The 2026 PA NEN Annual Conference theme is Connected in Purpose.
Join fellow nutrition education champions at the 2026 PA NEN Annual Conference to share success stories, highlight collaborations, and amplify our efforts!
PA NEN’s annual conference brings together over 200 nutrition educators, administrators, policy-makers, and food security advocates to share best practices, lessons learned, and emerging interventions in public health and nutrition. Our goal is to enhance nutrition programming and implementation in Pennsylvania through presentations, networking, and collaboration.
Join fellow nutrition education champions at the 2026 PA NEN Annual Conference to share success stories, highlight collaborations, and amplify our efforts! Registration is now open – purchase your ticket today! Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Registration Rates:
Individual Ticket: $150
Student Ticket: $100
Cancellation deadline: Registration can be cancelled up until March 25, 2026 by emailing caclark@phmc.org. A $50 cancellation fee will be deducted from each refund. No registration fee will be refunded after the cancellation deadline.
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026:
4:00pm-7:00pm: Early Registration & Networking/Best Practices Session
Thursday, April 23rd, 2026:
7:00am-8:30am: Breakfast & Registration
8:30am-9:30am: Opening Address & Keynote
9:45am-10:45am: Session 1
11:00am-12:00pm: Session 2
12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch & Poster Session
1:15pm-2:15pm: Session 3
2:30pm-3:00pm: Session 4
3:15pm-3:45pm: Session 5
4:00pm-4:30pm: Closing & Awards
Book your stay at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center using the link below. Rooms start at $159. Deadline to book is March 21st.
Check back after February 2026 for updated information.
If you or someone you know is interested in presenting at the 2026 Conference, please click the button below to submit your information. We would love to hear your success stories and challenges in nutrition, SNAP-Ed, and food security work.
Featured Topics: We encourage you to submit presentations on:
Celebrating PA SNAP-Ed's impacts and champions
Day-to-day best practices and success stories in community nutrition education
Centering communities and empowering partners in community nutrition education programs
Measuring and advocating around PA SNAP-Ed successes or other federal nutrition assistance programs.
Sustainability and future directions of nutrition education and Policy, Systems, and Environment initiatives.
PA NEN is waiving the speaker ticket cost for 1 speaker per presentation.
Learn more and submit a presentation proposal by clicking the button below. All submissions are due by Friday, December 12th, 2026.
Poster proposals are due Friday, February 6th, 2026.
Exhibitor registration is now open for the 2026 PA NEN Conference! We welcome organizations who are interested in exhibiting to register using the link below. Join us for a wonderful opportunity to showcase your important work while building new relationships!
The exhibitor package is $400 (when discount code is applied) and includes two general admission tickets and a table during the exhibitor session from 8:30am-4:30pm on April 23rd. To purchase an exhibitor ticket, please use the code purpose100 to activate the exhibitor ticket price.
For additional questions about exhibiting at the 2026 PA NEN Conference, please email us at pa_nen@phmc.org.