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Greetings Massachusetts DECA, Hello and Welcome to the 57th annual Massachusetts DECA State Career Development Conference. Team 57 has put a lot of hard work into ensuring that the 2016 SCDC will be DECA epic. We hope that you take the chance to Dare to DECA this conference. Whether it be excelling in competition to earn a spot to ICDC, attending workshops to enrich yourself, or becoming friends with members from across the state. This weekend long conference is filled with opportunities that will make it one to remember. We are honored to say that this year has been an exceptional one for Massachusetts DECA. In terms of membership we are remarkably close to hitting the 6,000 mark and being able to send top five to ICDC next year! As of now, we are sending the top four competitors to DECA’s ICDC conference in Nashville, TN. Additionally, our social media interactions this year have heightened. We have gained a tremendous amount of followers on both Twit-ter and Instagram, as well as created a Snapchat and Remind accounts. Be sure to add us (@mass_deca) in order for us to continue to keep our interac-tions seamless. A huge thank you to all our members that make this organization renowned. We cannot do this without the energy, excitement, and commitment that you bring to DECA. The accomplishments of our members is what makes Massa-chusetts DECA renown. Good luck to all our members in competition, and we hope that you achieve the goals you have set for yourself this conference. We

are excited to see you again in the country music capital of the world! We are certain that our members will accomplish unforgettable things in the years to come. Remember that you always have a family within MASS DECA. From all of us on State Action Team 57,

Ankeeta, Josh, Michela, Stephen, Kyle & Michael

Good Luck & Enjoy Your Conference!

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MASSACHUSETTS DECA STATE ACTION TEAM 57

Josh Borden, graduate of Taunton

Twitter: @joshborden47 IG: @jborden47

Stephen Grier, Rockport DECA

IG: @stephengrier

Michela Del Mastro, King Phillip DECA

Twitter: micheladm7

Ankeeta Patil, Westford Academy DECA

Twitter: ankeetap247 IG: ankeeta9_

Kyle Pilachowski, Westford Academy DECA

Twitter: @k_pilachowski IG: @kpilachowski85

Mike Plansky, Danvers DECA

Twitter: @mike_plansky7 IG: @mike_plansky7

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TABLE OF CONTENTS TOPIC PAGE State Action Team 3 Conference Staff 5 Conference Rules & Regulations 6 Guest Speakers 7-8 Leadership Academy Agenda 9 Muscular Dystrophy Association 10 Exhibitors 11 Workshops 12 Schools & Advisors 14-15 Program of Activities 16-18 Sponsors & Scholarships 19 State Conference Awards 20 Hotel Map 22-23 The program cover was designed by Kyle Moroney, from Rockport High School The T-shirt design was created by Nick Cannella from King Philip Regional High School Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram & Snapchat @mass_deca and post using the hashtag #DaretoDECA and #MADECA16 so we can retweet, re-post and feature your photos! Share your photos for the conference flashback by emailing them to flashback@pdcproductions.com with Mass DECA in the subject line Tweet about your conference experiences using the following hashtags for your State Officers #massDECAankeeta #massDECAmichela #massDECAkyle #massDECAjosh #massDECAstephen #massDECAmichael

Friday’s dance provided by Spenser Brousseau, Spike Entertainment Lip Sync Contest provided by Kevin Medas Jr., K2Karaoke Sessions provided by PDC Productions Awards by Blanch and Son, Revere, MA

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STATE CONFERENCE STAFF COORDINATORS Conference Coordinator: Donna McFadden, State Advisor Series Events Coordinator: John Foisy, Worcester Tech. High School Principles Coordinator: Tom Sousa, Chelmsford High School Team Events Coordinator: Jim Sullivan, Tewksbury High School Written Events Coordinator: Cynthia Sylvia, Wareham High School Tabulation Center Coordinator: Harry Tingley, retired Marshfield HS Budget & Finance Coordinator: Brian Nobrega, retired Wareham High School Judge Coordinator.: Scott Larsen, Rockport High School Conduct Coordinator: Steve Driscoll Sr., Essex County Sheriff’s Dept.

TABULATORS Harry Tingley George Berg Gina Mustoe Charles Mone Aaron Sumner Jennifer Karamanian Brian Nobrega Sue Nobrega

ALUMNI Anthony Carrancho, Steve Driscoll Jr., Meghan Ford, Jacqui Gonski, Brendan Hughes, Mike Levecque, Evan Milho, Mel Moran, Kelly Moscariello, Heather Newell, Ralph Petty, Brandon Prinzo, Lyle Rosa, Stephen Smed-berg, Jacob Stacy, John Tutty Jr., Devyn Vinson, Dan Weber, Crystal Appleton .

MA DECA BOARD OF DIRECTORS District I: MaryEllen Gates, Pembroke High School Ashley Stanford, Marshfield High School District II: Letty Brown, Southeastern Regional Tech. High School James Dow, King Philip Regional High School District III: Meghan Beaulieu, Danvers High School Peter Marfione, North Andover High School District IV: Krista Anderson, Burlington High School Corey Guerra, Weston High School District V: Jim Sullivan, Tewksbury High School Tom Sousa, Chelmsford High School District VI: Ann Grassetti, Gloucester High School Dean Martino, Manchester-Essex Regional High School District VII: John Foisy, Worcester Technical High School Tricia Riley, Algonquin Regional High School Alumni Rep. Kyle Britto, graduate of Worcester Tech. High School State Business Partner: Anthony Carrancho, Comcast Inc. State Officers: Josh Borden, Michela DelMastro, Stepehn Grier, Ankeeta Patil, Kyle Pilachowski, Michael Plansky Chartered Association Advisor: Donna McFadden

