Silicon Valley DECA 2013

Leadership Development and Competitive Excellence Conference

November 15-17, 2013 San Francisco Airport Marriott

1800 Old Bayshore Hwy Burlingame, CA 94010

Conference Overview
Featured Speakers The 2013 Silicon Valley DECA Leadership and Competitive Excellence Conference will have a powerful lineup of speakers and presenters. Featured among them will be two dynamic speakers who bring a wealth of experience and knowledge. Jill Esplin has a passion for leadership and energy that is infectious. She has the ability to relate authentically and personally to diverse types of people both students and adults and delivers dynamic programs that are infused with enthusiasm, interactive activities, and inspirational stories. Before Jill became a speaker, she was working in Hollywood as a publicist and left the entertainment industry to pursue her lifelong dream of working with teens. Since 2004, Jill has been a professional speaker and works with individuals across the nation and internationally. She enjoys traveling and reaching out to people of all geographic, socioeconomic and diverse backgrounds. Millions of people from around the world have heard Chef Jeff Henderson's extraordinary life story on Oprah, how he transformed himself from a prison dishwasher to award winning chef and New York Times bestselling author of his memoir COOKED. Jeff addresses thousands of people each year from Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, government agencies, non-profit, civic and trade groups, hospitality and food service providers, colleges and universities, public schools and correctional facilities. Chef Jeff demonstrates how natural talents, once recognized and transformed, can inspire your leadership and help them transform the landscape of the workplace. Conference Features The Conference will focus on helping Silicon Valley DECA achieve our 2020 Program Goals: 20 Chapters, 20 DECA ICDC Top Three wins and 2,020 members by 2014! This means we need to assemble the best and brightest of Silicon Valley, present an exciting and innovative conference and execute our program with excellence and vigor as we return to our chapters. Our conference will begin with our Leadership Development program on Friday evening. Think senior leadership academy, just better. All students attending the conference will take the DECA Knowledge Test. Please download the DECA Knowledge Guide from the California DECA website at http://californiadeca.org/resources_stateLevel.php. Saturday is devoted to competitive excellence and the professional development of both students and adults. The afternoon will be non-traditional workshops addressing the Marketing of Financial Services, Hospitality, and Entrepreneurship. Since you will have worked hard during the day, after dinner on your own, we will play hard at our first Silicon Valley DECA Dance and Festival.

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On Sunday, we will bring our conference to a close with our community breakfast and recognition event. The Sunday morning breakfast is included in the conference registration fee and will be provided to all paid conference registrants. That is the only meal that will be provided during the conference. The Dress for Friday will be business casual. That means Khaki pants or black pants (no jeans) and a DECA T-shirt or collared sport shirt. No other T-shirts are allowed just DECA T-Shirts. Otherwise the students need to wear a collared sport shirt. The Dress for Saturday and Sunday will be business professional. See the dress code under in the conference registration packet for specifics. Tentative Conference Schedule DAY TIME Friday, 15 NOV 2013 6:30pm-7:00pm 6:30pm-7:00pm 7:30pm-8:00pm 8:00pm-11:00pm

ACTIVITY/EVENT SVDAT & Chapter Officer Meeting SV Advisors Meeting Opening Ceremony 1. Keynote: Go Big and Make a Big Difference 2. Workshop: Leadership Styles and Working with Our Officers and Members 3. Workshop: Creating Our Ideal Chapter Through Visioning and Goal Setting Chapter Time Curfew Chapter Officer Training Keynote: Chef Jeff Henderson From the Streets to the Stove: The Power of Potential Workshop 1 Workshop 2 LUNCH (on your own) Workshop 3 (Competitive Events) Workshop 4 (Competitive Events) The DECA Difference in College Applications Dinner SV DECA Fashion Show DANCE Curfew SV DECA Brunch Guest Speaker Chapter Business Plan Presentations Awards and Recognition Closing Ceremony Conference Flashbacks

11:00pm-11:30pm 11:30pm-06:00am Saturday, 16 NOV 2013 8:00am-8:45am 9:00am-10:30am

10:45am-11:30am 11:45am-12:30pm 12:30pm-2:00pm 2:00pm-3:10pm 3:20pm-4:30pm 4:30pm-5:00pm 5:00pm-6:30pm 7:00pm-7:30pm 8:00pm-11:00pm 11:30pm-06:00am Sunday, 17 NOV 2013 9:00am-11:00am

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