2025 5p- Society Annual conference will be in Salt Lake City.
Dates: July 10-13, 2025
Location: Hilton Salt Lake City Center, 255 S W Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Room rate: $169.00/night + taxes & service charges (rates guaranteed from July 7 to July 13 for those who would like to come early)(Please note that if you have more than two individuals in a room the price does increase — suggestion – don’t let them know you have more than two individuals).
Book your room online at: https://book.passkey.com/e/50922468
We hosted the 2002 5p- Society conference at the same hotel.
Conference Registration: NOW OPEN
We have two different types of registration, 5p- Society Member and Non-Members. If you are not sure if you are a member, please contact Laura at director@fivepminus.org.
Member Registration
$200.00 Family Registration covers up to four individuals (adults and/or children) until July 1, 2025 will go up to $300 on July 2, 2025. $50.00 for each additional registrant over four(4) in the same family unit.
$100.00 Individual Registration until July 1, 2025, will go up to $150.00 on July 2, 2025. You will not be able to add any additional registrant to your registration.
Non-Member Registration
$300.00 Family Registration covers up to four individuals (adults and/or children) until July 1, 2025 will go up to $400 on July 2, 2025. $50.00 for each additional registrant over four (4) in the same family unit. Become a member and save $100.00.
$150.00 Individual Registration until July 1, 2025, will go up to $200.00 on July 2, 2025. You will not be able to add any additional registrant to your registration. Become a member and save $50.00.
Additional T-Shirts
Not attending the conference but you would like an awesome conference T-shirt? Click below to order your shirt. Please note that your shirt(s) will be sent to you after the event.
Conference Schedule
| Thursday, July 10, 2025 | |||
| 5:00PM-9:00PM | Registration | Registration office | |
| 5:00PM-7:00PM | Welcome Reception- Dennis & Shari Campbell’s Corner | Trofi North/Patio | |
| 7:00PM-8:30PM | New Family Orientation | Becky Owens | Alpine East |
| 7:00PM-8:30PM | Sibling Outing | Campbell Kids | Alpine West |
| 7:00PM-11:00PM | AmySue’s Place | Host Families | Presidential Suite |
| Friday, June 11, 2025 | |||
| 7:30AM-8:30AM | KidCare Check In | Salon Foyer | |
| 7:30AM-8:30AM | Continental Breakfast | Grand Ballroom Foyer | |
| 8:30AM-8:50AM | Welcome Reception | Laura Castillo Nick Wallace
Jolene Towers |
Grand Ballroom |
| 9:00AM-10:10AM | Parent Panels
Birth to 3 4 to 7 8 to 13 14-18 Adult |
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Canyon A Canyon B Canyon C Grand Ballroom Seminar Theater |
| 10:10AM-10:15AM | KidCare Check Out | Salon Foyer | |
| 10:15AM-10:30AM | Load Buses/Drive yourself | To: NAC | |
| 11:15AM-4:00PM | Family Fun Event | NAC | |
| 3:00PM, 3:30PM, 4:00PM | Buses scheduled to leave | To: Hilton Salt Lake City Center | |
| Dinner on your own | |||
| 8:00PM-11:00PM | Board of Directors Meeting | Granite Boardroom | |
| 7:00PM-11:00PM | AmySue’s Place | Host Families | Presidential Suite |
| Saturday, July 12, 2025 | |||
| 7:30AM-9:00AM | Continental Breakfast | Grand Ballroom Foyer | |
| 8:00AM-8:50AM | KidCare Check In | Salon Foyer | |
| 9:30AM-3:30PM | Sibling Outing – Boondocks | ||
| 9:00AM-10:20AM | 5p- 101 | Geoff Towers, MD
Wright State University |
Grand Ballroom |
| Special Needs, Special Smiles- A Real Talk about Ortho Needs and 5p- | Scott Neil, DDS | Canyon A | |
| Guardianship | Genevieve Gribble, Esq. | Canyon B | |
| 10:30AM-11:50AM | What is Simon Searchlight
5p- Syndrome Disease Concept Model (DCM) Study |
Emily Palen
Genetic Counselor
Anne Wheeler, Ph.D. RTI International |
Grand Ballroom |
| Effective Positive Behavior Modifications | AmySue Reilly, Ph.D. | Canyon A | |
