The 2025 APWA Wisconsin Chapter Fall Conference will be held October 29th through the 31st, 2025 at UW-Platteville Campus in Platteville, WI. The conference will be hosted by Howard Crofoot, Director of Public Works, City of Platteville and Austin Polebitski, PhD, Department Head, Civil Engineering in the UW-Platteville College of Engineering Mathematics and Science. Kamron Nash, Director of Public Works, Village of Summit is the conference education program chair; Eric Dundee, Executive Director, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District heads the Conference Planning Committee.
The Wisconsin Chapter is again honored to invite UW-Platteville students, faculty and staff to join us in all of our conference activities with complimentary registration. This event page includes a description of our fall conference event and activities, with links to our conference agenda, speaker profiles and conference registration page. If you are a UW-Platteville student, faculty or staff member (email domain is @uwplatt.edu), please use this link to access a special registration page:
If you are not associated with UW-Platteville, read the registration tips and follow the link provided below to register for the fall conference.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
The full conference program is available through the Whova app or the link to the right. Highlights include:
Wednesday, October 29: Golf Outing at the Platteville Golf and Country Club, a tour of the A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing plant in Dickeyville, a new Public Works Outreach Activity with grade school students and our Get Acquainted Party with food, beverage, and games at the Broske Center in Platteville.
Thursday, October 30: General and Technical Breakout Sessions, a fire station tour, Chapter Business Meeting, Committee Meetings and Annual Scholarship Awards banquet on the UW-Platteville campus.
Friday, October 31: Conference Educational Sessions (including an ethics session), fire station tour, Lunch and Door Prizes.
Fall conference program topics and speaker information continue to develop and can be viewed at any time in the Whova app or by using the links to the right as the detailed session information is available. The fall conference features experts in public works, local government, engineering and education throughout the region. Click the Speakers icon on the right to preview our outstanding speakers.
Early registration discount for full registration ends at midnight on Wednesday, October 15, so register now!
You will be asked these questions as part of the full registration process:
Will you participate in the Wednesday afternoon A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing Plant Tour? (Limited capacity)
Will you attend the Wednesday night Get Acquainted Party?
Do you plan to participate in one of the Platteville Fire Station tours?
Will you attend the Thursday night Scholarship Awards Banquet?
Are you planning to stay for lunch on Friday?
All Full Registration options include all conference sessions and evening social events, but not the golf outing.
The Golf Outing is limited to 60 participants and is not included in full registration. Golf ticket sales end October 22, so register early to reserve your spot.
Are you an APWA member? Be sure to select the appropriate registration ticket!
This conference will be held on the UW-Platteville campus and supported by lodging accommodations throughout the community:
Country Inn & Suites: Rooms available from 10/29-10/31 at a rate of $98.00 plus tax. Call the hotel directly at (608) 348-7373 and reference the APWA conference. This block of rooms expires on TBD
Holiday Inn Express: Rooms available from 10/29-10/31 at a rate of $110.00 plus tax using this link: APWA Conference. This block of rooms expires on October 8, 2025.
Super 8: Rooms available from 10/29-10/31 at a rate of $89.00 plus tax. Mention APWA while booking. This block of rooms expires on TBD
Other area hotels include the Sleep Inn in Lancaster, and the Quality Inn in Belmont.
OTHER DETAILS
GOLF OUTING: The shotgun start begins at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 29th at the Platteville Golf & Country Club, 6729 N Water St., Platteville, WI 53818. Shotgun format; $60 per person gets you 18 holes with golf cart and a box lunch. TICKET SALES END AT 5 PM ON OCTOBER 22, 2025 - LIMITED TO 60 GOLFERS. Gary Blazek, Vierbicher Associates, is coordinating this golf outing.
CONFERENCE TOURS
Wednesday: A. Y. McDonald Manufacturing Plant in Dickeyville
Thursday: New City of Platteville Fire Station
Friday: New City of Platteville Fire Station
BICYCLE RIDE: No bicycle ride has been planned due to the A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing Plant tour in Dickeyville, WI.
TRUCK 'N TREAT: The Wisconsin Chapter Community Engagement committee will host a public works outreach activity for elementary school age children at the Broske Center from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
GET ACQUAINTED PARTY: The Get Acquainted Party will be held at the Broske Center, 400 Pitt St, Platteville, WI 53818. Come meet your old and new public works colleagues, play games, have some food and beverages, and enjoy the night. The event starts at 5:00 p.m.
SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET: The Thursday evening Scholarship Banquet will begin with a social hour followed by a buffet-style dinner and presentation of APWA Wisconsin Chapter Scholarship Awards to several students pursuing technical or undergraduate degrees in programs related to public works and municipal engineering. The banquet will be held in Velzy Commons in Ullsvik Hall on the UW-Platteville campus.
MOBILE CONFERENCE APP:We are excited to be using the Whova mobile app for this conference based on its great success in our past conferences. All the conference information is available through it, saving the cost and waste of printed conference programs. Whova provides automatic conference updates with the conference program and speaker information for your access. Setup assistance will be available at the conference check-in desk.
Wisconsin Chapter Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be made by the late registration date listed on the conference webpage and registration portal. A full refund will be made for any refund request received by the close of that day. A twenty-five-dollar ($25) administrative fee may be charged for all cancellations depending on venue and meal reservation costs after the later registration date. Special circumstances will be decided on a case-by-case basis, first by the host committee and then approved by the Executive Committee if necessary. The host committee must receive all special circumstance requests within seven (7) days after the start of the event. All requests received after this date will be denied. Individuals requesting a refund are required to submit their requests to the host committee. All approved refund requests will be issued via the Whova portal.
