State Career Development Conference
Each year, DECA members from across the state come together to demonstrate their marketing skills by participating in competitions designed for specific marketing occupations. The 66th Annual Oklahoma DECA Career Development Conference will be held Feb. 23-24, 2009 at the Marriott Southern Hills in Tulsa.
CDC Competitive Events Results
Congratulations to all the winners of the DECA State Career Development Conference! Click on the link below to see the results (Word format).
Conference Information for Teachers
- Teachers' Memo regarding State and National CDC.
- Tentative Agenda
- Emergency Procedures Memo
- Emergency Information Form
Conference Registration
Conference registration opens on January 12, 2009 and closes on January 23 at 4:30 p.m. Please print and read the registration instructions regarding State and National CDC before beginning the registration process! You can access the online registration site at www.registermychapter.com/deca/ok.
Cost of registration is $40 per participant.
- Delegate Conduct Practices and Procedures
- Dress For State CDC Success - Female PowerPoint Presentation (Coming Soon)
- Dress For State CDC Success - Male Power Point Presentation (Coming Soon)
Payment Information
Make purchase orders/checks payable to Oklahoma DECA. Mail payments to:
Oklahoma DECA
Attn: Debbie Hamble
1500 W. 7th Avenue
Stillwater, OK 74074
Lodging information
Tulsa Marriott Southern Hills
1902 East 71st Street
Tulsa, OK 74136
Phone: 918-523-3549
Fax: 918-523-3523
Rate: $85 per room plus lodging and sales tax. You can fax or mail your tax exempt status to the hotel along with your registration.
You will need to make your own room reservations for you and your students. The hotel will take a purchase order.
Online Testing Form
Teachers, you will need to designate team members that are testing. You will do this by giving each member the same team number. Each team will have a different number, for example Team 1, Team 2, Team 3. The events that require this action are: BMDM, BLMDM, EMDM, FMDM, HMDM, SMDM, TMDM, ADC and DECA Quiz Bowl Members. Click this link to get a copy of the DECA Testing Admittance form.
See the DECA Guide for official guidelines for each of DECA's Competitive Events.
A variety of competitions are available, including role plays, written research projects, and comprehensive exams. The winners in each event are eligible to go on to International competition.
2009-10 DECA State Officer Candidates
The state officer candidates have each prepared a video podcast (MP4 format) for their campaign. Please see the following location to access their individual videos: State Officer Candidate Podcasts.
Emergency Procedures for CTSO Conferences/Events
The Oklahoma Department of CareerTech office now requires local chapter advisors to provide accurate and current information about their students participating in each conference/event to school superintendents and principals in case of emergency. Please review the procedures memo below and download a copy of the Conference Information Sheet to share with your administration.
Certificate of Participation
Download the Certificate of Participation for students participating in the State Career Development Conference.
Press Releases
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