DECA prepares emerging leaders and
entrepreneurs in marketing, finance,
hospitality and management in high schools
and colleges around the globe.
Virginia DECA is an association within DECA Inc.
To find out more information about
our organization, please visit DECA Inc.'s website.
1-3 Emerging Leaders Summit, Los Angeles, CA
1-3 VAME Summer Conference, Va Beach, VA
13 Submissions due for November/December DECA Direct
16–18 State Association Management (SAM) Conference, Anaheim, CA
20–31 Piper Jaffray Fall Online Survey (continues in Sept.)
1–25 Piper Jaffray Fall Online Survey
4 Stock Market Game begins
21 FLC Registration Closes
28 SLC Housing Ranking forms due to VA DECA
1 VA DECA National Officer Application Packet Due
FLC Region 4, Va Beach/Norfolk Holiday Inn, Va Beach, VA
2 FLC Region 2, Springfield Waterford, Springfield, VA
3 FLC Region 1, National Conference Center, Loudoun County, VA
4 FLC Region 5, Wytheville Meeting Center, Wytheville, VA
5 DECA Day at the State Fair
6 FLC Region 3, TBD
12 Board of Trustees Meeting, Va Beach, VA
22 Virtual Business Challenge I begins
24 Submissions due for January/February DECA Direct
1 Deadline for Honorary Life Membership Award and Outstanding Service Award Candidate Nomination
1 ICDC T-shirt Design Contest begins
8–10 Innovations and Entrepreneurship Conference, Chicago, IL
9 VA DECA Day
12–18 Global Entrepreneurship Week
15 Online membership dues deadline
16 Virtual Business Challenge I ends
16–18 The Ultimate DECA Power Trip Washington, DC
29–Dec. 1 CareerTech VISION 2012 (ACTE Annual Convention), Atlanta, GA
28–Dec. 2 New York Experience I, New York City, NY
30 Community Service Campaign due
30 DECA Month Promotional Campaign due
30 Global Entrepreneurship Week Campaign due
30 Membership Campaign due
1 Deadline for Honorary Life Membership Award and Outstanding Service Award Application Packet
5–9 New York Experience II, New York City, NY
14 Stock Market Game ends
15 VA DECA Scholarship Applications Due to VA DECA Office
VA DECA Honor Society Application Due to Sharon Acuff
VA DECA Merit Award Due to Sharon Acuff
SLC Mini Grant Application Due to VA DECA Office
21 ICDC T-shirt Design Contest ends
7 Virtual Business Challenge II begins
11 School-based Enterprise certification documentation due
15 VA Membership submitted and paid for SLC qualification.
16 Submissions due for March/April DECA Direct
18 Student scholarship applications due
19 All DLCs Complete
25 SLC Registration Closes
Catalyst Award Due – Submitted Online
Diamond Award Due – Submitted Online
Community Service Award – Submitted Online
Charity Award Due – Submitted Online
Outstanding Advisor Award Due to Ryan Witzig
Annual Report Due to Sharon Acuff
State Officer Applications Due to VA DECA Office
FEBRUARY 2013 – Career and Technical Education Month
1 Manuals due to the VA DECA Office
DECA Emerging Leader Honor Award applications due at DECA Inc.
1 Virtual Business Challenge II ends
1–15 Online voting for ICDC T-shirt Design Contest
4-8 State Officer Testing
8-9 Series Director Meeting, Virginia Beach, VA
6–10 Sports and Entertainment Marketing Conference, Orlando, FL
8 Payment due for SLC
11-22 Online Testing for SLC
15 Last day for Refunds and Substitutions
20–28 Piper Jaffray Spring Online Survey (continues in March)
1-3 SLC, Va Beach Convention Center
1 Advocacy Campaign due
Advisor scholarship applications postmark deadline
1 ICDC competitors’ final membership eligibility
1–27 Piper Jaffray Spring Online Survey
7 ICDC Commitment Form Due to VA DECA Office
8 National Officer applications due to DECA Inc
15 ICDC Registration Closes
24–27 DECA International Career Development Conference, Anaheim, CA (Does not include travel days).
13–15 DECA Train the Trainer Certification Course Reston, VA
18–20 MBAResearch Conclave, Providence, RI
18–21 DECA Chapter Advisor Summer Institute Charlotte, NC
24–27 DECA Chapter Advisor Summer Institute Miami, FL
27–July 4 DECA National Officer Training Reston, VA
5–19 DECA Goes to China with People to People Student Ambassador Program
22-24 Emerging Leader Summit, Washington, DC