2025 California Water Safety Summit
March 4th and 5th - Huntington Beach
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
Photo of the 2024 California Water Safety Summit in Fontana
2025 Keynote Presentations
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 high drowning rates in the U.S. and supporting the implementation of effective interventions. 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.
From data to action: the evolution of river drowning prevention in Australia
Amy Peden PhD
Senior Research Fellow | School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
Dr. Amy Peden is a National Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leadership Research Fellow with the School of Population Health at UNSW Sydney, Australia. She is a globally recognized drowning prevention researcher - recently listed as the second most influential drowning researcher in the world. Dr. Peden has wide ranging expertise across drowning prevention, and particular interest in data, rivers, and the intersecting issues of rurality, alcohol and exposure. Dr. Peden holds adjunct positions with James Cook University, The George Institute for Global Health, is an honorary Senior Research Fellow with Royal Life Saving Australia, and is a a co-founder of the UNSW Beach Safety Research Group.
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
The 2025 California Water Safety Summit is presented by the California Water Safety Coalition in collaboration with the Local Host, The Huntington Beach Fire Department, Marine Safety Division. Please direct questions and inquiries to: info@cawatersafety.org
Thank You 2025 Summit Sponsors!
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Ron Bregman and Bregman Family Trust
We need you!
The California Water Safety Summit registration fees are heavily subsidized to maximize access to this important event. We can only make this happen with the support of sponsors and table exhibitors. Click below to view the 2025 Summit Sponsor Packet, and please reach out info@cawatersafety.org for more information.