WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26

Noon – 5:00 p.m.

Registration Open CC Coat Room

Noon – 2:45 p.m.

WCMA Board Meeting

Middleton Room

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Exhibitor set-up Michigan Room

3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Pre-Conference Session: New Manager/Administrator Round Table Discussion Geneva Room

5:00 – 5:30 p.m.

First Time Attendee Meet & Greet

Michigan Room

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Dinner Michigan Room

7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception and Magical Exhibitors! Michigan Room

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27

7:30 – 8:45 a.m.

Breakfast Michigan Room

8:45 – 9:00 a.m.

Welcome/Introductions

Wisconsin Room

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.

Opening Keynote: Every Choice Has a Consequence by Chuck Gallagher

• Ethics Gallagher

Wisconsin Room

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Break with Exhibitors

Michigan Room

10:30 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.

Career Counseling

Madison Board Room

10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Session 1: Out of Options? What You Need to Know About the Financial Aspects of Levy Limit Referendums Geneva Room

• Financial Aspects Levy of Levy Limit Referendums

Session 2: From Boom(er) to Zoom(er): Inclusive Leadership Across Generations Mendota Room

• Boomer to Zoomer

11:45 a.m. – 12:55 p.m.

Lunch

ICMA Update & Business Meeting

Michigan Room

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

The AI Revolution: Unlocking the Future by Chuck Gallagher

• AI Revolution

Wisconsin Room

2:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Dessert Break with Exhibitors

Michigan Room

2:30 – 3:45 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Session 1: Marketing Your Referendum: Tips for Community Buy-in Geneva Room

• Marketing Your Referendum-Mueller Sun Prairie Combined

Session 2: From Civic Engagement to Leadership: Youth in Local Governance Mendota Room

3:45 – 4:00 p.m.

Popcorn Break with Exhibitors

Michigan Room

4:00. – 5:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Session 1: Know When to Hold’em & Know When to Fold’em: How to Keep Local Records Straight without Going Bust Geneva Room

• Know When to Hold 'em

Session 2: Municipalities and Counties Large or Small Round Table Discussions Mendota Room

5:30 p.m. 

5K Walk/Run

6:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Dinner on Your Own List of Area Restaurants

8:30 – 10:30 p.m.

Capital Brewery 7734 Terrace Ave, Middleton, WI 53562

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28

8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

Breakfast Geneva Room

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

LWM/County Legislative Update

Wisconsin Room

10:30 a.m.– 10:45 a.m.

Break Geneva Room

10:45 a.m.– 11:45 a.m.

Closing Keynote: The US Economy: Remarkably Resilient, So Far by Elliot Eisenberg

Wisconsin Room

• Economy Keynote