California Placement Association (CPA) STATE Annual Conference 2026

Schedule

Wed, 04 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

The Dana on Mission Bay | San Diego, CA

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(FOR CONFERENCE REGISTRATION - If you are a CPA Member, please request your discount promo code be emailing [email protected] for early bird rate minus your membership fee of $60)



BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM TODAY! Discount room rates fill up quickly.
*** HOTEL RESERVATION INFORMATION ***

The Dana on Mission Bay hotel in San Diego conference rate is ($149.00+taxes per room night plus $22.07 in taxes for a total of $171.27).

Use this link to register for the hotel. Discounted hotel rates end on 2/15/2026, or until room blocks fill up.

By Phone: Call their reservations team at 800-445-3339 and mention “California Placement Association Annual Conference.”



The Dana on Mission Bay

: 1710 W Mission Bay Dr, San Diego, CA 92109



PAYING BY CHECK INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Click the green 'REGISTER' button and select the ticket and quantity you want to purchase. You will need to enter details for each attendee on the next page.

2. Complete the registration form

3. Select PAY BY CHECK OR PURCHASE ORDER. Make check out to "California Placement Association". Mail check to: California Placement Association, Christina Ly, Treasurer, 10950 Arrow Rte, PO Box 2416, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91729.

If you have any questions, please call Christina Ly at 909.727.9023, or email [email protected] .

4. Save or print the completed registration form for your records.

5. Submit your registration by clicking 'Pay by Check' blue button




ABOUT US:

Established in 1969. California Placement Association (CPA) has been a leader in offering "best practice" solutions, professional development, and engaging networking opportunities for employment services, career services, veteran’s services, disability services, talent acquisition, recruiters, and human resource professionals across the State of California.

The California Placement Association's Annual Conference is the premier professional development and networking event for professionals in employment services, career services, job development, disability services, job placement, recruitment, human resources, workforce development, and career coaching, among others.



OUR MISSION:

The mission of the California Placement Association (CPA) is to be a supportive leader in the enrichment and education to placement professionals. CPA assists with the advancement of comprehensive, high quality placement programs throughout California.

CPA promotes collaboration and develops relationships to meet the dynamic recruiting and placement needs of public and private sector businesses and educational institutions, while serving as a liaison with government agencies.



OUR CONFERENCE UNITES CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE & PLACEMENT PROFESSIONAL

Our Annual Conference brings together professionals from K-12 Educators, Community Colleges, 4yr Universities, Human Resource / Talent Acquisitions, Private Organizations, Public Organizations, Non-Profit, and Government Agencies to learn 'best practice' strategies for helping individuals prepare for and secure employment in their field of interest.

We expect our Annual Conference to be another action -packed event filled with valuable workshop topics. This is a great professional development conference with great takeaways, network opportunities, and many employment and workforce great practices - there is something for everybody!

Hope to see you there!

California Placement Association Board



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The Dana on Mission Bay, 1710 West Mission Bay Drive, San Diego, United States

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