2025 WIMTS Student Day

The WIMTS has designated Thursday, October 9, 2025, as students in manufacturing and technology day. This designated day is a great way to discover the various career paths available to the those entering our future workforce. Students will have the opportunity to network with industry company executives, view machinery up and running, and attend educational sessions at the Innovations in Manufacturing Seminar Stage. The trades industry is brimming with opportunity… Come discover for yourself!

While this is a great opportunity for students to interact with industry experts, please keep in mind that our exhibitors’ and attendees’ primary objective is to conduct business and network with potential customers. We ask all students, faculty, and parents in attendance to abide by the following rules to ensure a successful event for all.

  1. Must be at least 16 years old to attend (due to insurance liability).
  2. Students/student groups must have one teacher, counselor, or parent per 10 students attending.
  3. Please let us know you plan to attend by clicking on the link below and submitting a completed form to D3 Productions, LLC.
  4. Do not loiter in exhibit booths or in “The Hub”. The Hub is strictly dedicated to business colleagues for the purpose of networking.
  5. Please keep all members of your group together.
  6. Remember: All exhibitors and attendees are present to conduct business. Please be mindful of busy booths.
  7. Do not “grab and go” from our exhibit booths. Many exhibiting companies provide branded “freebies” for distribution to potential clients. Unless offered to a student by an exhibitor at the booth, please refrain from taking items that have not been offered to you.
  8. DO interact with exhibitors who are willing to provide information.

STUDENT DAY FORM COMING SOON!

 

Teachers and chaperones are REQUIRED to pre-register for a free attendee badge. If you register by September 5, 2025, your badge will be mailed to you. For registrations received after September 5, name badges will be available for pick up on-site at the registration desk. STUDENTS SHOULD NOT REGISTER AS A TRADE SHOW “ATTENDEE”. Students will receive complimentary badges at the Sttudent Registration Counter inside the west lobby of the Expo Center. Badges are required to enter the exhibit hall. We ask that all students return their badge to the counter before leaving.

Buses are required to enter at Wisconsin State Fair Park Gate 4 on 84th Street (North of Greenfield Avenue). A parking fee of $20 will be charged if the bus does not leave the grounds after dropping off students.

Standard sized vehicles may also enter at Gate 4 (84th Street) or Gate 1 (Greenfield Avenue). The fair park charges a $10 parking fee per vehicle.

Please note: If you prefer to attend on Tuesday, October 7th or Wednesday, October 8th, please note that limited time slots are available to students for attendance on these non-student days. Student attendance on these two days MUST be scheduled with show management and time slots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Non-registered schools/students will not be allowed on the exhibit hall floor on October 7-8, 2025.