BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2@wacac.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE:20240529 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE:20240601 DTSTAMP:20240610T215035Z URL:https://www.wacac.org/events/2024-annual-conference/ SUMMARY:2024 Annual Conference DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nRegister as an Attendee\n\n\n\nSponsor our Conference\n\n \n\nPlease note: The WACAC Sacramento College Fair will take place on the evening of May 28\, 2024. \;\n\n\n\nThe WACAC Conference Team is excit ed to see you in Sacramento in May 2024! Please visit this site over the c oming months to learn more about our conference\, registration information \, exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities\, sessions\, and more. \;\n \n\n\nConference-at-a-Glance\n\n\n\nPreview our Selected Sessions\n\n\n\nP review our Pre-Conference Sessions\n\n\n\nFor questions on the Annual Conf erence\, reach out to Annie Mills and Molly Ingram at \;wacacconferenc e@wacac.org.\n\n\n\nFor Exhibitor and Sponsorship information\, reach out to Chris O’Sullivan at \;chris-osullivan@uiowa.edu.\n\n\n\n\n\nTower Sponsor\n\n\n\nDelta Sponsor\n\n\n\nDelta Sponsor\n\n\n\nOpening Receptio n Sponsor\n\n\n\n\n\nKeynote Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWACAC is excited to we lcome Nitzan Pelman as this year’s keynote speaker! In 2018\, LinkedIn p ut a referral button on their platform. They learned that the vast majorit y of job seekers secured employment through networks and relationships. Ni tzan Pelman was an Entrepreneur in Residence at LinkedIn when these insigh ts were discovered. Quickly\, she became obsessed with finding ways to unl ock networks and social capital for job seekers who come from disadvantage d communities. She founded Climb Hire\, a workforce and upskilling organiz ation that focuses on building social capital alongside of in demand skill s because “who you know matters almost as much as what you know.” Over 70% of the low wage job seekers in the program increased their wages dram atically.\n\n\n\nBuilding on this success\, Nitzan recently launched Climb Together — a sister organization dedicated to sharing the insights\, le arnings\, and curriculum related to social capital developed at Climb Hire with peers in the workforce\, community college\, and four-year universit y ecosystem.\n\n\n\nPrior to Climb Hire and Climb Together\, Nitzan founde d ReUp Education which has enabled 100\,000 students to return and complet e their college degrees. She also founded the New York region of Citizen S chools. Nitzan is currently a Presidential Leadership Scholar\, an Aspen I nstitute Ascend Fellow and a LinkedIn Top Voice Influencer. Prior to her e ntrepreneurial pursuits\, Nitzan worked at the Department of Education in New York City\, KIPP\, and Teach for America. Nitzan holds a Masters in Pu blic Administration from New York University and a BA from Stern College f or Women.\n\n\n\nATTENDEE CONFERENCE COSTS\n\n\n\nRegister as an Attendee or Exhibitor\n\n\n\nFULL CONFERENCE\n\n\n\n\nMember Registration Costs\n\n Early (through March 15 Extended to April 1!): $350\n\n\n\nRegular (Marc h 16 – April 30): $450\n\n\n\nLate (on or after May 1): $550\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nNon-Member Registration Costs\n\nEarly (through March 15 Extended to April 1!): $425\n\n\n\nRegular (March 16 – April 30): $525\n\n\n\nLate (on or after May 1): $625\n\n\n\n\n\n\nONE DAY\n\n\n\n\nWACAC Member One D ay (5/30) \n\nEarly Bird – $175 (through March 15 Extended to April 1 !)\n\n\n\nRegular – $225 (March 16 – April 30) \n\n\n\nLate/Onsite  – $325 (on or after May 1)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNon-Member One Day (5/30)\n\nE arly Bird – $250 (through March 15 Extended to April 1!)\n\n\n\nRegula r – $300 (March 16 – April 30)\n\n\n\nLate/Onsite  – $400 (on or af ter May 1)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCounselor College Fair (Thursday\, May 30) cost s $150 early bird/regular or $250 on-site for college reps to purchase a t able\n\n\n\nPre-Conference sessions cost $125 (through April 30) or $150 (on or after May 1)\n\n\n\n\nWhile you may notice that the registration co sts are higher this year than previous WACAC registration costs\, please n ote that WACAC has proudly maintained affordable registration rates for co nference attendees for over 10 years.\n\n\n\nAs a result of inflation and the rising cost of food and other expenses\, WACAC Conference registration fees are higher for Sacramento 2024\, in order to ensure all attendees ha ve a quality conference experience consistent with WACAC standards.\n\n\n\ nNot a member of WACAC (yet) but planning to attend the conference? We enc ourage you to consider becoming a member of WACAC today! Not only will you r membership provide you with access to professional development opportuni ties and other valuable WACAC resources\, but you will also save money on conference registration as a member (a cost savings of $75!).\n\n\n\nHOST HOTELS\n\n\n\nHyatt Regency Sacramento1209 L StreetSacramento\, CA 95814\n \n\n\nSheraton Grand Sacramento1230 J StreetSacramento\, CA 95814 \;\n \n\n\nPlease register using the hotel link when it becomes available. Note that these hotels will have special contracted conference rates that help defray the cost of the conference for our members.\n\n\n\nCOUNSELOR TOURS \n\n\n\nSacramento State University and UC Davis \;are hosting a joint counselor tour and \;California Northstate University \;is hostin g a counselor tour on Tuesday\, May 28\, 2024 for registered attendees of the WACAC Annual Conference.\n\n\n\nMore information on the tour including the counselor interest form\, interest form deadline\, and approval timel ine will be emailed to registered CBOs\, IECs and High School Counselors i n early April and again in late April.\n\n\n\nPlease note that completing the interest form does not guarantee participation in the tour.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wacac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-An nual-Conference-Logo.png CATEGORIES:Annual Conferences LOCATION:SAFE Credit Union Convention Center\, 1401 K St\, Sacramento\, CA\ , 95814\, United States GEO:38.577772;-121.488083 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1401 K St\, Sacramento\, CA \, 95814\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=SAFE Credit Union Conv ention Center:geo:38.577772,-121.488083 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR