University of Wisconsin - Extension

Community leaders and organizers, local government officials, state and federal agency professionals, businesses, and community development specialists interested in building stronger Wisconsin communities through leadership development are encouraged to attend the Second Annual Wisconsin Community Leadership Summit to be held April 19 & 20, 2004 at the Hotel Mead in Wisconsin Rapids. Conference hosts include Wisconsin Rural Partners, Inc., the Wisconsin Rural Leadership Program, & UW-Extension.

The 2-day Summit is designed to help Wisconsin's community leaders gain skills, share resources, build networks with agencies and organizations that support community development, and celebrate Wisconsin's talented community leadership.

The 2nd Annual Wisconsin Community Leadership Summit will feature two keynote speakers. Opening speaker Dr. Arlen Leholm is the newly-appointed dean and director of the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service based in Madison. Dr. Leholm's address to the Summit participants on "Energizing the Human Spirit Through High Performing Teams," will be based on his extensive experience and research on high-performing teams in several countries and sectors. The Monday night awards reception will feature keynote speaker Heath Dickinson, a United States Army trainer. Mr. Dickinson will speak about "The Transcendent Leadership Paradigm" that includes contemporary models and practices, as well as discusses the challenges and risks of leadership.

Participants will have the opportunity to choose from 31 workshops as well as take part in a "Peak of the Summit" full participant workshop entitled "Building Camelot." The Summit also features an interactive sequence of learning stations, and a "Taste of Leadership" buffet reception and awards celebration. More program information is available online at http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wrlp or http://www.wirural.org .

The registration fee is $185 per person for both days, or $125 per person per day. Participants registering before March 19 can register at the early bird rate of $135 for both days or $90 for one day. A registration form is available online at http://www.wirural.org or http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wrlp . A paper version can be sent to you by contacting Janet Short at 608-263-0817. Registrations can be sent to Kelly Haverkampf, Wisconsin Rural Partners, P.O. Box 257, Lodi, WI, 53555-0257. Pre-registration is required and space is limited.

The Wisconsin Community Leadership Summit is hosted by Wisconsin Rural Partners, the Wisconsin Rural Leadership Program and UW-Extension. The event is co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), USDA Rural Development, Alliant Energy, Hotel Mead & Conference Center, Hurley Coffee Company, Mid-State Technical College, WI Dept. of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection, Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA), Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, Wisconsin Rural Leadership Program Alumni Association, Vierbicher Associates, Inc., Wisconsin's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives and Xcel Energy, in partnership with Heart of Wisconsin Business & Economic Alliance, Wisconsin Department of Commerce and Wisconsin Rural Challenge, Inc.