State Advisor Update National Conference 2019
Published by Dale Moll on April 8, 2019
With the state conference coming up I wanted to pass along some important information from national’s. If you have any question about the up coming national conference please see me this week at the state conference or email me dmoll [at] patsa.org (.) Have a great state conference.
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2019 National TSA Conference Registration
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Online registration for the 2019 National TSA Conference, June 28-July 2, 2019 at the Gaylord National Resort, National Harbor, MD (near Washington, DC) is now open. Prior to submitting competitors for the State Qualifier Events student must be registered for the conference.
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| Important Conference Hotel Deadline Approaching |
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Online reservations for hotels for the 2019 National TSA Conference may be made at this link.
Share the Room Block Reservation Policy for all hotel properties with your chapter advisors, and alert them to the upcoming April 15th deadline for room cancellations:
Contact Conference Manager, kgulich [at] tsaweb.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border:0px; font:inherit; vertical-align:baseline; color:blue; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Kelly Gulich, with any questions.
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| Two New Competitions To Be Released in April, 2019 |
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Cybersecurity
TSA’s Cybersecurity competition is a Capture The Flag (CTF) competition and is offered to 2018-2019 affiliated high school chapters.
Chapters will register teams and participate against other chapters virtually, and to prepare for the on-site contest at the national TSA conference. Chapters will be able to track their progress/scores via an on-line scoreboard.
There is no state-level Cybersecurity Competition offered in 2019. TSA intends to offer the Cybersecurity event at the state level in 2020.
State and chapter advisors will be notified in early April when the competition is available viaTSAweb.org.
IT Fundamentals + Certification
The Technology Student Association’s CompTIA IT Fundaments+ Certification competition will be offered to a limited number of currently affiliated high school student members who will be attending the 2019 National TSA Conference in Washington, D.C. CompTIA’s ITF is an introduction to basic IT knowledge and skills that form the basis for a foundational understanding of careers within the Information Technology field. CompTIA is offering the ITF+ certification exam at no cost to a limited number of students. Up to three students per chapter will be able to register to take the ITF+ certification test at the 2019 National TSA Conference.
There is no state-level ITF+ Certification Competition offered in 2019.
State and chapter advisors will be notified in early April when the competition is available viaTSAweb.org.
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| General Rules and Regulations |
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This is a reminder to review and share the General Rules and Regulations with all participants competing in TSA competitive events. Important topics covered include, but are not limited to: Citations, References, and Copyrighted Material, Prohibited Materials, References, and Images, and the Process for Rules Violations and Disqualifications.
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| National TSA Alumni Association Scholarship |
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The National TSA Alumni Association has established a $1,000 scholarship to be awarded annually to a TSA alumnus. The scholarship award will be in recognition of the hard work and dedication of a TSA alumnus who has continued to give back to TSA beyond their time as a competitor.
The scholarship application will be available on the TSA website on April 1, 2019.
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TSA VEX competitions are state advisor approval events.
Please note that teams that did not meet the March 1st deadline to register their team onrobotevents.com are not eligible to compete at the 2019 National TSA Conference.
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| LEAP Template Forms |
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As state conferences continue and student members prepare for the upcoming national TSA conference, please be aware of the LEAP template forms:
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| National TSA Awards and Recognition Application Deadline May 1, 2019 |
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Student Awards Available
The application deadline is May 1, 2019. Technology Honor Society Form School and Advisor Awards Dr. Harvey Dean Recognition Award Form Please read each application as to where you are to send them once they are completed. If you have any question about the awards please contact dmoll [at] patsa.org (subject: TSA%20Awards) (Dale Moll) |
| TSA Rosters |
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Many TSA chapters have not yet completed their membership rosters for this school year. In order to compete at state or national TSA events, member names must be entered on chapter rosters. Be sure to remind chapter advisors in your state to complete their rosters if they have not yet done so.
Chapter advisors can either enter names individually or upload members from a spreadsheet.
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