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Hotel reservations
Members are responsible for making their own overnight reservations. You
may wish to contact the Madison hotels listed below. Make sure that you
indicate that you are with WEAC.
Make your reservations early! Cut-off date is September 25.
Clarion Suites
2110 Rimrock Road
Madison, WI 53713
608-284-1234
$94 single or double - ask for WEAC block
Quality Inn & Suites
2969 Cahill Main
Madison, WI 53713
608-271-1380
$86 single or double - ask for lowest corporate rate
The Concourse Hotel
1 West Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53703
608-257-6000
$90 single/$100 double
Governor's Club $119 single/$129 double - ask for WEAC block
Admission to sessions
Admission to all meetings is restricted to WEAC members and guests. Questions
about membership will be answered at the WEAC Information Booth in the
Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center.
Parking
Members will enjoy free convention parking at the Alliant Energy Center
grounds just off Rimrock Road. Free shuttle bus service will be available
to take members to the Sheraton and other convention events except for
the Basketball Clinic.
Messages
WEAC will provide a message board near the WEAC Information Office in
the Alliant Energy Center to facilitate the contacting of friends and
colleagues. Members may wish to check the message board for any messages
that have been placed there.
Exhibits
The exhibit area is one of the most popular Convention features. It is
open to all educators and their friends as well as the general public.
A full listing of exhibitors and an exhibit floor plan will be distributed
at the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center. Exhibits will be
open during the following hours:
Thursday, October 26
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, October 27
8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lost and found
Items found can be returned to or claimed at the WEAC Information Office
at the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center.
Location of meetings
Convention sessions have been scheduled at three facilities. The Sheraton
Madison, on John Nolen Drive, will serve as the convention headquarters
hotel. Workshops and presentations are also scheduled at the Exhibition
Hall at the Alliant Energy Center and the Clarion Suites. The General
Session is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 26, in the Memorial
Coliseum at the Alliant Energy Center.
PDA ESP Certificate program
Credit toward the ESP Certificate Program, operated by the WEA Professional Development Academy, can be earned by attending the WEAC Convention. A maximum of 10 hours can be awarded in the elective category of Professional Conferences. Most of the convention sessions can qualify, including the General Session and the majority of workshops. Sessions not qualifying deal with personal topics such as financial or retirement issues. Individuals will need to keep track of the sessions in which they participate so that attendance hours from all workshops can be totaled.
To receive credit, participants must sign the attendance sheet at the WEAC Information Office after attending all sessions. At this time, you will also receive the Verification of Hours form for your own records. The WEAC Information Office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Friday. No Verification of Hours forms will be distributed after the convention.
For questions, contact the PDA office at 1-800-362-8034, extension 202 or 294.
Interpreting accommodations
American Sign Language interpreters are available (free to members only) for convention attendees who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. WEAC has contracted with Interpreting Solutions, Inc. To make arrangements, please contact Kim by October 11. Kim can be reached at 414-727-8778 or 414-727-8773 (Fax). You may also make arrangements via email at coordinator@interpretingsolutionsinc.com.
Licensing questions
Staff from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction will be on-site
to provide consultative services to members who have questions related
to licensing. This service will be available at the Department of Public
Instruction booth on the exhibit floor of the Exhibition Hall.
Free shuttle bus service
Shuttle buses will take WEAC Convention participants from the Exhibition
Hall at the Alliant Energy Center to the Sheraton. Buses will also take
participants from the Sheraton to the Exhibition Hall and the Memorial
Coliseum. Buses will run Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On Friday
they will run from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Shuttle buses will also take Convention attendees to all other events except the Basketball Coaches' Clinic.
Special Accommodations
If you have a disability and require special accommodations in order
to fully participate in convention activities, please contact Ann Reynolds
at WEAC at 1-800-362-8034, extension 217. WEAC will make every effort
to accommodate reasonable requests.