June 16-18 DECA Train the Trainer Certification Course June 21-24 DECA AMPED Denver, CO July 8-10 DECA Emerging Leader Summit 2016 For both Chapter and State Officer Teams San Francisco, CA September TBA Piper Jaffray Taking Stock with Teens Fall Survey Begins Local Chapters September TBA DECA Stock Market Game - Begins Local Chapters September 8 September 23-24 September 29 Registration Deadline for Advisor Conference Advisor Conference For ALL Advisors Registration Deadline for Leadership Development Conference in So Cal San Jose, CA September TBA Piper Jaffray Taking Stock with Teens Fall Survey Ends Local Chapters October 6 Registration Deadline for Leadership Development Conference in Nor Cal October 7-10 MBAResearch Conclave Mobile, AL October 15 Leadership Development Conference in So Cal University of California Irvine October TBA Virtual Business Challenge Round 1 begins Local Chapters October TBA October 20 October 29 Registration Deadline for Western Region Leadership Conference Registration Deadline for Leadership & Competitive Excellence Conference Leadership Development Conference in Nor Cal See Registration Packet Berkeley, CA November 1-30 DECA Month Local Chapters November TBA DECA Idea Challenge 2016 begins November TBA Virtual Business Challenge Round 1 Ends Local Chapters Calendar of Events UPDATED Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Page 1 of 5
November TBA Global Entrepreneurship Week Local Chapters November TBA DECA Idea Challenge 2016 Entries Due November 11-13 Leadership & Competitive Excellence Conference San Jose, CA November 17-20 Western Region Leadership Conference Seattle, WA November 15 Applications due for 2016-2017 SB1070 Funds Updated forms are required each year November 15 Initial Membership Roster and Dues deadline November 29- December 2 New York Experience Conference I New York City, NY Nov. 30- Dec. 2 ACTE CareerTech VISION Las Vegas, NV December TBA DECA Stock Market Game Ends Local Chapters December TBA Board of Directors Meeting Santa Clara, CA December 1 Community Service Campaign Due December 1 Global Entrepreneurship Week Campaign Due December 1 Membership Campaign Due December 1 Promotional Campaign Due December 1 National Officer Candidate Notification Deadline Any CA DECA member interested in running for DECA National Office must notify by 5:00PM Calendar of Events UPDATED Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Page 2 of 5
December 1 District CDC Registration Deadline All Three Districts (NorCal/SoCal/SV) Conference Registration Due Hotel Registration Due Students must be in online affiliation system to be eligible to compete at Districts December 6-9 New York Experience Conference II New York City, NY December 8 Final Change Deadline for District CDC s Applies to all three Districts (NorCal/SoCal/SV) No changes to registrations allowed after this date Substitutions only (in same events) after this date January TBA Virtual Business Challenge Round 2 begins Local Chapter January TBA School-based Enterprise Certification Documentation Due January TBA National DECA Scholarship applications for students Due January TBA Outstanding New DECA Chapter Advisor Award recipients due January TBA Outstanding DECA Chapter Advisor Award recipients due January TBA DECA Emerging Leader Honor Award Applications Due January 6-8 Silicon Valley District Career Development Conference San Jose, CA January 13-15 Southern California District Career Development Conf. Anaheim, CA January 13-15 Northern California District Career Development Conf. San Ramon, CA January 25-29 Sports & Entertainment Marketing Conference Orlando, Florida February 1-28 Career and Technical Education Month Local Chapters SCDC 2017 Registration Deadline NO DROPS AFTER THIS DATE State Officer Applications Due Registration Forms Due for State Full Payment Due for State SCDC 2017 Hotel Registration Deadline Hotel Registration Due to Calendar of Events UPDATED Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Page 3 of 5
DECA Affiliation Deadline for Eligibility for SCDC Students must be in online affiliation system to be eligible to compete at State February TBA Virtual Business Challenge Round 2 ends Local Chapters February 9 February TBA March 2-5 Final Change Deadline for State CDC No changes to registrations allowed after this date Substitutions only (in same events) after this date Piper Jaffray Taking Stock with Teens Spring Survey Begins DECA State Career Development Conference State Competition Written Events due on site, Thursday night Campaign Speeches, Candidate Interviews Local Chapters Santa Clara, CA March TBA Advocacy Campaign Due DECA Inc, Reston, VA March TBA National DECA Scholarship applications for advisors must be postmarked March TBA Piper Jaffray Taking Stock with Teens Spring Survey ends March 1 March 8 March 10 HS Additions rosters due (last eligibility for ICDC competitors) Intent to Compete forms due for SCDC Competitive Event Finishers (Top Ten Finishers in ALL Events must report their intent to compete at ICDC) by 5:00PM LDA, SMI, and Voting Delegate Applications Due by 5:00PM Notification of Drop-Downs for ICDC (List of students eligible to compete at ICDC sent to chapters) by 5:00PM Notification of LDA, SMI, and Voting Delegate Selections (List of students selected to fill these slots at ICDC sent to chapters) by 5:00PM DECA Inc. Reston, VA Via Email to Chapters Calendar of Events UPDATED Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Page 4 of 5
March 16 March 16 March 31 ICDC Registration Forms Due Received by 5:00PM Changes/Substitutions after this date will incur a change fee (NO DROPS AFTER THIS DATE) ICDC Deposit Postmark Deadline Deposit must be postmarked by this date Deposit is Non-Refundable Balance Due Postmark Deadline for ICDC ICDC Balance Due must be postmarked by this date Non-Refundable Final Deadline for Substitutions/Changes (fee applies for substitutions and changes DROPS ARE NOT ALLOWED) Via Email to CA DECA April 25-30 DECA International Career Development Conference Anaheim, CA May 11-13 Board of Directors Meeting Sacramento, CA June TBA DECA Train the Trainer Certification Course Reston, VA July TBA Emerging Leader Summit 2017 For both Chapter and State Officer Teams Washington, DC Calendar of Events UPDATED Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Page 5 of 5