All applicable items are due into the Ohio DECA office on the designated date. NO POSTMARKS.
| September 16 | Deadline for districts to identify Board of Trustee |
| October 7 | State Officer Screening Intent Form Due IN State Office (Please fax all forms) |
| October 9 – 15 | National DECA and Ohio Marketing Education/DECA Week |
| October 14 | District Fall Conferences End |
| October 14 | Ohio DECA Pin Contest Entry Due IN State Office – Original Art Work ONLY – NO FAXES OR E-MAILS. All pin designs must include a reference to Ohio and to the National DECA theme (either by design, shape or name). See the Official Pin Design rules in the Ohio DECA Competitive Events Guide. |
| October 16 | State Officer Screening – Embassy Suites Dublin |
| October 17 | PR and Parliamentarian Candidate Applications Due IN State Office (Please fax all forms) |
| October 17 | Ohio DECA Fall Leadership Conference Registration (Must complete the on-line registration process to register) |
| October 20 | Membership Roster and Dues for National and State Membership – $14.00 per person ($8.00 Nationals – $6.00 State membership fee). You will need to follow the instructions on the National DECA website at www.deca.org in order to process your membership information. If you are a new chapter, you need to call the Ohio DECA Office at 614-466-3891 for approval before proceeding with your on-line membership registration with National DECA.
Payment for both National and State DECA dues should be sent to National DECA, 1908 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1594. They will forward Ohio’s portion of the dues to the Ohio DECA Office. |
| November 9 | 2010-2011 State Officer Planning Meeting – Drury Inn |
| November 10 | Ohio DECA Fall Leadership Conference – Convention Center, Columbus (Registration Fee $25) |
| December 2 – 4 | Central Region Conference – Omaha, Nebraska |
| December 1 | Honorary Life Nomination Form Due IN State Office (Please e-mail form) |
| December 1 | Ohio DECA Leadership Award Nomination Form Due IN State Office (Please e-mail form) |
| December 5 – 7 | New State Officer Training – Hyatt Place, Dublin, Ohio |
| December 7 | Executive Council Meeting – Hyatt Place, Dublin, Ohio |
| 2012 | Happy New Year! |
| January 19 – 20 | State Officer Training – Hyatt Place, Dublin, Ohio |
| February | National Career-Technical Education Month |
| February 1 | Deadline for a qualified student to notify the Ohio DECA State Advisor of their desire to seek candidacy for National Officer. Priority ranking for qualified students will be 1) current state officers, 2) former state officers and 3) students who qualified to run for 2011 – 2012 Ohio DECA State Officer. |
| February 10 | District Competitive Events to be completed |
| February 13 | Ohio DECA Career Development Conference Registration (Must complete the on-line registration process to register) |
| February 21 | Ohio DECA Scholarship Applications DUE IN STATE OFFICE (NO POSTMARKS) |
| February 21 | Last Day to Make ALL Changes (rooming, contest, participants) for Ohio DECA Career Development Conference |
| February 27 – 28 | State Officer Training – Columbus |
| March 12 | Written Event Turn-in to District Council Representative |
| March 15 | Written Events Turn-in by the District Council Representative for the Career Development Conference at Hyatt Regency, Downtown Columbus |
| March 16 – 17 | Ohio DECA Career Development Conference – Hyatt Regency Columbus (Registration Fee $50.00) |
| March 23 | Registration for International DECA CDC Due (Please e-mail registration forms to Ohio DECA Office) |
| April 28 – May 1 | International DECA CDC – Salt Lake City, Utah |
| June 5 | State Officer Training– Hyatt Place, Dublin, Ohio |
| June 6 | Executive Council Meeting – Hyatt Place, Dublin, Ohio |