You Can Still Register Online for 2009 Convention!
You can still register
online for Phi Theta Kappa's 2009 Convention, and avoid paperwork
and possible delays at onsite registration. Although persons registering
after March 31 must pay the onsite registration fee, they can register online
anytime before the Convention begins.
Convention dates are
April 16-18 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine,
Texas. The Honors in Action Academy, open to any registered Convention
attendees, will be held April 15 and continue through the morning of April
16.
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.
Visit
the Convention website
and to see the candidates for 2009-2020 International Officer positions
and read their candidate essays!
Visit the Academic Marketplace
to sign up for CollegeFsh.org, to shop for Recognitions and Chapter Sales
items, and to visit International Officer Candidate Booths and information
booths on Society initiatives and benefits.
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.
