On behalf of the UVSA-Midwest executive board and state representatives, I’d like to thank you for making this year’s retreat a great success. We had the largest turnout to date with attendees coming from all over the Midwest. Your contributions during the workshops made them more enjoyable and productive.

A special thank you to all the VSA presidents who encouraged their members to attend. I hope you guys didn’t mind me bugging you all the time for your final headcount.

Additionally, thank you to our advisor, Anh Thuc, for his guidance and willingness to host 30 people at his condo!

In order to make next year’s retreat even better, please give us your feedback through this post-retreat survey. We will try to incorporate your suggestions next year.

Our next event will be the VIA-1 conference at UW-Madison. If you’re interested in helping plan this event, join one of the committees (deadline: Jan 24 at 11:59 PM). It’s a great opportunity to help shape the conference and gain teamwork experience.

Don’t forget to check out the other events going on at schools throughout the region!

Also, materials from the workshops can be found here!

Son Dang
UVSA-Midwest Internal VP
Northwestern University ’11