Region 1 New England
May 20 – 21, 2026 – Portland, Maine
Conference Planning is underway for the 2026 VPPPA (Voluntary Protection Program Participant’s Association) Region 1 (New England) Conference and Exposition. This event is the premier Safety and Health conference in New England focusing on OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program and VPP Excellence.
Agenda to follow soon.
We have a call for Speakers, Presenters, and Exhibitors! Interested? Please reach out!
Contact: Melissa Renouf (Renoufm@cintas.com)
Registration is now available! Register now to benefit from early bird pricing! VPPPA members receive discounted pricing.
Portland Regency Hotel & Spa
20 Milk Street
Portland, ME 04101
Reservations: Guests can call 207-774-4200 to speak with the reservations team. Reference the “VPPPA” block, or block ID 756393.
Reservation Deadline: April 20, 2026.
Meet our Keynote Speaker!
Scott Lesnick
Scott Lesnick is a Global Leadership Keynote Speaker. He presents powerful keynotes, training and interactive sessions at 40+ events a year and is an author. Also, Scott earned his CSP- Certified Speaking Professional from the National Speakers Association. Only 12% of speakers world-wide have this designation! Scott is also a Certified Virtual Presenter.
Scott recently presented at TEDx. And, he’s run the equivalent of 2X around the planet. That’s 50,000 miles!
In addition, Scott spent 24 award-winning sales and management years at Shaw Industries a Berkshire Hathaway Fortune 500 company.
Scott served as the Dean of the Academy for Professional Speakers in 2016-17. He is a graduate of The University of Miami, Florida.
His memoir, “Kidjacked – A Father’s Story” and his book Lifejacked: Life Lessons on Leadership were published to critical acclaim.
Learn more at www.scottlesnick.com
A call for Speakers, Sponsors, & Exhibitors!
Speakers
A call for speakers and presenters for our breakout sessions! Please complete the following form or contact Matt Twerdy at (Matthew.Twerdy@collins.com).
Sponsors
A call for sponsorship and donations! We accept promotional items that can be added to attendee bags as well as sponsoring a portion of the conference expenses. Please complete the following form or contact Jaime Harper at (jaime.harper@rtx.com).
Exhibitors
A call for exhibitors! Please complete the following form or contact Melissa Renouf at (Renoufm@cintas.com).
