Register for Convention by March 31 and Avoid Late Fees
Don't miss Phi Theta Kappa's 91st Convention, scheduled April 16-18 in
Grapevine, Texas! If you have not registered, do so by March 31 and avoid
late fees. Visit the Convention website and register
online.
By registering on or before March 31, you will
pay only $299 per person. After March 31, and when registering onsite in
Grapevine, you will pay $349 per person.
To make your Convention
experience the best ever, your hosts from the Texas Region will be waiting
to welcome you and answer any questions. Just watch for the bright orange
badge worn by the Regional Ambassadors!
Convention highlights
include:
Honors
in Action Academy, April 15-16. This event replaces previous
pre-Convention events for Society leaders, and is now open to all advisors,
chapter and regional officers, and members. You will learn all about how
to plan and carry out an Honors in Action event, based on the Honors Study
Topic and incorporating the Society Hallmarks. To add an Honors in Action
registration to an existing registration, email convention@ptk.org.
Topics
and schedules for all five rounds of Educational Forums are now available
on the Convention website,
under "Plan your Convention Activities." Use this information to select
the Forums you wish to attend. Check the printed program distributed at
Convention to verify Forum rooms.
Educational Forums will
provide more instruction on Honors in Action, which will now form the basis
for the Five Star and Hallmark Awards Programs.
Special Honors
in Action Forums will follow presentations by keynote speakers Robert
F. Kennedy, Jr. and Fareed
Zakaria. Led by Honors Commitee members, these Forums will ensure
that the keynote speeches provide the maximum learning experience.
Check
out information on the Transfer
College Fair, where members can meet one-on-one with recruiters
from institutions offering transfer scholarships.
To help
with food costs, the Gaylord will provide $10 meal options at specific times
through hotel room service and at selected restaurants - display your Convention
nametag to qualify. Fast food vendors will be in the Academic Marketplace,
and food carts offering breakfast items, salads and sandwiches will be
in high traffic areas. Complete information on food specials will be
available on printed fliers distributed at Convention registration and
at the Information Booth.
