The Punderson Park Conference is a biannual get together of adult A.A. and Al-Anon members in beautiful Geauga County, Ohio. It has been held each spring and fall since 1967.

The conference includes speaker meetings on Friday and Saturday evening held at Notre Dame Education Center at 13000 Auburn Road, Chardon, Ohio 44024. We are grateful to the Sisters of Notre Dame of Chardon, Ohio for making their facility available for our meetings. Notre Dame is a smoke-free campus and this policy is strictly enforced.

The conference also includes three panel discussions and a speaker meeting on Saturday at the Punderson State Park Sports Chalet at 11755 Kinsman Road, Newbury, Ohio 44065. The sports chalet is the first drive on the left after entering the Punderson Park and there is ample parking for all. The discussions include a Closed Men’s Panel at 9:00 a.m., an Al-Anon Meeting at 10:15 a.m., and a Closed Women’s Panel at 11:30 a.m. There’s also a speaker meeting at 2:30 p.m. followed by pizza after the meeting. Coffee, water, soda and food is provided for all the meetings at no extra cost!

Following the Saturday speaker meeting; a dance is held at the Punderson State Park Sport Chalet. Lively music is presented by a dj who accepts requests. Coffee, soda and snacks are provided at no extra cost.

The conference concludes Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. with the “This Way Of Life” meeting at the Punderson State Park Sport Chalet. Guest are randomly called to the microphone to share a few minutes about their experience at the Punderson Park Conference. Coffee and doughnuts are provided free; along with any water and soda from the weekend.