The 2023 Wichita Property Tax Conference
was a great success!
Thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s
conference happen.
Our dedicated Planning Committee
The generous Sponsors and donors.
The many vendors, suppliers and staff.
Mark your calendars and plan to be in Wichita for the
2024 Tax Conference July 28 – August 1, 2024
The 2024 agenda has yet to be scripted.
Have an idea – let the planning committee know.
8.30 Monday – Campbell -Inflation Reduction Act Green Energy Tax Credits
1.15 Monday – Hoemke – Unitary Cost Approach vs. Non Unitary Differences
3.00 Monday-Reillly & Zanni – Identification and Valuation of Intangible Personal Property
8.30 Tuesday- Howard – PropTaxConf-BureauOfLaborStatistics20230725
1.15 – Tuesday Hoemke Unitary Cost Approach vs. Non Unitary Final 2.6 July 25 2023
3.00 -Tuesday Crapo- Legal Update 2023.07.25 Wichita Legal Update 2023
10.15 – Wed – 209 – Broadband Update July 2023 Wichita
10.15 -Wed – 211 – Electric Renewables, The Ripple Effect_Final
1.15 -Wed – 209 – Mike Dano – 3 Things about 5G
1.15 -Wed – 211 – Dan Keen Wichita Property Tax Conference July 2023
3.00 -Wed – 211 – Technology Solutions in Property Tax Compliance and Assessments (002)
WHOVA is the conference app where you can get all the information on session topics, speakers, timing, events and participants. Once you register for the conference you will have access to the WHOVA app. See below for login links and information.
This annual conference is hosted on the campus of Wichita State University and provides valuation and assessment topics for complex industries including utility, energy, communication, pipeline, rail, airline, logistics, and manufacturing.
Conference attendees are people involved in property tax matters and are from organizations including Government, consultants, attorneys, software, accounting and educators.
The Wichita Property Tax Conference is the world’s longest lasting and most well-attended conference for both newcomers and advanced professionals involved with complex property tax valuation and assessments.
Since 2018 WHOVA has been the free, official app for the
Wichita Tax Conference.
You can Download WHOVA from the App Store or Google play, to your mobile device and be able to:
- View the event agenda and plan your schedule.
- See the sessions, their speakers, and biographies.
- See the participants that have registered.
- Get presentation documents and slides.
You are added to the Whova app 48 hours after you register online.
Contact Paula Seiwert with questions paula.seiwert@wichita.edu
After downloading Whova , use the email address you used when you registered for the conference, to sign into the app and choose a strong password, or sign up using a social media account.
Once you’re signed up, you should be taken directly to your event!
Already used the Whova app in the past? Double-check that the latest version is installed on your phone, and log in using your existing account email and password.
Registration fees:
$450 for State Representatives (scholarships available, contact Gerald Graham gerald.graham@wichita.edu)
$695 for Industry Representatives
Your registration fee gives you:
- 3 First rate Keynote Speakers
- 12 special presentations by industry experts
- 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, snacks morning and afternoon
- 3 Evening receptions
- exposure to current trends and changes in your industry
- a chance to participate in an industry discussion
- unique and endless networking opportunities
- Access to all Conference information, Speaker bio’s, presentation handouts and event details on Whova
- free transportation to and from the conference
Cancellation Policy:
Substitutions can be made at any time, for no additional cost.
No refunds will be given on or after Thursday July 20, 2023.
Registration fees not paid by Monday August 31, 2023 will be subject to a $100 late fee.
The 2022 Conference Headquarters is the Wichita Marriott Hotel.
Wichita Marriott Hotel. 9100 Corporate Hills Drive, Wichita KS . . . FULL
Other hotels near the Wichita Marriott Hotel:
Fairfield Inn East 417 S. Webb Road, Wichita. Ks 316.685.3777
Country Inn & Suites 333 South Webb Road, Wichita, KS 316.685.0333
Hampton Inn 9449 E. Corporate Hills Drive, Wichita, KS 316.686.3576
Homewood Suites 1550 N. Waterfront Parkway, Wichita, KS (316) 260-8844
Pre-Conference 23nd Annual Golf Tournament begins Sunday July 23, 2023 at Sand Creek Station, 920 Meadow Brook Drive, Newton, KS with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. with Tee Times beginning at 8 a.m.
