Registration: Annual Meeting, PC Workshops, and Other Events Registration Rates and Process

Early-bird registration deadline: 4/30/2024

Annual Meeting Registration Rates (to be held 5/28 through 5/31/2024)

Registration Type 4/30/2024: Early Bird 5/1 through 5/27/2024 5/28 through 5/31/2024: Onsite
Regular/New Professional Member $570 $670 $735
Non-Member $775 $875 $910
Student Member $175 $200 $225
Student Non-Member $250 $275 $300
Regular Membership + Registration $775 $875 $910
New Professional Membership + Registration $665 $765 $800
Student Membership + Registration $250 $275 $300

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Live-streaming Only Registration Rates

Live-streaming! We are pleased to announce, in addition to all in-person events, that the presidential plenary, four plenary sessions, the SPR Cup, SPR Membership Business Meeting, and the SPR Service Appreciation and Award Presentations will be live-streamed.

All in person registrants will receive access to the live-streaming events (access instructions will be emailed in advance of the conference).

For those of you who are unable to attend in person, please plan to view the live-streamed events. Live-streaming only registration is required (access instructions will be emailed in advance of the conference).

For those of you who are unable to attend and present in person during a concurrent session, e.g., organized paper symposia, organized team science panels, roundtable, grouped individual papers, TED-Like Talk (see Presentation “DIY” Instructions) the expectation is that you shall register at the live-streaming Rate.

Registration Type By May 27
Member and Non-Member $99
Student (Member and Non-Member) $79

Live-streaming Attendance

The presidential plenary, four plenary sessions, the SPR Cup, SPR Membership Business Meeting, and the SPR Service Appreciation and Award Presentations will be live-streamed.  All in person and live-streaming registrants will receive access information Friday, May 24, 2024.

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

  • Plenary I, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 8:30 am – 10:00 am, EDT
  • Plenary II, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm, EDT

Thursday, May 30, 2024

  • Plenary III, Thursday, May 29, 2024, 8:15 am – 9:45 am, EDT
  • SPR Cup, Thursday, May 29, 2024, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, EDT
  • Presidential Plenary, Thursday, May 29, 2024, 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm, EDT
  • SPR Annual Service Appreciation, Awards and Fellows Presentations, Thursday, May 29, 2024, 6:00 pm – 6:40 pm, EDT

Friday, May 31, 2024

  • SPR Membership Business Meeting, Friday, May 31, 2024, 10:00 am – 10:30 am, EDT
  • Plenary IV, Friday, May 31, 2024, 10:45 am – 12:00 pm, EDT

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Community Partner/Prevention Practitioner Discounted Registration Rates

Community Partner/Prevention Practitioner Eligibility

SPR defines a community partner/prevention practitioner as an individual who collaborates with prevention researchers and/or whose primary professional role is to implement or coordinate prevention-focused programming at the community/local level.

Community partners/prevention practitioners:

  • Are not currently employed as researchers or evaluators,
  • Do not primarily perform research- or evaluation-related duties as part of their job
  • Are not employed by a research-focused organization or university
  • Are not employed by a federal government agency

Examples of professional roles that meet this designation include community coalition coordinator; school prevention specialist, teacher, or administrator; community health worker; state extension agents/educators.

Registration Type 4/30/2024: Early Bird 5/1 through 5/27/2024 5/28 through 5/31/2024: Onsite
Regular/New Professional Member $270 $370 $395
Non-Member $475 $575 $600
Regular Membership + Registration $475 $575 $600
New Professional Membership + Registration $365 $465 $490

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Federal, State, City, County, and local jurisdictions Employee Discounted Registration Rates

SPR offers a special discounted Federal employee (all agencies and military) discounted rate.  This rate may also be used by state, city, county, and local jurisdiction agency employees. This rate is not intended for faculty/researcher employees at state, city, county colleges/universities.

The discounted rate is $371. You do not need to be a SPR member to use this rate. The $371 rate is the same regardless of when you register for the conference either online or in person.  Please note there are no discounted rates for the pre-conference workshops.

Please email Jennifer Lewis, executive director, jenniferlewis@preventionresearch.org, for access to the discounted registration rate.

Annual Meeting Registration Rates include

  • Entry to all scientific sessions: plenaries, organized paper symposia, organized team science panel (new for 2024), roundtable discussions,  grouped paper sessions, TED-Like Talks, Special Interest Group meetings, SPR Cup presentations and exhibits.
  • Morning and afternoon coffee breaks, Tuesday evening Opening Reception, Wednesday and Thursday evening Poster Sessions and Receptions, and Diversity Network Reception.
  • Conference Mobile APP. The program schedule will be available on the Conference Mobile APP, in a web-based format with search features, and as a PDF on the SPR website at preventionresearch.org. We bring this to your attention so that you can plan accordingly prior to arriving at the conference.

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Pre-conference Workshop Registration Rates (to be held 5/28/2024)

  • Attendee registration for the May 28, 2024, Pre-Conference Workshops is a separate registration fee.
  • The pre-conference workshop registration includes electronic workshop handouts and morning and afternoon coffee breaks.
Registration Type 4/30/2024: Early Bird 5/1 through 5/27/2024 5/28 through 5/31/2024: Onsite
PC Workshops I, II, (full-day), Member and Non-Member $150 $175 $200
PC Workshop I, II, (full-day), Student (Member and Non-Member) $75 $100 $125
PC Workshop IV (half-day), Member and Non-Member $115 $145 $180
PC Workshop IV (half-day), Student (Member and Non-Member) $60 $75 $95
PC Workshop V (full-day), Member and Non-Member, Sponsored by US DOE, IES Free Free Free
PC Workshop V (full-day), Student (Member and Non-Member), Sponsored by US DOE, IES Free Free Free

Pre-Conference Workshops Schedule and Titles

  1. PC Workshop I (FULL-DAY), 5/28/2024, 8:30am–5:00pm, EST: Moving beyond your academic self: Participatory approach tools that center community and youth voice to promote relevance and equity in prevention research and evaluation (To register select: Academic Self) (learn more)
  2. PC Workshop II (FULL-DAY), 5/28/2024, 8:30am–5:00pm, EST: Developing Researcher-Policy marker Partnerships for Bringing Science to Scale and Achieving Research Impact. (To register select: Research Impact) (learn more)
  3. CANCELLED. PC Workshop III (FULL-DAY), 5/28/2024, 8:30am–5:00pm, EST: Advancing Prevention Research-Policymaker Partnerships to Eliminate Disparities in the Youth Justice System  (To register select: Youth Justice) (learn more)
  4. PC Workshop IV (HALF-DAY), 5/28/2024, 9:00am–1:30pm, EST: An Up-Close Look at Research Practice Partnerships in Prevention Science (To register select: Up Close) (learn more)
  5. PC Workshop V (FULL-DAY), 5/28/2024, 8:30am–5:00pm, EST: US Department of Education, Institute of Education Science, IES Funding Opportunities and Resources to Support Partnerships in Education Research and Prevention Science (To register select: IES Funding) (learn more)

For full details on the PC workshops, click here.

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Other Events

Registration Type 4/30/2024: Early Bird 5/1 through 5/27/2024 5/28 through 5/31/2024: Onsite
International Networking Forum (5/28/2024, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm, EST) FREE FREE FREE
ECPN Lunch (5/29/2024, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, EST) $20 $20 $20

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Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be received in writing by 4/30/2024, and are subject to a $50 administrative fee. After 4/30/2024, registration fees are non-refundable. Refunds will be processed after the annual meeting. No refunds will be made for no-shows. A returned check fee of $30 will be assessed for all returned checks.

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