Attendees can connect Wednesday evening at a networking reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Meetings Rooms 8-10 at the Convention Center. Thursday will begin with registration and a continental breakfast from 8 to 8:30 a.m., with the conference welcome at 8:30 a.m.

This year's service project is the Helpline Center (211). The Helpline Center connects people across the state to resources and support and offers hope to those with thoughts of suicide. To help women in need, the SDBA will be collecting donations of unopened personal care items such as shampoo, body wash, deodorant, toothpaste and most-importantly feminine hygiene products, which are expensive to buy. The Helpline Center will distribute the items to organizations that work with women, along with resource cards about 211. Also welcomed are cash donations to the Helpline Center, which the SDBA will also collect.

All sessions will be held at the Sioux Falls Convention Center at 1201 N. West Ave. If you haven't made plans to attend the LEAD STRONG: Women in Banking Conference, there is still time to register.