The question is, how many variations of that announcement do you have, Chris? Good question. I have a few in my back pocket. All right, I think we've got a good crowd here. So I think we'll get started. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to this case five and six together event. Togethers are great opportunities for our members to get together virtually to engage in conversations on topics that are important to our profession, and we're really glad that you're here. My name is Chris Knutson. I'm one of our moderators today. I serve as the Chief Marketing Officer at Warburg College in Iowa, and I'm joined by my fellow moderator Jeremy Mishler, Senior Director of Gift Planning at Central Michigan University. Our topic today is know before you go, making the most of the case five and six joint conference. We're going to begin this session with a brief presentation about the topic and specifically the conference and the things that we should be looking forward to. And then we'll open things up to questions for our speakers from all of those in attendance so you can feel free to add those into the chat as things come up during the presentation. We will use them to start the conversation after the presentation. So I'd like to turn the mic over to Jeremy, who will introduce our speakers. Thank you, Chris. Our speakers today are Joy Donaldson. Joy serves as Director of Advancement at Kirkwood Community College in Eastern Iowa. Since joining the team in 2005, Donaldson is dedicated to cultivating annual plan gifts, stewarding donors, facilitating a multi-million dollar scholarship program, and engaging with the college's 200,000 plus alumni. She holds an Associate's Degree in Business Administration from Kirkwood, a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing from Upper Iowa University, and a Master's in Higher Education from Iowa State University. In addition, she is a graduate of two Iowa State University's leadership programs, Community College Leadership Initiative Consortium and Leadership Institute for a New Century, the Cedar Rapids Economic Development Leadership for Five Seasons, and she holds a Certificate in Human Resources and a Certificate in Volunteer Management. In addition to her work with advancing the college, Donaldson is committed to service above self. She currently serves as a cabinet member of Case D6, co-chair of the D5 and D6 Joint Conference. She's treasurer of Association of Fundraising Professionals of Eastern Iowa, secretary of Iowa Snowdrifters, board member and past chair of the Economic Development Leadership for Five Seasons, and member of the Breakfast of Champions. Previous positions held include board president of ARC of Eastern Central Iowa, the Case Commission on Alumni Relations, Case Community College Advisory Board, the Metro North Rotary, and she's an adjunct constructor within the Business and Information Technologies at Kirkwood Community College. Our other speaker is Lindsay Valdean. Lindsay is interim executive director of the Northwestern Alumni Association, where she is responsible for the overall leadership and direction of alumni programs and provides executive support to the NAA board as a secretary and treasurer. Through her leadership, Valdean strives to foster an inclusive and collaborative environment that allows a growing alumni base to find meaningful ways to connect to their alma mater through passion and interest-based programming. She has spent her career in college admissions and alumni engagement and joined Northwestern from Illinois State University in March of 2023. Valdean also serves as co-chair of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Case District 5, District 6, 2024 annual conference. She's been involved with Case since 2015, first as a member of the scholarship committee and has held several conference committee positions before becoming part of the conference leadership. Valdean earned her master's in science and college student personnel administration and completed coursework toward a PhD in higher education administration at Illinois State. She lives in the Beverly neighborhood of Chicago with her husband Kevin and has four stepchildren. Joy, Lindsay, the virtual floor is yours. Thank you so very much. I am just thankful for the collaboration between District 5 and District 6. It is a special time to come to Chicago for this joint district conference. The last time that we held this collaboration was in 2015 and it was my first case conference. So this is a nice way to collaborate as a conference chair. As those of you who are registered already know, we will transcend upon Chicago in just a week and a half. Our conference committee will arrive on Saturday and we will be prepared for Sunday programming with kicking off with our pre-conference new to the profession session. The hotel location is Hilton Chicago, which has been a huge change for those who are originally from the D5 area. We have been at the Sheraton for an extensive amount of time. So we are working very hard to make sure that we have all the signs and all the directions that you need so that you can get around easily. I welcome you to my home. Originally from the suburbs of Chicago, it is my home for the last 10 years. And it is a special place. You will probably want to go out and venture to a lot of various things. You will see Millennium Park. The Art Institute