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FFTA Annual Conference

Schedule-At-A-Glance

July 7-10, 2026 | Chicago, IL

Tuesday

July 7, 2026


Conference Check-in (Exhibit Hall)

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

A Block: 90-minute Concurrent Sessions

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Refreshment Break (Exhibit Hall)

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Welcome Keynote

3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

FFTA Chapter Meetings

5:35 p.m. – 6:35 p.m.

Kinship Networking Meeting

5:35 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday

July 8, 2026


8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Keynote Address

Conference Check-in

7:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Continental Breakfast (Exhibit Hall)

7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Coffee Break (Exhibit Hall)

10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

B Block: 60-minute Concurrent Sessions

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Lunch on Your Own

11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

C Block: 90-minute Concurrent Sessions

1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Refreshment Break (Exhibit Hall)

2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

D Block: 90-minute Concurrent Sessions

3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Council of Chapter Chairs

5:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Thursday

July 9, 2026


Conference Check-in (Exhibit Hall)

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Continental Breakfast

7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

E-Block: 90-minute Concurrent Sessions

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Coffee Break (Exhibit Hall)

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

F Block: 90-minute Concurrent Sessions

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

General Session Lunch, Second City Performance

12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Local Volunteer Service Project

1:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

G Block: 90-minute Concurrent Session

1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

H Block: 2-hour Concurrent Session

1:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Refreshment Break (Exhibit Hall)

3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

I Block: 60-minute Concurrent Session

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Partnership Reception (Invite Only)

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Friday

July 10, 2026


Continental Breakfast (Exhibit Hall)

8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

J Block - 60-minute Concurrent Sessions

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

K Block - 2-hour Concurrent Sessions

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Conference Concludes

11:00 a.m.