Professional Development Conference (PDC)
The 2022 Professional Development Conference will be held June 26-June 30, 2022. Payments for exhibitors, sponsors and/or attendees can be done online via credit card or by mailing a check to Executive Director, WAAE, PO Box 87, Sauk City, WI 53583 Ph: (608)354-6450. The PDC will be held in person for three full days Monday through Wednesday and a half day on Thursday, June 30 with workshops and meetings. The banquet will be held Wednesday, June 29 at 5:30 pm. Tuesday will be tours and hands-on at the barn venue in Sparta called Country Reflections. Dress casually, comfortably and for outside during the day's events and picnic in the evening.
Fees For In-Person Conference:
Conference registration*: $375 (includes WAAE and NAAE dues) for three day event [ACTE dues $80 additional]
Daily registration*: daily rate $225 (includes WAAE ($73) and NAAE ($65) dues and [ACTE dues $80 additional]
Workshop Session fees: Varies by session selected. Many are offered at no additional cost.
Additional banquet ticket(s): $30 each
Instructional kits (optional): $100 with the due date of May 15, 2022
*Conference registration includes all workshop sessions, WAAE/NAAE dues, meetings, meals, refreshment breaks, and materials, with the exception of additional fees stated in the session descriptions. Meals included in the conference fee include Monday lunch, Tuesday lunch and one evening banquet dinner ticket. Breakfast is included in the hotel reservations.
Carl Perkins Funding
In most cases, Carl Perkins Funding can be used to pay for attendance at the conference. Discuss this with the individual in charge of these funds at your school.
Invoice and Payment
After completing and submitting the online registration form, there will be a link to print an invoice. If you do not receive a confirmation email or see a place on the website to print an invoice then you are not registered for the conference.
Payment should be sent to the following address.
Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators
PO Box 87
Sauk City, WI 53583
Payment is required by the time conference attendees arrive onsite. If not, participants will be responsible for working out their personal reimbursement with their respective schools.
Pay dues online:
- Go to your WAAE online account at https://wisconsinaged.org/waae/
- Login to My Account or create a login for your personal WAAE account
- At the bottom of the login page choose "Conference Registration" and follow the prompts.
- If you are only paying dues, at bottom of login page choose "Join/Renew Membership" and it will also print an invoice for you.
If you do not receive a confirmation email or see a place on the website to print an invoice then you are not registered for the conference.
2022 Professional Development Schedule - Radisson Hotel, 200 Second Street South, La Crosse, WI
Sunday, June 2611 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 3 p.m. 4-9 p.m. 6:30-9 p.m. |
New Teacher Program WAAE Board Meeting Exhibitor Registration and Set-Up Conference Registration |
Monday, June 27
7:00 a.m. - 8 a.m. 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 9 a.,m. - 2 p.m. 10 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. |
Exhibitor Registration and Set-Up Educational Expo - View Exhibits! District Leadership Training for Hosting Advisors Professional Development Sessions Guest Speaker Lunch Sectional and Committee Meetings Dinner on your own as you attend the social event of choice. |
Tuesday, June 28
8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 8:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 11:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. 8:30-9:00 p.m. |
Members drive to the barn venue, Country Reflections, and load tour buses at 8:30 a.m. to your tour of choice. Bus returns tour groups back to the barn for lunch as a group. Kwik Trip (La Crosse) Tour bus loads at Radisson Hotel on the waterside at 8:30 a.m. Bus returns to Radisson after tour. Members from Kwik Trip tour drive themselves to the barn venue (Country Reflections) to join lunch as a group. Lunch as a group at the barn venue. Professional Development at the barn venue (Country Reflections). Evening picnic at the barn venue (Country Reflections). Members return to Radisson Hotel, LaCrosse NOTE: Tuesday everyone will tour in the morning. Be sure to dress comfortably for the day. There will be no alcoholic beverages allowed at the picnic. |
Wednesday, June 29
8:00 - 11:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. |
Professional Development Sessions Speaker, luncheon 20-Year Club luncheon nad Postsecondary luncheon and meeting Professional Development Social Hour Banquet Dinner Awards Presentation |
Thursday, June 30
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. |
Professional Development Sessions CDE Committee Meeting WAAE Board Meeting |
Click here to get more details about submitting session proposals.
Click here to get session grid
Exhibitor Registration Form
The Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators would like to invite its partners to be a part of the 2022 WAAE Professional Development Conference Educational Expo.
THE 2022 CONFERENCE WILL BE AN IN-PERSON in La Crosse, WI.
All exhibitors who have paid their booth fee will be highlighted online. Contact executivedirector@waae.com or call (608)354-6450 with any questions.
2022 Educational Expo Exhibitor Information Letter
About the Educational Expo
Date: Monday, June 27, 2022
Location: Radisson Hotel, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Time: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Exhibitor prize drawing at lunch.
Self-directed set-up: Sunday, June 26 - 4-9 p.m.
Registration and set-up: Monday, June 27 - 7-8 a.m.
Display area: 3'x6' table or comparable floor space if a table isn't used. Each additional space/table is $75
Door prizes: All exhibitors are asked to donate a door prize, which will be given out at the end of the Educational Expo.
Exhibitor Fees: $175, and includes
- WAAE Associate Membership
- One display space/table at the Educational Expo. Each additional space/table is $75
- Ticket for Monday's Conference luncheon. Additional lunch tickets $12
How to Register
- Go to WAAE online account - https://wisconsinaged.org/users/
- Create or log in to your account.
- Click "Exhibitor Registration"
- Click "Register as an Exhibitor" on the right side
- After completing the registration, you'll be able to print out an invoice to submit with payment
- Mail payment to:
Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators
PO Box 87
Sauk City, WI 53583
Deadline: May 25
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Kathy Hartmann-Breunig, at executivedirector@waae.com or 608-354-6450.
Thank you for your consideration to be a sponsor at the Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators Professional Development Conference. WAAE is the professional development organization for our state's secondary and post-secondary agricultural educators and provides its members with opportunities for technical training, networking and to support the recruitment and retention of agricultural educators. As a membership dues-funded organization, we truly appreciate the support that sponsors provide. It has been a difficult year with the many different facets of teaching (virtual, in-person, hybrid). Sponsorship will be greatly appreciated this year!
We are pleased to offer several options to support our state's agricultural educators while giving recognition and appreciation to those organizations that decide to sponsor.
WAAE will highlight all sponsors on the website using logos supplied by each business as well as printed programs and materials distributed at the conference.
WAAE Conference Sponsorship Information Letter
How to Become a Conference Sponsor
- Complete the Sponsorship Form and return it to WAAE
- For customized sponsorship opportunities, contact the executive director at executivedirector@waae.com.
Questions: If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact the executive director at executivedirector@waae.com.
Radisson La Crosse Housing block is open now!
Ways to book:
- Hotel link: 2022 Hotel Link
- If the code does not automatically register, use Promotional Code WAAE22
- Call 608-784-6680, and select option 1
- Radisson Hotel, 200 Second Street South, La Crosse, WI
- Reference room block for "PDC for Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators"
Room rates:
- $99 - Standard King City View
- $99 - Poolside Doubles
- $129 - Standard 2 Queen Riverview
***Recommended overflow hotel: Holiday Inn & Suites La Crosse
There is not a block, so just reserve your room for the lowest rate available.
608-784-4444 or online