is in a walkable distance. Grant Park, we are literally across the street. The Field Museum is not too far away along with the Shedd Aquarium and Navy Pier. A lot of restaurant recommendations probably will come across your brain. Some high-level ones that I wanted to mention that are in close walking distance to the hotel is The Gage. Cindy's, which is a rooftop restaurant at the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel. Giordano's, a lot of people come to Chicago and have a deep-dish pizza. And I encourage you to do so. And a lot of other things are in walking distance. So we are really excited for you to transcend upon Chicago. I hope that you have a little bit of time to venture outside of the hotel. Currently, our registration numbers are just above 600. This includes 209 institutions. We have almost 60 registered for our New to the Profession pre-conference. We have about 50 two-year and community college representatives and more than 470 four-year institutions. We also have representation from graduate and professional schools and independent schools as well. You will see that we have support of sponsors, exhibitors, and our educational partners. I will like to also highlight that we have representation from all eight districts, which is really amazing. Of course, it's a D5-D6 joint conference, but shout out to D3 has the most coming 19 outside of the D5-D6 conference meeting. So we are so excited about this opportunity for you to transcend upon Chicago. And I'm going to turn it over to Jodi to tell you a little bit more about the amenities at the hotel. Thanks, Lindsay. Hey, great to see all of you. Thank you again for coming to the conference. Delighted to welcome you. I'd like to tell you a little bit more about some of the things that Lindsay touched on, particularly the Hilton Chicago. It's a Chicago landmark overlooking Grant Park. It's near Lake Michigan and the museum campus. It's actually the third largest hotel in Chicago, which I think is pretty darn cool. It's housed every United States president since opening as the Stevens Hotel in 1927. So fun fact, it's 234,000 square feet, 29 floors, and has 14 elevator shafts. Just wanted to prep you so you're not overwhelmed when you walk up the doors. For the hotel amenities, there is complimentary Wi-Fi in all of the guest rooms and the meeting spaces. The log information will be shared with you right before the conference in an email from CASE headquarters, just so you can be aware of that. And there will be signage with that Wi-Fi information throughout. There is also complimentary fitness center access at the athletic club, which is right next to the hotel. Those are for anyone who is staying at the Hilton Chicago Hotel. So if you want to work out, you can be prepared to go there. Parking. Parking, as you know, in downtown Chicago can be a little tricky. But rest assured, there is a parking garage right behind the hotel on Wabash Avenue. So the hotel sits on Michigan Avenue. The parking is right off behind it on Wabash. It's $40 a day. So you are receiving a discount for that. Or you can check into some of the online sites, such as Spot Hero, if you want to search for another garage to park in. As far as setting your schedule, I really want to encourage everyone to grab a hold of the CASE conference app. So go to Play Store or your app resource and grab the CASE conference app. This will be your go to throughout the entire conference. You can see the schedule. You can create your own schedule. You can see different presentations, the room locations, and follow along. Another key part about that app is at the end of every session you attend, there will be an opportunity to provide feedback, to answer a survey. And that information is really critical for the next year's planning. Just so we know from an attendee perspective, if we're doing all the right things or if there are certain areas that we can improve on, so please download the app. It's a great resource. This conference is paperless, so there will not be a tangible program you can pick up. We really, really rely on the app. If you do need a paper copy, I encourage you to go to the CASE website, case.org. If you look for the conferences and training sessions, you'll find the D5, D6 conference, and there you will see the full program. I'm a paper person, so I've printed my copy and it just helps me earmark. But either way, those are your two great resources and just want you to know there's not a program at the conference. Hey, Jodi, could you repeat the name of the app one more time for everybody? You bet. So it's the CASE Conference app. And so when you go to the Play Store, you will see the CASE logo. And you'll be able to grab a hold of that. I will note that CASE headquarters will be sending you a pre-conference email, and the link to that app will be in that email as well. When you arrive at the hotel, the registration desk, you can find that on the second floor of the Normandy Lounge. Trust me, there will be a lot of people guiding you and welcoming you and pointing you in the right directions. But just know that aim for that second floor on Normandy Lounge and at the registration desk, they'll have a name badge for you and a lanyard. We do like our attendees to wear those name badges throughout the conference. There will be a ribbon as well attached identifying your district. So if you're D5 or