General Information
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2025 State Conference @ Purdue University, West Lafayette
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February 14th & 15th
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Theme
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Skyrocket your Love for Tech!
Registration
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Conference Registration: $50 per student: Includes all conference materials (except for items that are required to be built prior to attending conference), t-shirt, social events, leadership lessons.
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Early registration ends 11th of January.
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Late registration ends on 15th of January 10$ extra per person.
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No registrations will be allowed after late registration ends.
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No refunds will be processed, except in the event of emergency circumstances.
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To register you will need the following information:
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Name of Participant (Including the Phonetic Spelling)
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Recommend use of Proctor and Gamble (P&G) Tool if you need assistance.
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Events each student is participating in.
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If there are multiple teams, know who is on which team (you will need to indicate teams on the registration system.
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Grade
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T-shirt Size
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For Team events a captain needs to be identified.
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EMAIL - Email must be able to accept messages from outside organizations.
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You will also need to designate two members to be the voting delegate for your chapter to vote on state officers.
New for 2025
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Guests Registration - Guests are still complimentary, however, for your students safety please register guests in advance when registering your school. Any last minute guests upon arrival will need to check-in at Headquarters to receive a name tag.
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Phonetic Spelling as Part of Registration - To do our best to recognize your students correctly there is now a required question as part of registration to add the phonetic spelling of each of your students.
Hotel Room Block
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Drury Inn & Suites Lafayette, IN
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4110 South Street Lafayette, IN 47905
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Complimentary Hot Breakfast
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Complimentary Wi-Fi Throughout the Hotel
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$114.00 Per Room w/ some taxes (Please provide your schools tax exemption to Wayne Hamilton upon reserving your block of rooms) (Out of state schools will have to pay taxes).
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February 14th check-in to February 15th checkout
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Only Limited Amount of Rooms (Call or email ASAP, but must reserve NLT the 14th of January)
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Mention you’re with Indiana TSA and William Richman
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Contact:
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Wayne Hamilton National Sales Coordinator
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Drury Hotels Company, LLC.
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P 1-314-587-3277
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F 833-599-4605
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Awards & Scoring
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State Conference Champion Scoring will work as follows:
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1st Place in an event = 5 Pts
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2nd Place in an event = 4 Pts
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3rd Place in an event = 3 Pts
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4th Place in an event = 2 Pts
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5th Place in an event = 1 Pt
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The total is added for each school and then the school with the most points wins.
Returning for 2025
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Chapter of the Year Award
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Created as a way to add some incentive to participation in your chapter. The chapter that earns the most points will receive recognition at the state conference and receive the Chapter of the Year Award to proudly display at their school.
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Students and chapters can also gain points towards the Chapter of the Year Award by completing tasks or reaching certain milestones throughout the school year. In addition to earning point on certain things at the state conference (i.e., scavenger hunts, campus tours, attending a leadership session, or breakout, talking to sponsor booths, etc.)
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All submissions for points are due NLT February 1st, 2025.
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Volunteer to Judge
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We are seeking volunteers to lead events, assist with the conference and serve as judges.