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WACRAO 93rd Annual Fall Conference: Blaze Your Own Trail

November 6-8, 2024

Ingleside Hotel
Pewaukee, WI

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Registration

 

September 6th: Registration launch 

Early Bird Pricing

  • Member Pricing
    • Thursday Only: $190.00
    • Full Conference: $230.00
  • Non-Member Pricing
    • Thursday Only: $200.00
    • Full Conference: $240.00

October 16th: End of Early Bird Registration 

Regular Pricing

  • Member Pricing
    • Thursday Only: $215.00
    • Full Conference: $280.00
  • Non-Member Pricing
    • Thursday Only: $225.00
    • Full Conference: $290.00

October 28th: Registration Closed

Hotel Information

Ingleside Hotel, Pewaukee, Wisconsin

Hotel can be booked with online link or calling 262-547-0201 and tell them you’re with WACRAO 2024

  • Group Direct Booking Link- No login/Attendee Code needed: https://reservations.travelclick.com/17743?groupID=4335622
  • Rooms are $103 a night
  • Conference attendees will not be charged the resort fees. Therefore, water park passes are not included, but can be purchased for $40 per room, per night.

What to know before you go

Conference Information

Philanthropy

Proceeds raised from the raffle will support Campus Guardians, a non-profit organization that provides care packages to students who have aged out of the foster system and are currently pursuing higher education. 

Campus Guardians, a 501©3 Non-Profit, was founded by Jefferson County Assistant District Attorney Brook Teuber, who has over 20 years of experience working with children within the foster care system. After sending care packages to her own children in college, Brook wanted to send care packages to students that may not otherwise receive this level of emotional or parental support. Students receive five goody-filled care packages a year (each box also includes cards and letters of encouragement written by members of the community), with the goal of supporting and encouraging these students to pursue their educational dreams. 

Agenda

Draft Conference Agenda

Schedule at-a-glance

Schedule subject to change

Wednesday, November 6th

  • 8:30 - 11:30 - WACRAO Executive Board Meeting
  • 11:00 - 4:30 - Registration Open
  • 12:30 - 2:30 - Issues/Trends in Wisconsin meetings
  • 2:45 - 4:00 - Welcome and Opening Speaker: Katie Miota
  • 4:00 - 5:15 - Vendor Social
  • 5:00 - 8:00 - Complimentary shuttle and dinner on your own in downtown Waukesha (Dining Options)
  • 8:15 - 10:00 - Entertainment: Bingo

Thursday, November 7th

  • 7:00 - 4:30 - Registration Open
  • 7:00 - 7:45 - New and Recent Member Breakfast
  • 7:00 - 8:00 - Breakfast
  • 8:00 - 8:50 - Concurrent Sessions
  • 9:00 - 9:50 - Concurrent Sessions
  • 9:50 - 10:20 - Break/Refreshments
  • 10:20 - 10:50 - Vendor Sessions
  • 11:00 - 11:50 - Concurrent Sessions
  • 12:00 - 1:45 - Lunch and WACRAO Business Meeting
  • 2:00 - 2:30 - Vendor Sessions
  • 2:30 - 2:50 - Break/Refreshments
  • 2:50 - 3:40 - Concurrent Sessions
  • 3:50 - 4:30 - WACRAO Committee Meetings
  • 5:00 - 6:00 - Social Hour/Cash Bar
  • 6:00 - 8:00 - Dinner and Banquet
  • 8:00 - 11:00 - Entertainment: ComedySportz

Friday, November 8th

  • 7:00 - 8:00 - Breakfast
  • 8:00 - 8:40 - Roundtable Discussions
  • 8:50 - 9:40 - Concurrent Sessions
  • 9:40 - 10:00 - Break/Refreshments
  • 10:00 - 10:50 - Concurrent Sessions
  • 11:00 - 12:00 - Closing Speakers: Robert Smith and Angie Sandoval, Marquette University's Education Preparedness Program

Questions or Comments

Contact the Local Arrangements Committee