• SECDEA Annual Conference Registration

    Fall 2026

  • Details

    November 2-4, 2026

    Location: Music Road Hotel Conference Center                                                                                                                       303 Henderson Chapel Rd, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863

    Registration Deadline: September 30, 2026

     

    Hotel Accommodations

    Music Road Hotel & Inn
    1-800-429-7700
    Group ID Code: 12198
    Mention when reserving: SECDEA, Southeast Conservation District Employees 

    Room Reservation Deadline: September 30, 2026

    Room Rate: $131.00 + 12.25% tax

    Hotel Check In/Out: 4:00 PM check in, 11:00 AM check out

    If you prefer the Hotel or the Inn, that request must be made when making your reservation. Hotel staff cannot change room assignments at check in. 

    Room availability and price are not guaranteed after deadline. 

     

    SECDEA Annual Service Project

    The 2026 Ag Accurate Book Barn program will be awarded to South Carolina Association of Conservation District Employees. Each attendee is asked to bring a school aged book related to Agriculture, Conservation, Environment, or Wildlife. 

     

    Become a Friend of Conservation!

    With your support, SECDEA successfully maintains a Benevolence and Scholarship Fund. 

    The Friends of Conservation program are funds set aside to assit our fellow southeast district empoloyees in times of need. When our employees are struggling from a family death, ill health, natural disaster, etc. you can complete a benevolence request to help your friend. A request form can be found at www.secdea.net/benevolence. 

    The SECDEA Scholarship program is a professional development scholarship aimed at assisting memebers with district budget constraints to attend the annual SECDEA conference. Further information and application can be found at www.secdea.net/conference-scholarships. 

    Donations can be made on your conference registration form or onsite at the conference. Thank you for your support!

     

  •      PARTICIPANT INFORMATION   

     

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Check One*
  • First Time Attendee?*
  •      MEETING REGISTRATION OPTIONS

  • Tickets*

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                            Registration Tickets
                            Registration (Deadline September 30, 2026)

                            Includes 1 Luncheon and 1 Banquet ticket. 

                            $200.00$200.00
                              
                            Partial Registration

                            Includes 1 Luncheon ticket only

                            $150.00$150.00
                              
                            Late Fee

                            Registrations submitted after 9/30/26

                            $50.00$50.00
                              
                            Individual Tickets
                            Monday Evening Team Building Activity

                            Great Big Game Show and Escape Game              (2 hrs.) The Island, Pigeon Forge, TN

                            $45.00$45.00
                              
                            Additional Luncheon Ticket (for guests)


                            $35.00$35.00
                              
                            Additional Banquet Ticket (for guests)


                            $75.00$75.00
                              
                            2025 SECDEA Historical Book


                            $50.00$50.00
                              
                            Donations
                            SECDEA Scholarship Donation


                            $10.00$10.00
                              
                            Friends of Conservation Donation - Benevolence Fund


                            $10.00$10.00
                              
                            Total
                            $0.00$0.00
                          • To plan adequately, please mark the meal you DO NOT plan to participate in (no discounts available).

                          • The Luncheon will be a Taco Bar that includes southwest chicken, fajita steak, grilled portebello mushrooms, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, fajita peppers and onions, salsa roja and verde, sour cream, tortilla chips, and flour tortillas. 

                            The Banquet dinner will be a plated meal of chicken cordon bleu served with roasted red potatoes and southern style green beans. The meal also includes red velvet cake, key lime pie, salad, and bread. 

                            Special Diet or Food Allergies? 
                            Contact Kelly Snoddy at kelly.snoddy@vaswcd.org or Hope Daley at hope.daley@ms.nacdnet.net. 

                          • Checks must be made payable to SECDEA (Southeast Conservation District Employees Association).  

                             

                            Mail your check and a copy of your registration form to: 

                            Janice Weiss
                            Cheatham Co. SCD
                            1104 N Main Street
                            Ashland City, TN, 37015

                             

                            *Checks must be postmarked by 9/30/2026. 

                              - Please Email Janice Weiss (janice.weiss@usda.gov) if you mail your check closer to the deadline.  

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