Registration & Rates

• General Registration Information
  • Each person attending the conference or any part of the conference must be officially registered. Each registrant will receive a computer-generated name badge that serves as admission to all sessions and workshops.
  • Registration is required to participate in all sessions including general sessions, Competitive Events, exhibits, and the FCCLA store.
  • All students and advisers must be submitted on an affiliation invoice to register for the 2022 National Fall Conference to receive the lower registration rate.
  • Guests including parents, chaperones, and/or school administrators must be registered by an affiliated chapter or State Adviser in the FCCLA portal.
  • You must click the ‘Submit Registration' button and ‘Confirm’, creating an invoice to be considered officially registered.
  • All attendees, including guests and family members, are expected to adhere to the board-approved dress code policy found here. Please review the dress code policy before arriving on site.
  • Registration packets will only be distributed to attendees with a zero balance or by securing the balance with another form of payment when picking up registration materials.
  • If you register for the conference and do not cancel prior to the deadline or are a “no-show,” your chapter will be responsible for the balance due. Your chapter will not be able to register for future national conferences/meetings or affiliate until the balance has been paid in full.
  • It is the responsibility of the adviser/chaperone to provide supervision to their student(s) throughout the entire conference. Therefore, all advisers/ chaperones must register for the entire conference.
  • Official conference badges must be worn to all conference functions. Replacement badges may be purchased at the FCCLA Registration Desk for $5. All money collected will go to the Ultimate Leadership Fund to directly support members and chapters through grants.
  • Children under nine years of age are discouraged from attending conference sessions. Children and family members who attend conference sessions must register for the conference and pay all event fees.
  • To expedite registration material pick-up and avoid long lines, we are asking advisers to schedule a registration appointment time. The registration confirmation email will include the link to schedule your registration material pick-up time.
• Required Forms

  Student Attendees will be required to complete the following forms found under Resources:

  • Permission Form (for advisers to keep on hand)
  • General Code of Conduct Form (for advisers to keep on hand)
  • Mandatory Dress Code Form (for advisers to keep on hand)
  • COVID-19 Safety Agreement & Waiver Form (to hand in at the FCCLA Registration Desk)

  All attendees, vendors, exhibitors, and staff will be required to complete the COVID-19 Safety Agreement & Waiver Form before receiving their official name badge. Parents must sign forms for students under 18 years old.

• Cancellation & Refund Policies
  • Competitive Events are non-refundable 
  • Cancellation and refund requests must be submitted online through the FCCLA portal by October 13, 2022. Telephone, email, and fax cancellations will not be accepted.
  • For cancellations received by October 13, 2022, FCCLA will refund your conference registration less a $25 administrative fee per attendee cancellation.
  • Requests for refunds will not be honored for cancellations received after October 13, 2022.
  • Refunds for “no-shows” will not be honored, and the registrant and/or chapter will still be responsible for all registration fees. Please note your chapter will not be eligible to register for future FCCLA national conferences/meetings or affiliate until the balance has been paid in full.
  • All refunds will be processed following the conference.

