Atlanta will be an exciting location for DECA’s International Career Development Conference! Participants are in for an action-packed and exciting time as they compete with some of the best marketing students in the world.
Arrival April 24, 2008
Arrival April 25, 2008
A $15.00 per delegate late fee will be assessed for all registrations and payments that do not meet the above deadlines. This fee will be strictly enforced! Michigan DECA has a commitment to those registering on time to register them with National DECA without paying late charges.
Please be sure all forms are sent by the deadline. This includes a registration page for each room and your registration cover/summary page!
The registration fee will include: lodging, conference registration, security, staff and officer travel, and state spirit items such as (shirt, pins, and glow sticks) and state tours. Refer to the tours section for information about which tours will be provided.
Registration refunds will only be given if the request is submitted on the official State Refund Request Form, is received prior to the conference, and if a refund is available from National DECA and/or the hotel. The sooner the written request is received, the larger the refund.
All hotel reservations must be made through Michigan DECA
Student Housing - is based on four (4) delegates to a room. If delegates from your chapter do not complete a room of four, Michigan DECA will try to assign them to a room with other Michigan delegates. Michigan DECA will invoice schools if we are not able to fill a room. The additional cost will be $50.00 per room per night. If chapters request to room with a specific school, and that school is arriving at a later date, the first school will be invoiced the additional share for the early arrival nights’ lodging.
Advisor Housing - Advisors will be assigned to twin rooms. Please indicate the name and school of the individual you wish to share a room with. If Michigan DECA cannot place a roommate, the school will be invoiced $100.00 for each night. Michigan DECA will request two beds for advisors sharing a room, but there is no guarantee that we will receive them from National DECA and the hotel. Advisors interested in a single room should indicate this on the registration form. Single rooms will be assigned according to space availability.
- (room service, phone calls, movies, etc.) should not be charged to any room. Phone calls from the guest rooms should be avoided; calls are less expensive from the pay phones.
Michigan has reserved airline space with Landmark Travel to coordinate our travel needs for the Conference. This is done so we ensure a fair price for all Michigan delegates. Because we spent over $30,000 to reserve the space, individuals or schools that use Landmark Travel will receive a $20.00 credit per person attending. There is a line item on the registration form to take this credit. This service is also to assist with transporting your elected state officers.
- Only Michigan DECA members who qualified at the State Conference, along with incoming and outgoing state officers, are eligible to attend at the International Career Development Conference.
Gold Merit and Chapter Award Recipients - Delegates recognized at the State Conference Awards Session for meeting the minimum standards of the Gold Merit and Chapter Award Programs are eligible to attend and compete the International Conference.
- These students that qualified at the state conference will compete at the International Conference.
- 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. February 23, 2008 is the application deadline. Individuals selected to represent Michigan DECA will be announced at the State Conference. The application form for the Leadership Academies can be found on Michigan DECA’s web site. Each school may only submit two applications per academy.
- Each delegate, both student and adult, must sign the Code of Conduct & Medical Treatment Authorization Forms. THESE FORMS ARE TO BE BROUGHT TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. Do not send them to the Michigan DECA office. Each advisor must sign a release stating that they have a completed form for each delegate and will bring the forms to the conference. It is recommended that these forms be notarized for out-of-state travel.
Michigan DECA will hold an optional Team Michigan Workshop for students competing at the conference for $5.00 per person (Student or Adult). The workshop will be Friday April 25, 2008 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. It will be designed to motivate our Michigan competitors to succeed in competition. Topics to be covered include: making a good first impression with the judges, successful role-playing strategies, comprehensive exam tips, and networking with the other Michigan competitors. Chapters can register their participants on the ICDC registration form. To simplify the registration process, if a chapter is going to have any participants in the workshop, all competitors and advisors from that school must register for the workshop.
Conference materials (programs, folios, pens, etc.) will be available at the State Meeting.
Advisor meetings will be held during the conference. All chapter advisors will be required to attend the meetings.
One adult advisor must attend for every five (5) student delegates. National DECA does not allow exceptions to this policy. All advisors are required to assist each evening with supervision of the delegates, by conducting room checks after curfew. No alcoholic beverages or drugs may be possessed by any delegate at the conference. This is a school function. Delegates may not go into the night clubs or lounges while at the conference.
You can expect warm days with temperatures in the 70’s and nights in the mid 60’s during our stay in Atlanta.
All Michigan Delegates (student and advisor) are required to attend the Opening and Closing Sessions. Our delegation will be assigned seats for the Opening and Closing Sessions. Seating charts will be available at the State Meeting.
Chapters using Michigan DECA’s ground transportation to and from the airport will not need to rent cars during the conference.
To have a successful conference, National DECA needs each advisor to assist at least one day, while at the conference. Michigan DECA advisors have the option to assist with the following activities:
Activity Day & # of People
Competitive Event Assistance Sunday, Monday, & Tuesday - 65
New Advisor Academy Sunday & Monday - 10
Merit Award Program Sunday & Monday - 11
Chapter Awards Program Sunday & Monday - 7
Team Decision Making Sunday & Monday - 4
If you have a particular activity that you would like to assist with, note it on your registration form. Otherwise, you will be assigned as registrations are received.
DECA Blazers will be required for competition at the International Conference. Proper business attire is required at all sessions. DECA’s Dress Code can be found in the first section of the Michigan DECA Guide.
Each competitor must bring their own calculator for international competition. Cell phones, programmable and graphing calculators and PDA’s may not be used as calculators.
No cell phones will be allowed in the competitive event halls, workshops, sessions or academies.
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.
Michigan DECA will hold a special recognition session for state awards. The session is tentatively scheduled for 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Refreshments will be provided.
An important component of the International Conference are workshops planned and conducted by business leaders, chapters, and state associations. If you are interested in presenting a workshop, please contact Michigan DECA. Workshops can be designed for students and/or advisors. All Gold MAP and Gold Chapter Awards Program recipients are required to attend these workshops, in addition to their competition. Please make certain that all delegates take advantage of this opportunity.
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