2012 IWLA National Convention  

The Cornhusker Hotel
333 South 13th Street
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 USA
(402) 474-7474

NEW! Download your 2012 Convention Kit to register and read more about convention events. (This PDF may take a minute to open.) If you are unable to download the convention kit, call the League's national office at (301) 548-0150 to request that a kit be mailed to you.

AGENDA OVERVIEW
Tuesday, July 17: Executive Board Meeting, Early Bird Party and Auction
Wednesday, July 18: General Session, Awards Luncheon, Committee Meetings, Parade of States
Thursday, July 19: Membership Awards Breakfast, General Session, Conservation Lunch, Workshops, Chapter Dinner
Friday, July 20: General Session, Closing Banquet
Saturday, July 21: Memorial Shooting Competition at Lincoln Chapter, Creek Freaks Program Leader Training

KEYNOTE SPEAKER 
Douglas Brinkley
Award-Winning Historian and Best-Selling Author
Douglas Brinkley has been hailed by the Chicago Tribune as “America’s new past master.” His latest book, The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America, was an instant New York Times best-seller and won a National Outdoor Book Award. Brinkley’s Theodore Roosevelt was a conservationist visionary — aware of the unforeseeable pitfalls of hyper-industrialization and fearful that speed-logging, over-grazing, reckless hunting, population growth, and all types of pollution would leave the planet in biological peril. Roosevelt’s stout resoluteness to protect our environment is a strong reminder of our national heritage as well as an increasingly urgent call to arms. Brinkley is a Professor of History and Baker Institute Fellow at Rice University.

THINGS TO DO
There are plenty of nearby attractions to make your trip even more exciting, from the 900-acre Pioneer Park and Nature Center to children’s museums and zoos. For more information on things to see and do in Lincoln, visit the Convention and Visitors Bureau Web site.

YOUTH CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS

• Strategic Air Command Museum, which features two hangars of military aircraft as well as educational exhibits.
• Platte River State Park for shooting sports and water fun. The park is home to a variety of Nebraska flora and fauna.
• Arbor Day Farm, a living laboratory of environmental stewardship and conservation that also boasts a 50-foot treehouse, tractor tours, a scenic hiking trail, and outdoor classrooms.
• Little Salt Fork Marsh nature preserve, home to wetland plants and wildlife (including the endangered Salt Creek tiger beetle).
• University of Nebraska State Museum, which offers an up-close look at Nebraska wildlife and more, including dinosaurs, elephants, and hands-on natural science discoveries.
• Fishing at the Lincoln Chapter and a meet-and-greet with Raptor Recovery Nebraska’s “educational team” of hawks, owls, and a bald eagle.
• Cookout and bonfire at the Lincoln Chapter.

Attendees and chaperones must pre-register for Youth Convention using the registration form in the Convention Kit. In addition, completed and signed parental consent and liability forms are required at onsite check-in on Tuesday, July 17th. Registration fee includes a one-year new or renewed National Youth Convention Chapter membership.

NOTE: Minimum age to participate is 8 years old. If you have questions, contact Rebecca Wadler-Lase at rwadler@iwla.org or call (800) IKE-LINE (453-5463) ext. 243.