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Sheraton Norfolk
Waterside
777 Waterside Drive
Norfolk VA 23510
757.622.6664
757.622.4571 (fax)
www.sheraton.com
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2007-2008
CONFERENCE DATES/LOCATION
The 2008 State
Leadership Conference will again be conducted at the Waterside Marriott/Norfolk
Sheraton on March 7-9, 2008. Start planning now!
Competitive
Events Changes for 07-08 (and a few for 08-09): Read this
year's competitive
events changes, as well as the rationale behind DECA, Inc.'s Board
decision. Then pay close attention to them!
Competitive
Events Changes 07-08
RESEARCH
TOPIC, 2007-2008
Research
Topic for 07-08: **The
2008 topic for each occupational category is the development of a
green (ecologically friendly) marketing campaign for a business. Participants
will choose a business and analyze its operations to identify environmental
considerations that should be integrated into all aspects of marketing
from new product development and communications to completing the
sale and customer service. Environmental issues should be balanced
with customer needs. Research will be both primary and secondary.
Participants will then make recommendations for a green marketing
campaign.
**Note
that this is the topic, but does not provide specifics, as it is still
being developed at the time of this posting. Be sure to check your
DECA Guide in August for the final version, including the
definition of green marketing.
ADDITIONAL
TROPHIES
If you would
like to order additional trophies (for team members, etc.), you may
do so by contacting:
Bunkie Trinite Trophies
12 East Grace St.
Richmond, VA 23219
804.648.2416
ADVISOR
MEMO
Be sure to
review the final instructions, dated 2/26.. It's critical for both
you and your students.
ADVISOR
FINAL INSTRUCTIONS
ADVISOR
ASSIGNMENTS
Every
advisor registered for the conference plays a necessary role in helping
to make a conference of this size happen. Please be sure to check
your assignments. If you need to switch assignments with someone else,
please contact them directly. We're truly counting on you!!!
Advisor
Assignments
THE
DECA GURU...
Would
you like to know hwo your chapter will do this year? Whether or not
you will win? Or even if you will be lucky in love? Then don't hesitate
to ask the DECA Guru. He knows all. Ask by clicking
here...
Seating has now
been posted! Remember, the seating is for the opening session only.
If you are in the satellite room this year, you will be seated in
the front section next year. Seating was selected by lottery, with
the exception of those that sat in the satellite room last year. And
if you get the satellite seating this year? Fear not. We'll have a
bonus upstairs waiting for you.
Seating
07
Registration
for the 2008 State Leadership Conference is now open.
You may continue to add non-competitors, or may make substitutions
for competitors. Please check the Chapter Management Guide for due dates. To make
substitutions, please use the substitution form in Section
K of your Chapter Management Guide, and please reference your
chapter code and Member ID when making any change. To register,
CONFERENCE
ITINERARY
While
it's not yet complete or official, because of the large number of
requests, the tentative conference itinerary is now posted.
Most of this will remain the same. However, do note that ALL of the
testing sites are tentative, as we can't really determine exact sites
until we know exactly how many competitors/testers we have.
Click
Here for the Tentative Conference Itinerary
SCHOLARSHIP
FINALISTS
The scholarship
finalists that will interview at the State Leadership Conference have
now been posted. The list can be found by clicking belown. Congratulations!
Scholarship
Finalists
VIRGINIA
DECA FLIP-FLOPS
These trendy,
fashionable foot adorners will be on sale at SLC. You're going to
want to have them!!!! Don't want to wait for SLC. Click
here to find the order form.
SEATING
ASSIGNMENTS, OPENING SESSION
If you were
upstairs last year for the opening session, you'll be in the front
this year!
STATEMENT
OF ASSURANCES FOR ALL COMPETITORS
All competitors
will be required to sign a statement of assurances, including series
events, fundamentals, and team decision making competitors. The statement
will read, “I have not and will not discuss the specifics
of my role play(s) with anyone until all role plays have been completed.”
ADVISOR
ASSIGNMENTS
With 2200
registrants, we certainly can't run this conference without your help!!!
Thanks for pitching in and doing your part. Our students greatly appreciate
it (and so does Virginia DECA!). Below is a list of advisor assignments.
