2011-2012 Event Categories

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Introductory Core Events			District	State @	International *
Only for first year DECA members – One Comprehensive Exam and One Content Interview
	PBM	Principles of Business Management	X	X	5
	PFN	Principles of Finance	X	X	5
	PHT	Principles of Hospitality & Tourism	X	X	5
	PMK	Principles of Marketing	X	X	5
Individual Series Events			District	State @	International *
One Comprehensive Exam and Role Play Activities
	AAM	Apparel and Accessories Marketing	X	X	5
	ASM	Automotive Services Marketing	X	X	5
New!	BFS	Business Finance	X	X	5
	BSM	Business Services Marketing	X	X	5
	FMS	Food Marketing	X	X	5
	HLM	Hotel and Lodging Management	X	X	5
New!	HRM	Human Resources Management	X	X	5
	MMS	Marketing Management	X	X	5
	QSRM	Quick Serve Restaurant Management	X	X	5
	RFSM	Restaurant and Food Service Management	X	X	5
	RMS	Retail Merchandising	X	X	5
	SEM	Sports and Entertainment Marketing	X	X	5
Team Decision Making Events			District	State @	International *
One Comprehensive Exam and Case Situations
	BLTDM	Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making	X	X	5
	BTDM	Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making	X	X	5
	FTDM	Financial Services Team Decision Making	X	X	5
	HTDM	Hospitality Services Team Decision Making	X	X	5
	MTDM	Marketing Communications Team Decision Making	X	X	5
	STDM	Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making	X	X	5
	TTDM	Travel and Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making	X	X	5
Business Operations Research Written Events			District	State @	International *
A written research project for 1 to 3 people
	BOR	Business Services Operations Research	-	X	4
	BMOR	Buying and Merchandising Operations Research	-	X	4
	FOR	Financial Operations Research	-	X	4
	HTOR	Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research	-	X	4
	SEOR	Sports and Entertainment Marketing Operations Research	-	X	4
Written Events			District	State @	International *
	ADC	Advertising Campaign	X	2	4
	CSP	Community Service Project	-	X	4
	CMP	Creative Marketing Project	-	X	4
	ENP	Entrepreneurship Participating	X	2	4
	EPP	Entrepreneurship Promotion Project	-	X	4
	ENW	Entrepreneurship Written	-	X	4
	FMP	Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan	X	X	4
	FLPP	Financial Literacy Promotion Project	-	X	4
New!	HTPS	Hospitality & Tourism Professional Selling Event	X	X	5
	IBP	International Business Plan	-	X	4
	LEP	Learn and Earn Project	-	X	4
	PSE	Professional Selling Event	X	2	4
	PRP	Public Relations Project	-	X	4
	SBE	School Based Enterprise	-	Gold	Gold
New!	SEPP	Sports & Entertainment Promotion Plan	X	2	4
State Events			District	State @	International *
	CAP	Chapter Awards Program	-	X	Gold
	MAP	Gold Merit Award Program	-	Gold	Gold
	LTW	Leadership and Teamwork	-	1	8

Key

X	Indicates that the number of entries may vary due to the number of members in the chapter or district.
-	Indicates that the event does not compete at the district level.
@	Indicates the number of places eligible to advance from each district to the State Conference.
*	Indicates the number of places eligible to advance from the State to the International Conference.