The 2025 CAPHLD 76th Annual Institute

Del Mar, CA (San Diego County)

September 29 – October 1, 2025

Monday, September 29: Partner’s Day followed by Corporate Partner’s Reception and Exhibits

Tuesday, September 30: Symposium Day and Exhibits (w/ CEUs)

Wednesday, October 1: CAPHLD Business Meeting (CAPHLD affiliates)

Meeting Type:  In-person event, with a virtual option for presenters only: Presentations will not be recorded.

Conference Registration

• Full Conference Registration: $400 (3-days)
• Daily Conference Registration: $140
• Emeriti Full Conf. Registration: $350 (3-days)
• Emeriti Daily Conf. Registration: $125

• Symposium Speaker registration is waived for the day of presentation (code applied during registration).
• Volunteer registration is waived for the day of assistance (code applied during registration). Please reach out to Stephanie Trammell for a list of available opportunities. There will be limited volunteer opportunities available this year.

Online payment is now available via PayPal. A 2.07 % transaction fee will be applied to all online payments. Payment of registration fees will also continue to be accepted by mail-in check.

Payment Note: Payment is due by September 7. We kindly ask that all registration payments be completed by this date.

Hotel Registration 

The Hilton San Diego / Del Mar

15575 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, CA 92014  1-858-792-5200 / 858-764-6043

A block of rooms are available for the event. Please make your reservations early to get the negotiated CAPHLD group rate of $199.00 per night (plus tax). Deadline for CAPHLD group rate: August 29, 2025

Room reservations can be made using this link: The Hilton San Diego / Del Mar or by calling the hotel’s main number, 1-858-792-5200, to speak with the reservations team. Please make sure to mention "CAPHLD Annual Institute".

Note: If the hotel booking link does not open or display correctly, please try using a different browser or check if a firewall or security setting may be blocking access.

*If a guest does not cancel a reservation within forty-eight (48) hours before the guest’s check-in date, then the hotel may charge the credit card one night’s room fee plus any applicable taxes. If choosing to leave earlier than planned, guest rooms are subject to an Early Departure Charge equal to one night’s room rate, plus applicable fees, taxes and assessments. Each guest is required to present a major credit card at the time of check-in, on which Hilton may place a hold in accordance with standard procedure or process a prepayment in the amount of the guest’s estimated charges, if prepayment has not already been made

Complimentary Wi-Fi is included

~20 miles from San Diego International Airport

~1-2 miles from the beachfront, shopping, and dining

Near Solana Beach and La Jolla

Parking: 

Self-parking: $20/vehicle

Valet: $38/vehicle

Travel Awards

The CAPHLD Program Committee is pleased to announce the availability of travel awards based on financial need to allow individuals representing their public health laboratory or affiliated organization to attend the meeting.

If you are representing your laboratory and cannot attend due to County travel or funding restrictions, please send an email to Stephanie Trammell, citing funding limitations including a brief description of the reason you might need support. Two to three awards will be available. Please send communication to stephanie.trammell@cchealth.org.

Deadline for application is July 15, 2025.

*Travel awards are intended to defray actual registration, transportation, meal and lodging expenses. Reimbursement will be based on actual expenses following the guidelines per CAPHLD travel policy. Meals will not be reimbursed for CAPHLD sponsored meals.

CEUs

0.65-0.7 (6.5-7 hours) available for Symposium Day presentations. 

QUESTIONS?  

Exhibitor and Sponsor questions: Polen.Sean@sonoma-county.org  OR Godfred.Masinde@sfdph.org 

Registration questions: Rawni Lunsford, lunsfordr@co.monterey.ca.us 

EventSquid questions: Sandra Albarran, sandra@internationalrespondersystems.com 

Poster questions: Pepper Stockton, pstockton@co.humboldt.ca.us 

Please notify us if you have a poster no later than September 22.

Speakers or general conference questions: Stephanie.Trammell@cchealth.org