2015-2016 FBLA State Officer Team

Idalia Munoz, President .......................................... Central HS, Keller

Diane Hankins, Advisor Melanie Click, Area 1 Vice President ............ Sundown HS, Sundown

Michael Van Wettering, Adviser Lexi Ochoa, Area 2 Vice President .................. Eastwood HS, El Paso

Shawn Trousdale, Adviser Cruz Reyes, Area 3 Vice President .............. Corsicana HS, Corsicana

Courtney Nelson, Adviser Brittany Sanchez, Area 4 Vice President .................. East Central HS,

San Antonio, Damian Abbott, Advisor Pranay Tamminayana, Area 5 Vice President .. Seven Lakes HS, Katy

Clark Saunders, Adviser Katie Owens, Area 6 Vice President .................. LaPoynor HS, LaRue

Donna Crook, Adviser Karson Hood, Area 7 Vice President .......... Jacksboro HS, Jacksboro

Peggy Clayton, Adviser Alisa Tran, Secretary ....................................... Cinco Ranch HS, Katy

John Bryan, Adviser Simi Rahman, Reporter/Historian ........ Hightower HS, Missouri City

Lou Barrett, Adviser Sampada Chaudhari, Parliamentarian ............ Cinco Ranch HS, Katy

Rita Perry, Adviser

Ms. Peggy Clayton, Assoc. Advisor, Script . Jacksboro HS, Jacksboro Joanne Bradley, Awards ...................................... Westfield HS, Spring Karen Smith-Frazier, Testing ................................................ Splendora

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Board of Directors

Cecy De La O, Area 2 Riverside HS, El Paso

Courtney Nelson, Area 3 Corsicana HS, Corsicana

Damian Abbott, Area 4 East Central HS, San Antonio, President

Carolyn Perdue, Area 5 Newton HS, Newton

Donna Crook, Area 6 LaPoynor HS, LaRue, Webmaster

Peggy Clayton, Area 7 Secretary, Jacksboro HS, Jacksboro

Lupe Mares, Business Rep. Federal Reserve Bank, El Paso

Renee Hancock, Business Rep. Treasurer, Oncor Electric, Dallas

D’Ann Matlock, Ex Officio State Officer Coordinator

San Marcos HS, San Marcos

Christina Perez, Ex Officio, Middle Level Rep, Roosevelt Jr. HS, Lubbock

Idalia Nunez, Ex Officio State President, Central HS, Keller

Betty Scott, Ex Officio, State Adviser Aledo HS, Retired

Dale Fowler, Ex Officio Texas Education Agency, Austin

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Dress Code Appropriate attire is required for all attendees – Advisors, members, and guests – at all general sessions, competitive events, area meetings, workshops, and other activities unless otherwise stated in the conference program. Conference name badges are part of this dress code and must be worn for all conference functions. For safety reasons, do not wear name badges when outside the hotel. All Advisors are to enforce the dress code for any conference attendee. Professional attire acceptable for official FBLA activities includes: Male

Business suit with collared dress shirt, and necktie or

Sport coat, dress slacks, collared dress shirt, and necktie or

Dress slacks, collared dress shirt and necktie

Banded collar shirt may be worn only if sport coat or business suit is worn

Dress shoes and dark socks Female

Business suit with blouse or

Business pantsuit with blouse

Skirt or dress slacks with blouse or sweater or

Business dress

Dress shoes Inappropriate attire for both males and females include:

Jewelry in a visible body piercing other than ears which will be limited to one small earring per ear

Denim or chambray fabric clothing of any kind, overalls, shorts, skorts, stretch or stirrup pants, exercise or bike shorts

Backless, see-through, tight-fitting, spaghetti straps, extremely short, or low-cut blouses/ tops/dresses/skirts

T-shirts, Lycra, spandex, midriff tops, tank tops, bathing suits

Sandals, athletic shoes, industrial work shoes, hiking boots, bare feet or over-the-knee boots

Athletic wear, including sneakers

Hats or flannel fabric clothing

Bolo ties

Visible foundation garments

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of

preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Colin Powell

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Code of Conduct

FBLA has an excellent reputation. Your conduct at every FBLA function should make a positive contribution to extending that reputation. Listed here are rules of conduct for the State Leadership Conference. Professional behavior is expected at all times. All Advisors are responsible for the supervision of all delegate conduct. All participants will be expected to: 1. Behave in a courteous and respectful manner (especially at the elevators),

refraining from language and actions that might bring discredit upon themselves, their school, other delegates, Advisors, or upon FBLA.

