Overview
The 90th Texas FFA State Convention will be held in Fort Worth, Texas, July 9-13 at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
Convention Registration is now OPEN! See below for further details.
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Convention Housing
Housing for the 2018 Texas FFA State Convention in Fort Worth, TX is now open! Click the 'Convention Housing' link above to access housing information.
Any chapter cancelling housing block rooms AFTER May 18, you WILL be subject to a 1-Night charge per room cancellation fee. NO EXCEPTIONS. If you need to cancel any rooms, this must be done prior to this deadline in order to avoid cancellation penalty fees. Please reference the Housing Policy on the housing page for more information.
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Tentative Convention Schedule
Click here to view the tentative general schedule for the 90th Texas FFA Convention
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2018 Convention Pricing
In an effort to assist with planning for the annual Texas FFA State Convention, below is pricing information related to the 90th Texas FFA State Convention to be hosted in Fort Worth, TX July 9-13, 2018:
Student/Advisor week-long registration: $65*
Guest week-long registration: $65
Student/Advisor/Guest day registration: $20
Car and Truck Parking: $45/week (Tuesday-Friday)
Bus Parking: $35/week (Tuesday-Friday)
Feedlot Tickets: $12/day advanced purchase, $15/on-site purchase
*If your chapter was able to secure housing through the Texas FFA Convention Housing Block, week-long convention registration for students is $45. Advisors of chapters that are staying within the housing block are able to receive complimentary registration.
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Registration
Chapter Registration
Advisors can register their students, teachers and guests (chaperones, administrators, etc) through the Texas FFA Roster system. Login at https://www.texasffa.org/login.aspx. Choose the Event Registration tab in your menu and select the 2018 Texas FFA Convention. Any Guest Registrations done via the Roster system will be invoiced to the chapter account and payment will be the responsibility of the chapter and must be mailed to the Texas FFA Office as with any other chapter charge.
Guest Registration
Guest Registration is now open for parents as well as other visitors who would like to pre-register themselves online to avoid lengthy on-site registration lines. Day passes are $20/person and week passes are $65/person. Payment via credit card is required at the time of online guest registration. To expedite check-in at convention, bring your printed guest registration ticket to the 'Guest Check-in' booth. Click here to register as a guest.
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Convention Service Projects
Helping the Homeless - A Texas FFA State Officer Community Service Initiative
The Texas FFA Association is excited to collect supplies for the City of Fort Worth, the host city of 2018 Texas FFA State Convention. Chapters are encouraged to bring donations to the event on July 10-11. For more information click here.
Day of Service - Hosted by Weimar FFA
Information to be announced soon.
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Convention Delegates
Each chapter is entitled to send voting delegates to the convention to cast a vote for in elections for state officer, state president and talent contest and participate in deliberations and decisions concerning the future of the organization.
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Feed Lot
Meal tickets can be purchased on your roster for $12 each until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 6. After this date, you will not be able to make changes to the amount of tickets purchased and will be responsible for the purchase. Additional tickets are available onsite for $15 each.
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Convention Press Release Templates
Please click here to view this year’s convention press release templates.
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Convention Media Program
There are two different facets of the Texas FFA Convention Media program held in conjunction with Texas FFA Convention. The first is the Texas FFA News: Convention Edition, the official online news of the annual event that is published for FFA members, by FFA members, found at news.texasffa.org. The second facet is The Convention Report, a video newscast scheduled to air during the final general session on Friday, July 13.
There are many different jobs associated with the Convention Media program such as editors, reporters and photographers. We are excited to fill these positions with hard working, responsible FFA members who are ready to learn! The 2018 Convention Media application process is now closed.
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Foundation Ambassadors
The Foundation Ambassadors program is a unique opportunity for chapter level FFA members to meet, interact, and assist some of our special guests, VIPs and other important sponsors. For more information on the program and to apply, click here.
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Courtesy Corps
Click the title above for the list of 2018 Texas FFA Courtesy Corps Members!
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Chorus
Applications for the 2018 Texas FFA Chorus are now closed.
Congratulations to the 2018 Texas FFA Chorus Members!
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