DECA 2015–2016
CALENDAR OF EVENTS AUGUST 2015 24
Piper Jaffray Taking Stock with Teens Fall Survey begins
SEPTEMBER 2015 8
Stock Market Game begins
30
Piper Jaffray Taking Stock with Teens Fall Survey ends
OCTOBER 2015 9–12
MBAResearch Conclave, Oklahoma City, OK
19
Virtual Business Challenge Round 1 begins
NOVEMBER 2015 1
Deadline for Honorary Life Membership Award and Outstanding Service Award Candidate Nomination
1–30
DECA Month
12
DECA Idea Challenge 2015 begins
13
Virtual Business Challenge Round 1 ends
15
Initial online membership dues deadline
16–22
Global Entrepreneurship Week
19–22
ACTE CareerTech VISION, New Orleans, LA
19
DECA Idea Challenge 2015 entries due
20-22
Central Region Leadership Conference Kansas City, MO
20–22
Innovations and Entrepreneurship Conference, Austin, TX
20–22
The Ultimate DECA Power Trip Austin, TX
DECEMBER 2015 1
Community Service Campaign due
1
Deadline for Honorary Life Membership Award and Outstanding Service Award Application Packet
1
Global Entrepreneurship Week Campaign due
1
Membership Campaign due
1
Promotional Campaign due
2–6
New York Experience I, New York City, NY
9–13
New York Experience II, New York City, NY
18
Stock Market Game ends
JANUARY 2016 11
Virtual Business Challenge Round 2 begins
15
School-based Enterprise certification documentation due
15
Student scholarship applications due online
23
Outstanding New DECA Chapter Advisor Award recipients due
23
Outstanding DECA Chapter Advisor Award recipients due
26
DECA Idea Challenge 2015 global winners announced
30
DECA Emerging Leader Honor Award applications postmark deadline
FEBRUARY 2016 1–28
Career and Technical Education Month
3–7
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Conference, Orlando, FL
5
Virtual Business Challenge Round 2 ends
22
Piper Jaffray Taking Stock with Teens Spring Survey begins
MARCH 2016 1
Association Administrator of the Year Award recipients due
1
Association Chapter Advisor of the Year Award recipients due
1
ICDC competitors’ final membership eligibility
1
Advocacy Campaign due
7
Advisor scholarship applications postmark deadline
7
Executive Officer Candidate applications due
18
ICDC registration and hotel rooming list/deposit due from chartered associations
31
Piper Jaffray Taking Stock with Teens Spring Survey ends
APRIL 2016 23–26
DECA International Career Development Conference, Nashville, TN
JUNE 2016 16–18
DECA Train the Trainer Certification Course, Reston, VA
27–30
DECA AMPED, Denver, CO 29