2025 California Water Safety Summit

Mark your calendar for the 2025 California Water Safety Summit - March 4th and 5th in Huntington Beach! The California Water Safety Coalition is pleased to partner with the 2025 Local Host, The Huntington Beach Fire Department, Marine Safety Division, to bring you California’s peak drowning prevention conference!

The annual California Water Safety Summit is a forum for collaboration on practices, programs, and policies that reduce drowning and aquatic injuries. The Summit is for anyone and everyone involved in drowning prevention and water safety - it is a multisectoral meeting ground designed to explore complex cross cutting issues, discuss and identify emerging challenges, and continue to build a collective statewide agenda that ensures everyone is safe in, on and around the water. The Summit will feature a variety of presentations and conversations across a range of drowning prevention topics. Additional information on the agenda, speakers and additional Summit events will be posted here as details are finalized. Have a look at at Summit recaps from the last few years for an idea on what to expect, click here to view the 2024 Summit Recap, the 2023 Summit Recap, or 2022 Summit Recap.

Registration Details

• Early Bird Registration ~ $150 ~ 1 November, 2024 - 31 December, 2024

• Regular Registration ~ $200 ~ 1 January, 2025 - 14 February, 2025

• Last Minute Registration ~ $250 ~ 15 February, 2024 - 4 March, 2024

2025 Keynote Presentation

The state of drowning data and prevention in the United States
Tessa Clemens PhD
Health Scientist | Division of Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dr. Tessa Clemens is a Health Scientist focused on drowning prevention in the Division of Injury Prevention at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  She identifies effective strategies for preventing drowning through investigating data sources and methods to improve drowning surveillance. Her work focuses on understanding and addressing racial and ethnic disparities in drowning rates in the U.S. and supporting the implementation of effective interventions among underserved populations with the highest rates of drowning. Prior to this role, Dr. Clemens focused on drowning data collection in sub-Saharan Africa with the CDC Foundation. She has a PhD from York University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Global Child Health in Toronto, Canada.

Agenda

Coming soon! The Summit Organizing Committee is working hard to build an engaging and interesting agenda. If you have ideas for sessions or something you would like to present, please let us know by sending an email to info@cawatersafety.org.

Travel and Logistics

Dates
March 4th: 9:00AM - 5:00 PM; Networking Social 5:00PM - 7:00 PM
March 5th: 9:00AM - 3:30PM

Location
Huntington Beach Central Library Theatre - Map Here

Parking
Free at the HB Central Library

Travel
Closest Airports: Santa Ana (SNA) is 11 miles away; Long Beach (LGB) is 14 miles away. Both are about 20-40 minutes away by car, depending on traffic.

Suggested Hotels: There is not a pre-arranged hotel block for the summit, although there are several hotels near Bella Terra or towards the beach near downtown HB. Many will have government rates or special discounts for AAA members etc. A few you might consider:

• SpringHill Suites Huntington Beach near Bella Terra and 405 freeway, 10 min drive from venue

• Hotel Huntington Beach near Bella Terra and 405 freeway, 10 min drive from venue

• Paséa Hotel & Spa near downtown Huntington Beach, 15 min drive from venue

2025 Summit Sponsors

Sponsor Information coming soon.

Please reach out info@cawatersafety.org for more information.