D6 or any of the other districts, just good to know who your people are and who you can connect with easily, spotting those ribbons. We also encourage you to check in with the CASE table when you arrive, not right prior to the first session. Because if everyone did that right prior to the first session, there'd be a backlog. So please find that registration desk when you arrive and get yourself checked in so we know that you're there. They're also happy to answer any questions should you have those. And then lastly, I just want to point out that the first session you're going to head to on Sunday is the plenary session. It's on the second floor in the Grand Ballroom. And the Grand Ballroom will become one of your best friends. It's where the lunches, the keynotes, the grand gatherings all happen. It's a beautiful space. You will be in awe. And just note, Grand Ballroom, second floor. The hotel is large, but we really try to consolidate and keep everyone in one fairly common space. Okay, Lindsay, I'm passing the baton to you. Thank you so much, Jodi. So Jodi mentioned the Grand Ballroom that we will start and kick off the conference. You do not want to miss the welcome. That welcome will kick off at 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. So get in early. And that is central time. We have a welcome and opening keynote titled Invisible to Invaluable, Get Seen, Get Heard, Get Ahead by Robin Hatcher. We are also going to be elevating and celebrating our institutional award winners from 2023 so that you all get the kudos that you deserve. On Tuesday, you'll join us for a luncheon featuring Alex Garcia, who just happens to be a Northwestern alum. We found that out afterwards. It wasn't planned. So just throwing that out there. He is going to present on the full story, Fearless Emotional Storytelling. He is positioned as a photographer and so as a communicator and way of communicating, we're excited to hear how he presents on this emotional storytelling way of knowing. Our closing panel, which is so exciting, we get to feature Sue Cunningham, our international president of CASE, who will host and moderate the next 50, the Future of Advancement. We have a wonderful panel, if I do say so myself, and we get to host in collaboration with B5 and B6 panelists to really talk about what is the outlook for our various areas of interest, whether that be development, alumni engagement, communication, advancement services, whatever work that you're doing to contribute to the greater good, we want to make sure that we're touching on and thinking about what's next for our industry. Some session highlights and popular topics. It can really depend on what your interests are. But what I will encourage you to do is be thoughtful in selecting your session. Just because it's not your content area doesn't mean that you won't have some value takeaways. And you never know where life will take you. So I highly encourage you to be thoughtful about interdisciplinary sessions that may pique your interest. So a couple that I will highlight is here, there, and everywhere, hybrid and remote work insights and strategies as we continue to evolve after the pandemic. Keeping those strategies in mind, especially if you're a manager, and then how do you position yourself as an employee in that space? Alumni engagement and annual collaboration. I don't know about you, but I can't do any of my work without collaboration. So come learn a little bit about what that entails. Campaign goal setting. If you're not in one, you're probably on the brink of being in one or working on that quiet phase currently. One of my favorites that some of my favorite people from I met along the way in the district conference space are presenting, if it's not in the plan, we're not doing it. And so those are just a few that I'd like to throw out there, but there are so many sessions. We have over 60 curated sessions. Our committee did a phenomenal job identifying the sessions through the proposal process, and we're just really excited about what we are to offer. The sessions are posted on the case website currently, and as Jodi mentioned, they will be downloaded to the app, and then you can create your own schedule. Please remember, it's really important for us to receive your feedback. So the session surveys are given to each individual presenter and to us as the college committee so that we can continue to work towards excellence in the programming space. And I heard there may be a potential prize for completing the survey, so make sure you do that as well. Jodi? Thanks. I would like to point out, when I went to my first conference, it may not have dawned on me that there really are four tracks. So if you really wanted to just look for those sessions, let's say in Alumni Relations, those are all noted on the different programs, what tracks that that content covers. So those four tracks are Advancement Services, Alumni Relations, Fundraising, and MarCom. MarCom is Marketing and Communications. And I think if I'd known that my very first conference, it might have made a difference. But as you said, feel free to look outside your disciplinary and take advantage of all the content. But if you are looking specifically, it should be highlighted for you. Okay, I get to share about the networking opportunities, and there are plenty. This is a big piece of coming to a case conference and definitely