Ohio's conference for syringe programs will be held Monday-Tuesday, May 22-23, 2023, at the Ohio State University in Columbus.
The conference is for people who operate syringe programs, people who use the programs and people interested in starting new programs. The statewide syringe program conference is the first held since the covid pandemic.
The conference will include speakers, panels and discussions on topics related to syringe service programs and harm reduction. (A list of panels and presentations is here.)
The keynote presentation will be given by the harm reductionist experts who operate OnPoint NYC, the nation's first Overdose Prevention Center.
The conference costs $75 for two days or $50 for one day. This includes breakfast and lunch, all-day coffee, parking, continuing education credits and educational materials.
The conference hotel is the Holiday Day Inn Express and Suites. Conference rate: $110 per night. Click the link, then enter the dates for your stay. The conference rate will come up.
People who can't afford the registration fee may apply for scholarships here. Most scholarships will support people who have used syringe service programs. Application deadline for scholarships is Saturday, April 15. Scholarship recipients will be notified Tuesday, April 17.
Conference sponsors include Harm Reduction Ohio, the Ohio State University College of Public Health, Equitas Health, the Community Education Group and others.
Direct questions to conference@harmreductionohio.org.
Please join us and and meet other harm reduction heroes!
REGISTER
Can you give me information on the hotel, including the name, location, and discounted rate?
We will provide hotel information Tuesday, February 28. Sorry for the delay!
Dennis, where are you providing information on all hotel information? Also, I would like to pay for a couple of people using a purchase order. How can we do that. It is not an option during registration?
thanks
Pam Gibbs
Canton City Public Health
Good questions, Pamela. We thought we’d have the hotel information confirmed today, but it looks like it will take another day. If you email use at conference@harmreductionohio.org, we’ll work out your p.o. and invoice needs for multiple registrations. We tried to make that possible in the registration form, but the software did not allow it. Thanks!
Hi there,
Do you have a rough idea of start time in the morning for those of us who will be driving in to Columbus? thanks!
The conference will start at 9:15 a.m. on the first day, Monday, May 22, and at 9 a.m. on the second day, Tuesday, May 23. It will end about 4 p.m. each day. A full schedule should be published Friday< March 24. Thanks!