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2024 OJJDP National Conference

Frequently Asked Questions

Onsite Conference Registration Is Available

Join OJJDP in Washington D.C. on November 19-21, 2024. Onsite registration and payments will be accepted if you were unable to register in advance online. If you have questions, email the conference team

The conference will be held November 19-21, 2024, in Washington, D.C. at the Washington Hilton hotel. Lodging will be available at the Washington Hilton along with several nearby overflow hotels.

The conference audience will include, but is not limited to: National, state, Tribal, and local juvenile justice and youth-serving agencies and organizations; youth and families with lived experience; practitioners, including prosecutors, youth defenders, corrections staff, juvenile justice agency staff, law enforcement, youth service providers; policymakers; researchers; and OJJDP grantees and prospective grantees.

Onsite registration is available. Visit the OJJDP 2024 Conference website and subscribe to OJJDP’s JUVJUST for updates. 

Yes. The conference registration fee is $150.

The registration fee provides access to the 3-day conference, including the plenary sessions and 91 breakout sessions.

Meals will not provided during the conference. Attendees will have a 90-minute lunch break. There are several restaurant locations within walking distance of the Washington Hilton. 

Yes, view the conference agenda here. Additionally, view the list of conference sessions on this page

Yes, there are room blocks available at for hotels. The cutoff date for the Washington Hilton is November 4, 2024. Note that the cutoff dates for the Churchill Hotel, Generator Washington DC, and Royal Sonesta have passed. 

The current federal per diem rate for lodging in Washington, DC, in November 2024 is not currently available. Visit GSA.gov for more information. 

CEUs will not be offered for the conference. If you have an attendance document that requires a signature, session presenters or moderators will be available to sign your form.

Yes. Active OJJDP grantees should use their funds for conference registration and travel expenses if these items are included in their grant budget.

OJJDP is not releasing a call for papers/proposals or exhibits for the national conference. 

No. OJJDP has identified several notable plenary speakers for the conference. The 2024 National Conference plenary keynote speakers are Bryan Stevenson, founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative; and Dr. Shawn Ginwright, the Jerome T. Murphy Professor of Practice at Harvard Graduate School of Education. The celebrity keynote speaker is Jeremiah Brown, Players Coalition advocate, former NFL Athlete, and founder and CEO of Lead Academy Athletics and Coaching. 

Submit questions to [email protected].

Yes, Wi-Fi will be available to all registered attendees. The Wi-Fi password will be available onsite. 

Date Created: April 25, 2024