September is Preparedness Month. As part of the month’s activities, the Northwest Center for Evidence-Based Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (NWPHEPR) – which is housed in the Center for Disaster Resilient Communities – will be holding a two-day, in-person conference on the University of Washington’s Seattle Campus.
The NWPHEPR regional conference will feature speakers and sessions based on regional public health preparedness topics, including workforce and communications. Conference participants will have opportunities to share and learn from peers across the region through oral and poster presentation sessions. Participants will also have an opportunity to inform the regional center’s future work through an interactive workshop.
Logistics
- When: September 9-10, 2025
- Location: University of Washington, Seattle Campus
- Registration for the conference is complimentary
- Both days include breakfast and lunch
- Discounted hotel rooms will be available for attendees
Registration
Capacity for the conference is limited, and we hope to invite a balance of colleagues from around the region. If you are interested in attending, please complete our registration form and we will add you to our waitlist.
Draft agenda
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
| Time | Topic |
| 8 – 9 a.m. | Registration |
| 9 – 10:15 a.m. | Conference Opening Plenary |
| 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. | Networking Break |
| 10:45 – 11:30 a.m. | Panel: Workforce Capacity & Leadership |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Peer Sharing Sessions: Workforce |
| 12 – 1 p.m. | Networking Lunch |
| 1 – 1:45 p.m. | Keynote Speaker: Communications |
| 1:45 – 2:15 p.m. | Peer Sharing Sessions: Communications |
| 2:15 – 2:45 p.m. | Networking Break |
| 2:45 – 3:30 p.m. | Interactive Workshop: PHEPR-related Communications Challenges and Regional Priorities |
| 3:30 – 4 p.m. | Interactive Workshop: Strategies to Enhance PHEPR-related Communications |
| 4 – 4:30 p.m. | End of Day Remarks |
| 4:30 – 6 p.m. | Poster Session & Reception |
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
| Time | Topic |
| 8 – 9 a.m. | Registration and Networking |
| 9 – 10 a.m. | Keynote Speaker: Community Resilience |
| 10 – 10:30 a.m. | Peer Sharing Sessions: Topics TBD |
| 10:30 – 11 a.m. | Networking Break |
| 11 – 11:45 a.m. | Peer Sharing Sessions: Topics TBD |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Networking Lunch |
| 12:45 – 1:15 p.m. | Peer Sharing Sessions: Topics TBD |
| 1:15 – 2 p.m. | Peer Sharing Sessions: Topics TBD |
| 2 – 2:30 p.m. | Networking Break |
| 2:30 – 3 p.m. | Peer Sharing Sessions: Topics TBD |
| 3 – 3:30 p.m. | Conference Closing and Adjourn |
Keynote speakers
Keynote speakers will be announced soon.