2. Obey all local, state, and federal laws. 3. Avoid conduct not conducive to an educational conference. Such conduct

includes, but is not limited to, actions disrupting the business-like atmosphere, association with non-conference individuals, or activities that endanger self or others (i.e. running in the hallways or conference sessions, standing on chairs, using laser pointers during workshops, bodysurfing, throwing items from balconies and windows).

4. Keep your Advisors informed of your activities and whereabouts at all times. Accidents, injuries and illnesses must be reported to the chapter or state Advisors immediately.

5. Observe the curfews as listed in the conference program. The hotel has quiet hours beginning at 9:00 pm. Chapter and State staff, as well as security personnel, will enforce curfews. Curfew is defined as quietly being in your own assigned room by the designated hour.

6. Act as guests of the hotel and all conference facilities. Participants must obey the rules of these facilities. The facilities have the right to ask a delegate or delegates to leave. Remember, there are other guests in the hotel that have rights as well. Trash (this includes pizza boxes, bottles, cans, etc.) must be placed in the proper receptacles and not left on guest room or meeting room floors. Individuals or chapters responsible for damages to any property or furnishings will be responsible for charges for repair or replacement.

Disregarding or Violating the Code of Conduct Participants who disregard or violate this code will be subject to disciplinary action, including, but not limited to disqualification from competitive events, forfeiture of privileges to attend further events, confinement to your hotel room, and dismissal from the conference and being sent home at your own expense. Parents and/or guardians will be notified and FBLA reserves the right to notify school administrators and law enforcement.

Don't make plans, make options.

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General Conference Information

Name Badge – Name badges are required for all conference activities. You must be wearing your name badge to be admitted to a competitive event. For safety reasons, do not wear your name badge when leaving the hotel.

Lost and Found – If you should find or lose any personal property items, please check in Conference Headquarters.

Voting Delegates – EVERY CHAPTER MUST SEND VOTING

DELEGATES TO THE STATE VOTINNG SESSION OR ALL

COMPETITORS MAY BE DISQUALIFIED! Voting delegates from each chapter must wear his/her name badge with a voting delegate ribbon to be admitted to the delegate seating in the front section of the room. Each delegate should bring an electronic device that will allow access to the Internet for voting purposes. Limited seating for observers will be available.

Officer Candidate Campaigning – Officer candidates and campaign staffs will be distributing campaign materials and related items Friday. Take time to visit their campaign booths. Please do not deface hotel property with any materials and help keep campaign materials off the floor. Voting is Friday afternoon at the Area Meetings and the State Voting Delegate Session.

Curfews – Hotel quite hours begin at 9:00 pm. The conference curfew is midnight. Curfew means in your own hotel room with the door shut and the noise level not disturbing other guests. Conference and hotel staff will strictly enforce curfew.

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Keynote Presentation

Amanda Hammett. It all began watching helplessly as my life fell apart on the evening news. Allow me to explain. Fresh out of college at the oh-so-wise age of 23, a business partner and I started what would quickly become an international, multi-million dollar business. By my mid-20’s, I had already accomplished my 2 biggest goals in life…

Make LOTS of $$$$ - Be the BOSS! I had accomplished everything that everyone around me told me was success, but all the money and “success” didn’t make me happy. For years, I struggled with the idea of success and wanting even more in the hopes that more success = happiness. It wasn’t until a sensational-ized world-wide scandal took down my sports tour business and brought the world’s news media and the US Secret Service to my door that I was able to truly

define success on my own terms and in my own way. Of course (as someone who had never even had a speeding ticket) facing possible jail time does have a tendency to put things into perspective pretty quickly! From telling my story to local high school classrooms, to college campuses, and to jam-packed auditoriums of state student organization conventions, I’ve been on a mission to help students understand that success is defined by one person…YOU

Friday’s Workshops

8:00 am – Imperial East – Pop Culture & Success: What Successful Leaders

Know That You Don’t– Amanda Hammett – In this interactive workshop, Amanda helps students closely examine the lives of our pop culture heroes and how their successes were made possible. You will also be asked to think about and define success for yourself! Topics Include: Leadership in difficult times, persistence, the importance of goals, and defining success.

