Education Minnesota’s 2021 MEA conference will be hybrid this year!

Attend in-person Oct. 21 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre to check out our lineup of 65 workshops and dozens of educational exhibits. Or you can log on from home to watch the general session and a dozen select sessions virtually.

New relicensure courses will also be available on Education Minnesota’s MEA Online for members to complete at their own pace. Courses at MEA and MEA Online are always free to active Education Minnesota members.

For more information on the 2021 MEA conference, visit www.educationminnesota.org/events/mea.

What to expect this year:

• In-person and virtual livestream attendance is limited, so register early! In order to create a safe in-person learning environment, Education Minnesota will require proof of vaccination before registering, masking for all attendees, regardless of vaccination status, and social distancing.
• There will be NO CHILD CARE available this year due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns.
• Thursday’s general session starts at 9 a.m. and workshops start at 10:45 a.m. Thursday.
• Passing time is 15 minutes.
• Register in advance at edmn.me/mea2021.
• Same-day registration WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE.
• Deadline to register is Oct. 19.
• Our exhibit hall will be smaller and on the ballroom level with the workshops.
• General session features keynote speaker in Ballrooms A and B from 9-10:30 a.m. This session will feature Education Minnesota President Denise Specht, Minnesota Teacher of the Year Natalia Benjamin and keynote speaker to be announced.

COVID-19 safety protocols and mitigation

In the interest of keeping attendees, trainers and exhibitors safe, and in recognition of increasing COVID-19 case numbers in our community, all trainings sponsored or supported by Education Minnesota will require all attendees to wear face coverings and have at least three feet of physical distance between each attendee. This is true regardless of the location of the event, and regardless of whether attendees are vaccinated.

Additionally, proof of vaccination for COVID-19 is required to present, exhibit or attend this event in person. Attendees and trainers will be required to upload their vaccination card via our Cvent registration process.

Finally, if you test positive for COVID-19 or have symptoms shortly after the conference, please let us know so that we can notify attendees, trainers, exhibitors and other guests. In order to facilitate contact tracing in the event of a positive COVID-19 case by an attendee, we ask that you please stay in the sessions for which you registered. We will also be verifying that attendees to each session have registered for that session.

We appreciate your support and cooperation in observing these COVID-19 safety protocols.

Help us promote MEA!

Post on Instagram and Twitter about your favorite MEA moments using #MEAmn21 for a chance to win one of two $200 Target gift cards. Each post counts as one entry.

Exhibitors
List as of press time. Final exhibitor listing subject to change.

A
Anaphylaxis and Food Allergy Association of Minnesota
Animal Rights Coalition
Aviben

B
Bethel University

C
Camp Fire Minnesota | Tanadoona
CARE Counseling
Concordia University, St. Paul

E
E4Effort
Education Minnesota ESI
EFS Advisors
Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota

G
Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC)

H
Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Welcoming Schools Program

I
Infinite Campus
Iron Mining Association of Minnesota

M
Metropolitan State University
Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom
Minnesota Department of Education
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Minnesota Historical Society
Minnesota Science Teachers Association (MnSTA)
Minnesota State University, Mankato - College of Education

N
NEA Member Benefits
NEA Member Benefits California Casualty Auto and Home Insurance
Nickelodeon Universe/Mall of America

O
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

P
PeaceMaker Minnesota
Public Employees Insurance Program (PEIP)

R
Remooble

S
Schatz Benefit Group
SEA LIFE at Mall of America
Securus ID Inc.
Seven Corners Print and Promo
SpEd Forms
St Catherine University
St. Cloud State University: College of Education and Learning Design
Synergy & Leadership Exchange

T
Tradition Mortgage
Twin Cities PBS

U
United Educators Credit Union
University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development
University of Northwestern
University of St. Thomas
University of Wisconsin, Superior

W
Winona State University

Y
Youth for Human Rights International

This list of exhibitors is as of press time. Please visit the Education Minnesota MEA conference page for updates.