*schedule subject to change
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 (Pre-Conference/Conference Day 1)
9:00 am – 5:00 pm | Registration | Lobby Pool Dome-South
10:00 am – 2:00 pm | Exhibitor Set-Up | Salon CD
10:00 am – 11:30 am | Pre-Conference Sessions
Mastering Google Analytics 4 | Kyle Huff, Tempest | Great Hall
TBD | Presenter | Rosewood/Linden
TBD | Presenter | Briarwood/Ebony
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Lunch on your own | Appleton, WI
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Conference Welcome | Salon AB
Welcome to the 28th annual UMCVB Fall Conference!
Presented by:
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm | Opening Keynote | Salon AB
TBD | Presenter
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Break & Visit Exhibitors | Salon CD
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm | Concurrent Sessions 1
TBD | Presenter | Great Hall
TBD | Presenter | Rosewood/Linden
TBD | Presenter | Briarwood/Ebony
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm | Welcome Happy Hour | Salon CD
Join us for a snack and a drink to network with your peers, the UMCVB Board, and our incredible sponsors.
Hosted by Tempest
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Opening Reception | Fox Cities Exhibition Center
Information TBA
Sponsors: Fox Cities
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 (Conference Day 2)
7:00 am – 5:00 pm | Registration | Lobby Pool Dome-South
7:30 am – 8:30 am | Breakfast Buffett | Salon CD
8:30 am – 9:00 am | Welcome & Announcements | Salon AB
9:00 am – 9:30 am | Break & Visit Exhibitors | Salon CD
9:30 am – 10:15 am | Concurrent Sessions 2
TBD | Presenter | Great Hall
TBD | Presenter | Rosewood/Linden
TBD | Presenter | Briarwood/Ebony
10:15 am – 10:30 am | Break
10:30 am – 11:15 am | Concurrent Sessions 3
TBD | Presenter | Great Hall
TBD | Presenter | Rosewood/Linden
TBD | Presenter | Briarwood/Ebony
11:15 am – 11:30 am | Break
11:30 am – 12:15 pm | Concurrent Sessions 4
TBD | Presenter | Great Hall
TBD | Presenter | Rosewood/Linden
TBD | Presenter | Briarwood/Ebony
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm | Lunch Buffet & Visit Exhibitors | Salon CD
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm | Award Presentations | Salon AB
Presentations for the Bureau Innovation Award will take place and be voted on by you, the audience, to choose the winner(s) this year. Geist Up and Coming Leader Award and McDaniels Individual Professionalism and Lifetime Achievement Award winners will both be announced and presented.
1:45 pm – 2:15 pm | Break & Visit Exhibitors | Salon CD
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions 5
TBD | Presenter | Great Hall
TBD | Presenter | Rosewood/Linden
TBD | Presenter | Briarwood/Ebony
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Break & Refresh
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm |Travel to Experience Tours
More information to be announced.
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Experience Tours
Art Tour | Glass Art Museum
Discover the beauty and intracacies of glass art and view the world’s largest well-known public collection of glass paperweights in this stunning mansion-turned-art museum on the shoes of Lake Winnebago. Complete the tour by creating a take-home masterpiece in the museum’s glass art studio.
Sports Tourism Matters | Fox Cities Stadium & Community First Champion Center
Tour the award-winning sports complexes of the Fox Cities. Fox Cities Stadium, home of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, recently underwent several additions and improvements to elevate the guest experience. Next, explore the expansive Community First Champion Center. This 169,000-square-foot indoor sports complex features a field house that seats 1,000, an NHL-sized hockey rink, and a convertible arena that can be used for either hockey or fieldhouse sports. This economic powerhouse hosted 70 tourism-generating events over 49 weekends in 2024.
Tourism Infrastructure | Downtown Appleton
Learn how the Fox Cities CVB has reinvested millions of dollars into the community through its Tourism Development Grant Program which benefits both visitors and residents alike. This walking tour of downtown Appleton will include the Fox Cities Perfoming Arts Center, the Trout Museum of Art, the History Museum of the Castle, and the Fox Cities Exhibition Center. Additionally, take in the assortment of public art displays of Downtown Appleton.
Original Breweries| Stone Arch, Appleton Beer Factory, & McFleshman’s Brewing Co.
Old meets new as you sip and savor award-winning brews at three of Appleton’s prominent breweries. Since 1858, tradition and innovation have seamlessly intertwined at the oldest continually operating Brewpub in Wisconsin, Stone Arch. Sample their handcrafted beers in their storied cream city brick building. Fast forward to the “newer” kids on the block, Appleton Beer Factory and McFleshman’s Brewing Co. A mere 25,000 man-hours went into creating Appleton Beer Factory, which features a 20-barrel gravity-fed custom brewing system. Serving up classic German lagers and English ales is McFleshman’s Brewing Co. Party like it’s 1933 in their prohibition room, marvel at the antique deco bar, or head outdoors to the quaint beer garden.
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Pre-Dinner Reception | Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
More information to be announced.
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Dine Around Fox Cities
dinner on your own
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 (Conference Day 3)
7:00 am – 12:00 pm | Registration | Lobby Pool Dome-South
7:30 am – 8:30 am | Breakfast Buffett | Salon CD
8:30 am – 9:00 am | Welcome & Announcements | Salon AB
9:00 am – 9:15 am | Break & Visit Exhibitors | Salon CD
9:15 am – 10:00 am | Concurrent Sessions 6
TBD | Presenter | Great Hall
TBD | Presenter | Rosewood/Linden
TBD | Presenter | Briarwood/Ebony
10:00 am – 10:30 am | Break & Visit Exhibitors | Salon CD
10:30 am – 11:30 am | Closing Keynote | Salon AB
TBD | Presenter
11:30 am – 11:45 am | 2026 Welcome Presentation | Salon AB
Next Host of UMCVB TBA