Things are really kicking off today at conference. Just a reminder that TECHSPO exhibits open at 9 a.m. today. Be sure to stop by the new Lowe’s Pin Trading Pavilion to swap pins with other SkillsUSA members.

This evening at 7 p.m., the conference officially begins with our Opening Ceremony at Kemper Arena. Our speakers include keynote speaker Wendy Venturini, SPEED Channel journalist and SkillsUSA alumnae. We will also hear from motivational speaker Stephen Palleta. New this year, thanks to School Video News, we will be broadcasting our Opening Ceremony live via Internet. Get the details here.