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

Early-Bird Registration Deadline: May 4, 2026

Annual Meeting Registration Rates (to be held 5/26 through 5/29/2026)

Registration Type 5/04/2026: Early Bird 5/05/2026 through 5/25/2026: Online 5/26 through 5/29/2026: Onsite
Regular/New Professional Member $595 $695 $760
Non-Member $820 $920 $985
Student Member $175 $200 $225
Student Non-Member $258 $283 $308
Regular Membership + Registration $820 $920 $985
New Professional Membership + Registration $700 $800 $865
Student Membership + Registration $258 $283 $308

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“In-Person” Attendee Registration includes:

  • conference materials, exhibits, coffee breaks and the 3 evening poster session receptions
  • attendance at all plenary sessions, concurrent “breakout” sessions (e.g., Plenary Session roundtables, organized paper symposia, roundtables, organized team science panels, grouped paper presentations, TED-Like Talks)
  • attendance at all poster sessions, special interest group meetings
  • attendance at all networking events, e.g. ECPN Coffee and Conversation, Diversity Network Committee (DNC) Reception, and ECPN Social.
  • access to live-stream only sessions (see live-streaming section below)

Events that require separate registration are the Tuesday, May 26, 2026 pre-conference training workshops and the Wednesday, May 27, 2026 ECPN Lunch.

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 25, 2026
Member and Non-Member $125
Student (Member and Non-Member) $105

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 22, 2026.

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

  • Plenary I, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 8:30 am – 10:00 am, Eastern
  • Presidential Plenary, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm, Eastern

Thursday, May 28, 2026

  • Plenary II, Thursday, May 28, 2026, 8:15 am – 9:45 am, Eastern
  • SPR Cup, Thursday, May 28, 2026, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, Eastern
  • Plenary III, Thursday, May 28, 2026, 2:45 pm – 4:15 pm, Eastern
  • SPR Annual Service Appreciation, Awards and Fellows Presentations, Thursday, May 26, 2026, 6:15 pm – 6:55pm, Eastern

Friday, May 29, 2026

  • SPR Membership Business Meeting, Friday, May 29, 2026, 10:00 am – 10:30 am, Eastern
  • Plenary IV, Friday, May 29, 2026, 10:45 am – 12:00 pm, Eastern

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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 5/04/2026: Early Bird 5/05/2026 through 5/25/2026: Online 5/26 through 5/29/2026: Onsite
Regular/New Professional Member $295 $395 $420
Non-Member $520 $620 $645

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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 $395. You do not need to be a SPR member to use this rate. The $395 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, roundtable discussions,  grouped paper sessions, TED-Like Talks, Special Interest Group meetings, SPR Cup presentations and exhibits.
  • 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 5/26/2026)

  • Attendee registration for the May 26, 2026, Pre-Conference Workshops is a separate registration fee.
  • The pre-conference workshop registration includes electronic workshop handouts and morning and afternoon coffee breaks.
  • View PC workshop page for detailed information.
Registration Type 5/04/2026: Early Bird 5/05/2026 through 5/25/2026: Online 5/26 through 5/29/2026: Onsite
PC Workshop, (HALF-day), Member and Non-Member $130 $155 $170
PC Workshop, (HALF-day), Student Member and Non-Member $75 $90 $105

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Other Events

Registration Type 5/04/2026: Early Bird 5/05/2026 through 5/25/2026: Online 5/26 through 5/29/2026: Onsite
International Networking Forum (5/26/2026, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Eastern) FREE  

FREE

FREE
ECPN Lunch (5/27/2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Eastern) $25 $25 $25

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Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be received in writing by 5/22/2026, and are subject to a $50 administrative fee. After 5/22/2026 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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