Thursday, Sep 7

3:30-4:30pm

Registration

Location: Mezzanine

4:00-5:30pm

1.5 hr PD

Committee Meetings 

Location: Meeting Room 1, 2, 3, & Ballroom 2

Start the conference by connecting with ACTAA committees and learning about the important work of the association. Locations of planned committee meetings are listed below.

• State Championship Tournament - Meeting Room 1

If a committee plans to meet during this time, chairs should email zatucker@asub.edu to book a room and get listed on the schedule. 

5:30-6:30pm

1 hr PD

Professional Communication Discipline Caucus Meeting

Presenter(s): Eric Gamble, Professional Communication Representative (Dardanelle High School)

Location: Meeting Room 1

This session the Professional Communication Representative will provide important information from ACTAA while facilitating an opportunity for open dialog on Professional Communication-related items.

Interest Areas: Professional Communication

6:30-7:30pm

1 hr PD

ACTAA Professional & Ethical Standards of Conduct Review

Presenter(s):  Zackery Tucker, 1st Vice President (ASU-Beebe)

Location: Meeting Room 1

Early in the Spring, the Executive Council asked Zackery Tucker, 1st Vice President & Dean of Student at ASU-Beebe, to draft a more comprehensive standard of conduct document for the association. This session will review for membership input a draft document that has been prepared. The document is a modification of the National Debate Tournament’s, a unit of the American Forensic Association, Conduct Policy (Rule 1.C Standing Rules for the Operation of the National Debate Tournament, December 2022). 

Interest Areas: Forensics & Debate

Session Resources:

• Draft Professional & Ethical Standards of Conduct (NDT, 2022)

7:30-9:30pm

2 hr PD

Dinner (On Your Own)

Enjoy visiting fellow educators at any of the wonderful restaurants downtown Hot Springs has to offer. Click here for a list of local fare. 

Committees are encouraged to schedule a time during the dinner break, to meet any handle any important business required for Fall Conference reporting. Committee chairs will provide QR codes for PD credit to members who participate in committee work.

If a committee plans to meet during this time, chairs should email zatucker@asub.edu to book a room and get listed on the schedule. 

Executive Council Meeting | Boardroom 

ACTAA Executive Council will meet over dinner in the hotel boardroom to discuss key action items for the conference and Saturday's General Membership Bussiness Meeting.