Join Us Live Online: June 3-5, 2024!

The U.S. Breastfeeding Committee is hosting the 2024 National Breastfeeding Conference & Convening online, Monday, June 3, through Wednesday, June 5, from 12 to 5 p.m. ET each day. The theme, Inspiring Change, Embracing Inclusion, and Impacting Communities, guides this year’s selection of learning and networking opportunities. Download the detailed agenda here!

The conference program centers equity and belonging while providing practical tools and information. Experts and leaders from across the First Food field come together for this singular event to catalyze policy and systems-level changes to better support breastfeeding and human milk feeding across the nation. Sessions are designed to advance our collective understanding of the barriers that keep us from achieving national goals related to maternal, infant, and child health outcomes, in addition to revealing promising solutions to overcome these challenges. The convening will feature an engaging selection of plenary speakers, panel presentations, and networking opportunities.

In addition to quality presentations on important and timely topics, the virtual program leans into connection (and re-connection!) with networking and engagement opportunities at a pace that is thoughtfully calibrated for attendees in an online setting. Connect with others in the First Food field right from your own living room, home office, or wherever you are through the conference app!

Conference Objectives

By the end of the convening, participants will be able to :

  • Understand the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in organizational structures, and how operationalizing them can advance lactation support and protection needs in all communities.
  • Describe a key approach of the collective impact principle of collaboration that fosters inclusive multi-sectoral partnerships aiming to advance policy, systems, and environmental change.
  • Identify at least two resources that support organizational capacity for effective advocacy for policies and practices that advance breastfeeding and access to human milk.

For Your Information

​In advance of your time with us, we ask that all attendees and presenters please review our online community agreements & guidelines, and download and review the USBC Brave Space Agreements, designed to help us all achieve a mutually- respectful, safe experience for all participants.
Conference rates are listed below. Please read the registration instructions carefully prior to completing your registration. Due to capacity limitations, the USBC is unable to offer retroactive price adjustments or partial refunds in the absence of authorized discount codes. 

Representatives from USBC member organizations must use the promo code/s (found in the Members Connection of the First Food Connection Hub and emailed in the May Member Newsletter) at the time of registration in order to access discounted rates. Member representatives, prior to registering, please ensure you have those promo codes handy or email [email protected] if you require assistance locating them.

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Conference Categories & Fees

  • Open Attendee Rate: $375
  • Pay it Forward Add On: This adds $75 to your ticket price, at whichever rate you are paying. (This option is for organizations and coalitions with the capacity to pay slightly more. Thank you for your generosity!) 
  • Representatives from USBC Member Organizations in good standing are eligible for discounted admission. Please use the discount code/s emailed to Member Representatives to adjust the pricing of the Open Attendee Rate. Member discount rates are as follows:
    • * Member Rate: $275
    • * Need-based Member Rate: $125 (This rate is solely for attendees from USBC member organizations and USBC member coalitions with a stated operating budget of less than $25,000/year.)

Continuing Education Credits

The USBC has applied for CPE continuing education credits for dietitians. The CPE activity application for the National Breastfeeding Conference and Convening is pending CDR review and approval for 9 CPEUs and 1.5 Exhibit hours. Credits will not be approved before the event. Those who attended the event and submitted their evaluations before the deadline, Friday, June 14th, will be eligible to purchase Continuing Education credits. Please note that completing the conference evaluation is mandatory to access continuing education and to receive a certificate of attendance. We recommend downloading the detailed agenda to support additional CE queries. 
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