Join us for 2 days of engagement, networking, and expanding horizons at the Grappone Conference Center on December 2nd & 3rd.

Christa McAuliffe, who perished in the Challenger tragedy on January 28th, 1986

Honoring the seven astronauts, including our own “teacher in space”

Writer, Podcaster, & Keene State College Professor

Bill Carozza ~ Thursday Luncheon Keynote

Jack Dalton, known as the Kid Conservationist, is a 16-year-old animal activist, public speaker, author, educational YouTuber, and fundraiser. Over the past seven years, Jack has educated millions of people around the world on the environmental issues our planet faces through presentations, social media, YouTube, and his children's book, Kawan the Orangutan, Lost in the Rainforest. For his work, Jack has received several international awards, including being named a Top 100 Global Child Prodigy (2025), a TIME and Nickelodeon Top 20 Kid of the Year (2020), The Young Explorer of the Year by the Scientific Exploration Society (2024), and a winner of the Disney and Roots and Shoots Hop Into the Animal Kingdom Challenge (2026), among others. To learn more about Jack's work, visit www.kidconservationist.com

High School Student, Author, Speaker, & Conservation Activist

Jack Dalton ~ Wednesday Luncheon Keynote