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At Delta Hotel by Marriott Racine on edge of Mt. Pleasant Scroll down for – booking instructions for a special discounted rate for the hotel – the schedule of programs/activities for Convention 2024
REGISTRATION:
- Friday only: $100 (includes dinner)
- Saturday only: $85 (includes lunch)
- Friday and Saturday: $120
Late registration charge of $10 after March 26.
As of March 27 the $10 late fee is included in registration fee after you hit the “register” button below.
(Please do a separate registration for each attendee.)
Online registration:
REGISTERUse your credit or debit card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay. This option incurs
a 5% fee.
OPTION 2: Mail in Registration Form and Check
Download the registration form using this link: Registration form
Fill Out and Print registration form and Mail the Completed Form
with a Check Payable to AAUW Wisconsin to:
Denise Anastasio
6145 Potomac Place
Mount Pleasant WI 53406
Please write “convention registration” on your check.
Questions? Call Denise Anastasio at 262-498-2298
HOTEL BOOKING INSTRUCTIONS:
Reserve your room here: (takes you to Marriott site)
Book HotelGuests can also call the hotel at (262) 886-6100, press the option 1 for reservations, and mention the AAUW room block.
SILENT BASKET AUCTION
Bidding will take place only at the convention, and once the item is won, the winner will take the item home from the convention. The donated baskets to benefit the Greatest Needs Fund can be viewed here:
(Tap the basket photo and scroll down to find list of items in basket.) View auction items
PROGRAM:
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2024
10 am Free tour of SC Johnson’s Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings in Racine. Link for more info here 10am – 1 pm: AAUW Racine Book Sale open to early convention attendees, see our set-up and buy books if you like. 1121 West Boulevard (Corner of Hwy 20 and West Boulevard – not far from convention site)
9:00 am-12:00 AAUW-WI Board Meeting 12:30 pm Branches set up tri-boards, auction items
1:00 Registration open, silent auction and information tables open
2:00-2:20 OPENING AND WELCOME by District 3 Welcome by Maggie Winz, AAUW State President Proclamation by Racine Mayor Cory Mason and Mrs. Rebecca Mason Welcome by Miss Kenosha 2023, Willow Newell Song: “A Change in Me” from Broadway Beauty and the Beast Introduce National Attendees: Meghan Kissell and Melissa LaDuke
2:30-3:30 Counterpart Meetings: (pick one) – Pres/Pres Elect/College/Univ. Relations; – Membership; – Finance; – Fund Dev; – STEM; – Program; – DEI with Melissa LaDuke; – Public Policy with Meghan Kissell; – Newsletter/Website/Social Media
Choice of event for members not officers: – Counterpart officer meeting that interests them OR – “Prevention of Breast Cancer, The Science, and The Art” by Janice Lyon, MD
3:45-4:45 District Meetings (see map for your district)
5:00-5:30 Happy Hour/Cash Bar
5:30-5:45 Welcome from State President Maggie Winz Recognition of Past Presidents and Legacy Circle Miss Kenosha 2023, Willow Newell: Song: “For Good” from Wicked
5:45-6:30 Keynote Speaker: Melissa LaDuke, “Influence the Evolution: The Push for Inclusion” Chair of National AAUW Inclusion and Equity Committee
6:30-7:30 Dinner
7:30-8:30 Keynote Speaker: Pardeep Singh Kaleka “Healing in Aftermath of Hate” Author of The Gift of Our Wounds: A Sikh and a Former White Supremacist Find Forgiveness After Hate
8:30-?? Sweet Treats in “Sweet Suite” and Network
SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2024
7:00 Breakfast on your own Hotel Breakfast Opens at 7—Hotel registration includes self-serve breakfast with a ticket; if not staying at hotel, can buy ticket for $10 in Lobby or choose other options.
7:30 Registration Open
8:45-10:45 Business Meeting and Installation of Officers
11:15-12:00 Breakout Sessions I 1. “GEMS Conference: Achieving Equity for Girls and Young Women in the STEM Field” by Jeanette Brown, CEO of Girls Inc. of SE Wisconsin
2. “AAUW Fundraising Panel: From Book Sales to Foundations and MORE!” by Jennifer Charpentier, Executive Director of the Gateway Technical College Foundation; Joyce Gregg, Chair of AAUW Racine Book Sale; Stephanie Malaney, President of AAUW WI Foundation Board; and Marlene Salley, Retired Nonprofit Fundraising/Public Relations Professional
3. “Climate Change and Water and Air Pollution As It Impacts Our State” by Nancy Retana, Resilient Communities Program Chair of https://www.cleanwisconsin.org
12:00-1:00 Lunch What is the Legacy Circle?—Lucy Harvey and Bonnie Diehl
1:00-2:00 Keynote Speaker : Meghan Kissell, “ERA –Equality is Overdue” National AAUW Senior Director of Policy and Membership
2:05-2:20 Infusion/Inclusion: Melissa LaDuke
Wrap/Up/Final Announcements
2:30-3:15 Breakout Sessions II 1. “Standing Together in Support of the Freedom to Read: Libraries, Intellectual Freedom, and Book Challenges” by Kristina Gomez, Library Services Manager at Milwaukee Public Library
2. “WI AAUW Public Policy Update to Action” by Stephanie Malaney and Barbara Peterson, WI State Board Public Policy Co-Chairs
3. “The Wisconsin Model: A Glimmer of Hope” by iuscely flores villarreal, Director for the Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition https://www.fairmapswi.com