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Great Lakes Region Convention 2023

Upcoming Events Regional Conventions Great Lakes Region Convention

Thursday, May 4

5:30 PM - Registration Packet Pick-Up
Outside Onyx/Opal Room

6 PM – First-Timers Reception (for first-time attendees only)

6:30-8:30 PM – Welcome Reception (meal ticket required, one included with registration, must be purchased advance; will not be sold onsite) -- We'll celebrate the red, white and blue as we come together in Springfield, the home of America's 16th President Abraham Lincoln. Join us for light appetizers, select beverages and a cash bar to celebrate all that Great Lakes Sertomans have to offer. Enjoy our Americana-themed decorations and Sertoma-logoed photo backdrop while reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones. Note: It is suggested that you plan to eat dinner before or after the Welcome Party as the food provided is not a full meal.
Onyx/Opal Room

Friday, May 5

(Main Session on Friday and Saturday – Onyx/Opal Room)

  • 9 AM – Opening Session

  • 10 AM – Our Uniqueness is Our Strength (Education)

  • 11:15 AM – Building Trust & Teamwork (Education)

  • 11:45 AM – Annual Fund Presentation

  • 12 PM  – Lunch (included with registration, no guest tickets available)
    Onyx/Opal Room

  • 1:15 PM – Town Hall 

  • 2:15 PM – Positive Volunteer Experiences and Engagement (Education)

  • 2:45 PM – Closing

  • 3 PM – End

  • 4-9 PM – Networking Room Open
    Topaz Room 

Saturday, May 6

  • 9 AM – Opening Session

    • ​Memorial Service
    • Regional Business

  • ​10 AM – Hearing Health Session 

  • 11 AM – Identifying Individual Member Strengths (Education)

  • 11:30 AM - Sertoma FAQs (Education)

  • 12 PM – Lunch (included with registration, no guest tickets available)
    Onyx/Opal Room

  • 1:15 PM – Making Sertoma Programs Relevant to Your Members (Education)

  • 2:30 PM – We’ve Learned All This, Now What? (Education)

  • 3:15 PM – Closing

  • 3:30 PM – End

  • 6 PM  – Banquet (meal ticket required, one included with registration, must be purchased advance; will not be sold onsite)
    Onyx/Opal Room