8:00 am – Imperial Center – Advertising – Where Creativity Meets

Strategy– Natalie Villanueva, AD 2 Houston – Enjoy this workshop where

young Ad Executives introduce you to the world of Advertising.

Your present circumstances don't determine where you can

go; they merely determine where you start.

Nido Qubein, President, High Point University

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8:00 am – Imperial West – Making Yourself a

Promotable Employee and Earn More Money- Jane

Moughon, MS-HRM, CPC, CGL Retainability

http://retainability.com -Learn what it takes to get

promoted in the workplace. Find out what employers need and want from every employee they hire and how you can be that person that standsI know what you are thinking out above the other employees.

9:30 am – Imperial East – Social Media and Leadership – Amanda Hammett

Examine the use of social media and how it can be used to tremendously boost businesses, brands and non-profits. Alternately, we also examine how social media can also be damaging to individuals and brands. We discuss examples pulled from pop culture to examine the difference social media made in the overall outcome.

9:30 am – Imperial Center – The Future is Now: Social, Digital and New

Media Marketing – FIDM, Cynthia Hougardy - Not just something to do in your spare time and going beyond posting a photo or hitting the 'like' button, social media is a viable career path adding approximately $1.3 trillion to our economy. Understand the impact social media has across numerous industries and explore the skills required to work in this field. Learn how brands develop social media marketing campaigns and create their own. The guidance and insight into this field can be applied to marketing, advertising and promotion plans you may adopt and use to enhance you competitions and understanding of business.

9:30 am – Imperial West – What it takes to be the Boss – Jane Moughon Let’s discuss the benefit and the most important traits of being a boss. What are the attributes of the employees you want on your team? What kind of boss do you want to have before you become the boss?

11:00 am – Imperial East – Increase Your Personal Impact – Lori Pannell- Discover what is personal impact is. Some of the most impressive and impactful candidates don’t initially look that good on paper. But face to face, they have impact; they have a special secret ingredient. Find out how to increase your

personal impact.

11:00 am – Imperial Center – Entertainment Marketing in the Digital Age –

FIDM, Cynthia Hougardy – Discover what it takes to develop movie posters and movie trailers. This interactive presentation invites you to exercise conceptual thinking skills while learning detailed film marketing methods. Assets such as audio and video elements will be emailed to the FBLA advisor if students would like to complete the project at home. This covers digital media production and graphic design.

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11:00 am – Imperial West – Journey from High School to CPA– Robert T.

Stevenson, CPA http://www.robertstevensoncpa.com/-“A Journey from High School to CPA” Start here, go places! Want to know what it really takes to successfully transition from high school through college to CPA. Enjoy this informative journey and take away a lot of invaluable information.

1:00 pm – Imperial East – Future Business Leaders: Avoid Common

Mistakes Leaders Make– Lori Pannell-So what’s the real story? In this workshop discover why soft skills are the most important skills for your career and why they are the skills that define leadership and creativity. Leave this workshop feeling challenged and empowered to live up to your full potential and to assume leadership roles in many areas of your life. 1:00 pm – Cypress – Middle Level – Keaton Erickson, National Mountain Plains VP – Be Wise and Safe Users! – The powerful technologies that most carry around in their pockets can connect them with the world in new ways that can be both positive and negative.

1:00 pm – Imperial Center – The Tragedy of Commons – Ken Karrer -How employee selfishness can destroy a business.

1:00 pm – Imperial West – Be a Credit Smart Teen– Veronica Martinez- We're living on a plastic planet, where even vending machines, parking meters and Starbucks branches accept credit and debit cards for everyday transactions. Small wonder that high schoolers need to know what goes into a credit score, what does a healthy credit report looks like. Get some tips on how credit works.

2:30 – Cypress – Middle Level - Amanda Naquin, Former State Officer – I know what you are thinking! – Come learn with an undergraduate student Amanda Naquin. skills that will help you stand out in any group.

2:30 pm – Imperial East – No Harm No Foul – Rubik Yeriazarian, CPA, CFE,

CFF – former Texas FBLA State Reporter/Historian – Forensic accountants investigate allegations of fraud in the business world. At this session you will learn how the elements of fraud impact ethical decisions that we all face in our daily lives.