one of the biggest takeaways. There are multiple options offered for networking. The first one are Diner Rounds. And Diner Rounds are, at the end of the day, you want to have dinner. You may be attending the conference by yourself or you want to branch out from your folks, from your institution. They will post on the case app different options. So there's four restaurants on Sunday and three restaurants on Monday that you can choose from. What will happen is you tag yourself for that different restaurant. You'll meet in a certain area down in the lobby and then go with that group out to a restaurant. So just to get your palates shaken, on that first Sunday night, there's a modern Spanish flair, there's Thai and sushi, there's American food, and then contemporary Japanese. On Monday, you can go to Luminati's for pizza, the Curry House for Indian, or out for burgers. So definitely something for everyone and a really fun way to sit with folks and have a casual conversation. Those are Diner Rounds. Look for them on the case app. The other opportunity is events outside of the conference. We definitely don't want people to feel like you're sitting too much, so we get you moving and shaking and enjoying Chicago. So some fun activities that our programming committee has pulled together, I'm going to list them because they're cool. Museum of Contemporary Photography Descent Tour, meditation sessions, pickleball is an option, group walk, group run, a walk to Millennium Park. And to top it off, there's a White Sox game happening Monday night, playing the Kansas City Royals. So again, in that email that's coming out prior to the conference and on the case app, you can look for those opportunities and get yourself signed up. Really, a really fun way to meet people. The awards recognition. This is a big highlight for district conferences. This is where we give a personal shout out to those who have won an institutional award and as well to those who have received a individual award. We are having awards done at each plenary session. So on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. On Sunday, we're doing our institutional awards. Great fun. Great way to kick off the conference. On Monday, we have our Volunteer of the Year Award, our Opportunity and Inclusion Award and our Virginia Carter Smith Award. So great folks. And then on Tuesday, two Chief Executive Leadership Awards and a Distinguished Service Award. We opted to put the institutional awards on Sunday so you could kind of see it, have a shout out of those who are are doing amazing things and being recognized for their work. They're creative, innovative, and you might want to grab them and have a conversation or hear more about those award winning projects. Truly a great highlight that you all enjoy. The other opportunity is our Vendor Hall. CASE does a really nice job of giving our sponsors and exhibitors an opportunity to engage with all attendees. We want you to take advantage of this space in this time. You will also find in the Vendor Hall is where they often have our dessert or our break goodies. Maybe it's planned, but regardless, please engage with those sponsors and exhibitors. It's a wonderful way to hear about their product, maybe spark an idea. Maybe you're not necessarily looking, but you may have a takeaway moment. And we appreciate these sponsors and exhibitors because they allow us to enhance our conference. And so by you taking the time to have a conversation, it's worth your time. And it's worth their time to be there. So thank you for visiting the Vendor Hall not only grabbing a goodie to eat, but having some conversation. And lastly is how do you become a conference volunteer? How do you get engaged at the conference while you're there? There are emails going around asking if you wanna be a volunteer at the conference. Maybe you wanna be a session host, maybe you wanna help with the registration table. Maybe you want to open a session for one of our speakers. Check out that email and get involved. I know for myself, when I attended my first conference in 2012, I sought out Paul Heaton from CASE and said, how do I get involved? How do I get involved? Well, I didn't get to get involved at that conference per se, but I did get to get involved with my district and the Community College Advisory Board. And so there will also be a table in the Vendor Hall that is a CASE table. And at that table, there'll be representatives from both D5 and D6, and they would love to talk to you about opportunities for getting involved. So CASE is a membership-driven organization, heavily rely on our volunteers, and it's one really cool way to expand your experience and expertise and get to know others. So I hope you will become a volunteer in one way or another. Lastly, we wanted to share some survey responses. We told you that the surveys are really important to us as we plan a conference. They'll be important to the next generation or next year's planners. I just wanted to share with you a couple of the responses from last year out of D6. No doubt, it's about, no matter where you are in your profession, you will have a takeaway. Whether you are in the beginning or in the middle or the end, there's something for everyone. And we have been very intentional about that in our programming. It's worth your time. These essentially are two-day conferences spread across three days. Make the