National Conference (more info)
2025 National CERT Conference
This year's conference theme, "Building Community Resilience, One Brick at a Time" is a nod to the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway, known as "The Brickyard." The conference will feature training and presentations for all levels of CERT including: Emergency Management professionals, CERT Program Managers, CERT Instructors, CERT Volunteers, and CERT partners.
Schedule
See below for the tentative schedule of the conference sessions. The conference program will be available for download closer to the date of the conference.
Monday, August 4, 2025
8:00 am - 5:00 pm: Pre-Conference Training
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
8:00 am - 5:00 pm: Pre-Conference TrainingWednesday, August 6, 2025
8:00 am - 5:00 pm: Pre-Conference Training3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Registration Open
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Opening Plenary and Reception
Thursday, August 7, 2025
8:00 am - 5:00 pm: Registration Open9:00 am - 9:50 am: Breakout Session 1
10:00 am - 10:50 am: Breakout Session 2
10:20 am - 11:10 am: Break with Sponsors and Exhibitors
11:10 am - 12:00 pm: Breakout Session 3
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Box lunches provided (Special Meeting for State CERT Coordinators)
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm: Breakout Session 4
2:30 pm - 3:20 pm: Breakout Session 5
3:20 pm - 3:40 pm: Break with Sponsors and Exhibitors
3:40 pm - 4:30 pm: Breakout Session 6
Friday, August 8, 2025
8:00 am - 5:00 pm: Registration Open9:00 am - 9:50 am: Breakout Session 7
10:00 am - 10:50 am: Breakout Session 8
10:20 am - 11:10 am: Break with Sponsors and Exhibitors
11:10 am - 12:00pm: Breakout Session 9
12:00pm - 1:30 pm: Box lunches provided (Special Meetings with Regional Representatives)
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm: Breakout Session 10
2:30 pm - 3:20 pm: Breakout Session 11
3:20 pm - 3:40 pm: Break with Sponsors and Exhibitors
3:40 pm - 4:30 pm: Breakout Session 12
Saturday, August 9, 2025
8:00 am - 5:00 pm: Registration Open9:00 am - 9:50 am: Breakout Session 13
10:00 am - 10:50 am: Breakout Session 14
10:20 am - 11:10 am: Break with Sponsors and Exhibitors
11:10 am - 12:00pm: Breakout Session 15
12:00pm - 1:30 pm: Box lunches provided (Special Meetings with Regional Representatives)
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm: Breakout Session 16
2:30 pm - 3:20 pm: Breakout Session 17
3:20 pm - 3:40 pm: Break with Sponsors and Exhibitors
3:40 pm - 4:30 pm: Breakout Session 18
Costs
Early Bird Registration rates available until June 6, 2025.
| Conference Rates | Before 6/6/25 | After 6/6/25 |
| General Registration (Volunteers) | $395 | $445 |
| General Registration (Non-Volunteers) | $525 | $575 |
| General Registration + Pre-Conference (Volunteers) | $470 | $520 |
| General Registration + Pre-Conference (Non-Volunteers) | $600 | $650 |
| One-Day Registration for Saturday, August 9th | $100 | $150 |
| Pre-Conference Training Only | $75 | $75 |
Hotels
To be announced
Additional Conference Resources
- Sponsor and Exhibitor Packet
- Call for Speakers (Proposals due 5/1/25)