2:30 pm – Imperial Center – Battle of the Chapters-Seven Lakes

2:30 PM – Imperial West – Be a Credit Smart Teen – Veronica Martinez- We're living on a plastic planet, where even vending machines, parking meters and Starbucks branches accept credit and debit cards for everyday transactions. Small wonder that high schoolers need to know what goes into a credit score, what does a healthy credit report looks like. Get some tips on how credit works.

4:00 pm – Imperial East – No Harm No Foul – Rubik Yeriazarian, CPA, CFE,

CFF – former Texas FBLA State Reporter/Historian - Forensic accountants investigate allegations of fraud in the business world. At this session you will learn how the elements of fraud impact ethical decisions that we all face in our daily lives.W

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1:00 – 7:00 pm Exhibitor Setup and Displays ....... Imperial Ballroom Foyer 2:00 – 6:00 pm SLC Registration .......................... Imperial Ballroom Foyer

3:00 – 5:00 pm Officer Candidate Screening, Opening ............. Arboretum I Screening 1 ................................................ Arboretum II Screening 2 ............................................... Arboretum III Screening 3 ................................................ Arboretum V 4:30 – 5:30 pm First-Time Advisor Meeting .......................... Arboretum IV

5:30 – 7:00 pm Advisors’ Reception and Meeting .......................... Regency

7:00 – 8:00 pm Area Meetings Area 1 (Lubbock) ....................................... Arboretum V Area 2 (El Paso) ........................................... Cottonwood Area 3 (Austin) .................................... Sandalwood A/B Area 4 (San Antonio) ................................. Window Box Area 5 (Houston) .................................. Imperial Center Area 6 (Dallas) .......................................... Imperial East Area 7 (Fort Worth) ................................. Imperial West Virtual Chapter .......................................... Arboretum III

8:30 – 10:30 pm Opening General Session ......................... Imperial Ballroom Presentation of Colors ........................................... ROTC National Anthem .............. Rebecca Germany, Lamar HS Keynote Presentation ......................... Amanda Hammett 9:00 pm Hotel Quite Hours Begin Midnight Curfew

Events marked with an * are open to a small audience on a first-come, firs-seated basis. Audience members may not enter or leave a room during a presentation. Cell phones must be off. 7:00 – 9:00 am Advisors’ and Judges’ Breakfast ................. Cottonwood All Day Bulletin Board ......................................... Imperial Foyer Conference Headquarters ................................ Dogwood 7:00 – 8:30 am Carry-Out Breakfast Buffet ..................................... TBD

Friday, March 4

y, March 6

Thursday, March 3

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7:00 am – 5:00 pm Exhibitors and Campaign Booths .......... Imperial Foyer

Judges’ Check-in / Check-out ..................... Cottonwood

9:00 am – 1:00 pm Production Grading ................................... Window Box

9:00 am – Noon Middle Level Events ....................................... Magnolia

8:00 – 9:00 am Workshop ................................................. Imperial East “Pop Culture & Success” .................. Amanda Hammett Workshop ................................................. Imperial West “Making Yourself Promotable” ........... Jane Moughon Workshop .............................................. Imperial Center “Creativity Meets Strategy” ...........Natalie Villanueva

8:00 am – Noon 3-D Animation* ......................................... Conference 1 Business Ethics A* ........................................... Mesquite Business Ethics B* ............................................. Redbud Computer Game & Simulation Prog. *. . ... Conference 4 Desktop Application Programming* ......... Conference 4 E-Business* ............................................... Boardroom C Electronic Career Portfolio* ..................... Conference 3 Job Interview A ......................................... Arboretum IV Job Interview B ......................................... Arboretum V Intro to Business Presentation A* .............. Conference 5 Intro to Business Presentation B* .............. Conference 6 Publication Design A* ............................... Conference 8 Publication Design B* ............................... Conference 9 Public Service Announcement A* ........... Conference 10 Public Service Announcement B* .............. Boadroom A Public Speaking I – A* ............................... Arboretum II Public Speaking I – B* .............................. Arboretum III Public Speaking II A* ................................. Arboretum I Public Speaking II B* ................. Conference (2nd Floor) Social Media Campaign A* ....................... Conference 7 Social Media Campaign B* ....................... Boardroom B

8:00 am - Noon The following presentation events require that competitors report to the Preparation Room, Ebony. All competitors and

all team members in a presentation event must report to

the Preparation Room (not the performance room) 30

minutes prior to their presentation time or be disqualified. Competitors will be escorted from the Preparation Room to the Performance Rooms. Electronic devices and food are NOT allowed in the Prep Room.

