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Since 1999, Project Lifesaver® International has provided special-needs training and search technology to tens of thousands of first responders. We have educated policymakers on the safety issues and fought for the rights and funding for the special-needs community while supporting the families, caregivers and local public-safety agencies who protect them. Every year is a very special one for us and those we serve, and we intend to make the 2025 Project Lifesaver Annual Conference an extraordinary experience for all who attend. Known as the most impactful and highest quality event of its kind, the Project Lifesaver conference is open to member agencies and non-members alike.
Who should attend?
We welcome first responders, educators, parents, caregivers, public-safety professionals, subject-matter journalists, and anyone seeking education, training, and deeper insight into living with, working with, search-and-rescue for and better understanding people with autism, dementia and other cognitive conditions and how to best protect and assist them within local communities.
From inside the home or classroom to outside at the park to the dreaded wandering or elopement that requires a specially trained and equipped search team, when law-enforcement and others understand cognitive, mental-emotional and behavioral traits and manifestations of neurodivergence and how to navigate challenging situations within that context, positive outcomes prevail.
Education + Vacation: We call it “Eduvacation”
Begin making your plans now to join us Monday, August 25 through Thursday, August 28, 2025, at the Hilton Buena Vista Palace in Orlando for four days of education, hands-on training and networking with your peers and some of the most renowned first-responder and special-needs experts and practitioners in our field! (Consider arriving Sunday, Aug. 24, for early check-in and an evening welcome reception.)
And consider bringing someone you love! While you’re involved in conference activities, your loved one(s) not registered for the conference can relax and enjoy the amenities on the hotel grounds and throughout nearby Disney and Disney Springs.
Precious time, resources and lives saved. Community trust and engagement established. Officer and department morale and job satisfaction compounded.
ROI doesn’t get better than this. Bank on it.
“Taking on the task to bring Project Lifesaver to my agency was a lot for me, and I appreciated learning everything I could about this special-needs search-and-rescue program.
However, when I saw the look on the little girl’s face after she had wandered off and we found her, that was the icing on the cake for me. I can honestly say that it was the highlight of my 20-year career. A 7-minute search made me feel a way that nothing else in my duties has ever made me feel.
I thank you and everyone from Project Lifesaver for your dedication to this program and allowing us to be a part of it. You guys are my heroes, for sure!”
~ Sgt. Johnathan Gilbert, Project Lifesaver Coordinator and Electronic Search Specialist, York County Sheriff’s Office, S.C
See the full story of the YCSO’s rescue of 5-year-old Emma within one month of launching their Project Lifesaver program.
Project Lifesaver. You had us at “help.”
If you’re not yet familiar with the impact of Project Lifesaver programs throughout North America and beyond, watch (and share) a growing sampling of news coverage about the life-saving technology, methodology and rescues here: www.youtube.com/@ProjectLifesaverInternational
Registration
Early-bird pricing ends after Aug. 15. Hotel accommodations are separate, not included in conference price. First responders, public-safety professionals, parents, caregivers, educators and all, we hope to see you there. We promise you a truly transformational experience among peers and some of the most renowned first-responder and special-needs experts, leaders, practitioners and ambassadors in their respective fields.
Member
$700
per attendee
Looking forward to seeing you in August!
Non-Member
$800
per attendee
Looking forward to seeing you in August!
National Instructor
$500
per attendee
Looking forward to seeing you in August!