2025 Capital District Kiwanis Midyear Conference

The Capital District Kiwanis Midyear Conference will be held February 28 – March 2, 2025 at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa And Marina in Cambridge, MD!

Join us for the fellowship, great speakers, educational workshops, a service project and more.

JUMP DIRECTLY TO THE REGISTRATION FORM

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Preliminary Conference Agenda*

Friday, February 28, 2025
8am – 3pm	Convention Office – KING ABABCO
9:30am-11:30am	Capital District Board of Trustees Meeting – THE LANTERN ROOM
11am-6pm	Registration Open – CHESAPEAKE REGISTRATION CENTER
1:30pm – 2:00pm	CDKF Finance Committee Meeting – THE LANTERN ROOM
2:00pm – 4:00pm	CDKF Board of Directors Meeting – THE LANTERN ROOM
3pm – 8pm	Convention Office – SAILWINDS
6:30pm – 8:00pm	Friday Recognition Dinner (Ticketed Event) – CHESAPEAKE A
8:00pm – 9:00pm	Disney Music Bingo (Ticketed Event) – CHESAPEAKE B
9:00pm – 11:30pm	Regional Hospitality Suites Open
Saturday, March 1, 2025
7:00am-3:00pm	Registration Desk Open – CHESAPEAKE REGISTRATION CENTER
8:30am-9:45am	General Session – Opening Breakfast (Ticketed Event) – CHESAPEAKE A
10:00am-10:50am	Educational Sessions 1 Elevating our Secretaries & Treasurers – Presenter Jeffrey Wolff – CHESAPEAKE B Elevating our Club Opening & Boosting – Presenters Jen Wolff & Eric Lamb – CHESAPEAKE C Elevating our Social Media Impact – Presenters NextGen eClub Members – CHESAPEAKE D Elevating our Possibilities – Presenter John Tyner & the Champions – WINDJAMMER
11:00am-11:50am	Educational Sessions 2 Elevating our Presidents – Presenter Josh Hiscock CHESAPEAKE C Elevating our Value – Presenter Tim Gillette – CHESAPEAKE D Elevating our DEIBA Awareness – Presenter Windy Cooper – WINDJAMMER Elevating our AI Usage – Presenter Jeffrey Wolff – CHESAPEAKE B
12:00pm-1:45pm	General Session – Saturday Luncheon (Ticketed Event) – CHESAPEAKE A
2:00pm-2:50pm	Educational Sessions 3 Elevating our District Officers – Presenters Josh Hiscock, Tim Gillette & David Lurie – CHESAPEAKE B Elevating our Member Retention – Presenter Rhonda Vrell – CHESAPEAKE C Elevating our Work with Students – Presenters from Key Club & CKI – CHESAPEAKE D Elevating our CDKF Partnership – Presenters CDKF Officers – WINDJAMMER
3:00pm-3:50pm	Educational Sessions 4 Elevating our District – Presenters Josh Hiscock, Tim Gillette & David Lurie – CHESAPEAKE B Elevating our Volunteers – Presenter Rhonda Vrell – CHESAPEAKE C Elevating our Youth Protection – Presenter Jeannette Ogilvie – CHESAPEAKE D Elevating our Signature Projects & Service – Presenter Carrie Wagner – WINDJAMMER
4:00pm-4:30pm	Divisional & Regional Elections – CHESAPEAKE B
5:00pm-6:00pm	Governor’s Reception – CHESAPEAKE A PRE-FUNCTION AREA
6:00pm-7:30pm	General Session – Governor’s Dinner (Ticketed Event) – CHESAPEAKE A Optional: Attendees are encouraged dress up as your favorite Disney character for this event!
8:00pm-9:30pm	Dive-In Movie (Indoor Resort Pool) – POOL
9:00pm-11:30pm	Regional Hospitality Suites Open
Sunday, March 2, 2025
8:30am-10:00am	General Session – Inspirational Breakfast (Ticketed Event) – CHESAPEAKE A
10:00am-11:00am	Service Project – CHESAPEAKE B

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Conference Sponsorships & Program Advertisements

Please consider sponsoring our annual 2025 Capital District Kiwanis Midyear Conference at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa And Marina in Cambridge, MD.  Complete sponsorship information is available here.

Advertisements in the Conference Program can be purchased until January 27, 2025 by visiting this page.

We thank our Midyear sponsors:

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Hotel Information

Capital District Kiwanis has negotiated a rate of $125.00/night ($141.88 including tax) for sleeping rooms at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa And Marina in Cambridge, MD through February 13, 2025. To make sleeping room reservations, please click here.

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Registration Information

Kiwanis Early Bird Package Registration rate of $200 is good through February 7, 2025 – which includes all conference materials, including 5 ticketed meal sessions (Friday Dinner, Saturday Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Sunday Breakfast). After February 7th, package registration increases to $225.

There is no registration fee for non-Kiwanian guests attending with a registered Kiwanis member. Couples who are both Kiwanis members must register separately.

Kiwanis members/guests who are not coming for the entire weekend can register a la carte for the sessions they would like to attend:

• A la carte Registration ($40 through February 7th – then $50) – This will allow attendance to all sessions other than meal sessions and allow the a la carte selection of meals:
  • Friday Dinner ($50)
  • Friday Disney Musical Bingo ($25)
  • Saturday Breakfast ($30)
  • Saturday Fellowship Luncheon ($35)
  • Saturday Governor’s Banquet ($50)
  • Sunday Inspirational Breakfast ($30)
    
• Meal & BINGO Add-Ons: If you have already registered for the convention and would like to add additional meals (or BINGO) for yourself or your guest to your registration, please visit: Midyear Conference Add-On Form

After February 21, 2025, Online Registration will close and there will be no on-site registration. Don’t delay…..register today!

If you don’t receive an email confirmation after hitting submit below, your registration did not go through and your credit card was not charged. Please make sure that you receive a confirmation email. For assistance please contact [email protected]

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Service Project – Baltimore Read Aloud Book Donation

For our service project this year, we are partnering with Baltimore Read Aloud to provide books to children who otherwise may not have access to them. We are requesting attendees either bring a book to MidYear for donation or purchase through the link below.

2025 Capital District Kiwanis Book Campaign

Even if you do not intend to attend MidYear, anyone can participate thanks to the online ordering option.

According to data provided by Baltimore Read Aloud, kids who grow up in homes without books have a literacy rate 50% below average. In Baltimore, only 24% of students are proficient in reading (English Language Arts).

While you may bring any book to donate, please visit this site and click “Preview the Curated List” to see the books that are specifically requested.

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Cancellation Information

Cancellation of sleeping room accommodations must be done by 6pm ET two days (48-hours) prior to arrival or one night’s room and tax will be charged to the credit card on file.

Cancellation of convention registration/meals must be done by February 21, 2025 in writing (by email to [email protected]). No refunds will be provided after this date.

Registration Form