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Presentation Events: Waiting Room ....................................................... Pecan Preparation ......................................................... Ebony Banking and Financial Systems* ....................... Raintree Client Service A* ............................................. Live Oak Client Service B* ................................................ Willow Entrepreneurship* ................................... Sandalwood A Global Business* ................................................... Cedar Impromptu Speaking A* ........................................ Holly Impromptu Speaking B* ................................ Ponderosa Parliamentary Procedures* ...................... Sandalwood B

9:30 – 10:30 am Workshop .................................................. Imperial East “Social Media” .................................. Amand Hammett Workshop .............................................. Imperial Center “The Future is Now” ...................... Cynthia Hougardy Workshop ................................................. Imperial West “Takes to Be the Boss” ......................... Jane Moughon

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Workshop .................................................. Imperial East “Personal Impact” ...................................... Lori Pannell

Workshop ................................................. Imperial West “Journey to CPA” .......................... Robert T. Stevenson Workshop .............................................. Imperial Center “Entertainment Marketing” ............ Cynthia Hougardy 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Judges’ Lunch Buffet .................................. Cottonwood

1:00 – 2:00 pm Workshop .................................................. Imperial East “Future Business Leaders” ....................... Lori Pannell

Workshop .............................................. Imperial Center “The Tragedy of Commons” ...................... Ken Karrer Workshop ................................................. Imperial West “Credit Smart Teen” ....................... Veronica Martinez

1:00 – 5:00 pm American Enterprise Project* .................. Conference 10 Business Ethics Finals* ...................................... Redbud Business Plan* ........................................... Conference 1 Business Financial Plan* ........................... Conference 3

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Community Service Project* ................... Conference 10 Digital Video Production* ......................... Conference 6 Emerging Business Issues* ...................... Arboretum III Future Business Leader .............. Conference (2nd Floor) Intro to Business Presentation Finals* ....... Conference 5 Job Interview Finals ............................... ` Arboretum IV Graphic Design* ........................................ Conference 7 Mobile Application Development* ........... Conference 4 Partnership with Business Project* ......... Conference 10 Publication Design Finals* ........................ Conference 9 Public Service Announcement Finals* ..... Boardroom A Public Speaking I Finals* .......................... Arboretum II Public Speaking II Finals* ........................... Arboretum I Sales Presentation* .................................... Conference 8 Social Media Campaign Finals* ................. Boardroom B Website Design* ........................................ Boardroom C

1:00 – 5:00 pm The following events require that competitors report to the Preparation Room, Ebony. All competitors and all team

members in a presentation event must report to the

Preparation Room (not the performance room) 30

minutes prior to their presentation time or be

disqualified. Competitors will be escorted from the Preparation Room to the Performance Rooms. Electronic devices and food are NOT allowed in the Preparation Room.

Presentation Events: Preparation Room .............................................. Ebony Client Service Finals* ...................................... Live Oak Help Desk* .............................................. Sandalwood A Hospitality Management* .................................. Willow Impromptu Speaking Finals .................................. Holly Management Decision Making* ..................... Ponderosa Management Information Systems* ........ Sandalwood B Marketing* ......................................................... Raintree Networking Design* .............................................. Cedar Sports and Entertainment Management* ............... Pecan 2:30 – 3:30 pm Workshop .................................................. Imperial East “No Harm No Foul” ......................... Rubik Yeriazarian Workshop ................................................. Imperial West “Credit Smart Teen” ...................... Veronica Martinez Battle of the Chapters ......................... Imperial Center Open to teams of 4 from every chapter 3:00 – 5:00 pm Open Events .............................................. Window Box

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(Business Etiquette, Social Media, Free Enterprise PowerPoint Advanced, Copyright/Fair Use) These events are available to any high school student on a first-come, first-to-test basis.

