2026 Leadership Symposium for Cooperatives
When: Monday, August 17th, 2:30 - 6:00 p.m., including evening reception - Tuesday, August 18th, 8:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. (box lunch to eat on site during the last session or take to go)
Where: K-State Alumni Center in Manhattan, Kansas
Format: The program presented by the Arthur Capper Cooperative Center (ACCC) and the Kansas Cooperative Council (KCC) will start at late afternoon followed by a reception. Day 2 will start at 8:00 a.m. and go through lunch to either eat in the meeting room or take with you on the road.
Register Online (August 4, 2026 deadline) $195 per person:
- Invitation Letter to 2026 Leadership Symposium on Cooperative Issues (PDF)
- 2026 Leadership Symposium on Cooperative Issues Agenda (PDF) - Updated 7/31/2026!
- Cancellation Policy: No Refunds will be issued for cancellations to either meeting received after 8/3/2026, including No-Shows. Invoices will be sent out after the meeting.
Hotel Information:
Holiday Inn at the Campus (group rate: $109.95, breakfast included):
Group rate deadline is Saturday, July 25, 2026. 48 hour cancellation policy.
Reserve your hotel online: 2026 Leadership Symposium - Holiday Inn KSU Campus
or, in case the link above doesn't work: www.holidayinn.com/universityks
*Enter the requested date and click on SEARCH
*Group code: SYM
or, Call: 785.539.7531, Ask for "SYM" rate
Bluemont Hotel (group rate: $129, includes breakfast buffet, wifi and parking on-site):
Group rate deadline is July 26, 2026. 48 hour cancellation policy. Non-smoking hotel.
Making Reservations by phone:
- Call the hotel at (785) 473-7091, press “0”.
- Let them know you’d like to make a reservation in the group “2026 Leadership Symposium”.
Making reservations online: 2026 Leadership Symposium
General information about Manhattan, Kansas, and Kansas State University: