Year | Date
| Location
| Theme
| Attended
| Monday Keynote
| Tuesday Keynote
| Tuesday Lunch
| # of Sessions
|
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2022 | Nov 6 - 8 | HyVee Hall @ Iowa Events Center | #StrongerTogether | 600 | Julia Cook | Houston Kraft & CharacterStrong | N/A | 43 |
2021 | Nov 14-16 | HyVee Hall @ Iowa Events Center | GameChangers: Leveling Up Together | 575 | Kristin Souers | Panel: Becky Lins, Liz Roper & Sarah Kirk | N/A | 47 |
2020 | Nov. 1-3 | Virtual | 20/20 Vision: School Counselors are the Future | 487 | Trish Hatch & Hatching Results | Houston Kraft | N/A | 33 |
2019 | Nov. 3-5 | Prairie Meadows, Altoona | All In for Student Success | 653 | Dr. Michele Borba | Dr. Lisa Koenecke | Amanda Fitgerald | 50 |
2018 | Nov. 4-6
| Prairie Meadows, Altoona
| Go the Distance: Stepping into the Future
| 673 | Dr. Joyce V. Brown
| Ryan Nesbit
| Dr. Ryan Wise
| 50
|
2017 | Nov. 5-7 | Prairie Meadows Altoona | Ignite a Movement: Turning Equity into Action | 632 | Dr. William 'Flip' Clay (My Counselor has SWAG: Igniting the "Fire" from Within) | Dr. Kyle Reyes (Developing the Lenses to Champion All Students) | Jake Troja | 48 |
2016 | Nov. 6-8
| Prairie Meadows Altoona
| Mission Possible School Counselors: Agents of Change
| 681 | Rosalind Wiseman (Queen Bees and Masterminds)
| Dr. Kris Meyer (An Engine, A Giraffe, A Cat, and You: Mastering Mindsets and Resiliency)
| Dr. Ryan Wise
| 50 |
2015 | Nov. 1-3
| Prairie Meadows Altoona
| Be Bold: Celebrating 50 Years of School Counseling in Iowa
| 671 | Trevor Ragan (The Growth Mindset: How to Supercharge your Ability to Learn, Grow, and Achieve your Goals)
| Lisa Van Gemert (The Not-So-Fab-Four: What Counselors Need to Know about Addressing Common Mental Health Issues in Youth)
| Special Guest Speaker: Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds
Lunch Speaker: Dr. Ryan Wise
| 48 |
2014 | Nov. 2-4
| Prairie Meadows Altoona | Iowa School Counselors: Putting it All Together
| 734
| Dr. Trish Hatch (Miracles for the Profession of School Counseling) | Julia Cook (Unlearning Helplessness - Motivating the Underachiever) | Panel: Dan Smith, SAI; Lisa Bartusek, ISVA; Linda Fandel, Special Assistant for Education; Kathie Obradovich, DM Register
| 48
|
2013 | Nov. 3-5
| Airport Holiday Inn, Des Moines
| Counselor, Educator, Advocate: Supporting the Whole Child
| 628 | Julia Taylor | Bill Whitters | Brad Buck
| 65 |
2012 | Nov. 4-6
| Airport Holiday Inn, Des Moines | Come, Learn, Grow
| 561 | John Littrell | Tarrell Portman | Brad Buck
| 66 |
2011 | Nov. 6-8
| Airport Holiday Inn, Des Moines | Building Bridges: Advocacy, Leadership and Student Achievement
| 472
| Jim Verlengia (Building Bridges as School Counselors) | Alan Burkhard, 2012 ASCA President (Top 10 School Counselor Accountability Practices) | Jason Glass
| 50 |
2010 | Nov. 7-9
| Airport Holiday Inn, Des Moines | Changes, Challenges and Champions
| 317 | Dr. Mark Grey, UNI (Impact of Demographic Changes on School) | Dr. Troyce Fisher | Captain Ryan Sextro
| |
2009 | Nov. 8-10
| Airport Holiday Inn, Des Moines | Iowa School Counselors - The Heart of the Core
| 276 | Frank Russell, President, Geo Learning |
| | |
2008 | Nov. 2-4
| Airport Holiday Inn, Des Moines | | | Cherie Louvre (Lessons Learned in School Crises) | Jim Bierma, ASCA President (Rising to the Challenges - News from ASCA) | | |
2007 | Nov. 3-5
| Merle Hay Holiday Inn, Des Moines | Strengthening our Connections
| | Dr. Troyce Fisher | Catherine Stjernberg (Love and Logic) | | |
2006 | Oct. 28-30
| Merle Hay Holiday Inn, Des Moines | | | Carolyn Stone, ASCA | | | |