DECA’s Competitive

Events Program

What’s in it for you?

DECA’s Competitive Events Program

As a DECA member, you have a chance to move your classroom learning onto a bigger stage as you demonstrate your skills through competitive events.

So what’s in it for you?• TRAVEL to local, state/province and

international conferences– At local/district/regional

competition you get your feet wet as you represent yourself and your DECA chapter close to home.

Travel (cont.)– If you qualify for state/provincial

competition, you travel to the competition site and try your hand at the next level.

(Events that have role-play components start at the local level. In most states/provinces, written event participants enter their projects at the state/provincial level. There are exceptions.)

Travel (cont.)

– At the International Career Development Conference

(ICDC), the final stage of competition, qualifiers travel to a major city and join in activities that bring together 14,000 students, advisors, and businesspeople.

This conference will astound you!

What’s in it for you?• Make new friends who share your

interests

• Win recognition and even cash awards if you succeed in this competition

• Learn professional polish and how to operate in the business world

What’s in it for you?• Meet and work with businesspeople

who will help you prepare for competition and will judge your performance

• Bring your classroom learning to life• Test yourself on how far you can go in competition

Make incredible lifetime memories!

DECA 2012-2013