The 2025 Out of School Time Conference will feature an Exhibit Hall available at the in-person conference on Thursday, October 30, 2025. We encourage all vendors to get creative. Helpful information, self-care ideas, promotional offers, etc., are welcome!

Exhibitor Fee ($150) includes the following:

• One complimentary registration, including conference content and meals
  
• One 4'x8' skirted table designed for table-top exhibits
• Access to more than 200 out-of-school time professionals, including administrators, front-line workers, and community professionals.
  

*Please register by Monday​, October 14, 2025.

Contact uwspce-conf@uwsp.edu for more information. 

Participants are responsible for ensuring they have the minimum computer standards for participating in the virtual conference via Zoom.  Zoom works best with Chrome or Firefox. WI DPI, Marshfield Clinic, and/or UWSP are not responsible for participant technological issues, including, but not limited to, inadequate bandwidth and/or registrant equipment malfunction. 

The registration fee is completely refundable through Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Refunds requested between October 16-23, 2025, will be charged a $50/registrant administrative fee. No refunds will be granted on or after Friday, October 24, 2025. Substitutions may be made at any time, but no-shows will be responsible for the full registration fee. Please contact UWSP Continuing Education (uwspce-conf@uwsp.edu) if you have not received confirmation of your registration.​

6:30 p.m. Networking Social with Opening Remarks from national representatives of the Out-of-School Time Alliance.​ 

8:30 - 9 a.m. | Welcome & Opening Remarks​

9 - 9:50 a.m. |​ Keynote 

​1: DPI | To be Determined​​​

5: Risk, Create, Thrive: The Power of Living Boldly

​Presenter: Nick Harnish, Senior Director of Education Badgerland Girl Scouts​

9: Move by Move: Strategy, Grit, and Growth from the Chessboard to Life

Presenters: Nick Harnish, Senior Director of Education Badgerland Girl Scouts           

13: Growing Leaders Outdoors: Integrating Outdoor Education and Leadership Progression in Youth Programs

Presenters: Brennan Kurkowski, BA in Elementary Education, and Logan Hennessy, licensed Early Childhood Educator with a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood–Middle Childhood Education (ECMC) from University of Wisconsin La Crosse

​14: From Seeds to Solutions: Cultivating Food Security in OST Programs

Presenter: Jill Niemczyk, Community Health Educator

15: Utilizing Team Building & Leadership Activities to Create Meaningful Student Connections in After-School Programming​

Presenter: Brian Kenney, Consultant & Facilitator - Team Extreme LLC

16: Telling Your Story Through Social Media

Presenters: Jackie Scott, Out-of-School Time Organizer, Wisconsin, and Jennifer Smith, M.Ed., Program Coordinator, Wisconsin Out of School Time Alliance School-Age Content Specialist, YoungStar Connect​​​

Welcome and Kick off​

A1: From Coding to Career: Robotics, AI, and Much More with NextWaveSTEM

Presenters: Hope Thompson, MAEd, Sr. Manager of Curriculum and Instruction, and Udit Agarwal, CEO and founder, NextWave STEM

A2: Steady in the Storm: Cultivating Calm and Confidence in the Classroom

Presenter: Nick Harnish, Senior Director of Education Badgerland Girl Scouts

A3: CLC | TBD

B1: Unlocking Potential: Inspiring Learners Through the Power of Data​

Presenter: Kaitlin Henze, Education and Outreach Specialist​

B2: Empowered Educators: Building Self-Reliance to Inspire the Next Generation​

B3: Keeping Children Safe: Supervision Tailored to Every Child

Presenter: Mary Niec

C1: ​A New Way to Whoop It Up in Your Program: Games and Activities to Spark Connection and Creativity​

Presenters: Mia Forslund, MA, Education Engagement Specialist, PBS Wisconsin Education, Madison, WI, and Amanda Farrar, MAM, Outreach Program Manager, Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE), University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI​

Presenter: Jill Niemczyk, Community Health Educator