4:00 – 5:00 pm Workshop .................................................. Imperial East “No Harm No Foul” ........................ Rubik Yeriazarian 5:00 – 6:00 pm Middle Level Awards Ceremony ................... Magnolia 5:00 – 6:00 pm Area Voting Meetings

Area 1 (Lubbock) ................................. Arboretum V Area 2 (El Paso) ..................................... Cottonwood Area 3 (Austin) ............................... Sandalwood A/B Area 4 (San Antonio) ........................... Window Box Area 5 (Houston) .............................. Imperial Center Area 6 (Dallas) ..................................... Imperial East Area 7 (Fort Worth) ............................. Imperial West

6:00 – 6:45 pm State Caucus and ................................... Imperial Center State Voting Session (Voting Delegates) 9:00 – 11:00 pm Social ........................................................... Marketplace Dance, Karaoke, Photo Booth ........... Dave Clark Events Midnight Curfew!

PROPER DRESS CODE WILL BE ACTIVELY MONITORED

FOR THE AWARDS CEREMONY!

9:30 am – Noon Installation/Awards Ceremony ...... …..... Imperial Ballroom Greetings, Andy Garcia, PBL State President Master of Ceremonies, Joe Newsom

(Advisors: Event materials will be available in the Foyer immediately following the Awards Session)

12:00 – 2:00 pm Incoming/Outgoing Officers’ Luncheon ......... Window Box

Saturday, March 5

Hyatt Meeting Rooms

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2nd Floor: Arboretum I - V, Window Box, Conference

3rd Floor: Imperial Ballroom (East, Center, West), Cottonwood, Cypress, Dogwood, Magnolia, Mesquite, Redbud

4th Floor: Cedar, Ebony, Holly, Live Oak, Pecan, Ponderosa, Raintree, Sandalwood A, B, Willow

6th Floor: Conference 1 – 10, Boardrooms A, B, C

Lower Level: MarketPlace

Chris Caldwell, Contracts Brian Scott, Technology Peggy Clayton, Board Secretary, Script Joanne Bradley, Awards Carolyn Purdue, Production Events Joe Newsom, Announcer Cecy De La O, Board, Certificates Renee Hancock, Board Treasurer Jan Tonroy, New Advisers Workshop Christina Perez, ML Board, Testing Damian Abbott, Board President Courtney Nelson, Board Debbie Palmer, Grants

Donna Crook, Board, Webmaster Lupe Mares, Board, Name Badges Karen Smith-Frazier, Testing Doris Curry, Local Conf. Coord. Christine Walker, Local Conf. Coord. Stacey Hammond, Local Conf. Coord. Oncor, Sponsor Team TRI (media), Mike Oechsner Elizabeth Garcia, Hyatt Regency Lori Armes, Imagination Branding Emily Rabalias, Battle of the Chapters Alma Wesley, Workshop Presenters

2016 IFL/NLC Atlanta, Georgia, June 28 – July 2 2017 SLC Hyatt Regency, San Antonio, March 23-25 2017 IFL/NLC Anaheim, California, June 28 – July 2 2018 SLC Hyatt Regency, Dallas, March 8-10 2018 IFL/NLC Baltimore, Maryland, June 27 – July 1 2019 SLC Hyatt Regency, Houston, March 7 - 9 2019 IFL/NLC San Antonio, Texas, June 28 – July 2

Upcoming Conferences

Special Thanks

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If you placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th in an on-line test only event, you are eligible to represent your chapter and Texas in the Awards Program at the National Leadership Conference in Chicago in June. If you placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in a presentation event, you are also eligible to compete on the national level. If a higher-placed winner cannot attend, subsequent winners (through 5th place) will be offered the opportunity to compete instead until our Texas slate of competitors is filled. Advisors from chapters with an eligible NLC competitor should download all materials and monitor our state and national websites (fblatx.org and fbla-pbl.org) for information on deadlines and entry procedures. Follow the NAP guidelines for national competition. See YOU in Atlanta this summer!

IMPORTANT!

March 30 (Monday) – Deadline date to notify the State Office if you WILL

or WILL NOT attend the NLC and compete. Please respond as soon as you

know one way or the other so that other potential competitors will have time

to make a decision. Reply to: D’Ann Matlock, FBLA State Advisor – matlock.fbla@gmail.com, 210.452.6677.

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Selfies Allowed!

Did you snap any incredible photos during the conference? Share them with us – we may be able to include them in the conference

flashback at Saturday’s Awards Ceremony! Send them to mike@teamtri.com with Texas FBLA Flashback

in the subject line by 5 p.m. on Friday.