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Each year, people from around the country visit Milwaukee for one of the Midwest's largest cattle expositions - World Beef Expo. World Beef
Expo offers a variety of educational seminars, Youth Sweepstakes contests, the World Beef Expo Elite Sale and a trade show. People of all ages come to show, buy and sell cattle while enjoying a weekend of fun with friends and family!
The 2010 World Beef Expo hosted seventeen breed shows, in which nearly 200 exhibitors from fourteen different states showed 508 head of cattle. Another 281 head were on display during Sunday's Junior Show.
This year's World Beef Expo, which takes place September 22-25, 2011 at Wisconsin State Fair Park, will be the 19th Annual. We are excited to be hosting an Angus Super ROV Show, the National Murray Grey Show, and more than a dozen other breed shows. We're proud to welcome all of our exhibitors, and we hope you enjoy the 2011 World Beef Expo!
The first World Beef Expo was held in Madison, Wisconsin on April 16-18, 1993. Held for three years in the spring at the Dane County Coliseum, the World Beef Expo continued to expand. In 1996 the event was moved to Milwaukee and changed to a fall show to better accommodate the large event.
For the last 14 years the World Beef Expo has been held at the Wisconsin State Fair Park. The event has been a success since 1993 and continues to be one of the biggest cattle shows in the Midwest.
It takes many volunteers to make World Beef Expo run smoothly. Our committees and board members work year-round to organize and build a successful expo. 
World Beef Expo Executive Board |
| Ardel Quam |
President |
Term 2, Year 3 |
| Richard Hauser |
Vice President |
Term 2, Year 2 |
| Kevin Doherty |
Treasurer |
Term 1, Year 3 |
| Kim Jones |
Secretary |
Term 2, Year 2 |
| Andy Hornung |
Director of Finance |
Term 1, Year 2 |
| Doug Fish |
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Term 1, Year 1 |
| Ann McDonald |
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Term 1, Year 1 |
| Jeff Swenson |
Ex-Officio |
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| Brian Bolan |
Ex-Officio |
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World Beef Expo Advisory Committee |
| John Weiskircher |
Past-President |
| Tom Tomaw |
Friend |
| Bob Walton |
Friend |
| Gregg May |
Sponsor |
| Dianne & Terry Kegley |
Trade Show |
| Bernie O'Rourke |
UW Extension Youth Livestock Specialist |
| Ron Russell |
UW-Madison |
| John Freitag |
WI Beef Council |
| Terry Quam |
WI Cattleman Association |
| Scott Bayer |
WLBA |
Committee Chairs |
Shows
Overseeing Open Show, Junior Show, Supreme Champion Drive, Judges Selection |
| Kevin Doherty |
Co-Chair |
| Doug Fish |
Co-Chair |
| Dr. Tom Beckett |
Open Show Superintendent |
| Mark Brede |
Open Show Superintendent |
| Greg Miller |
Open Show Superintendent |
| Kayla Gabler |
Junior Show Superintendent |
| Jenna Miller |
Junior Show Superintendent |
| Brian Bolan |
Judges Selection |
| Jeff Swenson |
Judges Selection |
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Special Events
Overseeing World Beef Expo Elite Sale, Education, Youth Sweepstakes, Trade Show |
| Ardel Quam |
Co-Chair |
| Dick Hauser |
Co-Chair |
| Kim Johnson |
Sales |
| Jeff Swenson |
Educational Seminars |
| Bernie O'Rourke |
Youth Sweepstakes |
| Jim Murray |
Trade Show (Outdoor) |
| Jamie Marx |
Trade Show (Indoor) |
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Public Relations and Marketing
Overseeing Awards, Sponsorships and Fundraising, Advertising, Website |
| Kim Jones |
Co-Chair |
| Ann McDonald |
Co-Chair |
| Dianne Kegley |
Silent Auction |
| Dave DeLong |
Past Fundraising Chair |
| Leslie Mindemann |
Advertising |
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Grounds
Overseeing Setup and Cleanup, Stalling |
| Andy Hornung |
Chair |
| Cody Quam |
Stalling Superintendent |
Breed Representatives: |
| Fred & Merrie Nimmer |
American British White Park |
| Ken Hartzell |
Angus |
| Mark Keller |
Belted Galloway |
| Dave McCain |
Braunvieh |
| EJ Lillesand |
Chianina |
| Steve Arp |
Gelbvieh |
| Gary Reinke |
Hereford |
| Gary Ellsworth |
Limousin |
| Mark Brede |
Maine-Anjou |
| Steve Cummings |
Murray Grey |
| Dennis Hennerberg |
Piedmontese |
| Glenn Erickson |
Pinzgauer |
| Shawn & Nancy Doherty |
Prospects |
| Scottt Bayer |
Red Angus |
| Eric Johnson |
Shorthorn |
| Brian Bolan |
Simmental |
| Maranda Schreier |
Simmental |
Wisconsin State Fair Park
640 S 84th St
West Allis, WI 53214
Directions to the Wisconsin State Fair Park
FROM THE WEST:
Heading east on I-94, take the 84th Street exit. Turn right (south) onto 84th Street. Enter Wisconsin State Fair Park at Gate 5.
FROM THE EAST:
Heading west on 1-94, take the 84th Street exit. Turn left (south) onto 84th Street. Enter Wisconsin State Fair Park at Gate 5.
FROM THE NORTH:
Heading south on Highway 45, take I-94 East to 84th Street exit. Turn right (south) onto 84th street. Enter Wisconsin State Fair Park at Gate 5.
Heading south on Highway 43, take I-94 West to 84th Street exit. Turn left (south) onto 84th Street and enter Wisconsin State Fair Park at Gate 5.
FROM CHICAGO AND OTHER POINTS SOUTH:
Take I-94 north (toward downtown Milwaukee), and then take I-94 west (toward Madison). Take 84th Street exit. Turn left (south) onto 84th Street. Enter Wisconsin State Fair Park at Gate 5.
FROM THE SOUTHWEST:
Take the I-894 bypass to the Greenfield Exit. Go right (east) on Greenfield Ave. to 84th Street. Turn left onto 84th Street and proceed northbound to Gate 5.
Lodging:
Country Inn & Suites - Milwaukee West
1250 South Moorland Rd.
Brookfield, WI 53005
Direct: 262-787-6145
Main: 262-782-1400
Fax: 262-782-1408
Email: knichols@csmcorp.net
Website: www.countryinns.com/brookfieldwi
- Group Name: World Beef Expo
- Standard Room Rate - $93/Night
- Suite Room Rate - $108/Night
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Wisconsin State Fair Park RV Park
601 S 76th St
West Allis, WI 53214
414.266.7035
- Milwaukee County’s only RV Park facility
- $40.00 for full hookups
- $25.00 for electric and non-electric sites
Metro Milwaukee Area
- Call hotels directly
- Be sure to mention you are from World Beef Expo
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Wisconsin State Fair Park
Tommy G Thompson Youth Center
Cheri Gravitter, Manager
640 S 84th St
West Allis, WI 53214
Phone: 414.266.7042
Fax: 414.266.7007
- 25 rooms per floor
- Bunk beds accommodating 12 youth or 6 adults
- Private bathroom with two basins & shower stall in each room
- Two ADA equipped rooms per floor
- Security lockers in each room
- Lounge on each floor with color TV, cable & VCR
- Continental breakfast
- Rate: $75 per room per night
- Linen package is $5 per person
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