2006 Advisor
Assignments
THE
QUIZ BOWL
Congratulations
to the Quiz Bowl Finalists! They are:
1 Seed - Clarke
County (4)
2 Seed - Riverbend (2)
3 Seed - Abingdon (4)
4 Seed - Courtland (2)
The number in
parentheses ( ) is the number of students who took the test and are
eligible for the game show competition (only those who tested are
eligible).
SCHOLARSHIP
FINALISTS
Congratulations
to our scholarship Finalists. The finalists can be found posted on the
Scholarships page. Gear
up for that interview!
Take
a peek at how many competitors are in your event by clicking
on the link below.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
PROCEDURES
Note that
the Norfolk Convention and Visitors Bureau will be handling SLC lodging
accommodations for both hotels again this year.
Use the housing
forms located on pages K15-K17 of your Chapter Management Guide.
Please mail,
e-mail, or fax reservations. No telephone reservations will be accepted.
Hotel assignments
are processed on a first come, first serve, availability basis.
Names must
be supplied for each room reserved.
Do not send
separate housing forms for people sharing rooms.
The hotel
will be sending confirmation notices either by mail or e-mail. After
receiving your confirmation, any cancellations or changes should be
made directly to the hotel.
If paying
by check, fax the reservation. Holly Fregin will call and let the contact
of record know who to make the check payable to: either the Norfolk
Waterside Marriott or the Norfolk Sheraton Waterside.
Check-in time
is 4:00 p.m.; check-out is 11:00 a.m. All efforts will be made to accommodate
early arrivals.
The hotel
will make every effort to provide the room type requested, however all
requests will be based on availability and cannot be confirmed until
day of arrival.
- IF
YOUR PAPERWORK AND FIRST NIGHT'S DEPOSIT HAVE NOT ARRIVED TO THE NCVB
BY THE STATED DEADLINE, HOTEL ROOMS CANNOT BE GUARANTEED!
Send Reservation Requests
to:
Norfolk Convention and Visitors Bureau
232 East Main Street
Norfolk VA 23510
Attn: Holly Fregin
Phone: 800.368.3097
Fax: 757.441.1110
E-mail: hfregin@norfolkcvb.com
Payment Method:
Reservations must be guaranteed by providing a deposit for one night's
rental using a major credit card or check. Incomplete or illegible forms
will be returned for clarification. Reservations not guaranteed may
be subject to cancellation. If paying by check, please fax the reservation.
The contact person of record will then be notified concerning which
hotel property to make the check payable to (either the Norfolk Waterside
Marriott or the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside).
You will be
liable for your first night's lodging, which will be billed to my credit
card or deducted from your deposit should you either not attend or not
cancel at least 72 hours prior to your arrival date.
Permformance
Indicators
In keeping
with DECA Inc., no performance indicators will be provided this year
prior to the SLC. This leaves all competitors on an even keel. Come
prepared for anything! To find generic performance indicators, visit
deca.org.
More information surrounding
the 2007 SLC will be coming soon, so check back often!
ADVISOR
VERIFICATION SHEETS-
With more than 2300 SLC participants this year,
managing data without making a single error has become more and more
challenging each year. While we do everything humanly possible to
avoid SLC registration errors, ultimately it comes down to you verifying
that you have registered your students properly. Because
competitors' status cannot be altered on site at the conference, it
is incumbent upon you to verify your registration data in advance.
DR.
AL SNYDER... WHO IS HE?
Each year
students and advisors are asked to complete post conference evaluations
for SLC. And each year, like clockwork, students identify the same
two activities as their favorites. The second favorite activity? You
guessed it, the Saturday night "Superdance." And the favorite
student activity year after year after year? Dr. Al Snyder, master
hypnotist! Each year Dr. Snyder performs on Friday night following
the Opening Session. He makes DECA members and advisor do some crazy
things! We've seen Brittany Spears live, advisors barking like a dog,
attack of the killer butterflies, temperatures of 150° and -50°
within seconds of each other, and much more. If you haven't seen it,
you need to earn your way to the conference and take part. And if
you're interested, somebody has to go up on stage and get hypnotized...
You'll love it!
Take a peek
at another Wand Enterprises hypnotist, then come back soon to see
some real clips of Dr. Al Snyder from past Virginia DECA SLCs. You
might just see somebody you know thinking that a feather weighs 400
lbs... It's hilarious!!!
Hypnosis
demo using Real Player
Hypnosis
demo using Windows Media Player
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