Hosted by the Texas School Safety Center at Texas State University, the Say What! Conference offers a variety of opportunities for youth groups in grades 6-12 working on tobacco prevention related issues, tobacco-free policies, and other projects that may be occurring in the school or community.
Youth participants can attend a variety of breakout sessions led by Say What! Teen Ambassadors, program staff, Say What! Member Groups, and experts from diverse fields. Youth groups also choose a project to plan while at conference to help educate and empower their peers and community members to live nicotine-free lives.
Sponsors of youth groups and other adult participants can attend sessions that focus on developing teen leaders, maximizing a youth group’s efforts, challenges and successes from other group sponsors, emerging products, the best way to get involved in the Say What! movement, and more.
Day 1 - Wednesday
Conference Check-In & Games
Opening Session
Dinner & Hotel Check-In
Evening Session & Activities
Breakfast
Morning Session & Track Breakouts
Lunch
Afternoon Session & Skills Building Breakouts
Project Planning
Dinner
Evening Session
Evening Games & Activities
Breakfast
Closing Session & Activities
Conference Ends
Boxed Lunches To Go
1 - 4pm
4 - 5:30pm
5:30 - 7:30pm
7:30 - 10pm
8 - 9am
9am - 12pm
12 - 1pm
1 - 4:30pm
4:30 - 5:30pm
6 - 7pm
7:15 - 8:15pm
8:15 - 10pm
8 - 9am
9am - 12pm
12pm
Day 2 - Thursday
Day 3 - Friday
Date:
Wednesday, July 22 – Friday, July 24
Hotel:
Renaissance Austin Hotel
9721 Arboretum Boulevard
Austin, TX 78759
1. Conference is designed for students in
grades 6-12.
2. Conference is for new and existing youth
groups who are interested in preventing
young people from vaping and using other
tobacco products.
3. Registration is $450 per person.
4. Adults who are interested in attending
conference without a youth group should
contact staff to confirm if space is available
as well as the registration fee.
Registration is $450 per person and includes multiple occupancy lodging, all meals and snacks, access to hotel amenities, parking, conference t-shirt, and conference materials and supplies.
Everyone must complete a registration form and submit a signed copy of the Liability and Medical Release Form to TxSayWhat@txstate.edu or their registration is incomplete.
Registration closes Monday, June 8.
A $50 processing fee will be applied for any cancellations after July 1 and no refunds will be processed after
July 3.
Same gender substitutions will be accepted at any time; however, different gender substitutions must be made by Friday, June 12.
If a group has any no-shows without same gender substitutions, the group will be billed $100 per no-show.
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Program staff work with hotel staff to arrange lodgings for all registered conference participants.
Lodging is multiple occupancy rooming. Adults attending with a youth group can expect to share a room with another adult of the same gender from their group. Youth can expect to share a room with 2-4 other students of the same gender from their group. Youth groups can expect to be placed on the same floor directly across or next to each other.
Adults who attend without a youth group can also expect to share a room with another adult of the same gender unless discussed with conference staff.
If you have any questions about lodging arrangements, please contact staff at TxSayWhat@txstate.edu.
Scholarships to attend conference for free are available for school and community-based youth groups. Scholarships cover the costs of registration, lodging, all meals and snacks, access to hotel amenities, parking, conference t-shirts, materials, and supplies.
Only the Lead Adult Sponsor for the group should apply. To apply for a scholarship, the following requirements must be met:
• Youth group must have both youth and adults
• Youth must be going into 6th-12th grade for the next school year
• Everyone must reside in Texas
Applications are due by May 1. Notifications will be emailed by May 15.
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If you have any questions, contact us at
512-408-1947 or TxSayWhat@txstate.edu
Say What! EST. 2011
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Phone
512.245.8082
Mailing Address
Texas School Safety Center
ATTN: Say What Program
Texas State University
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
Say What! was created and designed by young people from across Texas and connects students interested in eliminating tobacco from their schools and communities. The Say What! movement is funded by the Texas Department of State Health Services through a contract with the Texas School Safety Center at Texas State University.
