​We are pleased to announce the upcoming opening of school registrations for the 14th Annual Youth & Peace Conference (YPC), taking place in person on Friday, February 6, 2026 from 8:15 AM to 2:15 PM at the Pima Community College West Campus. All registrations for this event are free.

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​​​CONFERENCE DETAILS

Title & Themes: Protecting Our Classmates: Addressing Safety, Mental Health and Equity in Schools

The 14th Annual YPC Youth Leadership Team chose to focus this year’s conference on the following themes:

• Youth Mental Health

• Social Media Safety

• Substance Misuse Prevention

• Gun Violence Prevention

 

Logistics​​

• The conference agenda can be found HERE. Please note on the registration form if you anticipate challenges with how the conference schedule aligns with your school schedule, both in terms of when you can arrive and need to depart. 

• A conference photographer will be taking photos. Please consider whether you need to add anything to your internal permission slips with regard to photography/media release.

• The Resource Fair features a variety of youth-serving organizations that offer resources or materials consistent with their mission. These may include prevention-related items (e.g., Narcan, safer-sex materials), among other resources. Student engagement with resources is voluntary.​

• Breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be available. The registration form will ask for dietary restrictions.

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​Workshops

• Fourteen (14) 1-hour workshops will be offered during this year's conference. VIEW WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS.

• On the registration form, you are asked to indicate a first, second, and third (*new this year) choice workshop for each student you are registering. We will do our best to accommodate these preferences but cannot guarantee it. 

• ​Please note, although your students are selecting three choices, they will participate in only one workshop.

• Schools are encouraged to allow students to explore their individual interests by selecting their own workshops. However, we understand if schools restrict workshop selections to ensure direct oversight from their chaperones. 

• Adult chaperones are also free to select workshops of their choosing and do not have to stay with their students.

• A monitor will be assigned to each workshop and will take attendees to their respective workshop locations. 

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REGISTRATION DETAILS

Audience & Capacity​

• Registration is open to young people ages 12 to 24, with a special focus on high school students.

• Registration is limited to 250 students plus adult chaperones. We recommend that schools register no more than 20 students.

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Timeline

School registration opens Monday, January 12th and closes Wednesday, January 28, 2026.  

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​Instructions **NEW PROCESS. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY**

We are thrilled to be partnering with the Pima County School Superintendent's Office on this year's registration process! Please note some changes in the procedure from previous years.

 

A separate registration form is required for each attendee. We recommend that the School Registration Contact submit registrations on behalf of students and chaperones. You may register all attendees using a single email address. Individual email addresses are not required.

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Steps to Register Multiple People:

1. Register yourself first.

2. After submitting your registration, click “Return to event.”

3. Select “Register” or “Already Registered,” then click “New Registration.”

4. When prompted, enter your email again. The system may indicate that the email has already been used -- you may proceed anyway. Scroll to continue to the form. You do not need to log in at this step.

5. Complete the form and repeat the process for each additional attendee.

6. Note: You may use the same phone number for each registration. Individual phone numbers are not required.

 

You will receive a confirmation email from the Pima County School Superintendent's Office for each registration, and a separate email with login details to view all submissions. Questions or changes to your registrations? Contact cwaters2@arizona.edu.

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The following information will be needed for each student and adult chaperone being registered:

• First & Last Name

• Grade level (students only)

• Dietary restrictions (i.e., vegetarian, dairy-free, gluten-free, nut allergies, no pork, etc.) 

• Top three workshop preferences. Please share the workshop descriptions with your students and adult chaperones and be prepared to list each person’s top three workshop choices when you register them.

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For Questions, Contact

If you have any questions while completing the registration form, please contact Courtney Waters (cwaters2@arizona.edu).

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Many thanks for your participation in the 14th Annual Youth and Peace Conference!​