Written Event Screening

February 18, 2012

King Hall, Eastern Michigan University

These requirements are in effect for written events submitted to Michigan DECA. These requirements are in addition to the guidelines set by National DECA. Merit and Chapter Award Program Guidelines are listed separately.

1. Two copies of each written event must be submitted: One (1) copy in the specified official DECA folio [DECA Images Catalog #WEF000 or #DSWEF] and one (1) copy stapled with no binder. (If a chapter submits the second copy in a folio, the second folio will not be returned.)

2. The National DECA Statement of Assurances certifying the originality of the work must be signed by the advisor and the student before the event is submitted. This form MUST be typed. Only students that have signed the Statement of Assurances Form will be allowed to compete in that event. Even if a student’s name is typed on the form, but they fail to sign it, they will not be allowed to compete in that event, and will be dropped.

3. Entries must be in the following order: completed and signed Statement of Assurances, Cover Page, and then the actual event following the guidelines set by DECA. (Note – do not include evaluation forms.)

4. Entries with more than fifteen (15) penalty points will not be judged and the student(s) will not be allowed to attend the conference if they are not competing in another event.

5. Any project that receives penalty points at the state conference must be corrected prior to being submitted at the International Conference.

6. All chapter advisors with a student entering a Written Event, Chapter Awards Project, or Merit Award Project, will be required to attend and assist with the Written Event Screening on Saturday, February 18, 2012. This includes written projects that have advanced on from a district conference. Advisors assisting may bring their events to the screening. Advisors with written events who are unable to attend the screening will be required to pay a $50.00 screening fee. The screening will be held at Eastern Michigan University.

7. Advisors assisting with the screening should arrive no earlier than 9:30 a.m. and no later than 10:00 a.m. The screening will take place in the King Hall Multicultural Lounge, located at the front entrance to King Hall. Click here to download an EMU campus map, with parking lots and our office marked.

8. All entries (including the Chapter Awards Program and Written Events advancing on from a district conference) must be completed and received by 10:00 a.m. on February 18, 2012. Events will not be accepted after 10:30 a.m.

9. If you are mailing the entries, then they must be received by Friday, February 17. Eastern Michigan University does not have any delivery service on Saturday (including UPS, DHL, FedEx, US Mail, etc.). We recommend mailing with a return receipt or using a tracking method.

10. All events must be in the proper folio noted in the event’s guidelines. If it is not in the proper folio, Michigan DECA will place it in a folio (the improper binder will not be returned) at a charge of five (5) times the current list price. If copies need to be made, there will be a $0.10 cost per page. All copies must be completed by the 10:30 a.m. deadline. Entries will not be accepted after 10:30 a.m.

11. Chapter advisors will review the work and assign penalty points.

12. Written event participants will have their orientation and interview on Friday at the State Conference.