WACAC 2022 Annual Conference

Thank you to all our 2022 WACAC Conference Sponsors

Partner Showcases

Lodging Information

Stay with us! If you have become used to working from home or are always running late, make sure you book with one of our conference host hotels. The Hyatt Regency Long Beach is conveniently connected to the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center; you can’t beat that commute!

Booking via the link below ensures you receive our WACAC room rate and helps us meet contractual obligations to our host venue, which in turn means lower conference registration rates for our members. Thank you for supporting WACAC in this way!

Hyatt Regency Long Beach: https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/LGBRL/G-WACC
Conveniently connected to the Long Beach Convention Center. Conference group rate available ($230/night); includes complimentary standard in-room Wi-Fi and a discount on overnight parking (20% self-parking).

Renaissance Long Beach Hotel: Room block FULL. Please consider booking at the above Hyatt Regency Long Beach.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Opening Session: Mary Wardell-Ghirarduzzi, Vice President for DEI, University of the Pacific

Mary Wardell-Ghirarduzzi joined Pacific in 2021 as the university’s inaugural vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and chief diversity officer. She is also a professor in the Communication Department. A leader on race, leadership and faith-informed social justice, she is guiding the university through a transformative framework designed to integrate DEI into all aspects of campus life including governance, teaching, and operations.

Prior to Pacific, Wardell-Ghirarduzzi served as dean of students and vice provost of diversity and community engagement at University of San Francisco. A 1989 Pacific graduate, Wardell-Ghirarduzzi also holds a MA in intercultural counseling and social justice education from San Diego State University and an EdD in organizational leadership from Pepperdine University.

She is an affiliate faculty member at the Race and Equity Center at University of Southern California and president of the Northern California chapter of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. She is president of the San Francisco Public Library Commission, is on the executive board of the Ignatian Solidarity Network and chairs the Urban Libraries Council.

Wardell-Ghirarduzzi’s awards include Human Rights Defender for Gender Equality in San Francisco and being named one of the Bay Area’s Most Influential Women by the San Francisco Business Times. She recently published her first book, Twice as Good: Leadership and Power for Women of Color.

Attendee Conference Costs

2022 Full Conference Registration Details

**If you were awarded a conference scholarship or are waiting to hear back about your application, please wait to register until you have received a scholarship registration code!

2022 One Day Conference Registration Details (April 13, 2022)

**If you were awarded a conference scholarship or are waiting to hear back about your application, please wait to register until you have received a scholarship registration code!

Exhibitor Conference Costs

$1100 per booth (Includes one conference registration)

$175 for one additional conference registration

**Exhibitors who wish to have more than 2 company representatives attend should have additional staff members register at the appropriate Attendee rates (see above). Only 50 Exhibit Booths are available, so please register early. Please contact Exhibitor Chair Chris O’Sullivan with any questions.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Click HERE for Sponsorship Opportunities. Please contact Sponsorship Chair, Shiraz Chavan, for more details.

Pre-Conference College Tours

WACAC is happy to share information on the college tours in the area to our membership. Please refer to the links for interest & registration information and check back for potential updates.

Golden West College
Monday, April 11th: 8:30 am to 10:00 am
Complimentary shuttle service will be provided for participants who join both the GWC & CSULB tours.
Contact: Melissa Lyon

California State University, Long Beach
Monday, April 11th: 10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Complimentary shuttle service will be provided for participants who join both the GWC & CSULB tours.
Contact: Sean Cochran

Loyola Marymount University
Monday, April 11th: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Contact: Radia Alouache

Mount Saint Mary’s University
Monday, April 11th: 3:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Contact: Erika Yamasaki

Chapman University
Monday, April 11th: 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Walking tour conducted by students. No information session provided.

WACAC Conference COVID-19 Protocols

All conference members will be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test (within 48 hours of the event) or negative antigen test (within 24) in order to attend the conference. Information about submitting this information will be emailed to conference registrants in the coming weeks.

At the conference, all conference attendees are required to wear face masks at all indoor public settings, venues, public gatherings, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status.