Most conference events will take place at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) unless otherwise noted.
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
350 Harbor Dr, Duluth, MN 55802 Map
Thursday, May 29, 2025
| 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. CT | Registration Open |
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CT | Presentation: A Middle Way: The Co-operative Central Exchange and Consumer Co-operatives in the Central Upper Peninsula |
| 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. CT | Co-op Tours (ticket required) |
| 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. CT | Presentation: A Middle Way: The Co-operative Central Exchange and Consumer Co-operatives in the Central Upper Peninsula |
| 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. CT | Welcome Reception |
Friday, May 30, 2025
| 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. CT | Gentle Yoga for Rejuvenation and Peace at Holiday Inn |
| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. CT | Breakfast Buffet |
| 7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. CT | Rejuvenation Space |
| 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. CT | General Session: The Great Grocery Squeeze |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. CT | Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 – 12:00 p.m. CT | Breakout Sessions |
| 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. CT | Buffet Lunch |
| 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. CT | Interactive Workshop: Evolving Cooperative Identity: Strengthening the Future of Co-ops in 2025 and Beyond |
| 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. CT | Transition Period |
| 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. CT | Breakout Sessions |
| 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. CT | Break |
| 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. CT | Breakout Sessions |
| 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. CT | Reception |
Saturday, May 31, 2025
| 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. CT | Morning Healing Sound Bowls and Grounding at Holiday Inn |
| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. CT | Breakfast Buffet |
| 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CT | Rejuvenation Space |
| 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. CT | General Session: “Everyone Welcome?”—Challenging the Myth of Inclusion in Food Co-ops |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. CT | Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 – 12:00 p.m. CT | Breakout Sessions |
| 12:00 – 1:45 p.m. CT | CCMA Awards Luncheon |
| 1:45 – 2:00 p.m. CT | Transition Period |
| 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. CT | Breakout Sessions |
| 3:30 – 3:45 p.m. CT | Transition Period |
| 3:45 – 4:00 p.m. CT | Closing Session |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. CT | Swag Swap |
| 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. CT | Closing Night Party at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum |
Need an accommodation? Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities or limitations should be made prior to the date of the program or activity for which it is needed. Please do so as early as possible prior to the program or activity so that proper arrangements can be made. In certain situations, information related to requests may be shared with staff or units necessary to help coordinate an appropriate accommodation.
Please contact Abby Grott at agrott@wisc.edu to make your request.