Welcome to the home of the 1909 Conference (formerly the Mississippi Valley Technology Teacher Education Conference).
The 2024 1909 Conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Downtown in Memphis, TN on November 14-15.
110th – 1909 Conference Agenda
The conference registration cost is only $120 for members and guests and $40 for students—one of the lowest conference registration costs out there. Members and guests will need to make their own reservations for lodging at the Crowne Plaza. The rate for lodging is $139 plus tax for a single or a double room. Reservations may be made by calling 901-525-1800 and identifying yourself as a member of the 1909 Conference Group to get the conference rate. You can also use the Hotel Link. **If you enter the dates first, it will give you the conference rate.
Please consider nominating a fellow member for this year’s Outstanding Publication Award.
At the 2023 conference a Life-Chair Nominating Committee was formed to consider applications and provide the membership with a recommendation for the 9th Life Chair replacement at the 2024 conference meeting. This committee is comprised of Kevin Sutton (chair), Trever Maiseroulle, Mark Crenshaw, Josh Brown, Steve Miller, and Tyler Lover. Please consider nominating an active-member for this position.
Congratulations to the newest members of the 1909 Conference –
The recipient of the 2023 Epsilon Pi Tau Outstanding Presentation Award was Eric Deneault, Fort Hays State University.
The recipients of the 2023 Technical Foundation of America Outstanding Publication Award was Tyler Love, University of Maryland Eastern Shore and John Wells, Virginia Tech.