SAFE-D 2026 Annual Conference

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SAFE-D HEADS TO SAN ANTONIO

SAFE-D takes the Annual Conference south to the Alamo City for 2026! The event will be January 29-31, 2026 at the Henry B. González Convention Center. Just like previous years, the Conference will give you the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills that will help you better serve your districts. Don't miss the year's biggest meeting related to ESDs and ESD issues. This is the premier educational event for Texas Emergency Services Districts. 

THE SCHEDULE IS SIMILAR TO THE FORMAT WE INTRODUCED LAST YEAR:

We expanded the Conference! Essentially we're getting started earlier on Thursday. We'll also have registration/check-in open Wednesday evening (January 28th) for any early birds who want to try and beat the lines. There are no official Conference events on Wednesday. Here's the schedule at a glance:

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

5 - 8 PM - Registration/Check-in

Thursday, January 29, 2026

8 AM - Registration Opens
9 AM - Morning Pre-Conference Education Sessions Begin
Noon - 1:30 PM - Lunch on your own
2 PM - Afternoon Pre-Conference Education Sessions Begin
4 PM - Exhibit Hall Preview Hour
5 - 7 PM - Meet and Greet in the Exhibit Hall

Friday, January 30, 2026

8 AM - Opening General Session
9:30 - 10:30 AM - Exhibit Hall Power Hour
10:30 - 11:30 AM - Breakout Sessions
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM - Lunch with the exhibitors
1:00 PM - Afternoon Breakout Sessions Begin
3:15 PM - Refreshment Break/Door Prize Game Drawing in Exhibit Hall
5:00 PM - Adjourn for the day/Exhibit Hall closes/Exhibitor move-out

Saturday, January 31, 2026

8:30 AM - Closing General Session
9:45 AM - Breakout Sessions Begin
12:00 PM - Adjourn Conference

SAFE-D will apply to the V.G. Young Institute of County Government, part of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, to serve as the event's Educational Sponsor and certify this training for ESD Commissioner Continuing Education.

HOTEL INFORMATION: THERE IS NO OFFICIAL HOST HOTEL FOR THE CONFERENCE. SAFE-D has negotiated room blocks at several downtown San Antonio hotels. We anticipate the rooms will go quickly. To ensure our attendees have access to the rooms, room block information will be in your registration confirmation email. You must register first to get the information.

Overflow hotel information will be posted here once all blocks are full (SAFE-D does not have agreement with these hotels):

Important Info Regarding Booking More Than 5 Hotel Rooms in a SAFE-D room block: SAFE-D negotiates hotel rates to provide reasonable rates for conference attendees. As part of this agreement, SAFE-D assumes financial responsibility for any unsold rooms at the hotels where we have contracts. The following policy will apply to anyone who books more than 5 hotel rooms at the negotiated SAFE-D rate at a participating hotel. Any person, group, company or organization that reserves more than 5 rooms at the SAFE-D Conference rate agrees that they will cancel any rooms they do not plan to use earlier than the normal cut-off date for room reservations. The cutoff date for reservations in excess of 5 rooms is January 7, 2026. By registering for SAFE-D at the conference rate, and/or within the SAFE-D negotiated room block, any person, group, company or organization agrees that if they fail to cancel the rooms by the cutoff date above, they will assume full responsibility to pay for any unused rooms at the full conference rate including all taxes and other fees in the event the rooms go unsold and the hotel acts to hold SAFE-D responsible for any unused rooms under the terms of the contract.

Thank you to our Diamond Sponsors!