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Only if they buy a guest pass. This will give them access to social events ONLY—educational sessions and classes are not included. An attendee pass allows only the holder (you) entrance.

We recommend business casual while attending Heartland events. Iowa can be hot, humid, and cold on the same day.  We recommend layers while at the conference.

The 2021 Heartland Conference will not record classes and sessions. However, several will be live-streamed as well as available on-demand through Heartland Virtual registration.  

Signs will be displayed directing you to signup for the VGM tours. A VGM employee will reserve a spot on the shuttle for you to get you to our headquarters. *Pending Covid-19 updates

Heartland Conference 2021 has been moved to Sept. 13-15 and is currently on track to celebrate Heartland's 20th anniversary in Waterloo, Iowa.

The health and safety of the VGM Heartland community of attendees, exhibitors, speakers and staff is our highest priority. VGM Heartland is closely monitoring the latest government recommendations and announcements related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its potential impact on our conference. VGM has a pandemic task force assembled that will advise us to recommendations as Heartland 2021 nears.

Heartland Conference attendees may cancel their registration without penalty at any time.  If you are sick or have been exposed to COVID-19 within 2 weeks of the event, please do not attend in person.   Please contact the conference office at events@vgm.com for assistance and further information

We encourage all attendees to register prior to Sept 1st.  However, if you’d like to benefit from early bird pricing, be sure to register before the cutoff date.

Only if they buy a guest pass. This will give them access to social events ONLY—educational sessions and classes are not included. An attendee pass allows only the holder (you) entrance.

The 2021 Heartland Conference will not record classes and sessions. However, several will be live-streamed as well as available on-demand through Heartland Virtual registration.  

Of course! Each meal will include vegan- and gluten-free options. If you have a food allergy, let us know and we’ll set aside a special meal for you.

What can we say, we love cookies! Our freshly baked cookies are handmade by VGM's employees and are complimentary, so be sure to take one…or two…or three…or as many as you’d like while at Heartland. Enjoy!

Heartland Conference 2021 has been moved to Sept. 13-15 and is currently on track to celebrate Heartland's 20th anniversary in Waterloo, Iowa.

The health and safety of the VGM Heartland community of attendees, exhibitors, speakers and staff is our highest priority. VGM Heartland is closely monitoring the latest government recommendations and announcements related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its potential impact on our conference. VGM has a pandemic task force assembled that will advise us to recommendations as Heartland 2021 nears.

Heartland Conference attendees may cancel their registration without penalty at any time.  If you are sick or have been exposed to COVID-19 within 2 weeks of the event, please do not attend in person.   Please contact the conference office at events@vgm.com for assistance and further information

Heartland Conference Venues and Events:

Masks are required for all attendees, exhibitors, speakers, and guests that are not fully vaccinated. For those that are fully vaccinated, a mask is not required but is encouraged. Disposable masks are available upon request. The same policy is in place for VGM employees, volunteers, and venue support staff.  

Transportation:

As required by the transportation provider, anyone getting on any mode of Heartland Transportation MUST WEAR A MASK. If you do not have a mask, we will give you a disposable one. No exceptions and we thank you for your assistance in helping keep everyone stay safe. Capacity will be limited to 50% per trip.