Tabling, Presentations & Volunteering

Tables

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Tables

The 2025 Youth Climate Conference is designed to be a day of collaboration. School clubs and organizations, local businesses, and community non-profits will share thoughts and strategies for developing a sustainable future.

The goal is to find ways to work together and sponsor each other’s efforts.

Businesses and community non-profits are invited to:

Table at the conference
Engage with high school tablers
Become a financial or in-kind sponsor for a high school project
Invite high school students to become members of your organization
Attend all conference activities

High school clubs and organizations are invited to:

Table and/or present at the conference and receive $100 honorarium
Visit and engage with other high school and community tablers
Share ideas with high school students from around the state
Share ideas with local businesses and community non-profits

Note that tables should be manned before the conference begins, during lunch and at other open exhibit times.

If you are tabling at the Climate Conference:

The conference is held in the main Madison College building at 1701 Wright Street
Doors open to tablers at 9:00 AM
If you have any large objects to bring for your table they can be off-loaded at the Anderson Street entrance to the Truax Building before you park your car.
Registration begins at 10:00 for attendees
The conference will start at 10:30 AM
Tables are 3 x 8 or 5 x 31/2 (chairs are provided as well)
Your table will have a simple 8.5 x 11 sheet that gives your name, web address and a QR code to your website (if you wish)
You may have two tables if you wish, just let us know
Electrical outlet access is available at all booths
All tables will be in the same room as the conference and you are invited to attend all presentations
Students will have time to visit your table from 9:30 - 10:30, 11:40 - 1:20, and 3:30 - 4:00
Free lunch and snacks are available to tablers during the day thanks to our sponsors
Free parking is directly across the street from the Wright Building

Be sure to have any of your table staff register on the conference website.

Thank you for your support and your willingness to spend the day with students from over 20 Wisconsin schools. If you have any other questions please contact Bob Kihslinger at bobkihslinger@gmail.com.

Table Registration Form

Volunteer

Join the team of high school students and mentors who are creating and running the next Climate Conference. It’s a great way to fight climate change, protect the environment, and meet like minded students from other schools throughout the state. It is not necessary for many of these tasks that you physically attend meetings nor do you have to live in the Madison area to complete most of them.

Here is a list by team of the tasks we need help with. Feel free to contact us for more information by phone, text or email to find a way you can help that fits your interests and your schedule.

Program Team: Responsible for the overall development of the program.

Attend Steering Committee meetings (held over Zoom)
Develop Agenda
Introduce a Speaker
Host a breakout
Serve as a main room moderator
Interview with media

Promotion Team: Responsible for advertising, media management, conference website, social media and any other tasks related to overall promotion of the conference. (Pick one or more tasks that interest you.)

Create Instagram posts The Connection
Make a YouTube Video for the conference
Make a poster for your school
Help with the website

Recruitment Team: Help recruit students from your school or community for the conference and/or serve as your school's point person for the Conference Program and Promotion Committees.

Serve as a contact person between Program Team and your club or school
Mentor: If you are a junior or senior, encourage freshmen and sophomores to attend the conference and ensure they have transportation
Contact registrants who signed up from your school with any additional information

Logistics Team: Coordinate facilities room arrangements, catering, AV.

Coordinate with catering team
Help determine room layouts
Help with setup
Register students as they arrive
Create signage for the conference
Organize tablers

Volunteer Registration Form

Present

Make a 4 to 6 minute presentation from the main stage! Your club will receive $100 honorarium for presenting and/or tabling.

Eligible presentations:

· Topics must relate to climate or environmental issues

· Possible topics include what a school club has done, an internship or advocacy

experience you’ve had or a big idea you want to share

· Presenter must be high school or college student

· Presentation must respectful and original

Note: All presentation slide decks should be submitted prior to the conference so they can be integrated into the program. Contact Bob Kihslinger at bobkihslinger@gmail.com for details.

Example presentation →

Presentation Sign Up