Plans are well underway for an exciting and rewarding NYS FFA Convention.
Refer to the Convention Menu to the right to find preliminary information that will be helpful to you in planning to attend this year's event. Please let us know if you need additional information.
Dates:
- Thursday, May 3rd (registration opens at noon) till Saturday afternoon, May 5th, 2012
Convention fees:
This year's Convention fees are $25 per FFA chapter and $15 per student participant. Late registration fees will be an additional $5 per person. FFA advisors and Convention guests are exempt from this fee. These fees are established by the FFA Governing Board and used to offset State Convention activities.
Meals:
On-site meal plans are available at $39 per package and include Thursday dinner, Friday Lunch, Friday Dinner, and Saturday Lunch. Individual meals will be available both pre-purchased and on-site. Advanced individual meals are as follows: Thursday Dinner -- $9.00; Friday lunch -- $ 9.00; Friday dinner -- $11.00; Saturday Lunch -- $14.00. A complete meal plan description will be included in the registration materials.
An additional "I Support New York FFA" Friday Breakfast meal will be offered at an additional cost of $6.00 per person with 100% of the income directly supporting New York FFA. All breakfast food and supplies will be generously donated by FFA supporters and prepared and served by volunteers.
Specialty meal functions will be offered to highlight various FFA programs. They include a Proficiency Dinner Thursday night for Proficiency candidates, advisors and guests, a delegate luncheon for chapter delegates and State Officer candidates on Friday at noon, a CDE Participants Dinner on Friday evening for any CDE participants at any level, and of course the Empire Luncheon on Saturday for Degree recipients, advisors, family, and guests. The menu / food at these meals are the same as all other meal plans, however, seating is reserved at these functions and include a speaker or awards recognition component. TICKETS FOR THESE FUNCTIONS MUST BE REQUESTED / RESERVED AT TIME OF RESERVATION. NO ON-SITE TICKETS FOR THESE EVENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. PLEASE INCLUDE ALL PARENTS AND GUESTS
T-Shirts:
Convention T-shirts will be made available at a pre-order cost of just $5 per shirt or $10 at the Convention site. Pre-orders may be made at time of registration with the cost added to the registration fees. Every FFA chapter who registers prior to the April 4th deadline will have their FFA Chapter name included on the back print of the shirt.
Career Show:
A great opportunity to Career Show featuring colleges, universities, and business and industry is planned for the 2012 State Convention. Many of these exhibitors are also corporate sponsors and major supporters of our FFA and State Convention. A listing will be made available prior to arrival at Convention.
Activities:
Back by popular demand the Central New York Antique Tractor Club plans to exhibit and demonstrate more than 100 pieces of farm equipment and host a farm toy show and sale at the Convention. Featured will be an FFA Challenge "Tractor U Pull" and other interactive farm equipment displays. View a "tractor timeline" of nearly 100 years of tractor development technology or compare some of the first round hay balers to today's modern equipment. Additional activities include backhoe operation, skid steer contest, zero turn mower challenge, and tractor driving contest. Students may sign up at their leisure for these activities as posted throughout the Convention.
Career Development Events (CDE's):
State qualifiers and final rounds of 24 technical and leadership skills Career Development Events. Students can take part in any number of these events or watch, learn, and observe as others compete by demonstrating their talents, aptitudes and abilities. Many of the CDE's serve as qualifiers to the National FFA Convention. Check out what is available to your students at:
Guest Speakers:
An awesome lineup of motivational, informational, and inspirational will be present at this year's Convention. In addition to our retiring addresses made by state FFA officers, these presentations will undoubtedly impact your students. Watch for details in the Convention announcements.
Awards, Scholarships, Degrees, and Stars:
Support the recognition of your students' accomplishments, achievements, and success! Be a blue ribbon award winner by supporting our New York FFA association's outstanding record of success in premier leadership, personal growth, and career success!
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