CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2023-2024 JULY
OCTOBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY
MARCH
1
18
1
31
1
NEW DECA MEMBERSHIP YEAR BEGINS
THE ULTIMATE DECA POWER TRIP REGISTRATION DUE
DECA CHAPTER CAMPAIGNS + MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN DUE
KNOWLEDGE MATTERS DIGITAL PRESENTATION SKILLS CHALLENGE ENTRIES DUE
ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN DUE
deca.org/campaigns
deca.org/challenges
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP + OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD APPLICATION PACKETS DUE
31-February 4
EXECUTIVE OFFICER CANDIDATE APPLICATIONS DUE
deca.org/register
7-9 DECA EMERGING LEADER SUMMIT Tysons, VA deca.org/els
12-13 ADVISOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING VIRTUAL CONFERENCE Virtual Event deca.org/advisorconference
SEPTEMBER 4-22 PIPER SANDLER TAKING STOCK WITH TEENS FALL SURVEY deca.org/teensurvey
11 STOCK MARKET GAME BEGINS deca.org/compete
15 DISTRICT-LEVEL INSTRUCTIONAL AREAS ANNOUNCED decadirect.org
30 ACTIVATE YOUR CHAPTER INCENTIVE DEADLINE deca.org/register
deca.org/power
17-27 VIRTUAL BUSINESS CHALLENGE ROUND 1 deca.org/compete
deca.org/professionalawards
NOVEMBER DECA MONTH
1 HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP + OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD NOMINATIONS DUE deca.org/professionalawards
3 BUSINESSU DECA AT THE BELL CHALLENGE ENTRIES DUE deca.org/challenges
13-19 GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK genglobal.org/gew
15 INITIAL MEMBERSHIP DUES DEADLINE
SCHOOL-BASED ENTERPRISE CERTIFICATION OPENS deca.org/sbe
SPORTS + ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING CONFERENCE Orlando, FL deca.org/sem
SPORTS + ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DUE
1
ICDC REGISTRATION + HOTEL ROOMING LIST/DEPOSIT DUE FROM CHARTERED ASSOCIATIONS
deca.org/sem
deca.org/honoraward
8
NAA AUCTION MARKETING CAMPAIGN CHALLENGE CHALLENGE ENTRIES DUE
STOCK MARKET GAME ENDS
JANUARY 11 SCHOOL-BASED ENTERPRISE CERTIFICATION DUE deca.org/sbe
12
17-19
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE
THE ULTIMATE DECA POWER TRIP
deca.org/scholarships
DECA EMERGING LEADER HONOR AWARD APPLICATIONS OPEN
ICDC BLAZER ORDER DEADLINE
STUKENT SOCIAL MEDIA SIMTERNSHIP™ CHALLENGE deca.org/challenges
6 NPCF SOCIAL IMPACT LEADER OF TOMORROW CHALLENGE ENTRIES DUE
16
Denver, CO deca.org/amped
Phoenix, AZ careertechvision.com
deca.org/honoraward
10
19
DECA AMPED + MBA RESEARCH CONCLAVE
EMERGING LEADER HONOR AWARD NOMINATIONS DUE
15
2-6
deca.org/challenges
31
APRIL
deca.org/register
ACTE CAREERTECH VISION
shopdeca.org
deca.org/challenges
deca.org/compete
29-December 2
deca.org/icdc
1-March 1
ETHICAL LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE ENTRIES DUE + VOTING BEGINS
UNREAL CAMPAIGN VIDEO CHALLENGE ENTRIES DUE + VOTING BEGINS
ICDC-QUALIFYING WRITTEN ENTRY SUBMISSIONS OPEN
29
21
VIRTUAL BUSINESS CHALLENGE ROUND 2
27
deca.org/challenges
OCTOBER
13-16
PIPER SANDLER TAKING STOCK WITH TEENS SPRING SURVEY
22
CTE MONTH
16-26
deca.org/sbeweek
4-22
FEBRUARY
5
deca.org/register
deca.org/challenges
deca.org/officers
deca.org/teensurvey
Austin, TX deca.org/power
SCHOOL-BASED ENTERPRISE WEEK
deca.org/campaigns
ICDC COMPETITORS’ FINAL MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY
MDA DISABILITY IS DIVERSITY CHALLENGE ENTRIES DUE deca.org/challenges
ICDC-QUALIFYING WRITTEN ENTRY SUBMISSIONS DUE deca.org/icdc
27-30 DECA INTERNATIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE Anaheim, CA deca.org/icdc
20 DECA ADVISOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE deca.org/advisorscholarships
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