Convention Details
The 2021 TDEA Convention is Tuesday, January 5 through Thursday, January 7 at the Houston Marriott Marquis
Online convention registration opens August 15, 2020 and closes November 15, 2020. Full payments and all cancellations must be made by December 15, 2020 for a member's registration to remain valid. Refunds for cancellations made after December 15th will not be granted. After December 15th, members with unpaid balances will have to register/check-in at the on-site registration table at convention. On-site registration will be available on the first day of convention.
Online convention registration opens August 15, 2020 and closes November 15, 2020. Full payments and all cancellations must be made by December 15, 2020 for a member's registration to remain valid. Refunds for cancellations made after December 15th will not be granted. After December 15th, members with unpaid balances will have to register/check-in at the on-site registration table at convention. On-site registration will be available on the first day of convention.
Hotel Information
The Marriott Marquis
1777 Walker St
Houston, TX 77010
The link for the TDEA block of rooms will be available in September
Important Convention Registration Dates
Please note the following tentative dates for convention registration and hotel reservations.
August 15, 2020
All-State and Member Registration will open online. If you do not know who you are planning to bring, that is ok. We can adjust your registration to update names and sizes until Nov. 15th.
Sept. 12, 2020
All membership and exhibitors will receive an email with a link to the Marriott Room block. For liability reasons, the All-State participants must have their director on-site at the Marriott.
Nov. 15, 2020
Registration for TDEA Members, All-State and Exhibitors will close. Scholarship forms will be due along with Collegiate Applications for All-State Collegiate Assistants and Collegiate Convention Assistants.
Important Payment Information
***REMINDER***
TDEA must accept an actual payment by November 15th to be eligible to attend the Recognition Luncheon and Banquet. We appreciate Purchase Orders, but a physical payment must be received by the November 15th deadline. All attendees must be paid in full upon convention check-in to attend convention. Registrations that are still unpaid at the time of convention check-in will be required to pay in full. On-site registrants or payments must be paid via check, credit card, or cash.
***Please note*** TDEA is no longer able to combine or split invoices.
For documentation to provide to districts regarding the invoicing policy, please click here.
The target date for final schedule posting of the 2021 convention is November 15, 2020.
Recognition Luncheon and Banquet Table Sign-Ups for Convention 2021
Don't forget to sign up for Recognition Luncheon and Banquet Tables! Free Recognition Luncheon and Banquet tickets will be available to individuals who register and pay balances in full by November 15, 2020. Those wishing to use their free tickets must sign up for a table by December 1, 2020. Individuals not reserving a table seat by December 1, 2020 forfeit their free tickets. Since Recognition Luncheon and Banquet tickets are not included in any convention packages, refunds will not be given for events that a member is unable to attend because the deadline was missed to sign up for table seating.
An access code is needed in order to sign-up for Banquet and Recognition Luncheon seating. Individuals who have completed registration and paid balances in full will be emailed the access code beginning November 16th. After December 1, 2020, the sign up will no longer be available online.
An access code is needed in order to sign-up for Banquet and Recognition Luncheon seating. Individuals who have completed registration and paid balances in full will be emailed the access code beginning November 16th. After December 1, 2020, the sign up will no longer be available online.
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