| Year | Date | Location | Theme | Attended | Monday Keynote | Tuesday Keynote | Tuesday Lunch | # of Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nov 3-5 | HyVee Hall @ Iowa Events Center | Rooted in Resilience | 582 | Tiffany Lanier | Ms. Jen Alexander | N/A | 48 |
| 2023 | Nov 5 - 7 | HyVee Hall @ Iowa Events Center | Lighting the Future | 592 | Candid Counselors - Brian Coleman & Olivia Carter | SaulPaul | N/A | 49 |
| 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 |
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