - 106 & 107 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

9:00 - 10:00 AM: Student Travel Award Meeting - Reception Hall 104C (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Extension and Education Symposium: The Role of Generative AI and LLMs in Poultry Education, Extension, and Operations - John W. H. Bassett Theatre (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Management and Production Symposium: Poultry Litter Management and the Environment – Where Have We Been and Where are We Going? - 105 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Oral Abstract Presentations

12:00 - 1:00 PM: Past Presidents Luncheon (Ticketed) - Reception Hall 104C (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

12:00 - 1:00 PM: Latin American Networking Luncheon (Ticketed) - Reception Hall 104D (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

1:00 - 5:30 PM: Symposium: Methodology Matters - John W. H. Bassett Theatre (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

1:00 - 5:00 PM: Metabolism and Nutrition Symposium: The Technologies and Nutritional Strategies that are Making Precision Nutrition an Affordable Reality - 105 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

1:00 - 5:00 PM: Oral Abstract Presentations

3:00 - 3:30 PM: Ice Cream Social - 106 & 107 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

4:00 - 5:00 PM: Reviewers Reception - Reception Hall 103B (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

5:30 - 7:30 PM: Awards Celebration - John W. H. Bassett Theatre (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

7:30 - 9:00 PM: Awards Reception - Reception Hall 104 (A-D) (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)


Monday, July 13th

7:00 - 8:00 AM: Fellows Reunion Breakfast - Reception Hall 104C (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

7:00 - 8:00 AM: PSA Board Breakfast - Reception Hall 104D (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

7:30 - 8:00 AM: Attendee Breakfast - 106 & 107 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

7:30 - 11:30 AM: Registration Open - Constitution Hall 105 Foyer (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

7:30 - 10:30 AM: Exhibitor & Poster Hall Open - 106 & 107 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Presidential Symposium: The State of the Art in Poultry Bone Biology - John W. H. Bassett Theatre (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

8:00 AM - 12:15 PM: Oral Abstract Presentations

9:00 - 10:00 AM: Hatchery Workshop - 105 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

10:30 - 11:00 AM: Poster Session IV/AM Break - 106 & 107 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Hatchery Business Meeting - 105 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: WPSA-CA Board Meeting - Reception Hall 104B (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: WPSA-USA Board Meeting - Reception Hall 104C (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

12:00 - 1:00 PM: WPSA-USA & WPSA-Canada Luncheon - Reception Hall 103 (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

2:30 - 7:00 PM: Exhibitor Booth Teardown - 106 & 107 Constitution Hall (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)

Social Events

Welcome/Opening Reception

Friday, July 10th at 5:30 PM

PSA BBQ*

Saturday, July 11th at 6:00 PM

PSA Ice Cream Social (Afternoon Break)

Sunday, July 12th at 3:00 PM

PSA Awards Celebration*

Sunday, July 12th at 5:30 PM

Awards Reception*

Sunday, July 12th at 7:30 PM

*Indicates additional event ticket purchase is required to attend.