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STSW Annual Conference
October 7th - Pre-conference / October 8th - October 10th - Conference Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center
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2024 Conference Location
Conference Location:
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
Address: 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison, WI 53703
Accommodations:
Two hotels are available. Book by September 6, 2024, to secure the group rate.
Hilton Madison Monona Terrace
Address: 9 East Wilson Street, Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608-255-5100
Cost: $189/night for 2 queen beds or 1 king bed
Parking: On-site parking is available for $25/day.
Book here: Hilton Madison Monona Terrace
Embassy Suites by Hilton Madison Downtown
Address: 231 South Pinckney Street, Madison, WI 53703
Cost: $209/night for 2 queen beds or 1 king bed
Parking: Valet parking is available for $35/day or self-parking is $27/day at the Wilson Street Garage located at 20 East Wilson Street.
Book here: Embassy Suites by Hilton Madison Downtown
Transportation Information:
From the airport to the hotels or conference center:
- Madison Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) is located approximately 20 minutes or 5.5 miles away.
- For Hilton Madison Monona Terrace guests, there is an airport shuttle based on availability. The hotel recommends guests reach out to the hotel directly (608-255-5100) one month prior to arrival to confirm availability.
- Uber and Lyft are readily available as well as local taxi companies such as Union Cab of Madison Cooperative (608-242-2000), Madison Taxi (608-255-8294), and Green Cab of Madison (608-255-1234).
- Madison car rental information can be found here: Car Rentals - Madison.
- Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is located 1 hour and 30 minutes or 84 miles away.
- Milwaukee car rental information can be found here: Car Rentals - Milwaukee.
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) is located 2 hours or 134 miles away.
- Chicago car rental information can be found here: Car Rentals - Chicago.
From the hotel:
- Take the skywalk from the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace.
- Walk a few blocks east from the Embassy Suites by Hilton Madison Downtown.
By car:
- If driving to the convention center, use these coordinates rather than 1 John Nolen Drive: 43.069972, -89.382583. You will arrive at the John Nolen Drive entrance to the Monona Terrace parking ramp. Or, input 1 West Wilson Street to enter the parking structure from Wilson Street or to use the drop-off lane. Ample parking is available. See rates here: Parking - Monona Terrace.
- Short-term and all-day public parking is provided throughout downtown Madison in various structures and lots. On-street parking is also available for short-term parking in central Madison. See real-time parking availability complete with turn-by-turn instruction here: Parking - City of Madison.
Recent Conferences
2023 SAN DIEGO CONFERENCE
Three hundred social workers attended our 2023 STSW conference in San Diego the week of October 9th! The program began with a pre-conference workshop given by Dr. Scott Winder, Addiction in Organ Transplant on Monday, October 9th. Our key note presentation, Four Decades of Transplant Social Work by Kay Kendall, was the opening presentation on the first full day of the conference, October 10th. The evening of the 10th we gathered for the Welcome Reception, hosted by our Distinguished Sponsor, COTA. The two and a half day program offered a number of general and break out sessions. The setting was beautiful and a wonderful opportunity to connect with other social workers. Attendees appreciated the opportunity to meet with our exhibitors and we thank them for their support of the conference. Many thanks to our amazing conference planning committee. We thank you for attending and we appreciate the support of our exhibitors.
2022 ORLANDO CONFERENCE
The 37th annual STSW conference was held in Orlando, Florida the week of October 10th. Our 2020 and 2021 conferences were held virtually and we were glad to gather in person again this year. Over 200 participants attended the conference. The conference began on October 10th with a pre-conference workshop, Building a Culturally Competent Transplant Program. Our key note speaker, Dr. Chad Mao opened the conference the following day with his presentation, Building Trust: Transplant Teams with Diversity, Inclusion and Equity. We gathered for a Welcome Reception on the 11th, hosted by our Distinguished Exhibitor, COTA. Eighteen CEU’s were offered. The conference concluded on Thursday, October 13th. We thank all those who attended and the support of our exhibitors. Attendees commented on the benefits of participating in person and appreciated meeting with fellow transplant social workers. The 38th annual conference will be held in San Diego, CA the week of October 9th.
- Slides for presentations continue to be available for those who paid for and attended the 2022 Orlando Conference - click here to request access.
- Click here to view the 2022 conference program.
2021 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE -
The 36th annual STSW conference was held virtually in October, 2021. There were over 450 registered participants. We began with a pre-conference and also poster session. We were also pleased that we were able to highlight the support of our exhibitors. The conference began with our Keynote speaker, Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor—Framing for Change: Using Communications to Advance Your Ideas. A total of 18 CEUs were offered with our pre-conference and 3 days of general and break-out sessions. To view the conference program, click here.
The conference website - http://stsw2021.secure-platform.com will be available to all attendees until October 2022. Or, attendees can click here to request access to slides.