2025 National CERT Conference
8/4/2025 - 8/9/2025
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST


Location: Embassy Suites by Hilton Plainfield Indianapolis Airport, 6089 Clarks Creek Road, Plainfield, IN 46468





Event Description

Welcome!

2025 National CERT Conference Logo

About this Year's Conference

The National CERT Association (NCA) is excited to announce the 2025 National CERT Conference will be held in the greater Indianapolis, Indiana area.  

Theme

The 2025 National CERT Conference theme is "Building Resilience, One Brick at a Time," with a nod to the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway, known as "The Brickyard." The conference will feature training and presentations for all levels of CERT including Emergency Managers, Program Managers, Instructors, Volunteers, and CERT Partners.

Location

The conference will take place at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Plainfield Indianapolis Airport. Special room rates will be available for conference attendees.

ADA Accomodations

It is our hope to host a conference which invites and facilitates meaningful participation for all attendees. If you have ADA accommodations requests or accessibility concerns or questions, please let us know by July 6 so that we can address them promptly and efficiently. Naturally, any access issues which arise during the conference will be handled to the best of our ability but cannot be guaranteed. Please contact the Conference Co-Chairs at: conference@nationalcert.org.

Schedule

Below is a tentative schedule for the conference. A full conference schedule will be posted at a later date on the National Conference (additional details) webpage: 
August 4th - August 6th: Pre-conference sessions
August 6th 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Welcome Reception
August 7th: Day 1 of Conference (4 breakout sessions and Opening Plenary)
August 8th: Day 2 of Conference (4 breakout sessions and evening dinner)
August 9th: Day 3 of Conference (4 breakout sessions)

Conference Rates

 
Early Bird Registration available until June 6, 2025.
Conference Rates Before 6/6/25 After 6/6/25
General Registration (Volunteers) $395 $445
General Registration (Non-Volunteers) $525 $575
General Registration + Pre-Conference (Volunteers) $470 $520
General Registration + Pre-Conference (Non-Volunteer) $600 $650
One-Day Registration for Saturday August 9th $100 $150
Pre-Conference Training Only $75 $75