2025 BLOCKS National Children and Disaster Conference
Be part of national effort to keep children safe during disaster and build community resiliency thro
Join us at the Dixie Convention Center in St. George, Utah for the first ever National Multi-Disciplinary Children and Disaster Conference!
You are invited to attend two days of insightful and informative discussions focused on meeting the needs of children during disaster planning, response, and recovery efforts.
Fifteen years have past since the publication of the National Commission on Children and Disaster. It's time to move the needle and effect change. Be part of the first multidisciplinary conference dedicated solely to children and disaster.
Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a community dedicated to protecting our most precious and most vulnerable population.
Register now to secure your spot at the 2025 BLOCKS National Children and Disaster Conference! (Registration includes lunch on both days and morning coffee/tea.)
CONFERENCE NOTES AND RESOURCES
Registration
Call for Presenters - Deadline: June 30th, 2025
Call for Presenters - Deadline: June 30th, 2025
Tickets are $300 before August 31, 2025, and go up to $350 after that.
Registration covers ...
- Two packed days of informative and inspiring sessions
- Plenary Speakers
- Catered Lunches
- Morning coffee & tea
- Access to children and disaster relevant exhibitors
- Amazing Networking Opportunties
The button below takes you to Eventbrite for ticket purchase, and more information.
Call for Presenters - Deadline: June 30th, 2025
Call for Presenters - Deadline: June 30th, 2025
Call for Presenters - Deadline: June 30th, 2025
Our conference committee is particularly interested in the following cross-sections of children and disaster topics:
- Childcare Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
- Schools and Disaster
- Children and Disaster Mental Health
- Pediatric Medical Emergency Preparedness
- Children’s Access and Functional Needs & Emergency Management
- Community and Family Disaster Planning Engagement
- Disaster Education and Preparedness for Children
- Children’s Access and Functional Needs and Emergency Management
If your presentation doesn’t fall into one of the above topics but it’s relevant to children and disaster? No worries! We welcome and encourage you to submit your presentation for consideration.
Venue & Lodging
Call for Presenters - Deadline: June 30th, 2025
Venue & Lodging
Our conference is at the beautiful Dixie Convention Center in St. George, Utah. Check out this amazing venue here.
** More information will be posted soon about hotels and rates **
Exhibitor and Sponsor Opportunities
Help us Make a Powerful Statement
Welcome to the Inaugural BLOCKS National Children and Disaster Conference! The conference will be held October 28-29, 2025 at the Dixie Convention Center in St. George, Utah. This conference will provide you an exceptional forum to showcase your products and services to an audience that specializes in the preparedness, response, and recovery of children and the community. Educators, emergency managers, pediatric health and mental health providers, childcare professionals, caretakers, and decision makers will be in attendance.
The Exhibitor & Sponsor Packet outlines the exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities available to you for the 2025 conference. Click on the downloadable pdf below.
We look forward to working with you and hope you will choose to participate in this historic event.
Click on the button below to submit your exhibitor or sponsor application.
If you need anything please do not hesitate to contact our Director of Sponsorship, Sarah Eig at SarahEig@blocksusa.org.
