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Conference Theme: A Legacy of Innovation

2023 State Conference

Location: Louisville Marriott Downtown

State Conference Minimum Dress Code Poster


  • Information Letter
  • State Officer Candidate Information - Deadline March 6th
  • Middle School Ambassador Program - Deadline March 6th
  • HS/MS State Conference Entry Limits & Event Modifications
    • MS and HS each have a tab at the bottom of the Google Sheet
  • Chapter IDs
    • Use this number for Team IDs (e.g. team 1 would be #chapterID-1)
    • Individual event IDs are in registration system


IMPORTANT: In order for each competition entry to be considered your total score in the event must be a 70% or higher. If events do not have any scores above this threshold no awards will be given.

Important Dates:

Registration Opens:

  • February 5th

Hotel Room Deadline:

  • March 13th

Late Registration Begins: 

  • $15 late fee per attendee
  • March 14th

Registration Closes: 

  • March 20th

Presentation Sign Up:

  • March 23rd - 29th

Online Submission:

  • March 23rd - 27th

Online Testing

  • March 28th

Conference Dates: 

  •  April 10th-12th

Important Information

State Conference Registration

State Conference Registration

State Conference Registration

​​Student Registration - $100


Advisor Registration - $150

($50 off if coordinating at least 1 event)


Chaperone Registration - $80

Registration

Hotel Information

State Conference Registration

State Conference Registration

Louisville Marriott Downtown

 280 W Jefferson St, Louisville, KY


Use link below to book up to 3 rooms at a time 

  • submit multiple times if you need more than 3 rooms

OR

Call 502-627-5045 

Room Block - 2023 KYTSA State Conference

OR

Email Room List



Room Rate $130 + applicable taxes/fees


Hotel Map

Hotel Registration

Parking

State Conference Registration

Voting Delegates

Louisville Marriott Downtown

On-site Parking $32 per day

Height Restriction: 6'9"


 Commonwealth Garage

$12 per day

Height Restriction: 6'8" 


Bus & Van Parking

Wharf lot (by Joe’s Crab Shack)

$20 per day

502-574-1357

OR

Surface lot on 2nd and Chestnut 

$24 per day

502-584-2459 


Voting Delegates

Bylaw Addition/Amendments

Voting Delegates

​​Voting Delegates are required to attend the voting delegate session

​

Must have voting delegate ribbon to vote for​​ officers and bylaw amendments

# of Voting Delegates by Chapter

Ribbons Request

Bylaw Addition/Amendments

Bylaw Addition/Amendments

Submit 1 form per chapter

Ribbons Request Form

Bylaw Addition/Amendments

Bylaw Addition/Amendments

Bylaw Addition/Amendments

 Deadline: February 9th

Bylaw Submission Form

KYTSA VEX Robotics Competition

KYTSA VEX Robotics Competition

KYTSA VEX Robotics Competition

Deadline: March 20th, 2023

There is no additional cost


VEX IQ Registration - Middle School

VEX VRC Registration - High School

Forms

State Conference Forms Verification Affidavit (pdf)Download
Medical Release Form (docx)Download
Code of Conduct (pdf)Download

Agendas

  • High School Conference Agenda

  • Middle School Conference Agenda

  • Conference Kick Off Agenda

  • Voting Delegate Meeting Agenda

  • Awards Ceremony Agenda

Competition Information

Semi Finalists

State Specific Competition Info

State Specific Competition Info

All Semi Finalists will be posted here as they are announced. They will also be posted in the KYTSA App.

State Specific Competition Info

State Specific Competition Info

State Specific Competition Info

Information supersedes national's event guide for state conference. If an event is not listed it will run exactly as the national guide book states. MS & HS have separate tabs within the Google Sheet.

