Upcoming Conferences

State Conferences

Florida
Florida State Tech Prep/Career Pathways Meeting
April 15, 2008
Florida Department of Education
Tallahassee, Florida

Florida Career Pathways Network 2008 Fall Symposium
October 29 – 31, 2008
Jupiter Beach Resort
Jupiter Beach, Florida
Contact:
Libby Livings-Eassa
772-462-7646
elivings@ircc.edu

Kansas
Kansas Association for Career and Technical Education (K-ACTE)
Career and Technical Education Summer Conference
August 3-6, 2008
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Wichita
Wichita, Kansas
Contact:
Kari Presley
kpresley@kearneyandassociates.com

Mississippi
Mississippi Career and Technical Summer Conference Trade Show
July 10 -12, 2008
Hinds Community College
Raymond, Mississippi
Contact :
Linda Bath
601-857-5763
edofmsacte@aol.com

New York
Tech-Prep Consortia of New York City and Long Island
New York City/Long Island Career Pathways/Tech-Prep Conference
May 16, 2008
Queensborough Community College
Bayside, New York
Contact:
Mary Anne Meyer
mameyer@qcc.cuny.edu

North Carolina
North Carolina Employment and Training Conference
April 18-20, 2008
Grove Park Inn
Asheville, North Carolina
Contact:
Gene Scott
919-329-5588
www.ncwdtc.com

North Carolina CTE Teacher Conference
July 20-25, 2008
Koury Convention Center
Greensboro, North Carolina

Texas
Texas Business and Technology Educators Association (TBTEA)/
  Marketing Educators of Texas (MET)
July 14-17, 2008
Adams Mark
Dallas, Texas
www.tbtea.org

Texas Heath Occupations Association (THOA)/
   Career and Technology Association (CTAT) of Texas
July 21 – 24, 2008
Westin Galleria
Houston, Texas
www.ctat.org or www.texashste.com

Texas Industrial Vocational Association (TIVA) Professional Development Conference
July 14-18, 2008
Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas
Irving, Texas
www.tiva.org

Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas (VATAT)
Professional Development Conference
July 28-August 1, 2008
Corpus Christi Convention Center
Corpus Christi, Texas
www.vatat.org 
 
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Association of Texas (FCSTAT)
Tri-Cluster Conference for the Education and Training, Hospitality and Tourism, and the Human Services Career Clusters
August 4-8, 2008
Adam’s Mark Hotel
Dallas, Texas
www.fcstat.org  

Virginia
Virginia Association of Agriculture Educators (VAAE)
July 14-17, 2008
(tentative) Holiday Inn, Blacksburg
Blacksburg, Virginia
Contact:
Glenn Anderson
Glenn.anderson@doe.virginia.gov

Workshop for New CTE Cooperative Education Coordinators
July 15-17, 2008
Richmond, Virginia
Contact:
Sharon Acuff
sharon.acuff@doe.virginia.gov

Virginia Health Occupations Education Association (VHOE)
July 23-25, 2008
Great Wolf Lodge, Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Virginia
Contact:
JoAnn Wakelyn
joann.wakelyn@doe.virginia.gov

Virginia Association of Teachers of Family & Consumer Services (VATFACS)
August 3-6, 2008
Hotel Roanoke, Roanoake
Roanoke, Virginia
Contact:
Gloria Harmon
gharmon@rcs.k12.va.us

Virginia Association of Marketing Educators (VAME) 
August 4-7, 2008
DoubleTree, Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Contact:
Sandy Atkinson
satkinson@ci.franklin.va.us

Virginia Association of Trade and Industrial Educators (VATIE) 
August 4-8, 2008
Holiday Inn Valley View, Roanoake
Roanoke, Virginia
Contact:
Jason Clark
jason.clark@doe.virginia.gov

Virginia Business Education Association (VBEA) 
August 4-8, 2008
Washington Dulles Hilton
Hernden, Virginia
Contact:
Judith Sams
judith.sams@doe.virginia.gov

Virginia Technology Education Association (VTEA) 
August 6-8, 2008
Virginia Beach Conference & Resort Center
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Contact:
Lynn Basham
lynn.basham@doe.virginia.gov 

National and Association Conferences

ATEA Conference
April 2-3, 2008
Denver, Colorado

ICLE Model Schools Conference
June 22-25, 2008
Orlando, Florida

ASCA Conference
June 28 - July 1, 2008
Atlanta, Georgia

ACTE Conference
December 4-5, 2008
Charlotte, North Carolina

To post your Career Pathways and Tech Prep conference,
contact Sheila Wilson, 800-518-1410 ext. 329.