Frequently Asked Questions

The ATPE Summit is ATPE’s annual conference, offering members the opportunity to engage in professional learning, network with fellow educators during interactive events, and participate in the ATPE House of Delegates. In addition, the summit offers a venue for ATPE volunteer training. 

New this year: Our registration process has changed. Each individual attendee must personally register for the event. Local unit and region presidents remain responsible for certifying delegates for the annual House of Delegates meeting.  

The ATPE Summit will take place July 8–10 at the Sheraton Dallas. 

• Please refer to this document for details on changes to the registration and delegate certification processes for the 2024 ATPE Summit.

Per the ATPE State Bylaws, only local unit or region presidents are eligible to certify delegates for the House of Delegates meeting. 

If you are a local unit or region president:  

1. First, register yourself individually to attend the ATPE Summit. Watch for an email from ATPE containing your unique delegate certification link. The link in the email message will be the only way for you to certify your delegates. (You cannot certify delegates from the ATPE Summit website.) If you do not receive the email, please contact ATPE Events at (800) 777-2873 or summit@atpe.org. 
2. ATPE will provide you with information on the number of delegates you may certify, as well as a list of the members in your local unit or region who are eligible to become delegates. 
3. Identify members of your local unit or at-large members within your region who are interested in serving as delegates. Ensure they have registered themselves individually as summit attendees. 
4. Certify your delegates no later than June 7. 
5. There is no certification required for “alternate delegates.” After the certification deadline, if you need to make a substitution for a delegate who is unable to attend, you must submit that request in writing to summit@atpe.org no later than July 2.   

If you are a current member but don’t belong to an active ATPE local unit, please contact your region president if you are interested in serving as an at-large voting delegate. Region presidents must certify at-large delegates. If you are unsure who your region president is or are having difficulty reaching your president, please email ATPE’s volunteer program coordinator at atpevolunteerinfo@atpe.org. 

The deadline for local unit and region presidents to certify delegates is June 7. You may register as an attendee after June 7, but you will not be able to serve as a voting delegate. Please note: The last day to make your hotel reservation is June 7, and the registration fee increases by $10 after June 7. 

Upon conclusion of the registration process, you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please contact ATPE Events at (800) 777-2873 or summit@atpe.org. 

Advance payment is required. All registration fees must be paid by June 28. If payment is not received by this date, the associated registration(s) will be canceled. If your registration is canceled for nonpayment, all events associated with your registration, including ticketed events and your voting delegate status, will be canceled. 

Payment methods accepted are VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and check. 

If you need to cancel your registration, please send a written request to summit@atpe.org no later than June 28. 

If the member is a region director, president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, or immediate past president, the region president must certify the person as a region delegate. If the member holds any other region office, the local unit president may certify the member as a local unit delegate. 

Local unit presidents: The number of voting delegates your local unit is allowed depends on your local unit’s membership total as of Feb. 1, 2024. (Please refer to Article IX, Section 2, of the ATPE State Bylaws for more information on delegate allotments.) Presidents will be able to view how many delegates they can register in the certification portal. 

Region presidents: According to the ATPE State Bylaws, each region president is responsible for certifying the region president, the region’s director, vice president, secretary, treasurer, immediate past president, and at-large members.  

If it is prior to the June 7 certification deadline, you may log back in to the certification portal and cancel the certification of member(s) who are no longer able to attend and then certify member(s) who will be able to attend.  

If it is after the June 7 deadline, you will need to make a written request to summit@atpe.org and include the following information: name(s) of those who cannot attend and name(s) of the member(s) you would like to register in their place. The request must be approved by the ATPE State Secretary. The deadline to submit substitution requests is July 2. 

Per the ATPE State Bylaws, if a local unit or region president is unable to certify delegates, then the vice president may do so instead. If your local unit is in this situation, please email ATPE Events at summit@atpe.org. 

Yes, they can. Certain requirements must be fulfilled before this is allowed. Please email ATPE Events at summit@atpe.org for assistance. 

Yes, state funding will be available to eligible local units on a limited basis. You may access the application on the Financial Assistance page.