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STATE CAREERDEVELOPMENTCONFERENCE2020CONFERENCE REGISTRATION PACKETLAKE GENEVA MARCH 10-12, 2020

Wisconsin DECA!Congratulations on a successfulyear so far! As you prepare toregister your attendees for SCDC2019, please set aside somequiet time to review this packet.This resource contains importantupdates, changes and informationyou will need to understand andreference during the registrationprocess. The next page is a snapshotof the updates and changes tothe conference. All updates andchanges will be explained indetail throughout this packet.As always, I am here to helpanswer any questions you mayhave. Please do not hesitate tocontact me if you can’t find youranswer in this packet or in the WIDECA Chapter Management Guide.I look forward to seeing you all atSCDC and to a great conference!Sincerely,Terri ble of ContentsCRVP Welcome Letter.1SCDC 2020 Updates.2Online Project Submission.3SBE Academy.4Contact List.5Due Date Checklist.6Grand Geneva Resort Housing Information.9Registration Costs.10Banquet and Food Options.11General Qualifications & Guidelines for Competition.12SCDC Online Registration Guidelines & Instructions.15Tuesday Workshops.19Wednesday Afternoon Leadership Workshop.21Wednesday Night Formal Awards.21Online Economic Test Updates.21Tentative Agenda.25Judge Information.28Conference Dress Code.30Important Documents SCDC Quota/Allocation Information & Link (31) Service Associate Information & Link (31) Marketing Educator Professional DevelopmentScholarship Program (32) Voting Delegate Information (33) Marketing Education & Training Presentation (34) Gold Student & Gold Chapter (34) Students Arriving Late Form (34) SCDC Change Form (34) Code of Conduct Information (35) College Internship Scholarship Program (36) Series Cheating Policy/Form (36) Luggage Search Policy & Form (38) ICDC Emerging Leaders Experience (39)

Wisconsin State Career Development ConferenceWisconsin DECA,I could not be more excited to be visiting you all for the 2020 State Career Development Conference (SCDC) inLake Geneva!There is no better place for us to come together as emerging leaders and entrepreneurs! During the 3-Dayconference we will grow together by broadening our networks and knowledge in marketing, finance, hospitalityand management through proven workshops, competitions, and leadership trainings! I am positive that each ofus will be leaving SCDC energized and ready to take on the International Career Development Conference inNashville!One of my favorite quotes comes from Professor Michael J. Bugeja of Iowa State University who says,“Education is a lifelong experience. Experience is a lifelong education. Education plus experience equalsexpertise.” This is true of DECA as a whole, but especially the State Career Development Conference that eachof us will be attending. The Wisconsin SCDC will provide us with education PLUS experience to prepare us tobecome experts in our respective career paths and DECA events. I am honored to be able to share thiseducational experience with you.The Central Region maintains a reputation of excellence thanks to each member — each member just likeYOU! There is no need to wait until after this conference to start being an active DECA member. Go out intoyour communities and start forming connections with business professionals now! Start leading and making adifference within your chapter now! Begin preparing for your future in DECA now! Wisconsin is full of talentand truly embodies what the Central Region stands for — greatness! Wisconsin is #CRStrong!No matter your success in competition at SCDC YOU can make a difference within your chapter, community,and association because you are an emerging leader!#HereWeGo Wisconsin DECA-Dalton Green DECA Inc. Central Region Vice President1

STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE UPDATESCDC QUOTAALLOCATIONThe SCDC Quota system will NOT change for the 2019-20 school year.OPENINGSESSIONBased on the post event SCDC 2019 survey, the overwhelming feedback was positive to the changes made to the opening session. The SCDC Leadership Team willcontinue to evaluate the content in the opening session to keep it as engaging andenergizing for our members.National DECA updated the guidelines for the SBE Academy at ICDC to allow 1-2participants on each team for this event. WI DECA will follow this guideline forSCDC 2020!SBE ACADEMYThe format of the SBE Academy will be similar to last year where students will beable to opt into a session that will provide them with tips and tricks forpresenting a successful SBE. Students will be given time to make adjustments totheir presentation before they see a judge. The goal of the academy is to help students create a winning SBE presentation for ICDC.DRESS CODEAt the July 2019 WI DECA board meeting, the board voted on the following inUPDATEregards to the dress code at SCDC: DECA blazers/suit coats are not required for SCDC, this is not a change, justa reminder that this is not a requirement at SCDC, but DECA blazers AREREQUIRED for ICDC. WI DECA will not require females with a collared shirt to wear a scarf/ascot atSCDC. Males are still required to wear a necktie. Please note: Make sure yourfemale students attending ICDC know that the scarf/ascot IS REQUIRED forICDC.COMPETITIVENational DECA has released the 2019-20 competitive update changes and DRAFTEVENTTopics. Please click here to review all the 2018-19 competitive event changes. TheseUPDATEchanges can also be found in the DECA Guide.PROJECTSWI DECA has received feedback from advisors that members would like to seeSCORED UNDER more feedback from project judges. The WI DECA Board has created a feedback70%form that each project judge will receive at SCDC and be asked to complete foreach project and will be returned to members. We hope the increase in feedbackwill be valuable to your students.If an approved service associate cancels or is unable to attend after SCDCregistration has closed, the chapter is responsible to fill the role of that ServiceAssociate with another student in their chapter. The chapter can also reach outto Terri Mackey to determine if any other chapters are able to fill that spot. If thespot is not filled, the chapter is responsible to fill the role of that Service Associateat SCDC with other students attending the conference as a competitor, advisors,and/or chaperones. The advisor must communicate with the Director of ServiceAssociates who will be working the assigned duties. If the chapter does not fullfill the duties of that service associate, they will not be allowed to have a serviceassociate the following year.UPDATE TOThe nomination of WI DECA and WI DECA Center board members will be updatedBOARD ELECTION this year. All nominees will be asked to submit information about themselves priorPROCESSto SCDC. All advisors will receive information about the nominees before the boardmeeting at SCDC. The voting process will be done electronically this year. Moreinformation will be released in mid February.2SERVICEASSOCIATEUPDATE