| How to Train Your Dragon: Special Need Estate Planning | Genevieve Gribble, Esq. | Canyon B | |
| 11:50AM-12:00PM | KidCare Check out | Salon Foyer | |
| 12:00PM-2:00PM | Lunch is On Your Own | Off site | |
| 12:00PM-1:40PM | Volunteer Lunch | ||
| 12:00PM-1:30PM | PAB/Speaker Lunch | ||
| 1:45PM-2:00PM | KidCare Check In | ||
| 2:00PM-3:20PM | Mom’s Workshop | Andrea Curtis, LPC, Facilitator | Canyon A |
| Dad’s Workshop | Adam Querbach, Facilitator | Canyon B | |
| Teens/Adults with 5p- Workshop | Laura Castillo, Facilitator | Canyon C | |
| Grandparents Workshop | Gloria Griffin/Jim & Fran Bodle, Facilitators | Executive Boardroom? | |
| 3:30PM-4:50PM | Professional Panel
Geoff Towers, MD AmySue Reilly, Ph.D. Michelle Myatt, MSW, M.Ed Rebekah Rocha, M.Ed Andrea Curtis, LPC Emily Palen Anne Wheeler, Ph.D.
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Hutch Renk, Facilitator | Alpine East & West |
| 4:50PM-5:00PM | KidCare check out | Salon Foyer | |
| 5:30PM-6:30PM | Reception/Photographer | Courtney Towers | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 6:30PM-8:00PM | Banquet/Special Presentations | Grand Ballroom | |
| 8:00PM-10:00PM | Family Dance | DJ Kyron | Grand Ballroom |
| 9:00PM-11:00PM | AmySue’s Place | Host Families | Presidential Suite |
| Sunday, July 13, 2025 | |||
| 8:00AM-9:30AM | Continental Breakfast | Grand Ballroom Foyer | |
| 9:00AM-12:00PM | Closing Session
Special Presentations · 5p- Survival Hacks · Special Guest San Antonio Texas July 2026 Pictures Good Bye |
Laura Castillo – Facilitator
Rebekah Rocha
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Grand Ballroom |
Financial Assistance Program
Rewards Program
We are very appreciate of all the awesome donations that have come in for the conference. If you would like to contribute you could be awarded. To learn more, please go to our Rewards Page by clicking the button below.
Family Fun Event
We are pleased to announce that we will be heading up to the National Ability Center (NAC) for this year’s Family Fun Event. Your adventure awaits as you and your loved ones can participate in the following:
- Ropes Course (yep even our kiddos in wheel chairs can do this one)
- Bike Rides (they have adaptive bikes as well)
- Painting with Horses
- Archery
- Pickleball
- Rock Wall Climbing
- Lawn Games
- and more!!!
Lunch & transportation will be provided, but you are also welcome to drive yourself. (We will want to know how many families will be driving themselves).
Sibling Events:
We will have three events dedicated to the siblings:
- Sibling mixer on Thursday evening from 7-8:30
- Sibling Workshop on Friday morning
- Sibling outing on Saturday. This year the siblings will be heading to Boondocks for a day of fun. Six year old and older only. We welcome chaperones who would like to come. Lunch & transportation will be provided.
Hall of Fame Nominations
To honor that special parent(s), sibling(s), grandparent(s), or volunteer/superhero, who is/are true Champions of the 5p– Society, please fill out the below form and submit.
Please be sure to include all of the information, especially the honoree’s mailing address and phone number. Also, be sure to tell us how this person went above and beyond the call of duty for the 5p– Society. Awards will be presented at the 2025 National 5p- Society conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.
If you would like to Nominate more than one person, please fill out a separate submission.
Deadline for submissions are: June 1, 2025
Nominate your Favorite person: Click here
Your Host Families and the 5p- Society Board of Directors
The Towers Family
The Campbell Family
The Larkin Family
The Richey Family
The Neil Family
For additional information or questions please contact Laura at lc5pminussociety@aol.com