Conference Registration will be set up outside the Ballroom at the Marriott and check-in will be available beginning at 3:30 p.m. and will conclude at 6:30 p.m.
The conference begins with a Newcomers session on Sunday July 23, at 5:00 p.m. in the Atrium, a state Representatives Meet & Greet at 5:45 in the Atrium followed by a Welcome Reception at 6:00 p.m. in the Ballroom at the Marriott
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday sessions are held on the campus of Wichita State University. Monday is an 8 a.m. start, with Tuesday & Wednesday starting at 8:30 a.m. A shuttle bus is provided to and from the WSU campus.
All sessions conclude by 4:45 p.m. The campus of WSU is a smoke-free campus.
Everyday begins with a light breakfast, there are delicious lunches, and afternoon snacks. You have water, pop and tea provided all day long.
The Principles Course is newly updated in 2023. The course begins at 10:15 each morning, so that everyone can attend the Keynote Speakers.
There are receptions each evening at 6:00 p.m.
The conference concludes on Thursday, July 27, with Round Table discussions, by Industry. These discussions are held at the Marriott Hotel, with a full breakfast buffet provided. The discussions will conclude by 11 a.m.
There will be shuttle bus rides to and from the University every day.
Monday Shuttle Bus schedule
7 a.m. and 7:15 a.m., the bus leaves from the front doors of the Marriott.
the return trip to the Marriott will be 4:45 p.m. and 4:50 p.m.
Tuesday & Wednesday Shuttle Bus schedule
7 a.m. ONLY the bus leaves from the front doors of the Marriott.
the return trip to the Marriott will be 4:45 p.m. ONLY
The Planning Committee consists of people who understand the logistics of the conference and value the mission of education, information sharing and networking. They volunteer their time, and energies to meet, organize, search for volunteers, and moderate the sessions at each conference.
2023 Planning Committee
The Scholarship Committee of the Wichita Property Tax Conference will be offering full scholarships to eligible applicants for attendance at the 2023 conference being held in Wichita, KS.
2023 Scholarship Application
These scholarships will be offered first to individuals from state or government organizations and who can demonstrate that they will transfer the skills and knowledge acquired at the conference to the work they undertake in their organization. The scholarship is designed to defray the individual’s registration, hotel and travel expenses (other expenses i.e. food, taxi, car rental, incidentals, etc. are not covered).
Additional criteria will also assist in selection of the scholarship recipient, including an applicant’s financial need.
Scholarship recipients will be notified within 30 days of receipt of their application of approval or denial. In addition, recipients are expected to make their own travel arrangements and send the invoice for reimbursement to Melissa Donham (melissa.donham@wichita.edu), she will make lodging arrangements as soon as she receives your travel itinerary.
Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2023 Conference.
Event sponsor opportunities
For more information contact Pat McLeod
Guidelines are provided for all Speakers and Moderators.
Please follow these guidelines as close as possible.
Conference Materials:
During the conference, materials received by CMD will be downloadable from this webpage or if you bring a flash drive, available for downloading at the registration table during the conference. Because many of the materials are not received until the day of the presentations, they may not be accessible until CMD receives them.
Materials from previous Conferences are available upon request.
A single presentation is $10, or $125 for the entire conference.
If the entire conference materials are purchased, they will be sent to you on a disc via the mail.
Materials archives are available from 1971 through 2022. Contact Melissa.Donham@wichita.edu to request materials.
Read about the History of the Workshop here
This conference is co-sponsored by the
Committee on Taxation of Energy, Communications and Transportation
and The Center for Management Development,
in the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University in Wichita Kansas
As of January 2022, IPT longer accepts outside Continuing Education towards their designations. The tax conference will not transfer to IPT credits.