best of every moment. I guess the old saying is you'll get out of it what you put into it. And I promise you, you won't leave there without a new idea, a new friend, a new spark. So these are testimonies from last year. And Lindsey, if you have anything to share, please do. I know my own personal experiences. I ask to go every year because I know it matters to me. If you guys have anything to share, please do. Thank you so much, Jodi. I'm just gonna echo about the exhibit hall. It's a great space that is a community builder for our conference. It's where the food will be. And if you are, you know, if you just have family gatherings, it's usually around food. And so this is your big case family gathering. So please join us in the engagement hall during those networking breaks and those coffee breaks. That's where the coffee will be. And most importantly, please, please, please network. I challenge you. This is an easy challenge to add five people that you meet, that you follow up with after the conference. And when you show up, say yes. That is how I got involved in the scholarship committee originally for CASE. And that committee brought me into the fold and the person that brought me in has now retired. But one of my greatest contributions to the advancement of the discipline is being involved in CASE. And so you'll get as much out of it as Jodi mentioned as you put into it. And so I encourage you to show up. Be on, I know everyone is not an extrovert. You'll have time and space to walk away when you need to, but we wanna be in community as much as possible. Introduce yourself. It doesn't matter what the title is on someone's name tag, but this is probably a good opportunity. If you are a more entry level human, we have several people who are assistant, associate, senior associate, as well as president attending this conference. So I encourage you to be in community and to shake some hands and do some fist bumps and elbow bumps and whatever's comfortable for you to network because you never know where your life will take you. And another personal anecdote is how I ended up at Northwestern was my connection to CASE. And so you never know where your connections will take you. All right, thank you both for your presentation. Just a reminder, if you have questions that you'd like to ask, feel free to put them in the chat. We do have some already in the list that we'd like to cover. There were some that I know were answered in the chat, but just in case others were not able to see that, we would like to make sure that we lift those up. There was a question about when the joint conference will appear in the CASE conference app. And Lindsay, I believe that you answered that. Could you state your answer? Others can see that. Absolutely, the CASE conference app is usually up and running a week before. So you can anticipate a no before you go early next week that will include access to the app so that you can fill out your schedule for the week. Thank you. You're welcome. There was another question that was asked about will there be a PDF of the schedule for those who would like to be able to print it or would they need to print the website? Could you answer that question? Thanks, Chris. There is a PDF, there will be a PDF of the program that they can print. Just an FYI, I did print right off the screen this morning and it worked fine if that works for you, but yes, there should be a PDF. Great. Jeremy, do you wanna ask another question? Yes, we did get some questions about some of the meals. Can you talk about, is breakfast included, for example, at the roundtables? That's a great question. Yes, breakfast is provided both mornings and the roundtables, I didn't mention those, but those are a great networking session and I apologize. Please note that on Monday morning from eight to nine during breakfast, there will be roundtables available and they have identified topics of conversation. Those are really fun to sit in and just have dialogue with those who have a common interest in what you're wanting to talk about. Again, it's not scheduled, just hop in. You can go on, I believe on the app and you'll see what the topics are, but there should be about eight to 10 roundtables Monday morning during breakfast session and I encourage you to do that. Yes, breakfast will be served Monday and Tuesday morning. I'll also highlight- And then, oh. Nope, go ahead, Lindsey, please, thank you. Thank you, Jeremy. I'll also highlight that at the conclusion of Sunday, after we have our first two sessions, we are hosting a reception in the engagement and exhibitors space. So make sure you join us for there. There'll be light appetizers available for consumption. So we try to provide opportunities for that engagement. So Sunday, think small bites. Monday would be breakfast and lunch. Dinner would be on your own and then Tuesday morning would be breakfast. And then we conclude by noon so you can make your trip to Giordano before you head home. Thank you. Perfect, thank you. Do you have any recommendations for places to eat when people are on their own in the evening? Well, I definitely recommend the dine-arounds, but Lindsey, you probably- Yeah, so it depends what you're looking for in your price range. Everything is pretty accessible. We are on Michigan Avenue, so if you wanna go down to the Mag Mile, which is just north and River North, where all the shopping and