Thank you to all who attended, exhibited, sponsored, and volunteered at GOSH 2025!
That’s a wrap on the successful 38th biennial 2025 Oregon GOSH Conference with 1,322 attendees! GOSH offered 168 sessions with over 270 hours of training delivered by more than 195 speakers, networking opportunities, and 150 exhibit booths with the latest products and services.
Tuesday kicked off with a Keynote by Dr. Sally Spencer Thomas, with a powerful presentation on mental health and suicide prevention.
Also on Tuesday, the Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[yes]), hosted students and early professionals at no cost as an opportunity to attend the largest OSH conference in the PNW and network.
Women In Safety Excellence (WISE) held a networking event Tuesday evening and recognized five women across the state with Healthy, Well and Wise awards from ASSP. The WISE event was planned collaboratively by all the Oregon ASSP chapter WISE chairs.
The 7th Columbia Forklift Challenge competition winners were celebrated on Wednesday.
Seven leaders in on-the-job safety and health were honored with awards during the ceremony on Wednesday, March 5. The categories include rising safety star, business leader, safety committee/team, safety and health professional, and workplace safety program. For more information read the award recipient profiles.
The Oregon State Association of Occupational Health Nurses awarded their 2025 Shelley Jones Occupational Health Nurse of the Year, Linda Meuleveld, Wednesday evening at their networking event. Congrats Linda!
Thank you to conference planning committee chairs: Brittany Johnston (Conference Chair), Angie Wisher and Jimmy Gibbons (Program), Deb Bridges (Sponsorships), Jason Luty (Exhibits), Soren Bjerregaard (CEUs), Aaron Corvin and Lyn Zielinski Mills (Marketing), Kim Gamble (Awards), Craig Hamelund (Forklift Challenge), and Dave McNiel (Room Volunteers). Thank you to the 59 room volunteers and many others that help make this conference a success. And a special thank you to the Oregon OSHA planning team – Sharell Lein, Jill McConnell, and Diane Kronemann!
Mark your calendar for the next GOSH, March 1-4, 2027!
