2025 WNA annual convention date set

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The 2025 WNA annual convention will take place March 6-7 in Madison at the Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club.

The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, a nonprofit group that works to protect access to public meetings and records, will host its annual Openness in Government Awards, or Opees, on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

More information to come regarding the programming, registration and Conference hotel room block.


Become a Sponsor

The annual WNA Convention draws hundreds of newspaper professionals from across the state who gather to network with peers, vendors and sponsors while attending educational sessions and celebrating industry accomplishments. To sign up as a sponsor, contact WNA Executive Director Beth Bennett.

Ambassador Package – $2,500

Mention of your company at the beginning of each session, inclusion in sponsor list on our website, full-page color ad in the WNA’s 2024 Member Directory, list of attendees (one week prior to convention), promotional email blast to members, opportunity to submit a one-time article to the WNA’s member newsletter, and the opportunity to introduce a session.

Advocate Package – $1,000

Mention of your company at the beginning of each session, inclusion in sponsor list on our website, full-page color ad in the WNA’s 2024 Member Directory, list of attendees (one week prior to convention).

Friend Package – $500

Mention of your company at the beginning of each session & inclusion in sponsor list on our website.

Wisconsin Newspaper Association