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.