MBC Annual Conference 2025

Start
10 Oct 2025
8:00 AM
End
11 Oct 2025
1:00 PM
Location
Duluth Entertainment Conference Center

Registration

MBC Member Rate - Both Days – $225.00
MBC Member Rate - Friday Only – $150.00
MBC Member Rate - Saturday Only – $75.00
Non-Member General Admission - Both Days – $295.00
Non-Member General Admission - Friday Only – $195.00
Non-Member General Admission - Saturday Only – $100.00
Planners/Staff/Sponsors/Speakers
Student Rate - Both Days – $175.00
Subject to verification of enrollment
Student Rate - Friday Only – $110.00
Subject to verification of enrollment
Student Rate - Saturday Only – $65.00
Subject to verification of enrollment

Registration is closed

Friday and Saturday, October 10–11, 2025
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
350 Harbor Drive
Duluth, Minnesota 55802

Keynote speaker: Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC, FILCA

Unravel Conflict-of-Interest with the International [WHO] Code: How Predatory Marketing Plays With Our Minds (120 minutes/2.0 E-CERPs)
Hot Topics in Ethics and Lactation: For Doctors, Nurses, and Lactation Support Providers (90 minutes/1.5 E-CERPs)
Legal, Ethical, or Moral: What Matters Most for Lactation Clinicians? Does Patient-entered Care Ever Put the Caregiver at Risk? (90 minutes/1.5 E-CERPs

Plenary sessions

Anne Eglash, MD, IBCLC (virtual presentations)

Fortification of breastmilk for NICU grads (60 minutes/1.0 L-CERP)
Update on recent research in breastfeeding and lactation (60 minutes/1.0 L-CERP)

William R. Moore, CPA

"Fathers and Other Partners Supporting Breastfeeding and Chestfeeding" (60 minutes/1 L-CERP)

Workshops

Jean Larson, MS, APRN, PMHNP-BC and Jennifer Schoenberg, MSW, LISW, Infant Feeding Choices for Pregnant People Living with HIV (1 L-CERP)
Jeanne Friebe, RN, BSN, IBCLC, RNC-LRN and Edward "Chip" Martin-Chaffee, MD: Promoting Population Health with the Use of Human Milk (1 L-CERP)
Jennifer Hafele, M.Ed., IBCLC, Optimizing Pumping for Today's Lactaters (1 L-CERP)
Jennifer Hafele, M.Ed., IBCLC, Bottle-Feeding for Success: A Proactive Rather Than Reactive Approach (1 L-CERP)

Silent Auction

The silent auction will be open from October 1 to October 11. To donate an item, service, tickets, or anything else, email a description, photo, and estimated value to Tipper at director@mnbreastfeedingcoalition.org. A limited number of items can be added to the auction during conference.

Social Hour on Friday, October 10
Please join us for a self-guided tour of the historic Glensheen Mansion, plus light hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar, and s'mores around a lakeside bonfire. There is no cost, but donations are welcome to help defray costs ($15/person suggested). RSVP here: https://mbc41.wildapricot.org/event-6310520

Conference Hotels
For overnight rooms at a conference rate, contact the following. Deadline for conference rate is September 16. DON'T DELAY! Early October is peak season for North Shore lodging rental.

Parking

Parking at the DECC costs $10 per day.

Additional Information

Registration closes on October 6, 2025. A limited number of walk-ins may be accommodated; however, we cannot guarantee food will be provided. There are several restaurants within close walking distance. Please email eventplanning@mnbreastfeedingcoalition.org to discuss possible walk-in accommodations.
If you participate in a local, regional, or cultural breastfeeding coalition in Minnesota and are not given the option to register at the member rate, please email eventplanning@mnbreastfeedingcoalition.org to have your account updated.
Not yet a member? Join today ($25/year) to register at the MBC member rate and save up to $70 on your registration fee.
Please visit our conference webpage periodically to see event details as they develop.

Platinum and Gold Sponsors

Platinum sponsor:

Gold sponsor:

Bill and Chip Martin-Chaffee

Continuing Education Credits

9 CEUs (5 E-CERPs, 4 L-CERPs)

Long-Term Provider No. CLT 122-05