{"id":25951857,"date":"2025-09-22T02:35:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T02:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csteconfdev.wpengine.com\/?page_id=25951857"},"modified":"2026-02-09T17:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:49:37","slug":"2026-why-attend","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.csteconference.org\/index.php\/2026-why-attend\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Why Attend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;hero section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(0,0,0,0)&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#0a0909&#8243; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.csteconference.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PC_6949-scaled.jpg&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;overlay&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;6px||10px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;130px||130px|&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.2&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;257px||207px|||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.2&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; header_5_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;7px||1px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;22px|||||&#8221; header_font_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_phone=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin: auto&#8221; header_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; header_5_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Why You Should Attend the CSTE Annual Conference<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Ground Transportation&#8221; module_id=&#8221;ground&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;35px||17px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row module_id=&#8221;accordion&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|14px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||3px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.2&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#0A0909&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;57%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||8px|||&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin: auto&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The CSTE 2026 Annual Conference is a valuable opportunity for public health professionals to enhance their expertise, access critical training, and engage in meaningful discussions that impact their daily work. More than <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">2,800<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> public health epidemiologists from across the country will gather to share their knowledge in surveillance and epidemiology, learn from leading experts in the field of public health, and discuss new insights and strategies that address critical public health priorities, including outbreaks, non-communicable diseases, data modernization, workforce issues, and other applied epidemiology needs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Attending the CSTE 2026 Annual Conference is beneficial on several levels: for you individually in your day-to-day work, for your organization, and for the overall public health of citizens in your jurisdiction and throughout the country. 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