OREGON WOMEN VETERANS CONFERENCE

Saturday, September 27, 2025 | Bend, OR | Riverhouse Lodge

The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs (ODVA) is excited to announce that its biennial Oregon Women Veterans Conference will be hosted in Central Oregon this year and aims to recognize and bring together women veterans of all eras of military service from every corner of the state. The theme of this year’s conference is “Stronger Together: Community and Connection” 

This free, one-day conference will take place on September 27, 2025, at the Riverhouse Lodge Conference and Events Center in Bend, Oregon. Hosted by ODVA since 1998, this biennial event has celebrated the contributions, diversity, and strength of Oregon’s women veteran community, and is the largest gathering of women veterans from every era of service in the state. 

Women veterans continue to make up one of the fastest-growing segments of the Oregon veteran population, with more than 26,000 women veterans living in the state today, representing 10% of Oregon’s veteran population.

Conference registration for women veteran attendees is free and will open July 1. Those interested in attending are encouraged to save the date and subscribe to email updates from ODVA to receive conference information as it becomes available.

The Riverhouse Lodge will have a block of rooms available for reservation at a discounted rate through July 27. To secure a room at the discounted rate, please visit this link ODVA’s Women Veterans Conference – Start your reservation or you may call the Riverhouse Lodge at 541-389-3111 and let them know you are attending the ODVA Women Veteran’s Conference.  There are also other lodging options near the Riverhouse for attendees to consider as well.

Other ways to support: If you are interested in making a personal on line donation to ODVA’s Women Veteran Charitable Fund, a fund that supports women veterans throughout the state of Oregon, or other charitable funds supporting Oregon veterans, visit this link on the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ website.
 
Donations can also be mailed to:
Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Attn: Cashiers office (FOR: WOMENS VETERANS CONFERENCE 2025)
700 Summer Street NE
Salem OR 97301
 
 
More information about sponsoring the 2025 Women Veterans Conference will be made available at a later date. Please check back soon for more updates.

2023 Oregon Women Veterans Conference Sponsors