Registration
Online/phone registration has closed but you may register on-site at the Austin Convention Center January 28-30. Find rates and more information below.
It’s Not Too Late to Attend
On-site Registration to Be Offered
Online registration has closed, but you may register on-site at the Austin Convention Center in the main registration area in the atrium area on Level 1 during the following hours:
Sunday, January 28: 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
Monday, January 29: 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
Tuesday, January 30: 7 a.m.-4 p.m.
To register on-site you MUST go to the main registration area (Level 1 at the corner of 4th and Trinity Streets), not a self-serve check-in area. Staff will be there to assist you at the main registration area in the atrium.
Important Information for Preregistrants
- On the morning of Friday, January 26, we emailed email each Midwinter Conference registrant and exhibitor a personalized QR code that can be scanned on-site to print a conference name badge. Each email was sent directly to the person who is registered for or exhibiting at the conference and came from postmaster@american-tradeshow.com.
- Please note: Scanning the code in the email with your phone will do nothing; you must use it on-site at the conference to print your badge.
- If you preregistered for the conference but do not see the email in your inbox, please check your junk folder.
- If you are preregistered for the conference but did not receive an email, do not worry! Staff can look up your registration on-site and print your badge; please go to the main (staffed) registration area.
- Unsure if you’re preregistered? When you registered online for Midwinter, you should have received a receipt by email. That receipt is confirmation of your registration. And if it turns out you didn’t pre-register, staff can help you register on-site. (No online or phone registrations are possible.)
- Exhibitors: Please note that the check-in/move-in start time for Sunday has been moved up. TASA Corporate Partners may check in as early as 8 a.m., and all other exhibitors may check in as early as 10 a.m. Exhibitors must go inside Exhibit Hall 4 to check in and pick up their badges.
- See our Conference FAQs for more information.
On-site Registration Rates (January 28-30)
TASA Member
Educational Entity- TASA members affiliated with an educational entity (school district, charter or private school, ESC, college or university, education association, or the Texas Education Agency)
Non-Member
Educational Entity- Non-members affiliated with an educational entity (school district, charter or private school, ESC, college or university, education association, or the Texas Education Agency)
- Join TASA to get the lower member rate
TASA Member
Non-Educational Entity- TASA members not affiliated with an educational entity (school district, charter or private school, ESC, college or university, education association, or the Texas Education Agency) who are not registered as exhibitors for the conference
Non-Member
Non-Educational Entity- Non-members not affiliated with an educational entity (school district, charter or private school, ESC, college or university, education association, or the Texas Education Agency) who are not registered as exhibitors for the conference
- Join TASA to get the lower member rate
Please note: TASA Midwinter Conference concurrent session presenters must register themselves for the conference and are responsible for their own hotel and travel expenses as well as the full conference registration fee (listed above).
TASA Student Member
- Only TASA Student Members are eligible for this rate
- Rate remains the same during all phases of registration
Optional Events Requiring Registration
TABSE Texas Education Policy Institute Preconference Session
Sat., Jan. 27, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Tentative)- TEPI is for educators who are interested in learning about education policy and practice and who desire to give input regarding legislative policy decisions. This session is facilitated by TEPI leaders and elected officials and has limited seating available.
- Register for this event on the TABSE website.
School Finance Template Boot Camp (formerly Budget Boot Camp)
Sun., Jan 28, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.- TASA’s School Finance Template (formerly Budget) Boot Camp is facilitated by school finance experts from the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO).
- You must register for the TASA Midwinter Conference to be able to add on registration for the School Finance Template Boot Camp.
- This event should not be confused with the TASA/TASB/TASBO Budget Cohort for Texas District Leaders event that will be held at the Austin Convention Center Monday, January 29, 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. If you are already registered for the Budget Cohort series, you are not required to purchase Midwinter Conference registration to attend ONLY the Budget Cohort event on Monday.
Aspiring Superintendents Academy
Meetings throughout Midwinter (Jan. 28-31)- TASA’s Aspiring Superintendents Academy is a must-attend for those who aspire to become superintendents.
- Kicking off at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 28, the academy will meet several times throughout the conference.
- You must register for the TASA Midwinter Conference to be able to add on registration for the Aspiring Superintendents Academy.
Cancellations
To cancel a 2024 Midwinter Conference registration, you must have completed and submitted the online cancellation / substitution form by 5 p.m. on January 19, 2024. Requests are dated based on the electronic submission date of the form. No hard-copy, faxed, or emailed requests will be accepted.
Cancellation Deadline: After the deadline, there will be no refund of registration fees, and no-shows will be billed in full with no refund issued; however, substitutions may be made through the online cancellation / substitution form or on-site at the conference.
Cancellation Fee: Per-individual cancellation fees for the 2024 Midwinter Conference are $75 for the main conference ($50 for TASA student members); $50 for the Aspiring Superintendents Academy; and $50 for the School Finance Template Boot Camp.
Refunds: Cancellations will be processed AFTER the conference registration deadline. Refunds (less the cancellation fee) will be issued no sooner than 30 days after the final day of the 2024 Midwinter Conference.
Substitutions
If you find that you cannot attend the Midwinter Conference, you may send a co-worker in your place.
Last-minute substitution requests may be made on-site at the main TASA Midwinter Conference registration desk (Level 1 atrium area in Austin Convention Center) as early as 7 a.m., Sunday, January 28. Substitutes should go to the counter labeled “REGISTER HERE” to register and pick up their badges on-site.
If you are experiencing symptoms of illness or think you have been exposed, please stay home.