3:00 – 9:00 PM
Conference registration opens
Great Hall Conference Center
4:00 PM – Late
Hotel check-in
Early check-in based on availability; please check with the hotel directly.
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Welcome Reception
Great Hall
9:30 PM — Late
Late Night Hospitalities
Join progressive organizations, candidates, and campaigns for revelry in hospitality suites across Sunriver Resort
Note: not sponsored or organized by the Democratic Party of Oregon
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Breakfast & Welcoming Remarks
Homestead
Featuring: Secretary of State Tobias Read, Treasurer Elizabeth Steiner, Labor Commissioner Christina Stephenson, and David Douglas School Board Vice Chair José Gamero-Georgeson
9:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Morning Workshops
- Big Broken Bill: What Medicaid Cuts Mean for Oregon
- Fighting for Public Education and the Schools our Students and Communities Deserve
- Confronting Corporate Greed: Consumer Protection and the Fight for a Fairer Economy
- Building the Bench: Why Local Races Matter
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM
Lunch & National Update
Homestead
Featuring: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas, Congresswoman Val Hoyle, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, and Moderated by Madras High School Student Alicia Quinto
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
First Afternoon Workshops
- From Climate Setbacks to Solutions: Oregon’s Moment to Lead
- In This Economy: How Can the Building Trades Work With Lawmakers on Public Policies That Create Good Jobs That Boost Economic Security in Uncertain Times
- Mission Focused on Housing: Strategies to Get Us Out of This Hole
- Standing Up and Pushing Back: Resisting Federal Attacks on our Immigrant and Refugee Communities
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
- Fight Trump’s Climate Chaos
- Harnessing Oregon Worker Power in this challenging moment: A panel discussion with Union Leaders
- From Policy to Patient: Abortion and Reproductive Health Care Access in Practice
- Beyond the Rally: Power in Practice
7:00pm
Keynote Dinner
Homestead
Featuring: US Senator Jeff Merkley, Texas House Minority Leader Gene Wu, North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton, Presentation of the Roosevelt Award to State Representative Pam Marsh, and a special appeal by Ellie Josephson
8:15 AM – 9:30 AM
Breakfast & Oregon Legislative Update
Great Hall
Featuring: Speaker of the House Julie Fahey, Senate Majority Leader Kayse Jama, Presentation of the Rural Organizing Award to Kim Schmith and in memory of Steve Evers, and Executive Director Candy Emmons
9:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Morning Workshops
- Higher Education in Oregon: Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities
- Cutting Through the Noise: Tools and Strategies to Reach Voters
- The 2026 Ballot Measure Landscape
Protecting Democracy Plenary Discussion
Great Hall
Featuring: Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, and Democratic Association of Secretaries of State Executive Director Ariel Hayes
