Conference Information

Date: Saturday, January 16th, 2027

Location: Downingtown STEM Academy, Downingtown PA

Time: 8:00 AM- 4:00 PM

Registration: Open December 8th-16th

Registration Orientation: Orientation for new judging system will be on December 7th at 3 PM, recording of orientation will be posted after.

To join the video meeting, click this link: https://meet.google.com/xem-kyhz-ndg

Otherwise, to join by phone, dial +1 240-650-3685 and enter this PIN: 605 697 383#

Registration Fees:

Students - $20.00 (lunch included)

• Three lunch options will be available
• Chick-fil-A sandwich, chips, and a bottle of water
• 2 Slices of cheese pizza, chips, and a bottle of water
• 2 Samosas, chips, and a bottle of water 

1st Advisor - Free

Additional Advisors - $10 (must be pre-registered before the conference)

Guests - $10 (must be pre-registered before the conference)



2027 Conference Files

Pre submission- January 4th-7th

Online Testing (at home schools)- January 11th-12th

Event Matrix - Updated 10/12/26

General READ READ READ - Updated 1/16/26

High School READ READ READ - Updated 10/12/26

Conference Schedule - Updated 1/21/2026

Student Participant Forms - Click for the form

OPTIONAL Judges' feedback form - This must be printed and added to event paperwork. Judges may choose to use this form, add it to the judging portal, or not use it at all.

2027 Judging Sign up

11/9/26 Update

To fully staff this conference, we need 30 pre-submission judges and 66 on-site judges (2 judges per competition). Without judges, we will have to cut competitions that aren't required to be run at the regional level. This leaves kids without regional-level experience and also makes YOU, as the advisor, responsible for choosing who qualifies for States. 

This year's quota is 1:5. If your chapter does not meet the quota, all students in the chapter will receive off 20% on their events. This will most likely keep them out of the top 3 in any event and remove them from a spot in a States qualifying event.

Any judge over your quota will enter your chapter into the running for a $100 Pitsco gift card to use toward supplies for your TSA team.

Chapters must meet the judge quota by the time registration closes on December 16th.  

General Judging Info:

This year's judging requirement will be 1 Judge per 5 students registered.

ALL judges must be secured before conference registration closes. Any chapter that does not meet the judge quota will not be able to register for the conference.

Our conference is currently high school only, so all judges must sign a judging code of conduct before judging. This will include information about which school they are associated with, if they have a child participating in the conference, etc. Violations of this code of conduct will result in a chapter's disqualification from the event being judged. 

Below is the link to the time slots for presubmission and onsite judging. We would LOVE your support for our high school students as many judges are needed to make this conference run smoothly. The team looks forward to your support! 

Judges Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Please avoid any events you may have a conflict of interest with (you will sign a conflict of interest form in order to judge an event). Violations of this code of conduct will result in a chapter's disqualification from the event being judged. 
• Presubmission Judging please sign up for up to 3 events at this time.
• On site Judging please sign up for no more than 1. 

Event Information

• Here is the link for high school events: https://patsa.org/competitions/highschool/

If you have any questions, please email Catherine Parks (Region 5 Judge Coordinator): cparks@dasd.org. Again, the leadership team appreciates your support to our students!

Judging Sign up

Conference rules

• ALL participants MUST register for the conference (including students, advisors, and guests) and will receive a name badge.
• ALL participants MUST be at the conference by 8:30 am. No one will be allowed into the building after 8:30.
• If participants leave before the end of the conference, they will not be allowed back into the building.
• NO food or drinks of any kind will be allowed outside the Student Commons (cafeteria) and Atrium spaces.