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2025 IaPELRA Spring Conference
4100 Northeast Otter Creek Drive
Ankeny, IA 50021 United States
Otter Creek Golf Course
Friday, May 2, 2025 (8:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
(CDT)
Pricing
If you are a member: You MUST be logged in to purchase a member rate registration and only ONE member registration can be purchased. If registering multiple members, you MUST log in under each member SEPARATELY. Non-members can be purchased in addition to a member rate.
If you are still having difficulty, please get in touch with Kelsia Buxton at kelsia@npelra.org
Event Details
8:00am – 8:20am
Registration, Networking & Breakfast (provided)
8:20am – 8:30am
Welcome Greeting
8:30am – 9:30am
Strategies for Effective Wellness Programs and the Impact of Weight Loss Medications
Jeff Clayton & Joe Langel – Holmes Murphy & Associates
9:30am – 10:50 am
Legislative & EAB Update
Jeff Edgar & Ann Smisek – Ahlers & Cooney
10:50am – 11:00am
Break
11:00am – 12:30pm
Say This, Not That: Go From ‘Not the Best Choice of Words’ to ‘Tactful and Effective’
Brenda Clark-Hamilton – Professional Growth Programs
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Lunch (provided)
1:30pm – 2:30pm
An Interactive Overview of the Legal Framework for Using AI in the Workplace
Maria Brownell – Ahlers & Cooney
2:30pm – 2:45pm
Break
2:45pm – 3:45pm
Resilience: Changing the Way We Think
Pete Ungaro & therapy dog Athene– Guardian Training Solutions
3:45pm – 4:00pm
Closing Remarks
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Pricing
If you are a member: You MUST be logged in to purchase a member rate registration and only ONE member registration can be purchased. If registering multiple members, you MUST log in under each member SEPARATELY. Non-members can be purchased in addition to a member rate.
If you are still having difficulty, please get in touch with Kelsia Buxton at kelsia@npelra.org
8:00am – 8:20am | Registration, Networking & Breakfast (provided) |
8:20am – 8:30am | Welcome Greeting |
8:30am – 9:30am | Strategies for Effective Wellness Programs and the Impact of Weight Loss Medications Jeff Clayton & Joe Langel – Holmes Murphy & Associates |
9:30am – 10:50 am | Legislative & EAB Update Jeff Edgar & Ann Smisek – Ahlers & Cooney |
10:50am – 11:00am | Break |
11:00am – 12:30pm | Say This, Not That: Go From ‘Not the Best Choice of Words’ to ‘Tactful and Effective’ Brenda Clark-Hamilton – Professional Growth Programs |
12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch (provided) |
1:30pm – 2:30pm | An Interactive Overview of the Legal Framework for Using AI in the Workplace Maria Brownell – Ahlers & Cooney |
2:30pm – 2:45pm | Break |
2:45pm – 3:45pm | Resilience: Changing the Way We Think Pete Ungaro & therapy dog Athene– Guardian Training Solutions |
3:45pm – 4:00pm | Closing Remarks |