LACEY, Wash. — State staff, the 2020-2021 State Officer Team, and Ricardo Ibarra (Convention Production Director) have been working behind the scenes to bring some exciting components to our Virtual Convention this year. Stay tuned for an exciting Convention video announcement from your very own 2020-2021 State Officer Team. To access all of the components of our virtual convention, members, advisors, and guests must register for convention.
Keynote Speakers
- During our Ignite the Fire Thursday night session, Miriam Hoffman, National FFA Eastern Region Vice President will be delivering our Keynote Address.
- During our Defy the Odds Friday night session, Adán Bean will deliver a keynote address. Adán is an accomplished spoken word poet, emcee, storyteller, and voice-over talent. Teachers, you may remember him from the WAAE Summer Conference.
- For our entertainment this year, John King, will be performing via streaming video after the Friday night session. John is excited to provide a concert experience for our Convention attendees and FFA members. This concert will be free for all registered attendees, and will be available on our convention streaming platform.
Student Workshops
- Student workshops will be provided for all registered Convention attendees from visiting state officers, sponsors, and our visiting National FFA Officer Miriam Hoffman. Stay tuned for the schedule and details on those workshops which will be offered May 11th, May 12th, and May 13th at various times.
Virtual Expo Meet & Greet
- During the week of Convention, registered attendees will have access to join a Meet and Greet session with some of Virtual Expo participants. Plan to hang out with Alpha Gamma Rho, The McGregor Company, Coastal, and more during our Virtual Expo Meet and Greet, May 10-12, 2021.
Convention Chapter Delegate Information & Tentative Schedule
- More information will be shared with advisors and registered delegates, but I wanted to answer some questions regarding Chapter Delegate expectations this year.
- Chapter Delegates need to be registered via the Chapter Delegate Registration JotForm by April 23, 2021 at 2pm (No Submissions after this date/time). Currently, we have 47 delegates registered out of 186 chapters. This ensures that delegates will receive specific login credentials to participate in the State Officer Voting Process, Delegate committee work, and the Delegate business session during Convention.
Tentative Dates/Times:
■ May 10, 2021 – State Officer Voting Process (Time TBD, via Zoom)
■ May 13, 2021 – Delegate Committee Work (9:00am – 12:00PM, via Zoom)
■ May 14, 2021 – Delegate Committee Work, if needed (9:00am-12:00pm, via Zoom)
■ May 15, 2021 – Delegate Business Session (10:30am)
91st Washington FFA Convention Registration and Details
- Check out the Convention site on our webpage for information and details regarding the 91st Washington FFA State Convention which will be held virtually during the week of May 10-15, 2021. Convention Sessions will be broadcast live May 13-15, 2021. Registration is due April 23, 2021.
— Washington FFA Association
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