Wisconsin Environmental Health Association 2018 Educational Conference 

Join your peers for our Annual Educational Conference.

Day 1 - Food Related Emergency Preparedness Exercise –WEHA, in cooperation with industry, will conduct a large scale food product contamination exercise. The scenario will focus on the initial response, identification, investigation and industry emergency response to a large scale foodborne illness outbreak. The intent of the exercise will be to illustrate the importance of collaborating on a diverse team of professionals and establishing roles and responsibilities when responding to a large scale food product contamination event. The exercise will involve local, state and federal agencies, medical providers, emergency management, law enforcement and industry. A large portion of the exercise will involve the response of a large scale food producer. This will familiarize regulatory and industry staff on how the other would respond during a large scale event. The exercise will be conducted using HSEEP format in hopes of attracting Public Health staff beyond Environmental Health Sanitarians. 

Day 2 & 3 "The Conference"- will be the second day (Thursday) and a half day on the third day (Friday). The sessions will consist of general environmental health and food safety. Thursday sessions will be at the LaCrosse Country Club and Friday breakout sessions will be at a location yet to be determined since the Country Club will be unable to accomodate us on Friday.

Sessions will be added over the next few weeks with most current agenda updates posted on the WEHA website. 

Can't make the whole conference? Only want to attend the conference and not the training? You have the option to attend Day 1 only, Day 2 & 3 only, or all 3 days.

Registration Information:

Current WEHA members register at a discount. Not a WEHA member? Please join as a member at https://weha.net/membership/, then come back and register.

Reduced rate registration will be open until September 3, 2018. A late fee will apply after September 3, 2018. Registration will close September 12, 2018, to allow printing and organization of agendas and packets as well as accurate food counts.

Day 1- Wednesday (Food Related Emergency Exercise) will go all day (8:00 am-5:00 pm), breakfast, lunch and snacks are included in registration. Following the training, the annual WEHA business meeting will take place, all are encouraged to attend.

There will also be a LaCrosse Queen Riverboat networking excursion Wed evening. The riverboat will leave the dock at 7:30 pm in Riverside Park downtown LaCrosse. Tickets are $20 each and include pizza and unlimited beverages. Space is limited and first come first serve so don't wait! Tickets can be purchased separately by either registering again with a personal email address and only checking the riverboat event or going to the WEHA website and downloading the application to mail with check. This was tons of fun last time and is sure to be popular again!

Day 2- Thursday (Day 1 of the Conference) Conference will run all day 7:30 am-5:00 pm, and will include the following meals/breaks: hot breakfast, morning and afternoon snacks, lunch, and after conference networking with cash bar.

Our last speaker of the day will be Dr Jody Janati. Trainer, speaker, conference facilitator, Jody Janati has an Ed.D. degree in Organizational Leadership, and a M.A. degree in Speech Communication. During her academic career she held a number of administrative positions in higher education, taught over 10 years for the University of MN and continues to work with the MN State Prison system. She offers a variety of public and professional workshops on conflict reduction tactics and effective communication skills throughout the year. She is the author of DailyOm's best selling online class "Protect Yourself from Control Dramas and has authored five books. She is also the co-owner/publisher of Natural Awakenings Magazine Twin Cities.

Day 3- Friday (Day 2 of the Conference) Conference is a half day running from 8:00 am-12:30 pm, and will include a hot breakfast and morning snack.

Hotel Information:

A block of reduced rate rooms is currently available at Stoney Creek Inn (single or double room rate is $82). Reference WEHA-Wisconsin Environmental Health Association when calling. Make sure to get your room reserved right away since we can not guarantee there will be rooms available closer to the event. Room block will be held until August 18, 2018

Payments for the Conference:

Payments can be made through Paypal, mailed check, or by credit card (non Paypal account). To pay with credit card and not use a Paypal account, you will need to register first, mark the box "pay by check",  then call Brian at 715-485-8532 to provide credit card info and he will manually run your card. Your registration will be marked paid once confirmation of payment is received.

Silent Auction:

There will be an awesome silent auction to raise money for student scholarships. Bring your checkbook or credit card and spend some time Holiday shopping.

Great door prizes will be drawn and awarded to those in attendance after the final session on Friday.

REGISTER NOW and watch for updates on the WEHA website!!

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