Sunday, January 11, 2026
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Ballroom South

IA LICA State Board Meeting

 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Ballroom South

IA LICA State Board Lunch

 
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
 

Registration Open

 
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Ballroom North

IA LICA Farm Meeting

 
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Ballroom North

IA LICA Committee Meetings

 
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Ballroom North

IA LICA Legislative Policy Meeting

 
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Courtyard

Hospitality Rooms

 
Courtyard

Bags & Cards

 
Monday, January 12, 2026
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
 

Registration Open

 
7:15 AM - 7:30 AM
Ballroom North

Devotions

 
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Ballroom Central

Breakfast

 
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Ballroom Central

Opening Session

 
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Ballroom Central

Agency Meeting

 
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
 

BREAK

 
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Ballroom Central

Overcoming Key Challenges in Family Business Succession

- Greg Greco
 
Ballroom North

SEPTIC SYSTEMS
Where It Starts: Mastering Soil & Site Evaluations

1 Septic CEU
Ballroom South

How Contractors Can Leverage New Technology to Boost Profits

- Andrew Drish
 
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Ballroom Central

Drainage that Delivers

-Keegan Kult
 
Ballroom North

SEPTIC SYSTEMS
Level, Locked & Leak-Free: Tank Installs That Pass Every Time

1 Septic CEU
Ballroom South

Dig Smart, Hurt Less: Everyday Ergonomics for Trenching & Excavation Crews - Sean Zupke

 
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Courtyard
Lunch
 
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Ballroom Central

Ducks Unlimited Projects: A guide for Bidding and Construction

- Sam Ewald & Andrew Schippers
 
Ballroom North

SEPTIC SYSTEMS
Trenches That Last: Building Bulletproof Soil Systems

1 Septic CEU
Ballroom South

Your Life Matters - An Excavation Near Miss Story

- John Kahrs & Ben Booth
 
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Ballroom Central

Contracts that Work - Andrew Wilkinson

 
Ballroom North

SEPTIC SYSTEMS
When Conventional Won't Cut It: Your Guide to Alternatives

1 Septic CEU
Ballroom South

Damage to Underground Facilities

- Greg Witzenburg & Ryan Faber
 
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Ballroom Central

What Contractors Wish Engineers Knew (and Why Engineers Do What They Do)

- Jacob Hagan
 
Ballroom North

SEPTIC SYSTEMS
From Jobsite to Approval: How Pros Ace Their Inspections

1 Septic CEU
Ballroom South

FieldFlow 360: Closing the Gap Between Field Crews and the Office Real-time workflows that speed estimates, installs, and invoicing

- Jeff & Jake Luft

 
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Associate Hall

Happy Hour

 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Associate Hall

Buffet Dinner

 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Associate Hall

Auction

 
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Courtyard

Hospitality Rooms

 
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
7:15 AM - 7:30 AM
Ballroom North

Devotions

 
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Associate Hall

Breakfast rolls, Coffee and Juice

 
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
 

Registration Open

 
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Ballroom Central

Membership Meeting

 
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Associate Hall

Associates Meeting & Teardown

 
Ballroom Central

DOT Updates -Trooper Wittkowski

 
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
 

BREAK

 
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Ballroom Central

Dirt to Water: A Crash Course on EOF and Habitat Restoration

- Brandon Iddings
 
Ballroom South

Is Your Work Comp Properly Classified?

- Bruce Moiser
 
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Ballroom Central

Whose Actually Working for Your Subs? The Dangers of Subcontracting

Labor - Justin Sullivan
 
Ballroom South

Hearing Loss Isn't Silent

- Sean Zupke
 
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
Courtyard

Convention Wrap-Up, Feedback, Poker Run Drawings

 
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Ballroom

Lunch - Presidential Banquet