Annual Banquet
& Conference
March 8, 2008
in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Pre-Conference TPE meetings
When: Friday, March 7
Where: At UW-L Cartwright Center, in the Ward Room (main floor)
Fundraising and Endowment Committee meeting from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
TPE Corporate Board meeting from 7:00 p.m. to about 9:00 p.m.
(meetings are open to all TPE members)
Registration
On-line registration is now closed. Call-in registration is still open through the UW-L Continuing Education office at: 608-785-6504.
Conference
Banquet
Adults $50.00
$20
Students $25.00
$20
Children $15.00
$10
Walk-ins accepted the day of the conference.
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Conference Highlights
Venue
The prairie conference will be held in the Cartwright Center on the
UW-La Crosse
(map)
campus in La Crosse.
The doors open at 7:30 a.m. for check-in.
Parking is free in UW-La Crosse lots on Friday night and Saturday.
Agenda
The speaker presentations begin at 9:00 a.m. with a keynote presentation, followed by concurrent sessions throughout the day.
A tentative agenda is available at this time, with a detailed listing of speakers to be posted soon.
Breakfast
A light breakfast of coffee, juice, rolls, and muffins is
included in the conference registration fee.
Lunch
Lunch is not included in the conference registration fee. There is one dining option for lunch within Cartwright Center, as well as some restaurants nearby.
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Banquet Highlights
The annual Prairie Enthusiasts all-chapter banquet will be held after the conference on Saturday, March 8.
The venue is also the UW-La Crosse Cartwright Center. Please review the menu choices below before completing the registration form.
You will have a choice of entrees:
Chicken Cordon Bleu served with bread and your choice of salad, starch, and vegetable, beverage and dessert.
Pork Tenderloin with sauce served with bread and your choice of salad, starch, and vegetable, beverage and dessert.
Vegetarian Lasagna served with bread and your choice of salad, starch, and vegetable, beverage and dessert.
Chicken strips are available as a child's entree.
Schedule
A social hour from 4:00
- 5:30 p.m. enables you to participate in the raffle and silent auction, visit exhibitors, and meet up with old friends. The dinner begins about 5:30 p.m. A presentation on the history of TPE will follow the dinner.
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Auction and Raffle Items
Help your chapter raise money
The raffle and auction items are an important
source of money for the chapters. Please be generous – if you
usually buy $25 worth of tickets, why don’t you buy $50 this year?
Checks are accepted.
The method of bidding on
raffle items will be the same as last year:
When you check-in, you will be assigned a
raffle and auction number. Write this number on the back
of your raffle
tickets. At the end of the evening, you need only check for
your number on the winner’s list.
Sponsors for this year's conference and banquet
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Michler and Brown LLC
Swamp Lovers Inc.
Integrated Restorations LLC
Friends of the Kickapoo Valley Reserve
Organic Valley Farms
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Lodging
Courtyard by Marriott
500 Front Street South
La Crosse, WI 54751
608-782-1000
A block of 20 sleeping rooms has been reserved at a rate of $62 single and $82 2-4 people. This hotel is located on the Mississippi River 1.25 miles from UW-La Crosse, in downtown La Crosse.
Click here for other lodging options. A complete list will be sent with your registration confirmation. |