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"Drawing Community Connections"
The NAEA National Convention is an annual conference providing substantive professional development services that include the advancement of knowledge in all sessions, events, and activities for the purpose of improving visual arts instruction in American schools. As such, it is the world's largest art education convention.
The four-day convention includes over 1,000 participatory workshops, panels, seminars for job-alike groups . . . research reports, discussions, exhibits, and tours . . . keynote addresses by world-acclaimed educators, artists, researchers, and scholars . . . with the opportunity to connect with your colleagues from all over the world. Each year some 140-200 exhibitor booths displaying the latest art textbooks, high-tech software, prints, slides, curriculum materials, equipment, and programs, as well as the latest studio and art history media are made available for examination and review to art educator delegates.
It is a professional development opportunity to update yourself on the vista of state-of-the-art materials to advance visual art instruction in your program. All NAEA sessions and events are 100% content-oriented and substantively based. There are no NAEA non-content functions such as golf, sightseeing, shopping tours and the like. Sessions are scheduled from 8:00 am to 11:00 pm every day.
How to Attend. The annual convention is held in the spring, usually March or April. Information about the site, hotels, etc., may be found in the summer and fall issues of NAEA News, as well as on our website. If you wish to be a presenter at the convention, proposals must be submitted online and NAEA membership is required. A convention schedule is posted online once session scheduling is finalized.
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The online convention registration system will open in late summer; at which point attendees will be able to purchase ticketed events in addition to their registration. In the meantime, you may register using the paper Registration Form |
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| REGISTRATION RATES | ||||||
| NO PURCHASE ORDERS CAN BE ACCEPTED. | ||||||
| Payment must be received with registration form by Feb. 4, or onsite rates will apply. | ||||||
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After 2/4/13 | |||||
| Active NAEA Member: | $140 | $170 | ||||
| Retired NAEA Member: | $95 | $125 | ||||
| Student NAEA Member: | $80 | $100 | ||||
| Non Member: | $200 | $230 | ||||
| Spouse/Guest: (Limit one guest per registrant) |
$95 | $125 | ||||
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Institutional NAEA Member: |
$0 |
$0 |
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| Meetings will be held at: | ||||||
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Fort Worth Convention Center |
Omni Fort Worth Hotel - Headquarters |
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| The convention center is directly across the street from the Omni, less than a block. | ||||||
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Hotel Information: Click here to book a hotel room. If you are experiencing difficulty accessing the site, please call 877-278-2939 or 877-238-3949 (international), between the hours of 8:30am-5:30pm ET Monday-Friday, for assistance.
Fort Worth offers a free shuttle service, Molly the Trolley, throughout the city that stops at each hotel and the convention center. Additional information about this complimentary service can be found by visiting www.mollythetrolley.com. |
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Art Educator Links
• Resources from Past Conventions
• National Convention-Location & Themes-1948-2012
• National Convention-Program Coordinators-1951-2012
FUTURE CONVENTION DATES/SITES:
March 29–31, 2014
San Diego, CA
2012 Seth Freeman Photography