International Career Development Conference
April 27 – May 2, 2012
Salt Lake City, Utah
Each year, the DECA International Career Development Conference gives students the opportunity to meet and compete with thousands of other DECA members from around the world who have shown to be the best at their District and State conferences, and now have earned the chance to compete at the highest level of DECA competition!
After participating in competitive events during the day, students will have time to socialize with other members from around the world, meet and network with influential business leaders at their vendor booths, and explore Salt Lake City.
But wait, there’s more!
There are opportunities for you to develop your occupational and leadership skills as well as meet other fun and energetic DECA members, all while having fun!
At the closing session of the conference, hundreds of trophies and thousands of dollars in scholarships will be presented to outstanding DECA members who helped make this year’s conference a memorable success.
The DECA International Career Development Conference gives you the opportunity to meet DECA members from around the world, interact with important business professionals, and compete to win scholarships and awards at DECA’s highest level of competition!
Leadership and Management Academies
Because of the demand for delegates to attend the Leadership Development Academy, Michigan DECA has developed an application process for selecting delegates to represent Michigan DECA at the Academies. The application deadline is February 1, 2012. Information about the different academies can be downloaded here.
Individuals selected to represent Michigan DECA will be announced at the State Conference. Each school may only submit two applications per academy.
Eligibility
Only Michigan DECA members who qualified at the State Conference in their competitive event, selected members attending the Leadership Academies, along with incoming and outgoing state officers, are eligible to attend at the International Career Development Conference.
DECA Blazers Are Required
DECA Blazers will be required for competition at the International Conference. Proper business attire is required at all sessions. Refer to the International Conference Dress Code.
Hotel
All hotel reservations MUST be made through Michigan DECA. Every person staying with chapters (Chaperones and family members) must also be registered to attend the conference, and be included on the conference registration form.
Our hotel will be announced late February.
Rental Cars
Chapters using Michigan DECA’s ground transportation to and from the airport will not need to rent cars during the conference. Salt Lake City has a light rail system that will assist to transport participants throughout the city.
Required Activities
As stated in the Delegate Code of Conduct, all students and advisors are required to attend conference sessions. Chapters that do not attend or leave the opening or closing sessions will be placed on probation and will not be allowed to attend the next years International Conference.
Calculators
Each competitor must bring their own calculator for international competition. Cell phones, PDAs, programmable and graphing calculators may not be used as calculators.
Cell Phones
No cell phones will be allowed in the competitive event halls, workshops, sessions or academies.
Judges
If any business person(s) will be traveling to the conference with your chapter, please let Michigan DECA know if they are available to judge at the conference. A registration credit will be given for each judge.
State Recognition Session
Michigan DECA will hold a special recognition session for state awards. The session is tentatively scheduled for 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Refreshments will be provided.
More information will be posted in February.
Planning Ahead? Future dates and locations:
- April 23-28, 2013 – Anaheim, California
- May 2-7, 2014 – Atlanta, Georgia
- April 24-29, 2015 – Orlando, Florida