Convention details

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​The TDEA Convention is January 10-13, 2018 at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center.


Online convention registration opens August 15, 2017 and closes November 15, 2017.  Payments and Cancellations must be made by December 15, 2017.  

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​TDEA will not accept Purchase Orders after December 1, 2017.  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.
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​Don't forget to sign up for Recognition Luncheon and Banquet Tables after you have registered!  Event tickets will be available to individuals who sign up for a table by December 1, 2017.   Convention registration includes one ticket to the Recognition Luncheon and one ticket to the Banquet.  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.

Please note the following target dates for convention registration and hotel reservations.

August 15, 2017
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, 2017
All members bringing an All- State student will receive an email with a link to the Marriott Room block.  For liability reasons, we need All-State participants to have their director on-site at the Marriott.

Sept. 19, 2017
The Marriott Room block will be posted to all membership and exhibitors.

Nov. 15, 2017
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.
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Hotel Room Information 

​Woodlands Waterway Marriott:  If you would like to stay at the hotel where the convention is held, click here to access the link to reserve your room at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott.


Westin Hotel:  If you want to get away from the excitement of convention but be within walking distance of the festivities, the Westin is offering a hotel block for TDEA at the same rate as the Marriott.  You can reserve your room by clicking here to access the Westin hotel link.
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Banquet and Recognition Luncheon Seating

An access code is needed in order to sign-up for Banquet and Recognition Luncheon seating.  Individuals who have completed registration will be emailed the access code.   The deadline to sign up for tables is November 15, 2017.  After November 15, the sign up will no longer be available online.  A limited number of seats will be available at convention check-in starting the Wednesday of convention for individuals who did not sign-up for a table prior to the November 15th deadline.  Those seats will be available on a first come, first served basis.  Refunds will not be given for Banquet or Recognition Luncheon to individuals who are unable to attend these events.​ 

Banquet and Recognition Luncheon Room Layouts

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Recognition Luncheon


Banquet and Recognition Luncheon Sign-up Links:

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