Statewide Symposium Register Today! | | We invite you to join us in Phoenix for the 16th Annual Statewide Symposium in Support of Service Members, Veterans & Their Families. We'll gather in person to connect, collaborate and continue the important work of building support for all who serve! | |
April 15 & 16, 2026
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Desert Willow Conference Center
4340 E. Cotton Center Blvd
Phoenix, AZ 85040
Join us for the only annual statewide convening of military, government, and community organizations. We will celebrate progress along our journey, chart a course for the future and discuss things we can all do along an action continuum.
| | The 2026 Statewide Symposium in Support of Service Members, Veterans & Their Families features general sessions, panel discussions, exhibitor booths and breakout sessions filled with opportunities to learn, network and connect. | | |
2026 Agenda
(Speakers and topics are subject to change)
2026 Registration Packet
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12 Tracks | 36 Breakout Sessions | Exhibitor Fair
Networking Reception | Experiential Learning | CEUs
Registration includes all programming, breakfast, lunch, snacks, and beverages. All attendees are invited to the networking reception at the end of day one with refreshments and music. Scholarships are available.
| | Special thanks to our event sponsors, including our Title Sponsor, Arizona Department of Veterans' Services | | Scholarships and Special Rates | |
- Thanks to the support of our partners and sponsors, full scholarships are available to offset the cost of registration for those who would not otherwise be able to attend and for those traveling from outside of central Arizona who would experience financial hardship.
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Discount links will be sent to Be Connected partners and Be Connected Helpers in February. If you don’t receive your link via email contact us at symposium@arizonacaolition.org.
- Discounts are also available for groups registering from the same organization. Please use these codes to register all participants at the same time:
10% off 3+ attendees from the same organization: group3+
15% off 8+ attendees from the same organization: group8+
For more information, please visit: ArizonaCoalition.org/Symposium
| | If your organization is interested in exhibiting at the Symposium, please submit this form for more information and our team will follow up. Please note that exhibitor registration is separate from participant registration and must be confirmed in advance. | | |
View the past virtual events at ACMFEventCenter.org
2025 Symposium – Virtual Conference Center – April 16 & 17, 2024
2024 Symposium – Virtual Conference Center – April 17 & 18, 2024
2023 Symposium – Virtual Conference Center – April 19 & 20, 2023
2022 Symposium – Virtual Conference Center – April 20 & 21, 2022
2021 Symposium – Virtual Conference Center – April 21 & 22, 2021
| Attendees of the 2025 Statewide Symposium in Support of Service Members, Veterans & Their Families enjoy a fireside chat featuring Col. Jeremy Pfeifer, Command Chief of Staff, Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, and Col. Michael Childs, U.S. Army Garrison, Ft. Huachuca. | |
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March 20: early Bird Discounted Registration Deadline
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March 31: Deadline for Scholarship Applications
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April 1: Registration Closes
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April 15: Opening Session, Day One, Exhibitor Fair, Networking Reception
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April 16: Day Two General Session, Exhibitor Fair, Closing Session
| | The Arizona Coalition for Military Families works collaboratively with government agencies, community members, and partner organizations to form an Ecosystem of Support that Arizona's service members, veterans, and their families can access through the Be Connected support line, 866-4AZ-VETS, and ConnectVeterans.org. ACMF is a non-profit organization in Arizona that works with public and private partners to build the state’s capacity to support Arizona’s 500,000+ service members, veterans, and their families with a collective impact model that uses an upstream approach to suicide prevention. Be Connected offers no-cost support and connections to resources and has trained more than 6,000 community members to provide resource navigation services. | | | | |
