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    • 28 Aug 2026
    • 4:30 PM
    • 30 Aug 2026
    • 12:00 PM
    • 2552 Union Lane, St. Charles, IA 50240
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    Join IOWA at the beautiful Wildwood Hills Ranch in St. Charles, Iowa for our third retreat - Disconnect, to Reconnect.  


    What your ticket includes:

    - Overnight ticket:  Your own bed & space for both Friday and Saturday nights.  If you're only able to stay one night that's just fine - but since there is no sheet changing service the bed is allocated to one person for the entire retreat.  All meals included (Friday supper, Saturday x 3, Sunday breakfast).  Bathrooms are either private or shared with one person - see ticket types for more details.

    - Day ticket:  Student tickets include lunch; regular day tickets include both lunch and dinner.  Both types include the ability to attend all activities on Saturday.  If a student would like to join us for dinner, email christinat@watsonpc.com to make arrangements.


    Agenda:  We have been approved for 3.5 hours of CLE, including 1 hour of ethics, 1 hour of diversity, and .5 hour wellness.


    Friday night: 

    - 4:30 pm - Check in begins

    - 5 pm - Dinner

    - 6 pm - Social time and activities, possible trip to Madison County Winery


    Saturday:

    - 8 am breakfast

    -  9 am Connecting through Mentorship Panel

    - 10 am - Listening - The Key to Connection:  How to do it properly and why it matters.  

    - 11:00 am:  Ethical Communication & Relationships:  Connecting - and disconnecting - the ethical way.

    - 12 pm: Lunch

    - 1:00 pm: Disconnecting from your Devices:  The benefits of digital detoxing and setting boundaries on the tiny machines that control our lives.

    - 1:15 pm: Digital Detox practicum - spend the afternoon alone or with others exploring nature, visiting St. Charles, reading, or any other non-digital activity.

    - 5:00 pm: Supper and debrief from Digital Detox practicum

    - 6:30 pm:  Evening activities and social time, including a bonfire


    Sunday:

    -  8:00 am breakfast

    - 9:00 am - social time


    Questions? Email christinat@watsonpc.com.


Past events

8 Aug 2026 IOWA Annual Awards Event
17 Jun 2026 IOWA Annual Meeting
21 Apr 2026 Sipping Sisters - PM Session
21 Apr 2026 Sipping Sisters - AM Session
5 Mar 2026 D5 Event - IOWA at the Art Center!
12 Feb 2026 Leadership for Women Lawyers
13 Jan 2026 Sipping Sisters - 1/13/2026 PM
13 Jan 2026 Sipping Sisters - 1/13/2026 AM event
10 Jan 2026 IOWA Judicial Applications Bootcamp
18 Nov 2025 Sipping Sisters - November 2025 - EVENING Session
18 Nov 2025 Sipping Sisters - November 2025 - MORNING Session
19 Sep 2025 2025 Retreat - "Treat Yo Self"
27 Aug 2025 Making SPD and County Pay cases "Pay" - a discussion
19 Jul 2025 Annual Award Event
20 Jun 2025 IOWA Annual Meeting
19 Jun 2025 Explore the I.O.W.A. - D1 & D6 Event, Davenport
13 May 2025 Sipping Sisters - May 2025
19 Apr 2025 Bootcamp (Judicial Application Process)
6 Mar 2025 Sipping Sisters - March 2025
26 Feb 2025 Day in the Life of A Judge - Specialty Courts
6 Feb 2025 Districts 1 & 6 Social - No RSVP required!
8 Jan 2025 Sipping Sisters
12 Dec 2024 Trauma, Resilience, & Working on Hard Things
7 Nov 2024 Sipping Sisters - November 2024
24 Oct 2024 Lawyers & Staff: A Discussion
28 Sep 2024 Judicial Application Bootcamp
13 Jul 2024 Annual Awards Luncheon
19 Jun 2024 IOWA Annual Meeting 2024
29 May 2024 Caregiving while Lawyer-ing.
26 Mar 2024 WOLF Pack
24 Feb 2024 Bootcamp - Short Form
18 Jan 2024 Day in the Life - Federal Article III Judges
29 Nov 2023 Day in the Life - Federal Magistrate Judges
19 Aug 2023 Retreat @ the Lodge at Windy Ridge
22 Jul 2023 IOWA Annual Awards Gala 2023
28 Jun 2023 IOWA Annual Meeting
31 Jan 2023 Day in the Life of a Supreme Court Justice
27 Oct 2022 Day in the Life of a Court of Appeals Judge
25 Aug 2022 Day in the Life of an ALJ
20 Aug 2022 Annual Awards Gala 2022
23 Jul 2022 Bootcamp - July 23, 2022
27 Jun 2022 IOWA Annual Meeting 2022
26 May 2022 Day in the life of a Magistrate
28 Mar 2022 Day in the life of a District Associate Judge
5 Feb 2022 Bootcamp - February 5, 2022
27 Jan 2022 Intersection of Bias on Race & Sex & Credibility in the Courts
29 Nov 2021 Day in the Life of a District Court Judge - by Zoom
20 Aug 2021 IOWA Board Retreat
10 Apr 2021 IOWA Bootcamp - April 2021
16 Jan 2021 IOWA Bootcamp - Virtual
18 Aug 2020 IOWA Annual Awards Banquet 2020
1 Feb 2020 IOWA Bootcamp - Sioux City
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