• NEW this year! CPE credit for those signing up. ACET is a registered Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) CPE Provider. Pre-conference workshops AND sessions though the body of the ACET 2005 Conference will award CPE credit. ACET will award CPE credit equal to the clock hour(s) per training session. A presentation of at least fifty minutes (50) in length, is eligible for one (1) CPE hour award. All conference sessions ARE scheduled for 50 minutes.
• Conference Registration: You MUST register by September 23rd to get the early registration rates AND to be guaranteed of the FREE dinner and entertainment at Billy Bob’s Texas on Friday night, October 7th. Please note that even though it is FREE, you DO HAVE TO SIGN-UP by Sept 23 to be guaranteed passes!
• Conference Hotel: Marriott SpringHill Suites, Fort Worth University, (817) 878-2554. You MUST reserve by September 23rd to get Conference Rate of $80. Mention "ACET" when making your hotel reservations by phone. Space is limited but NOT FULL yet! If registering online, the corporate code is "TCSC".
• Conference Workshops & Program: Available here.
• Conference Parking: TCU will be on Fall Break Friday, Oct 7 and Saturday, Oct 8. Parking those days should not be too difficult and parking permits will not be required to park in white-lined, non-reserved parking spaces. Attendees to the conference Oct 7 & 8 should park in the lot North of the Tucker Technology Center on the corner of Greene Ave and W Lowden. (Follow the blue "ACET" signs turning East on Princeton St. off S. University Dr.)
  Parking for the workshops held Wednesday and Thursday will be an issue, however. Workshop attendees are advised to arrive well before 8AM and park on the streets or in the lot North of Tucker Technology Center. Visitor Parking Passes are required Wednesday, Oct 5 and Thursday, Oct 6 (as TCU is still in session) and will be available at the ACET registration desk located at the North entrance of Tucker Technology Center - TTC139.
• Conference Sponsors: Additional sponsors are still invited to participate. All levels of sponsorship are welcomed and much appreciated! Anything from donated items for drawings to sponsoring display tables or refreshment breaks to full meals and entertainment. Many sponsors are helping us this year. Our membership thanks you all! If you are interested in being a sponsor, complete the sponsor registration form .
• Conference Host City: Fort Worth, Texas - "The Destination with Everything"
  • Everything Exciting - Ft. Worth Zoo, Texas Motor Speedway, 6-Flags, Texas Rangers & Dallas Cowboys nearby!
  • Everything Cultural - Amon Carter Museum, Kimbell Art Museum, Museum of Science and History, Bass Performance Hall, Casa Manana
  • Everything Western - Stockyards, Log Cabin Village, Will Rogers Memorial Center, Cowboy & Cowgirl Halls of Fame

2005 Annual Conference

ACET will host its 41st Annual Conference at TCU in Fort Worth, TX from October 5th through 8th. The theme for the conference is: Looking Forward After 40 Years of Progress!

Keynote:  

"Cyber Terrorism"

A look at the types of attacks most likely to affect educational institutions both now and in the future and what to do about them.