DECA ICDC 2023

DECa International Career Development Conference

April 22-26, 2023

topics

Schedule

Introductions

Competitions

Packing List

Rooms/Rules

Meals/Money

Paperwork

Payments

introductions

• Advisors
• Tyler Hall
• Millicent Henson
• Dearra Walters

schedule

• Discuss Arrival/Departure
• Each student has a unique event schedule
• There is a schedule provided in the packet. Keep that.
• Manual times will be sent out later this week by National DECA
• Universal Park Hopper
• Each student will use those around their competition schedule
• Everyone will attend DECA Night on Monday night

competitions

• Manuals
• Written documents have already been uploaded
• Presentations are on Sunday
• Monday off
• Finals if they make it on Tuesday
• Role Plays
• Testing on Sunday
• Preliminary Role Play on Monday
• Finals if they make it on Tuesday
• Academies
• SBE: Sunday, Monday and Competition on Tuesday
• Thrive: Sunday and Monday. No Competiton.

Rooms/Rules

• Each Advisor has their own room on the hallway with the students
• Girls are 5 to a room (3 girl rooms)
• Boys are 4 in a roomm (1 boy room)
• All rules are outlined in the documents. Please go over these with your child.

packing list

• Photo ID--for plane and required for competition sign in
• Professional Dress
• DECA Blazers are provided for everyone to borrow/share
• There are enough for all the males to have their own for the trip
• Females may need to share

• Fun clothes for parks
• Any DECA apparel, including the new ICDC shirt arriving any day this week
• Swimwear, if swimming
• Other items as necessary
• Competition related items
• As mentioned in the packet, all students will carry their own medications.
• Advisors can give the over the counter if needed, with parental consent

meals/money

• Students are financially responsible for all meals
• They may bring any food/snacks of their own
• Each student will receive a resort refillable cup

Paperwork/CommunicatioN

• Please make sure all paperwork is returned with all signatures no later than Wednesday this week (even though I think the packet says Friday) so it can all be processed
• There is a "Talking Points" that the students are already on, but you are welcome to join--just know that most of the updates will be student related
• Code: Z0HJ44 (I think that is a zero)
• Also:
• Millicent Henson cell: 770-598-9406
• Tyler Hall cell: 478-952-1008
• Dearra Walters cell: 843-227-3316
• Call or text about anything
• Emergencies:
• We will keep open communication both ways
• Make sure we have up to date insurance information
• If your child needs medical care, as necessary we will call 911 or an Advisor will call an Uber to take them to Urgent Care--we will stay in touch with you!

Payments

• As you know, the School Store profits were able to provide scholarships to all attendees!
• Some students received fundraising dollars, too
• The balances have been submitted to the bookkeeper to MPP posting, so I will let you know when she is able to do those

THANK YOU!

Questions?