restaurants are located, you can have your run-of-the-mill like Weber Grill. And then you can find those offsite ones. Uno's is famous in Chicago and there are so many restaurants. If you need something specific, I always use Yelp and I haven't been speared wrong yet. And I'm happy to provide individual recommendations as well. I did see Stacey placed a question about people with restrictions. I know that in a recent email from Haste, if you have not updated any restrictions that you may have, please make sure you do. I know that we are very conscious about making sure that we're equitable and making sure that we're accommodating to those that have special accommodations. Lindsay, Jody, there was also a question about RSVP limits for the dine-around events. Can you speak to either of you speak to that, please? I'm sorry. Go ahead, Lindsay. So dine-arounds do have limitations. It depends on the ability for us to secure a reservation without a payment requirement. So when those are posted, please make sure that you RSVP. If you decide, if you change your mind, make sure you let us know as soon as possible so that if others are interested in taking that space, they have the ability to do so. So yeah, register in advance for that. Is there a specific deadline or timeframe that they need to get those RSVPs in? I wouldn't have them in. If there's any space availability, typically we meet close to the registration area before people walk to the specific locations. I know we have four on Sunday and three on Monday. And so they will gather close to the registration area and then head on out to their respective location. There are people that will lead each dine-around. Thank you. You're welcome. I think we had another question that was about pre-conference event. Is there some things you can share about the pre-conference aspects? The pre-conference activities is Sunday morning. It's the museum walk that's happening Sunday morning. After that, in the afternoon, they're looking at some pickleball and then do the pre-conference activities. They're looking at some pickleball and then do the walk and runs in a group setting. And those will be on the app. So everyone will have full notice of where to go or who to contact to participate, as well as the athletic club access to that if you are staying at the Hilton. The one activity that is at your own expense is the baseball game happening Monday night, the White Sox game. There will be a registration page for that where you can pay for that individual ticket. The other activities are all free. Hey, I've got another question that was sent directly to me. If I'm new to the profession, where should I go to network with professional mentors? Well, first, we hope that you are participating in the New to the Profession session. That session, actually, the first pre-con, it's the pre-con, pre-con, pre-con. We are hosting a Zoom session next Tuesday if you registered for New to the Profession. And then Sunday morning, that pre-con is a three-hour session. If you are not engaged in that space, that's totally fine. And you want to be well-connected, I highly encourage you to go to the D5, D6 table in the exhibit and engagement hall to meet some of the cabinet members. They are a great conduit, as well as anyone from the committee, to introduce you to someone that may have a similar job position or career trajectory that you're interested in. We can help facilitate those connections. So if you're new to the profession, if you're new to the profession and you're not attending the pre-con, no worries. We can help facilitate those relationships. Jodi and I should be friendly faces, as well as Chris and Jeremy and all the other leaders. I know sometimes it's intimidating when you're walking into a big room full of people, but know that you can just pull on us at any time. All right, another question that we received. Beyond that great advice about seeking us fabulous people out there to help them get connected at our table or walking down the hallway and you see us, hey, Lindsay, what's another common piece of advice that either or both of you would provide to new conference attendees that really would just kind of push the experience would just kind of push the experience a little bit further for them? I think in all professional settings is shaking hands and getting to know people and having dialogue and engaging in conversation. And definitely those outside of the programming, the diner rounds, the breakfast round tables, the networking sessions, the vendor hall, any of those activities is really where you can meet folks and start talking organically. And that to me has been very beneficial. I will often seek out after I hear a speaker as well and get a little more information. And I think that happens a lot at the end. If you've ever spoke at one of the conferences as a speaker, you get a lot of questions afterwards and it's really promising. And back then we still passed around business cards and I think if you still have them, I'd bring them because I've held onto those cards and they've been really key in having future conversations and connections. So that would be my takeaway. It's again, it's about what you put into it and there are plenty of opportunities. We haven't, I don't think we've missed anything to make it possible. One of the biggest things about CASE is that you do not have to reinvent the