A Note from the ACA Executive Director:
The ACA as an organization continues to evolve while expanding in many different areas and is excited to announce that registration is open for the 2025 Annual Ag Claims Conference in Altoona, IA, on March 10-11, 2025. We understand that the economy, rising costs, and challenges across the industry are impacting many people and companies, so we are returning to Region 1 with those considerations in mind. Seeing the benefits of opening registration early in 2023 for our attendees' planning purposes, we are launching even earlier for 2025 and have managed to keep prices and the tier structure the same as it was for the 2024 conference.
Venues have always been a target for feedback that is both positive and negative. With the 2024 conference still fresh in our mind, we visited a number of venues before settling on Prairie Meadows. It is recently renovated; the conference center, hotel, and casino are all separated into different buildings; there are multiple restaurants and bars throughout and around the complex; and the air filtration system is excellent. In our opinion, after working out our requirements and visiting the conference center, this is an excellent choice for the 2025 conference. NOTE: Please make your reservations ASAP. You can always cancel later. There are other big NCAA events in the area at the same time, and rooms may become harder to find the longer you wait. Rooms are not covered under the registration fee, and you are responsible for canceling your own reservation.
We continue to receive great feedback on topics and events, and this is also true for the 2025 conference. If you have a topic, a training/education gap, or even an idea that could help shape the event into something more or better, please reach out to us, and we can see what we can do as we continue to build out our agenda.
We will continue to use Texas as are primary state for filing CE. If your designated home state (DHS) is another state and is willing to take paperwork from the ACA as proof of CE, we will continue to honor all requests and help you file for CE. We expanded our CE offerings to include Florida during the pandemic, but there have been so few FL CE requests that it is cost prohibitive to remain a provider for that state. We recommend that if you need CE from conference you look into a reciprocal license between your state and Texas to ensure you meet your CE needs.
We thank all our sponsors for their continued support for the ACA. The sponsors help so much with our events and other initiatives while providing valuable expertise, speakers, and support to the industry. We would not be where we are without our sponsors. We welcome Global Bin Builders, Bushel Farm, and HMI to the list. We look forward to working with you and introducing you at conference.
We know you have a choice of several events hosted annually by different organizations around the industry, and the ACA strives to provide world-class education, training, and support that differentiates us from the others. We look forward to the conference, your support, and growing together; we hope to see you in Iowa.
Julie Overdeer
ACA Executive Director