South Dakota Advocacy Network for Women

2025 Annual Conference

Saturday, July 26

Arrowwood Lodge Cedar Shores

Oacoma/Chamberlain SD

 

Be sure to join us Saturday afternoon in Chamberlain. We’ll be electing at-large members to the SDANW Legislative Council and establishing priorities for the 2026 Legislative Session.

• Arrive at Cedar Shores in time to check in and grab lunch.  No worries about dietary restrictions – lunch is a salad bar with gluten-free and no meat options from which to choose.

• You’ll hear from incoming SDANW Chair Tere Engebretson and enjoy a keynote from Kayla Klein, early childhood education advocate.

• Non-members are welcome to attend the conference, but only individual members in good standing and the designated representatives of sponsoring organizations will vote for members of the Legislative Council and have voice in reaching consensus on the 2026 SDANW Legislative Priorities.

 

HERE'S WHAT YOUR AFERNOON WILL LOOK LIKE

 

11:30                                Check-In/Registration

                                            Lunch Tex-Mex Almuerzo Buffet
 

12:00                                 Welcome/Introductions                                       Tere Engebretson, SDANW Chair

                                           Candidates for Legislative Council

12:30                                 Challenging the Child Care Crisis                      Kayla Klein, Founder/CEO, Klein Visioneering Group

                                           in South Dakota                                               

  1:15                                 Community Building Exercise                            Dorothy Brewick                         

  2:00                                 Council Election Results                                    Linda Lea Viken

  2:15                                 Presentation Draft Legislative Agenda              Gayleen Riedemann

  2:30                                 Break

  2:45                                 Small Group Discussion                                    Conference Participants

  3:15                                 Small Group Reports                                         Conference Participants

  3:45                                 Consensus on 2026 Legislative Priorities          Facilitator

  4:30                                 Wrap up/Next Steps/Farewell

 

 

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE SDANW 2025 CONFERENCE

 

• SDANW bases its advocacy work on the 1977 National Plan of Action and Continuing Resolutions. Review them here 1977 National Plan of Action and Continuing Resolutions.

• SDANW makes decisions based on consensus. Review our conference rules here Conference Rules. You may wish to print this and bring it with you to the conference.

• SDANW’s Legislative Council is responsible for the implementation of its legislative priorities. Four at-large members and two alternates will be elected at the annual meeting. Review the Legislative Policy work here Legislative Policy.

• If you would like to run for or nominate someone else to run for an at-large seat on the SDANW Legislative Council, please complete and submit this form Nomination Form to sdadvocacynetworkforwomen@outlook.com no later than July 19.

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Looking forward to seeing you in Chamberlain!​​

 

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