ROOM RESERVATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
2015 Convention Program (Adobe Acrobat required)
| Monday, September 14 | |
| 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 4:00 – 5:00 4:00 – 6:00 |
ELIT Membership Meeting Vendor Set-up |
| 5:00 – 7:00 | Reception and Cocktail Hour – Sponsored by Acuity Welcome Remarks by Wally Waldhart, VP Sales & Communications, AcuityEmerging Leaders in Transportation (ELIT) Reception |
| 6:00 | Legislative Welcome State Representative Terry Katsma |
| 7:00 | Dinner – Sponsored by Acuity |
| 8:00 – 10:00 | Music by ‘The Best of Everything’ – Milwaukee cover band Sponsored by Lakeside International Trucks |
| Tuesday, September 15 | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Convention Registration |
| 7:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Vendor Displays Open |
| 7:30 – 8:30 | Breakfast Buffet – Sponsored by Badger Utility |
| 8:30 | FMCSA Update — Mark Oesterle, WI FMCSA Administrator |
| 9:00 – 11:00 |
Trucker Liability Insurance – Mock Trial |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Break – Sponsored by JX Peterbilt |
| 11:00 – 11:30
11:30 – 12:00 |
Health and Wellness for Truck Drivers – Dr. Mary Jo Capodice, Corporate Medical Director, Aurora Health Care
Driver Pay Litigation and Update on the Legal Status of Deaf Drivers – Tom Vandenberg, General Counsel, Schneider National |
| Noon – 2:00 | Luncheon |
| Sponsored by Great West Casualty and Affiliates | |
| Fleet Safety Award Presentation | |
| 2:00 | Break – Visit Vendors |
| 2:30 | WMCA Annual Business Meeting |
| 4:00 | WMCA Board of Directors Meeting |
| 4:15 | WMCA Foundation Board Meeting |
| 4:30 | WI Council of Safety Supervisors Meeting |
| 6:00 | Cocktail Reception – Sponsored by Truck Country and Kwik Trip |
| 7:00 – 8:30 | Chairman’s Banquet & Awards Sponsored by FLASH Trucking, J.J. Keller, Fairway Transit and UMB Bank |
| Babbitt Award Presentation | |
| 75th Anniversary Video Presentation | |
| 8:30 | Silent Auction – Auction Items Needed! Please contact Dan Johnson at djohnson@witruck.org or Bob Young at byoung@witruck.org if you plan on bringing items for auction. |
| ADJOURN |