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2025 ARTSA State Conference

Location

Hot Springs Convention Center

134 Convention Blvd, Hot Springs, AR 71901

 

Please enter from Convention Blvd into the Grand Lobby

Pre-Conference Schedule At-A-Glance

Monday, December 1, 2025

9:00 am

  • Registration Opens

  • Pre-Events Open (CAD, Audio Podcasting, On Demand Video, etc.)

  • Testing Opens (Tech Bowl, Forensic Science, Coding, etc.)

  • Portfolio Submission Window Opens

  • State Officer application goes live

Student access to JudgePro and AnswerWrite will be closed from December 19th through January 5th.

  • Registration Closes

  • Pre-Events Open (CAD, Audio Podcasting, On Demand Video, etc.)

  • Testing Opens (Tech Bowl, Forensic Science, Coding, etc.)

  • Portfolio Submission Window Opens

  • State Officer application goes live

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

11:59 pm

Tuesday, February 10

~10:00 am

Semifinalists announced

Tuesday, February 17

~10:00 am

Breakout Session Signups Open

Friday, February 20, 2026

5:00 pm

Breakout Session Signups Close

On-Site
Schedule At-A-Glance

Tuesday, March 3

Early Check In

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Wednesday, March 4

Check In

Opening Session

Morning Competitions

Afternoon Competitions

Business Meeting (Voting)

Project Pickup

Awards Ceremony*

7:30 am – 8:30 am

8:30 am – 9:30 am

9:45 am – 12:45 pm

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

4:45 pm – 6:00 pm

*Physical awards will not be mailed out after the conference. If a chapter leaves before the conclusion of the awards ceremony, their students will still be recognized and qualified for nationals, but they will not receive a physical award.

Registration

Registration Opens 12/1/2025

Registration Closes 1/14/2026

  • Registration is $65 per person and includes lunch on 3/4.

  • No changes may be made (including to team members and competitions) and no registrations will be accepted after 5:00 pm on 1/14.

  • No refunds will be made after payment is received or after 5:00 pm on 1/14.

  • Extensions due to weather will not be made.

Dress Code 

​Dress code will be enforced at all times. Any student, advisor, or guest not adhering to dress code will be asked to change or leave.

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  • Tucked-in navy blue polo. Logos may be no larger than 1 sq. in. (i.e. an Izod alligator is fine, a business's logo is not allowed) 

  • Khaki trousers or a knee-length khaki skirt. (Skirt slits can be no more than 2" long)

  • Close-toed, fully-black or brown dress shoes. (Hey Dudes, tennis shoes of any kind, Uggs, etc. do not count as dress shoes.)

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