Look, let’s be clear: WiscNet Connections 2025 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin is not a “conference.” It’s a full-tilt collision of brains, bandwidth, and beautiful Midwestern confidence, and I am extremely fired up about it.

Here’s the thing—what people don’t understand is that Connections is where Wisconsin’s smartest networkers, security nerds, educators, and quietly brilliant weirdos all show up to compare notes and accidentally invent the future. We’re talking real conversations, real problems, and real solutions—no fluff, no vendor karaoke, just people who actually run the pipes and protect the data.

Make no mistake, Stevens Point is the perfect spot. Central Wisconsin energy. Walkable. Cozy. Enough coffee to keep me vibrating for three days straight. You’ll learn during the day, argue politely about architecture at night, and wake up ready to do it again. That’s the magic.

At the end of the day, WiscNet Connections 2025 is about community. It’s about remembering that everything is connected—even if I made up the connection just now.

Bottom line: be there, or hear about it later and pretend you were.