Officer Safety and Wellness Conference
The 2024 OSW Conference will be held March 1-3 in Louisville, Kentucky. More information regarding the call for proposals, registration, and lodging will be coming soon. To receive the latest news, sign up for updates.
Improving officer safety and wellness enhances the health and effectiveness of officers, as well as the safety of the community. This conference is for law enforcement professionals to learn from experts in the field about resources and best practices when developing comprehensive officer safety and wellness strategies. Participants will learn about building resilience, financial wellness, injury prevention, peer support programs, physical fitness, proper nutrition, sleep deprivation, stress, mindfulness, suicide prevention, and more.
Formerly the Officer Safety and Wellness (OSW) Symposium.
Call for Proposals
The 2024 OSW Conference call for proposals will open on June 14, 2023.
IACP conducts a call for proposals each year for its Officer Safety and Wellness (OSW) Conference educational program. The proposal submission deadline for the 2024 OSW Symposium is August 15, 2023. All workshop proposals must be submitted through the online portal to be considered for the educational program. The portal will be available on this event page starting June 14, 2023.
View detailed information here regarding the call for proposals process, the review process, and speaking at the 2024 OSW Conference.
Who Should Attend?
The Officer Safety and Wellness Conference is not open to the general public. Attendance is open to sworn and civilian employees of public safety and government agencies; academics and students in public safety or related fields; and public safety medical/psychological professionals. Public safety includes offices of police, sheriffs, EMS, fire service, hazmat, and park rangers from federal, state, city, county, campus, and tribal agencies.
The 2024 OSW Conference will be held March 1-3 in Louisville, Kentucky. More information regarding registration and lodging will be coming soon. To receive the latest news, sign up for updates.
Schedule and Educational Program
Schedule at-a-Glance
| Thursday, February 29 | |||
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Check-in | |
| Friday, March 1 | |||
| 7:00 AM | 5:30 PM | Check-in | |
| 8:30 AM | 9:00 AM | Welcome Session | |
| 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | Opening Session | |
| 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Exhibit Hall | |
| 10:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Workshops | |
| 11:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Activity | |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 1:00 PM | 1:30 PM | Solutions Presentations | |
| 1:30 PM | 2:30 PM | Workshops | |
| 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Activity/Challenge | |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Workshops | |
| 4:00 PM | 4:30 PM | Activity | |
| 4:30 PM | 5:30 PM | Workshops | |
| 5:30 PM | 6:30 PM | Welcome Reception | |
| 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Yoga | |
| Saturday, March 2 | |||
| 6:30 AM | 7:30 AM | Group Run | |
| 7:30 AM | 5:30 PM | Check-in | |
| 8:30 AM | 9:30 AM | Workshops | |
| 9:30 AM | 10:30 AM | Networking Meetups | |
| 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | Activity | |
| 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Special Session | |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 1:00 PM | 1:30 PM | Solutions Presentations | |
| 1:30 PM | 2:30 PM | Workshops | |
| 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Activity/Challenge | |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Workshops | |
| 4:00 PM | 4:30 PM | Activity | |
| 4:30 PM | 5:30 PM | Workshops | |
| 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Pilates | |
| Sunday, March 3 | |||
| 6:30 AM | 7:30 AM | Group Run | |
| 7:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Check-in | |
| 8:30 AM | 9:30 AM | Workshops | |
| 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Solutions Presentations | |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Workshops | |
| 11:00 AM | 1:00 PM | Special Session (lunch included) | |
| 1:00 PM | 1:30 PM | Activity/Challenge | |
| 1:30 PM | 2:30 PM | Workshops | |
| 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Activity | |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Workshops | |
Educational Program
The 2024 educational program will be released in late 2023. Click below for more information about our previous educational programs:
Exhibitors
To learn more about exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities for the 2024 event, please contact Nicole Buraglio at sponsorship@theiacp.org or 214-728-1851.
Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor
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