wheel. I've reached out to colleagues to send me something that I thought was great. We're not in competition with one another. And I can say, hey Chris, can you send me that campaign strategy and just change the name of the institution? So as we like to say, copy and share everything. So I would encourage you to do that. And if you are not as outgoing as maybe Jodi and I have described, collect those business cards and send messages afterwards or connect via LinkedIn. You don't have to do everything in person. So those are some strategies, even if you don't want to do it in person, follow up afterwards and make those connections. So we had another question that was asked that was followed up, but just so that everyone has seen that, that you do have the ability to purchase additional tickets for the baseball game on Monday. So that is possible. All right, let's see. I think I've got another one that came in. Oh, so, I mean, you kind of mentioned this about, that's related to the value of CASE, but how do we prove the value of CASE to our superiors and other folks like that? And how can this conference help to be able to do that, to demonstrate the value of CASE? Sure. For me, the conference is definitely a great way to have conversations and meet people and extend Kirkwood, my college, to the other organizations and people. Beyond the conference, it carries on through, you've got the CASE library, you've got your CASE resources, you've got your CASE listserv. CASE is ongoing. This is a to-gather today. This to-gather happens to be about the conference, but the next to-gather could be particularly about alumni relations. And these are free. As a CASE member, these are free. They're there as well. I can invite any of my cohorts to engage in this conference or this webinar. And as long as we're as a college, our member, others are members as well. And we have often asked a question in our staff meetings and said, hey, check on the CASE library, check with your CASE cohorts. Is this possible? Is this doable? Has this been done before? And again, as Lindsay said, you do not have to recreate the wheel. Whether you are a small institution or a very large institution, for me, I've always felt that we are doing the same activities, just on different scales, but it's the same activities and the same kind of conversations and the same issues, if you will, or strategies, situations, et cetera. We're all in this together. And again, across all the states, across the world, we're doing the same motions, but that's what I love about CASE. To me, CASE has always been the go-to, the experts in the field, the industry. And we've leaned on them for many, many years prior to me being here. It's always been our go-to. So I have CASE, high regards for CASE, and I hope others will encourage. And yes, it is membership-based, and you do have to belong. It's worth every penny, in my mind. To maybe think of it from a supervision perspective, to show your leadership the value proposition of your attendance at the conference, a couple of strategies come to mind. I would write up your takeaway and share that with your direct supervisor. I would, Jodi mentioned this, share at a staff meeting. One of the things that at my previous institution transpired is that everyone that attended the conference that year came together and wrote up notes on the various sessions that they attended, and then shared it out at the larger staff meetings. So those who did not have the opportunity to attend could have some learning opportunities as well, because that professional development can expand beyond the individual person that attended. You have to think that here at Northwestern, it may not fit for Jodi's institution, but what she can do is she can take pieces of things that she hears that we're doing and right-size it for her, and have that conversation in that space. And so I think that's where the value is, is that making sure that once you get back, you're not keeping the information just to yourself. It shouldn't be close to the chest. You should share it out. You should try to take some action items. People that advance are people that take on responsibility outside of the responsibilities that are described in your job description. So I think those types of things are something you can think of as investment. All right. We've only got maybe one more minute. So if there's one last question that someone would like to get in, feel free to ask it right now. Otherwise, we'll move into closing. Okay. Looks like we're in good shape. Well, thank you all so much for attending today's session. Be on the lookout for future togethers in both District 5 and District 6. And it doesn't matter whether you're from those districts or not. It's open to everybody from CASE. So if something pops up that you are interested in, please consider joining those free events like this one. The evaluation form will be open for you after the event through the same place that you access the event. So there's a tab next to the event tab that has the eval once the session is over and it will let you answer the questions. Please complete this so that we know what future topics you'd like to discuss. We look forward to seeing you at the Joint CASE 5 and 6 Conference in Chicago. Thank you again for attending and have a great rest of your day. Thank you all.

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