The Safe States Alliance is excited to invite your participation in the 2025 Annual Conference on September 9 - 11 at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia in Atlanta, Georgia. The theme of the 2025 Conference is “Rising Up. Branching Out.”

We know you are doing exciting work in your communities, states, and nationally, and the Safe States Annual Conference is a great way to share your work and insights with colleagues from across the country. We look forward to reviewing each proposal submission.

Proposal submissions that incorporate one of the following are strongly encouraged:

• Encouraging and facilitating discussion and promoting audience participation
• Featuring authorship by community members, trainees, early career professionals, students, fellows, etc.
• Highlighting intersectionality across multiple injury and violence topics

At the Safe States Alliance, we promote a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where all staff, members, and volunteers feel valued and respected, regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other type of identity, education, or disability.

We’re committed to modeling diversity and inclusion for the injury and violence prevention field, and to maintaining an inclusive environment with equitable treatment for all. We respect and value diverse life experiences and heritages and strive for all voices to be valued and heard. 

We encourage proposal submissions from people of all backgrounds and at all stages of their careers, as well as new and diverse voices. 

Submission Deadline: Friday, February 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM EST