The Conference is an annual event planned entirely by Event Management students. After registering for EVENT 4860, students work together on all aspects of planning a conference-style event. Everything from creating engaging promotional plans and securing dynamic speakers to space design layouts and guest registration processes is part of this dynamic learning opportunity. You’ll gain hands-on, industry-relevant experience and collaborate with your peers, all while producing an event for the Iowa State community.

Two students wearing conference credentials stand side by side at a student-organized event hosted by Iowa State University’s Event Management program, with branded apparel and a greenery backdrop visible behind them.
Two student attendees wearing conference lanyards pose in front of a green backdrop at a student-organized conference hosted by Iowa State University’s Event Management program.
Four students pose in front of an ivy backdrop with a white conference sign behind them.
Three event management students present to an audience amid a conference venue with a large TV screen displaying event sponsors behind them.
A large screen in an auditorium displays the title of the conference, The Conference Discover" while people are looking on from their seats.
A large bright conference venue with four presenters at the front are seated before a large audience. A large TV screen is to the left of the presenters.
Two presenters on stage are addressing an audience in a large auditorium with a large screen behind the presenters. The image on the screen is of an astronaut in space with the words "Discover... Boldly!"

The Conference: Discover

Date: November 12, 2025

Time: 4:00pm – 7:00pm

Location: Howe Hall, 537 Bissell Road

For Fall 2025, the students of the event management program present The Conference: Discover.