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The SYTA Youth Foundation 20th Anniversary Blastoff is a fundraising event taking place in Huntsville, Alabama, August 7-9, 2019, immediately preceding the 2019 SYTA Annual Conference in Birmingham.

Join the SYTA Youth Foundation and your SYTA peers for two days of learning and networking while supporting SYF’s mission to change young lives through travel.  Just by attending this event, you will help us reach our goal of one million dollars for the “Acorn” Endowment Fund.

The event is designed to provide tour operators and business partners an in-depth look at Huntsville, which hosts over 20,000 domestic and international students each year.

The schedule includes sightseeing tours, special events at two iconic sites at the Huntsville Botanical Garden and US Space & Rocket Center and the opportunity to experience Space Camp at the US Space & Rocket Center. Transportation is provided between Huntsville and Birmingham so attendees can attend both the Blastoff and Annual Conference. Special rates will be available for families to attend Space Camp. Check out the events we have planned and join us in Huntsville!

Thanks to the generous support of the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau, US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville Botanical Garden and partners!

All proceeds from this event directly benefit the SYTA Youth Foundation.