General Rules

State Specific Competition Info

General Rules

Each student is allowed to compete in up to 6 events at state conference


ALL competitions that involve the use of a pencil MUST be provided by participant

Documentation

State Only Events

General Rules

For all entries that require documentation materials (comprising a “portfolio”) secured in a clear front report cover.

sample report cover

State Only Events

State Only Events

State Only Events

Event guides and rubrics located in chapter advisor Google Classroom

  • MS/HS Flight Simulation
  • MS/HS PVC Kayak
  • MS/HS Social Media Engagement
  • MS/HS Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
  • HS LoDI Starboard Logistics Case

Event Threshold

State Only Events

State Only Events

  

In order for each competition entry to be considered your total score in the event must be a 70% or higher. If events do not have any scores above this threshold no awards will be given.

Competition Updates

Competition Updates

Competition Updates

Find out more

Themes and Problems

Competition Updates

Competition Updates

Find out more

Competition Forms

Competition Updates

Competition Forms

Find out more

HS/MS Dragster Spec. Sheet

only for reference - event guide is the authority  

2023 HS Dragster Spec Sheet (xlsx)Download
2023 MS Dragster Spec Sheet (xlsx)Download

Keynote Speaker

Donnie Piercey

Donnie Piercey is the 2021 Kentucky Teacher of the Year and teaches fifth grade in Lexington, Kentucky.  After graduating from Asbury College and earning his master’s from Auburn Montgomery, he has been teaching in Kentucky since 2007. Donnie specializes in using technology to promote student inquiry, learning, and engagement.

 

Over the past seventeen years of teaching, these interests have given him the unique chance to represent Kentucky and his students around the world. Donnie was the recipient of a National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship to Antarctica, and he also represents Kentucky on the inaugural National Geographic Teacher Advisory Council.  He is the North American lead for the Google Earth Education Experts Network, and he was the first teacher in Kentucky to become both a Google Certified Innovator and a Google Certified Trainer. 

 

Donnie has been invited to keynote and present at schools in thirty-three states and on five continents. In 2017, he co-authored The Google Cardboard Book: Explore, Engage, and Educate with Virtual Reality based on virtual experiences he created for his students.  The Bluegrass always calls him home, however, and he regularly leads professional development at school districts around the state. 

KYTSA Service Project

Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund

Governor Beshear has established the Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund to assist those impacted by the floods and the severe weather system beginning July 26, 2022. All donations to the Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund are tax-deductible and donors will receive a receipt for tax purposes after donating. The middle and high school chapter that contributes the most money to the Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund will win a 3d printer! 


Chapters can turn in donation receipts and/or checks (made out to Kentucky State Treasurer with "Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund" in the memo line).

Find out more

Scholarships & Special Awards

KYTSA Student Scholarship ​Deadline April 1st

KYTSA Student Scholarship ​Deadline April 1st

KYTSA Student Scholarship ​Deadline April 1st

The Kentucky Technology Student Association is pleased to announce the availability of two “Kentucky Technology Student Association Distinguished Leaders Scholarships” in the amount of $500 each for an undergraduate student majoring in either Engineering Teacher Education or a technical or engineering field of study. 

EKU KYTSA Scholarship  Deadline April 1st

KYTSA Student Scholarship ​Deadline April 1st

KYTSA Student Scholarship ​Deadline April 1st

Eastern Kentucky University's Department of Applied Engineering and Technology is pleased to announce the availability of the “KYTSA EKU Engineering & Technology Scholarship” in the amount of $1,000 for an undergraduate student enrolling in EKU's College of STEM’s Department of Applied Engineering & Technology.

LoDI and Starboard Logistics Case Competition

Brand New HS State Level Competition!

Proudly Sponsored by: 

Starboard Corp.

UofL's Logistics & Distribution Institute (LoDI)

 

Participants develop a solution to a real-world challenge for the optimal placement of distribution centers and warehouses for timely and cost-effective delivery of the products to customers throughout the U.S. Teams will utilize simulation software to select sites. Teams will present and defend their proposed solution to a panel of judges. For more information, contact Claire.Arnold@louisville.edu or (502) 852-4848. 

KYTSA State Conference Sponsors

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