Don’t Miss this Year’s National Meeting!
Save the Date for the 2025 National Meeting
The Higher Education Center's National Meeting is an opportunity for professionals working to address collegiate substance misuse across the continuum to come together and learn from subject matter experts and their peers. This year’s conference will take place in-person at the Ohio Union on The Ohio State University campus in Columbus, Ohio, October 21 – 23, 2025 with pre-conference opportunities offered on October 21, 2025. Additionally, a virtual conference will take place on the same dates featuring unique, live content. Recordings of this virtual content will be made available to in-person attendees.
This conference is intended for any professional working in the AOD field with college students, include campus health educators, campus health and wellness administrators, collegiate recovery staff, counselors, fraternity and sorority life professionals, student affairs professionals, coalition leaders, and state and local partners of college campuses.
In-Person Registration includes access to:
- Live keynotes, educational sessions, and networking opportunities from October 21 – 23, 2025
- Daily continental breakfast
- Opportunity to add-on a pre-conference skill-building training for October 21, 2025
- Access to all virtual conference content, including streams of conference keynotes and virtual conference recordings
- CHES/MCHES hours
- Conference recordings until October 31, 2026
Virtual Registration includes access to:
- Streaming access to daily keynotes, discussions with recorded session presenters, and virtual networking opportunities from October 21 – 23, 2025
- Recordings of all live keynotes and educational sessions once complete
- CHES/MCHES hours can be purchased for an add-on cost
- Conference recordings until October 31, 2026
Registration Costs
| Rate Type | HECAOD Member | Non-Member | Full-Time Student |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-Person Early Bird Reg Until 7/18/2025 |
$400 | $550 | $175 |
| In-Person Regular Reg 7/19 - 9/19/2025 |
$450 | $600 | $200 |
| In-Person Late Reg After 9/20/25 |
$500 | $650 | $250 |
| Virtual Early Bird Reg Until 7/18/2025 |
$95 | $150 | $50 |
| Virtual Regular Reg 7/19 - 9/19/2025 |
$145 | $200 | $50 |
| Virtual Late Reg After 9/20/25 |
$195 | $250 | $50 |
