Convention Tours
Career Success Tours
Career Success Tours require registration and cost $15 per person. Register through the online convention registration. All tours originate from the Indiana Convention Center. Travel times are included in the itineraries shown.
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Educational Tours
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Attractions
Indianapolis and the surrounding areas offer a multitude of things to see and do during your downtime. Click here to see a list of can’t miss attractions.
National FFA Center Tours
While in Indianapolis, be sure to stop by the National FFA Center for a tour! Items of interest include the FFA gardens, the past national officer gallery and FFA memorabilia in the Hall of Achievements. Visit convention.ffa.org for driving directions and additional tour information.
No vehicle to get to the FFA Center? Take the IndyGo bus line Route 37 to the Trader Point Shopping Mall and walk over to the National FFA Center.
Tour Times for National FFA Center:
Monday, Oct. 19, 1 - 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 20 - Friday, Oct. 23, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24, 9 a.m. - Noon
Career Development Events (CDE) Tours
Get an up-close look at CDEs with a walking tour! You can enjoy tours of agricultural mechanics, agronomy, dairy cattle evaluation, dairy foods, floriculture, food science and technology, livestock evaluation, nursery/landscape and poultry evaluation. Tours start in the lobby of the West Pavilion located at the Indiana State Fairgrounds at 9 a.m. and run every 20 minutes until Noon on Thursday, Oct 22. CDE tour guides will provide information regarding each event. No reservations are required and sign-up is available at the CDE Tour Registration Desk in the West Pavilion lobby at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Free shuttle buses will run between Indiana Convention Center and the Indiana State Fairgrounds. A convention badge or pass is required to ride the shuttle bus. Many CDEs, which are not featured on the tour, can be viewed according to schedules posted below. These include agricultural communications, agricultural issues forum, Creed speaking, extemporaneous public speaking, marketing plan, parliamentary procedure and prepared public speaking.
The following schedule lists public viewing opportunities for CDEs. Seating is limited and is at the discretion of the event superintendent. Participating teams should refer to your team orientation packet for a complete schedule.
Agricultural Communications Team Activity Finals
- University Place – Auditorium
- Thursday, Oct. 22, 2:30 - 5 p.m.
Agricultural Issues Forum Preliminaries
- Westin Hotel – Capitol I, II, III, Cabinet, Caucus, Chamber, and Cameral rooms
- Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1 - 6 p.m.
Agricultural Issues Forum Semi Finals
- Westin Hotel – Capitol I, II, III, and Council rooms
- Thursday, Oct. 22, 8 - 11:30 a.m.
Agricultural Issues Forum Finals
- ICC – Sagamore Ballroom 3 – 5
- Thursday, Oct. 22, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Creed Speaking Preliminary I and II
- Marriott Hotel – Texas, Michigan, Illinois and Florida rooms
- Thursday, Oct. 22, 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Creed Speaking Semi Finals
- Marriott Hotel – Florida and Texas rooms
- Thursday, Oct. 22, 1:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Creed Speaking Finals
- ICC – Sagamore Ballroom 3 – 5
- Friday, Oct. 23, 11 a.m. - Noon
Extemporaneous Public Speaking Preliminaries
- Westin Hotel – Senate I-III and Grand Ballroom I
- Wednesday, Oct. 21, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Extemporaneous Public Speaking Semi Finals
- Westin Hotel – Grand Ballroom I and III
- Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1 - 4 p.m.
Extemporaneous Speaking Finals
- ICC – Sagamore Ballroom 3 – 5
- Thursday, Oct. 22, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Marketing Plan Preliminary and Semi Finals
- Embassy Suites Hotel – Ambassador I-II and Chancellor I-II and Coronation I, II
- Thursday, Oct. 22, 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Marketing Plan Finals
- ICC – Sagamore Ballroom 3 – 5
- Friday, Oct. 23, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Parliamentary Procedure Preliminaries
- Hyatt Hotel – Regency Ballroom A – D
- Thursday, Oct. 22, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Parliamentary Procedure Semi Finals
- Hyatt Hotel – Regency Ballroom A – D
- Friday, Oct. 23, 8 a.m. - Noon
Parliamentary Procedure Finals
- ICC – Sagamore Ballroom 3 – 5
- Friday, Oct. 23, 1 - 3 p.m.
Prepared Public Speaking Preliminaries and Semi Final
- Marriott Hotel – Texas, Michigan, Illinois and Florida rooms
- Wednesday, Oct. 21, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Prepared Public Speaking Finals
- ICC – Sagamore Ballroom 3 – 5
- Thursday, Oct. 22, 9 - 10:30 a.m.
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