General Information

Event date is Thursday, March 27, 2008

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The annual Southwestern Wisconsin FFA Career Development Events will be held Thursday, March 27, 2008 at UW-Platteville. This event will serve as area events for Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Wildlife, Horses, Floriculture and Agricultural Mechanics teams attempting to qualify for these state events.

General Instructions and Schedule

• 8:30-9:10 am Registration. All team members and coaches are to report to Velsy Commons of the Ullsvik Center where judging cards will be picked up. Do not report directly to the site of the event. After picking up cards, the Senior Dairy Cattle students will report to the Center for the Arts between 8:30 and 9:10.
• 8:30-9:10 am Load Buses. Buses for the Horses, Meats, Livestock, and Junior Dairy will load as soon as you have picked up your packets from the registration desk. These buses will leave promptly at 9:15.
• 9:15 am General assembly. Students in Agricultural Mechanics, Crops, Wildlife, Floriculture, Poultry, Sales, Farm Business Management and Dairy Products events will be welcomed and dismissed to their respective events.
• Awards will be mailed to winning teams and individuals. Results will be posted on the web page at www.uwplatt.edu/org/ffa/cde.
• We will be using bubble sheets for most or all of our events this year. See each contest description for bubble sheet information.  State qualifiers for the area events will be determined by the WAAE-Section IV contest committee.

Registration and fees. If you have not received a registration form, one can be printed from this web site.  On-line registration is also available.  You are to complete this form and return it before March 10.  Registration fees are $20.00 per team. Note that we are assessing a late fee of $50.00 if your registration is not postmarked by March 10. Registrations postmarked, faxed or e-mailed after March 14 will not be accepted. Refunds for cancellations can be made up to March 14 but will not be allowed thereafter.

Work Assignments. Some work assignments will be made based upon your selected preference. Please indicate your top three choices of events on the back of the registration form before mailing it in. If you work, the $25.00 chapter registration fee will be waived.

Parking. Bus parking will be available in commuter lots.  Do not park in faculty lots or handicap designated stalls.  Check our web site for maps if needed.

Questions--check our web site (http://www.uwplatt.edu/org/ffa/cde) or call Mark Zidon at (608) 342-1393