2025 Minnesota Prevention Program Sharing Conference

The Minnesota Prevention Program Sharing Conference is entering its 51st year of supporting people engaged in substance misuse prevention. Countless communities, agencies, and individuals come together to do this work, including you. Our annual conference provides an opportunity for everyone who is engaging in this work everyday to come together, share ideas, and learn from one another. We are looking forward to seeing you this October 14-15 in Duluth!

For more information about the conference, visit our website:

The agenda for this year's conference will be posted in Summer 2025. View last year's agenda on our website.

Early bird registration is open until June 1st, 2025. Register today to save 10%!

See the table below for detailed rates by ticket type. We have special rates for those registering groups and students. Presenter registration is free. ALL ticket types include recorded access, so please only register for the "Recorded Access Only" ticket type if you will not be attending in person. Recorded-access only participants are not eligible for CEUs.

Registration deadline: Friday, September 26th, 2025

Exhibitor registration will open in early May. Community Coalitions (or community groups doing unfunded work around substance misuse in their local communities) are eligible to exhibit for free. Exhibitors are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis until September 1st, 2025. The exhibit fee includes one conference registration and provides one conference packet and all meals served during the conference. A conference registration fee must be paid for each additional person staffing the exhibit.

We are excited to offer opportunities for youth to participate and engage with this year’s conference. Groups of students can register for the conference using the “Student Registration” ticket type. The recommended age range for student conference attendees is 10th grade and above, and a group size of 5-7 seems to work best for groups. Students enrolled in higher education are also welcome and encouraged to attend.

We ask for photo release forms from conference attendees. Student attendees under the age of 18 will need to have a paper copy of the photo release form signed by their parents/guardians. Copies of the photo release form will be emailed to adult chaperones who register students for the conference upon registration, and should be returned prior to the conference. Any students who don’t complete the form, or who do not consent to have their photo taken, will have a sticker added to their name tag indicating they should not be photographed at the conference.

MN Prevention Program Sharing is a professional conference, and youth and students are some of the most important partners in our work. We have been honored to learn with and from them over the years at Program Sharing. We also want to set student attendees up for success to participate and engage in this professional conference in a way that is accessible to them! Upon registration, students will be asked to complete a brief form to set personal goals and expectations for the conference.

We will be offering continuing education for this year's conference through CHES, MN Certification Board, and MN Board of Social Work. If you are interested in receiving continuing education through these boards, please indicate that when you register.

A limited number of scholarships for the Minnesota Prevention Program Sharing Conference Registration are available based on need and qualifications. Apply using our Google form. Contact bW9lIHwgYW5zcm1uICEgb3Jn or 651-646-3005 with any questions or for more information.

We have hotel blocks reserved at the Radisson and Holiday Inn in Duluth.

Radisson: Call 1-800-333-3333 and provide Group Name: 2025 MN Prevention Program Sharing Conference or reserve online on the hotel page before September 13.

Holiday Inn: Reserve on the Holiday Inn website (group code MNP) or call 218-722-1202 by September 13.

These hotels are also close to the DECC and other Duluth attractions, but we do not have group pricing there:
Suites Hotel website
Pier B website

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