The conference will have four tracks for students, which will include team building, competitive events prep, and more.

FOCUS Training will be on hand, as well as other fantastic presenters and workshops that will get students involved and enthusiastic.

Lunch is a massive all you can eat buffet, and everyone will receive tee shirts, gifts and other surprises.  Plus lots of networking and fun.

FLC will be held at Southern New Hampshire University, in Manchester, on Tuesday, October 26 from 9 AM  to 1 PM….

Cost is $30 for dues-paid DECA members, and $40 for non-members.  $20 for bus drivers for lunch.   WE WILL TRY TO GET THE TEE SHIRTS TO EACH SCHOOL BEFORE THE CONFERENCE SO THAT STUDENTS CAN WEAR THEM TO THE FLC.

The DRESS CODE will be business casual, or as business casual as you can be with your FLC neon tee shirt!!!!

And..don’t forget the 2nd Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest!  Last year Central took the trophy home….who will it be this year?

TIP  on the rules for the pumpkin contest:  all pumpkins  must be within the parameters of  2.5′ x 2.5′ x 2.5′  and be able to be carried in by one person….  if they need electrical power, that power must be provided by the school that brings the pumpkin….no power will be provided on-site.

The Fall Brings Lots of NH  DECA  Activities for both Students and Teachers:

Friday September 24: Fall Teacher Meeting in Manchester:  RSVP  by Sept 17 please.

Tuesday October 26: Fall Leadership Conference at SNHU in Manchester: registration due Oct 1

New Hampshire DECA Week from October 25-29, 2010

The DECA Power Trip Conference in Washington, D.C., November 12-14, for the North, South, and Western DECA Regions. This will be amazing…

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF COMING ACTIVITIES, DATES, AND LOCATIONS, Scroll back to the June 8 posting…..

Besides the competition and leadership events at the International DECA Conference next April, DECA members from New Hampshire get to enjoy the benefits of being in Orlando.  One destination for a lot of members will be the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal.  Other fun will include Sea World, Aquatica, Wet-N-Wild, the Disney Parks, and more… SO LET’S PLAN NOW !!! April will be here before we know it!!!!

Officers plan the theme for this year's DECA activities

Following last year’s “The Race is On,” and the previous year’s “California Dreamin’,”  the 2010-2011 theme for NH DECA will be “Soak up the Sun!” with the eye on having a great year, culminating in a knockout delegation from New Hampshire going to the International Career Development Conference in Orlando in April, 2011.

The state officer team spent hours planning activities ranging from the Fall Leadership Conference to “States,” and also ways to network with chapter members throughout the state utilizing our web site and New Hampshire DECA on Facebook.

The team (officially Team 54) will also work to get support from legislators and educational administrators for NH DECA and the programs we offer.

The team is energized and pumped up!  Check us out on Facebook, and contact the officers there or here on this website!

We are looking forward to an awesome DECA year for 2010-2011!!!

Workshop activities went on all day…

…leadership

…planning

…fundraising

…Fall Conference ideas

…tasty food

…great speaker

…etiquette training

…business communication

…networking

…sponsorships

…Screemfest project

…NH DECA theme 2011

…connecting with chapters

…Washington DC conference

…State CDC ideas

…presentation skills

…career planning

…projects

…goals

…DECA Week plans

…Pumpkin carving contest

…speakers

…presentations

…NHBEA conference prep

…college planning

…Orlando agenda ideas

…chapter contacts

…prep for CDC events

(EDITOR’S NOTE:  Steph had to leave early so was unable to be in the “blazer” photo…she’ll be in the next one!!!!)