ONLINE PROJECT SUBMISSIONProjects that require a manual will still be submitted in hard copy format per DECAguidelines. Projects (one copy in DECA Binder and two photocopies) must be postmarked(in the mail) to WI DECA by January 30, 2020.In addition, to submitting hard copies of the project, you will also need to submit DECA,Inc. projects online (You do NOT need to submit Wisconsin DECA Special Events: GoldStudent, Gold Chapter, Marketing Education and Training Event). Similar to last year, wewill be using software called Turn It In to check all projects for plagiarism. Turn It In willcompare projects submit this year to all projects submitted in the last 2 years as well asthe Internet. Any projected flagged for plagiarism will then by double checked by ChristieGrochowski. If there is still concern of plagiarism, Christie will recommend that the WIDECA Board review the project. If the board determines there is plagiarism, the project willnot be allowed to advance to SCDC and the students will not be allowed to attend SCDC.The chapter would then lose these spots to SCDC.For complete instructions on how to submit youronline project, click here!hereWe suggest advisors have students submit their online project. If you have a lot ofprojects, you could have all your students presenting a project meet at the same time soyou can help trouble shoot with them all at the same time. Advisors can upload projects,however, you will need to login as a student with the process listed in the step by stepinstructions.A few important notes we learned from last year:1. Do NOT include all the statement of assurances with the online project.2. SCANNED PDF documents are NOT accepted by Turn it In. The file must be saved as aPDF.3. A word document is the easiest way to submit a paper to Turn It in. Page numbers,formatting do NOT matter for this version as a judge will not see this copy!You must submit your project ONLINE by January 30th at 5pm.Failure to submit by the deadline may result in members not being able to present theirproject at SCDC. WI DECA will send many reminders about online submissions prior to thedeadline and will be flexible if any issues arise. However, please do not wait until the lastminute to submit your projects!The project you submit online will NOT be seen by a judge and they will NOT be sharedwith other DECA advisors! At this time, WI DECA will use online project submissions3onlyto check for plagiarism.

2020 SBE ACADEMYNational DECA updated the guidelines for the SBE Academy at ICDC to allow 1-2 participants oneach team for this event. WI DECA will follow this guidline for SCDC 2020!The format of the SBE Academy will be similar to last year where students will be able to opt intoa session that will provide them with tips and tricks for presenting a successful SBE. Students willbe given time to make adjustments to their presentation before they see a judge. The goal of theacademy is to help students create a winning SBE presentation for ICDC.This event is now ONLY for those chapters who are Gold Certified/Re-Certified. Priorto attending the SBE Academy, students should prepare their presentation based on theICDC SBE guidelines.Below you will find more details about the academy, how to register, and on stagerecognition:TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 202011:00am - 12:00pm: SBE Expect Excellence (OPTIONAL) During this experience, they will give their presentation to WI DECA Advisors whowill provide them with feedback on how they can improve their presentation. This isan OPTIONAL event and students must be registered for this AS WELL AS the SBECompetition to compete in SBE at SCDC. Students who want to participate in SBE Expect Excellence must be registered inSchool Based Enterprise: Expect Excellence (SBX2)12:30pm - 3:00pm: SBE Competition Students will present their SBE project to a judge. The top team from each judge willthen move on to finals the next day. Students will be provided with a presentationtime just like any other event and are only required to stay at the academy for theirscheduled presentation. This is no longer an all day event. Students who want to participate in SBE Competition must be registered inSchool Based Enterprise: Competition (SBE)WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 20201:30PM: Finals The Top 6 teams will be called back for finals. WI DECA will communicate to theadvisors of the teams who made it to finals and provide a presentation time.RECOGNITION SBE recognition will happen at the closing session on Thursday The Top 10 teams will be called on stage and receive a champion medal The Top 6 teams will be presented with a trophy The Top 6 teams will receive ONE non-competitive spot to ICDC.4