NEW! NICHE BUCKS

We're helping you stretch your purchasing power at this year's conference exhibit hall.

Purchase our NICHE Bucks vouchers on the advance online conference registration -- at a 10% savings -- and use them like cash in the exhibit hall.

You can buy:

• $10 of NICHE Bucks for $9
• $25 of NICHE Bucks for $22.50
• $50 of NICHE Bucks for $45
• $100 of NICHE Bucks for $90

NICHE Bucks can only be used in the Homeschool Iowa Conference Exhibit Hall, and only at exhibit booths that have agreed to accept them.

Limit of $500 of NICHE Bucks per registration. 

Unused NICHE Bucks can be redeemed for the purchase value at the end of the conference on Saturday afternoon.

Earn rewards some exciting rewards with our new Ambassadors Program.

When you complete your advance online registration, you'll receive a unique Ambassador Code.

Share your code with your friends.

When they enter your code on their registration, they'll earn a $1 discount, and you'll receive one Ambassador credit.

• 2 AMBASSADOR CODE USAGES
Earns an "In This House" Homeschool Iowa Poster

• 5 AMBASSADOR CODE USAGES
Earns a "Rooted" Homeschool Iowa Conference Mug

• 10 AMBASSADOR CODE USAGES
Earns a Free Homeschool Iowa Conference Lunch

Program Ends May 31

Prizes will be awarded at Conference check-in

We have room blocks arranged with three hotels conveniently located near our conference location.

• Courtyard Des Moines West/Jordan Creek
• Courtyard Des Moines West/Clive
• Fairfield Inn & Suites/Marriott

Room Rate: $119/night

Registration Deadline: May 15

MORE INFORMATION

ONSITE MEAL OPTIONS

Couples' Dinner
6:30pm | Thursday, June 6

Homeschooling parent couples are invited to an evening of encouragement and hope, including a delicious dinner and presentation by Israel & Brook Wayne. Details are provided above.

Moms & Muffins 
Dads & Donuts 
8:15am | Saturday, June 8

Join other homeschooling moms and dads at these special breakfasts. Details are provided above.

Advance-Order Box Lunches

The Homeschool Iowa Conference is pleased to offer advance order box lunches for Friday & Saturday. 

FRIDAY BOX LUNCH
Hoagie sandwich with chips, cookie, whole fruit, and beverage
$8.50 per lunch

SATURDAY BOX LUNCH
6" sub sandwich with chips, cookie, and beverage
$8.50 per lunch

Our conference facilities are located near a number of restaurants providing offsite meal options.

PARKING

Onsite parking is available
in the parking lots surrounding
the Valley Church and
the Valley Community Center. 

Parking is free.

FREE FRIDAY NIGHT EVENT

Invite your family and friends to hear an inspiring message from our conference keynote speaker, Steve Scheibner.

He'll share his amazing testimony of his miraculous escape from death on 9/11, when a pilot with more seniority "bumped" him off a scheduled flight that was eventually highjacked and crashed.

Mentoring Moms Service

Experienced homeschool moms are available Friday and Saturday  to answer your homeschooling questions and to share wisdom and encouragement with you.

The Mentoring Moms area is located just inside the Valley Church main entrance.

These seasoned homeschool moms  serve as our Homeschool Iowa Regional Representatives and Special Needs Advisors, and they are eager to help. 

Mothers’ Room & Toddler Town

For the comfort and convenience of our parents and young children, there will be private rooms available for nursing, diaper changing, and other needs that arise with small children. The mothers’ room and a toddlers' room are located on the lower level of Valley Church. 

The Valley Community Center, where our conference exhibit hall is located, also has both indoor and outdoor play areas for children.

Teacher Credit Course

Once again, we hope to offer an AEA  professional development activity providing credit for teacher re-certification in connection with our conference. 

Information is available HERE.

Wrist Bands

A specially designed wristband will be issued to every registered attendee at registration check-in and provide entrance to keynote sessions, workshop sessions, and the exhibit hall. Wristbands must be worn at all times while attending the Homeschool Iowa Conference. They are not to be removed from the wrist until the conference concludes and may not be shared or transferred.

Recordings of our conference workshops and keynotes make be purchased onsite from our conference recording company, Rhino Technologies, at their booth in the exhibit hall foyer.

These recordings are also made available for purchase online, several weeks after the conference concludes, on the Rhino Technologies website.

Photograph/Video Usage

Homeschool Iowa reserves the right to use any photograph/video taken at any event sponsored by Homeschool Iowa without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph/video. Homeschool Iowa may use the photograph/video in publications or other media material produced, used or contracted by Homeschool Iowa including but not limited to: brochures, invitations, books, newspapers, magazines, television, websites, social media, etc.