2025 InFORM Regional Meetings

The Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM) Regional Meetings bring together the network of public health officials involved with foodborne and enteric disease outbreak response to support efforts to prevent and control disease, disability, and death caused by foodborne, waterborne, and environmentally transmitted infections. Participants have the opportunity to:

• Discuss strategic goals and exchange expertise about improving surveillance systems and practices for detecting, investigating, and controlling enteric disease outbreaks  
• Learn in joint and discipline-specific sessions for environmental health specialists, epidemiologists, laboratory scientists, health communicators, and other federal, state, and local public health officials involved with foodborne and enteric disease outbreak response.
• Network and share knowledge, best practices, and lessons learned with other professionals in your region. 

2025 Meeting Dates and Locations

• East Regional Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL: January 28 – 29, 2025
• Central Regional Meeting, St. Louis, MO: February 11 – 12, 2025
• February 19 – 20, 2025: West Regional Meeting, San Francisco, CA

CDC Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) cooperative agreement funds should be used to support travel to attend the regional meeting. There is no fee to attend but registration will be required.

Contact inform@cdc.gov if you have questions or need a letter of support for travel.