Missouri Career Education

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Missouri DECA Conferences

DECA conferences provide an avenue for students to showcase their individual ability and earn individual achievement. The conference agendas focuses on marketing, finance, hospitality, management, and entrepreneurship. DECA conferences also provide students the opportunity to enhance their leadership skills and network with fellow students and industry leaders from across the state, region, and nation.

International Career Development Conference

Aspire Higher Pic

April 28-May 2, 2012
Salt Lake City, Utah

Note: The requirement for our adult-student ratio attending the International Career Development Conference is one to five.

Fall Leadership and State Officer Election Conference

October 14-15, 2012

The Lodge of Four Seasons (directions)
Lake Ozark

Keynote Speaker: Judson Laipply

Note: The requirement for our adult-student ratio attending the Fall Leadership and State Officer Election Conference is one to 10.

Central Region Leadership Conference

November 16-18, 2012

Dearborn, MI

Since the turn of the millennium, DECA's Central Region has continued to be a force in the international organization.  Quality Central Region Vice Presidents are elected each spring to serve National DECA.  Also, National Presidents have come from the Central Region in recent years.  The Central Region Leadership Conference continues to be a premier DECA conference and boasts approximately 3,000 attendees each year.

For more information go to www.crdeca.org

Note: The requirement for our adult-student ratio attending the Central Region Leadership Conference is one to 10 unless the host state establishes a lower supervision ratio.

State Career Development Conference

March 17-19, 2013

The Lodge of Four Seasons (directions)
Lake Ozark

Keynote Speaker:  TBA

Send registration to your District Competitive Events Director.

Note: The requirement for our adult-student ratio attending the State Career Development Conference is one to 10.