Please use this application to submit a 1-2 hour workshop proposal for the 2025 Ohio START Summit taking place on May 13-14, 2025 at Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center, 100 Green Meadows Dr. S, Lewis Center, OH 43035. 

Completing the Application

Audience includes child protection, peer support, and substance use treatment professionals. Presenters at the Ohio START Summit are volunteers and receive free registration to the event. Workshops that can be offered for CEUs are preferred. Special consideration will be given to applications that include the following:

• Creative audience engagement strategies

• Lived experience/family voice

• Presenters with unique and diverse backgrounds

• Presenters with experience working with marginalized populations

• Presenters who work on START teams

• Trainings with clearly defined target audiences

• Advanced level trainings

• Evidence-based and unique content that is not easily found elsewhere

• Focus on DEI, ethics, supervision, and/or effective practice

Please have the following information prepared prior to completing this application:

• Names, contact info, bios, and resumes of all presenters.

• Workshop title, description, length, intended audience, timed agenda, training method, learning objectives, and draft PowerPoint presentation (if available).

NOTE: This form will not save your progress if it is closed out or left unattended prior to hitting submit.

Application Deadline: February 3, 2025. Our staff will review all submissions and notify applicants whether their proposal has been accepted by March 1.

Learn more about Ohio START at ohiostart.org. Please contact anne@pcsao.org with any questions.