I too have been trying to figure out what is "proper" and what is not when a formula company is involved in a breastfeeding presentation. IBLCE (International Board of Lactation Consultant Examinors) has a policy on this which is quoted here. "IBLCE CERP credits may be awarded for relevant programs sponsored by qualified providers so long as no manufacturer or marketer of artificial infant feeding products or any other related person or entity exercises any control over the choice of speakers, or exercises any control over the content of the program. CERPs will not be given for any presentation given by a speaker who has a relationship with a manufacturer or marketer of artificial infant feeding products." This means that conference funding by a company does not, by itself, prevent CERPs being allocated (or IBCLCs attending). You might like to try to get more detail about the extent tothe formula company in this case is chosing speakers or setting up the program. That is quite a different matter to an independently organised conference accepting some funding from a company which has no control over their programs or speakers. I was distressed to learn that one of the very highly thought of -oft mentioned on Lactnet as global authority on breastfeeding- is speaking on breastfeeding at a conference sponsored by a formula company. Nancy Sherwood IBCLC, LLLL Perth, Australia