Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The first annual Women In Leadership Development (WILD) conference will be held on Sept. 21 and 22 at the North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU) State Office in Jamestown.

The conference is open to all women.

　On Monday’s (Sept 17, 212) Wayne Byers Show, on CSi Cable 2, Jessica Haak, from the North Dakota Farmers Union, in Jamestown said, the event is designed to empower women to become more involved in their communities and organizations.

She said, the theme is “Find Your Voice, Tell Your Story.” Keynote speaker is Jessie Veeder, a writer, singer and rancher who lives near Watford City, N.D.

She has her own album on iTunes and occasionally appears on NPR and in agriculture magazines.

　Ms Haak pointed out that also speaking at the event will be Pam Gulleson, who is running for North Dakota’s lone congressional seat in the U.S. House, and Kelly Schmidt, North Dakota state treasurer.

Schmidt is the only woman currently holding an elected statewide office and is running for re-election.

Another speaker will be Fred Pryor professional trainer will give valuable communication tips to build speaking confidence in a fun and interactive group session.

A variety of hands-on interactive breakout sessions will be conducted.

There will be 6 total and they are parliamentary procedure, women and farm programs, women and co-op boards, how to run and get elected to a board, precision ag 101 and N.D. 2.0 the next chapter. Participants will be able to choose one.

A live video tour of NDFU’s Founding Farmers in Washington, D.C., will be shown and lunch prepared from restaurant recipes.　

The event starts Friday, Sept. 21, at the Quality Inn at 6 p.m. with a pre-conference social and ends on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 5 p.m. Conference partners include the Farm Service Agency, Red River Valley Research Corridor, Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives, and USDA Rural Development.

Registration can be found online at

www.ndfu.org/wild or call 800-366-8331.

Please register as soon as possible for a head-count for the meal.

Ms. Haak said the cost is $89 per woman. No NDFU members need to pay the $25 membership fee, unless the woman registering brings along four additional members, then the membership fee is waived for each woman.