Meeting Highlights

  • A comprehensive and rich scientific program, offering something for prevention researchers at all career levels;
  • Three plenary sessions reflect the overarching conference theme. The speakers are generally not SPR members and they bring new perspectives.
  • A full day of pre-conference workshops providing training opportunities for prevention researchers at all career levels;
  • More than 300 presentations including organized paper symposia, organized poster forums, roundtable discussions/scientific dialogues, TED-Like Talks, “20 x 20” presentations and paper presentations
  • Three evening scientific poster sessions and receptions
  • Two Presidential Addresses given by directors of NIH Institutes
  • ECPN Luncheon
  • NIH Events
  • NIDA International Poster Session
  • International Networking Forum
  • Diversity Network Reception (all are welcome!)
  • Annual Minority Travel Award Fund Dance with The Mothers of Prevention
  • SPR Cup Competition Presentations by early career prevention researchers
  • Awards Presentations honoring the achievements of outstanding prevention researchers;
  • “Brown Bag” Special Interest Group Meetings
  • ECPN Scavenger Hunt
  • Exhibits featuring NIH institutes, scientific publishers
  • HBO: Risky Drinking, 6 special viewings at SPR
  • Three SPR Mapping Advances in Prevention Science (MAPS) Task Force Roundtables