  COVID-19 Cancellation/Refund Policy

  • In the event that the conference is canceled or has to be moved due to COVID-19 issues, we will offer you a full refund.
  • For any chapter that is no longer allowed to travel due to school/county/state travel restrictions related to COVID-19, FCCLA will accept cancellations submitted by November 5, through the FCCLA Portal to be eligible for a refund, less the applicable administrative fee of $25. To qualify for this cancellation, FCCLA will need a supporting letter on school letterhead stating when the ban was implemented and signed by the principal or school superintendent. The supporting letter must be uploaded to the Cancellation/Substitution Portal with your cancellation submission.
  • It is in everyone's best interest to ensure anyone who feels unwell does not travel to the conference. If you have been directly exposed to someone with a positive COVID-19 test or tested positive yourself within five (5) days (after November 5, 2022) of the conference, please stay home, and FCCLA will issue your chapter a full credit, less a $25 administrative fee per attendee cancellation, to your chapter's account for future invoices. Please keep in mind that you can also substitute the individual's registration for another student, adviser, or guest within your chapter.
  • To receive the credit, the cancellation must be submitted in the FCCLA Portal by selecting the 'Cancel/Substitute Request' button by November 10, 2022. Be sure to select the cancellation reason of 'COVID-19 Symptoms/Exposure'.  Supporting documentation (i.e., official test results, signed statement/letter from parent) will need to be uploaded with the cancellation submission.
• Registration Substitution Policies
  • Name changes/substitutions must be submitted online through the FCCLA portal by October 13, 2022. Telephone, email, and fax changes will not be accepted.
  • FCCLA will process the name change/substitution without penalty until October 13, 2022.
  • All requests for name changes/substitutions received after October 13, 2022, will incur a $25 administrative fee.
• Registration Payment Policies

  Full payment must be received at National Headquarters by October 26, 2022.  Invoices that have not been paid in full by this date will incur a $25 late fee per invoice.  Payments for hotel reservations should not be mailed to FCCLA National Headquarters.

  An invoice can be paid with a credit card on the FCCLA Portal by selecting the Invoice(s) tab and the red ‘Pay Invoices’ button.

  Please remit registration payment to the NEW FCCLA address:

  Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
  13241 Woodland Park
  Suite 100
  Herndon, VA 20171
  ATTN: NFC Registration

Special Event

Center of Science and Industry (COSI)

The 2022 National Fall Conference special event will be held at the Center of Science and Industry (COSI). Attending members will have exclusive access to the entire first floor of Columbus’ esteemed science museum. Join us for a hands-on learning experience focused on STEM. 

Admission is $30 per person and includes: 

• Admission to the museum and all its hands-on exhibits and galleries on the first floor
• One (1) sno-cone per person
• Round trip bus transportation
• Onsite Staff and all applicable taxes and gratuities

Participants will be divided into three groups, each receiving two hours to explore the museum. 

• Group 1: departs at 7:45 PM and returns at 10:00 PM
• Group 2: departs at 8:10 PM and returns at 10:25 PM
• Group 3: departs at 8:35 PM and returns at 10:50 PM

Special Event Attire:

• School-appropriate, casual
• No athletic wear 

Reserve your spot today in the FCCLA Portal! If you have already registered for NFC, add it to your registration by selecting the '+' to add a new item.

Additional Registration Items

CONFERENCE T-SHIRT

The National Fall Conference t-shirt is available for pre-order during the registration process on the FCCLA Portal. A limited quantity will be available onsite. 

The shirt is available in sizes Small - 3XL (unisex fit). 

• Pre-order price: $18.00
• On-site price: $20.00

Deadline date for pre-order submissions: Thursday, October 13th.

RHINESTONE LANYARD UPGRADE

Stand out with some sparkle in Columbus with a limited edition FCCLA IncREDible Rhinestone Lanyard for a special pre-conference price of $15. A limited quantity will be available onsite for $20.

All proceeds from the FCCLA Rhinestone Lanyards will support FCCLA's Ultimate Leadership Fund and help to provide affiliation support grants, chapter and individual grants, Competitive Event recognition, and support for additional areas of greatest need.

Conference Deadlines

October 13, 2022

• National Fall Conference regular registration rate ends
• Cancellations must be submitted through the FCCLA portal to be eligible for a refund, less applicable administrative fee of $25. No refunds will be honored for cancellations received after this deadline.
• Substitutions must be submitted through the FCCLA portal to be processed at no charge. Requests made after this date will incur a $25 administrative fee per substitution.
• National Fall Conference housing reservations deadline. Requests for hotel reservations after this date cannot be guaranteed at the conference rate or within the FCCLA hotel block.

October 26, 2022

• National Fall Conference registration full payment deadline. Open invoices after this date will be assessed a $25 late fee.