DIRECTORS /ASSISTANTS Meghan Beaulieu/Peter Marfione John Foisy/Tricia Riley Corey Guerra/Talitha Olivera Robert Guillemette/James Dow Ann Grassetti/MaryEllen Gates Susan Palmer-Howes/Gary Perras Frank Rosa/Ray Bergeron Andy Shupe/Danielle Trouve Krista Anderson/John Magliozzi Anthony Carrancho/Ashley Stanford Chuck Goonan/Monice Maurice

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CONFERENCE RULES AND REGULATIONS

You will be representing MASS-DECA throughout the conference. Be sure to display the in-tegrity and respect of our organization by abiding by the following rules: ID badges & wristbands must be worn throughout the conference for security purposes.

Lost badges must be replaced for $5 in the Tab Center. Those without a wristband will be sent home.

Hotel Conduct: There shall be no defacing of public property. Damages are the responsi-

bility of that chapter and individual. Moving hotel furniture between rooms is not allowed, nor is putting signage on the windows or doors. Inappropriate noise or verbal abuse will not be tolerated; and not demonstrating respect for other hotel guests not participating with the DECA Conference.

Keep your advisor informed of all of your activities. Be sure to have your advisor’s cell

phone number. Cell phones must be off at all sessions, briefings, testing & workshops. Be prompt and prepared for all activities or face disqualification. Attendance at all general sessions is mandatory unless permission is received ahead of time

You must stay until the end of the session and until you have been released. Voting dele-gates are required at all election sessions.

All delegates must be in their assigned hotel rooms at curfew and remain quiet. No food

deliveries will be permitted after curfew, unless advisor is picking up food . Chapters may not conduct meetings after curfew. Advisors are responsible for room checks.

Non-conference students will not be permitted to attend conference activities. The Marriott Copley and the Sheraton Boston are non-smoking facilities. No alcoholic beverages or narcotics in any form shall be possessed &/or used by delegates. Failure to report any direct knowledge (other than hearsay) of Code of Conduct violations is

considered willful companionship and will result in you being sent home. Local DECA Schools/Chapters will be responsible for delegates’ conduct. Business dress is required for all breakfasts and competitive activities (refer to Comprehen-

sive Consent Form) Chapter polos may be worn to the Opening session, no jeans or sneak-ers. DECA T-shirts must be worn to the Friday night activities, including the Mini Awards session. Improper dress at the Grand Awards Session will result in disqualification of any awards received, since business attire is required. Alumni will prevent participants who are not in professional business attire from going on stage to accept their award, this includes boys having shirts untucked.

Individual delegates will be sent home at their own expense if a Level One violation occurs. Level One violations will result in disqualification. Refer to full comprehensive consent form for more details

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During two short but significant weeks in 1989, a devastating neurologi-cal disease transformed Randy Pierce from a healthy and ordinary young man to a blind man completely uncertain of his future. Randy’s passion for experience encouraged him to use adversity as a positive catalyst for growth and opportunity, resulting in such amazing adventures and hon-ors as his earning his second-degree black belt, historic hiking accom-plishments, winning a national marathon championship, competing in Tough Mudder events, and being inducted into the “VISA Hall of Fans” at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Randy earned his BSEE from the University of New Hampshire in 1988 and enjoyed a successful career at Digital Equipment Corporation as a hardware design engineer. But as his progression toward total blindness moved forward, Randy transitioned in 1994 from engineering to a variety of volunteer projects such as tutoring and martial arts instruction, which allowed him to develop and hone his teaching and presentation skills. Fast-forward to today, when Randy holds the positions of Founder and President of 2020 Vision Quest, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the New Hampshire Association for the Blind, and President of the Hudson, NH Lions Club. Randy’s and 2020 Vision Quest’s accomplishments and accolades are well chronicled at 2020visionquest.org, but a few recent highlights include:

The University of New Hampshire’s Alumni Association named alumnus Randy as the 2015 winner of its Award of Excellence for Outstanding Service.

Toastmasters International named Randy a winner of its 2015 Communication and Leadership Award.

New Hampshire Magazine included Randy in its recent “It List” of significant leaders in the state .

Randy and Quinn were also featured in the February, 2014 airing of an NHPTV episode with host Willem Lange titled “Hiking in the Dark,” which won a Boston/New England Emmy for Outstanding Magazine Program/Special.

Randy provides keynotes and motivational presentations to corporations—some recent examples hav-ing included Google, TJX, Johnson & Johnson (DePuy Synthes divison), the Bank of New Hampshire and Yankee Candle. He supplements this work in any remaining available time with presentations to public school students (proudly, he has presented at no charge to over 42,000 New Hampshire and Massachusetts students); and to organizations outside the for-profit corporate world such as YMCA regional leadership, the NH Society of Engineers, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston University. and the University of New Hampshire. Several compelling videos highlight Randy and Quinn’s historic hiking achievements; the founding/beginning of 2020 Vision Quest; Randy’s fall 2014 TEDx presentation, his and Quinn’s feature roles in NHPTV’s Emmy-award-winning “Hiking in the Dark,” Oberto’s 3-minute feature on Randy in its “Heroes of Summer” series, and his New England Patriot fandom. The latter documentary was nominated for a Sports Emmy Award. Randy has also appeared on local and national radio shows, including NPR, and on multiple national television shows—most notably Rosie O’Donnell, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and The Best Damn Sports Show Period. For links to more than 100 print, web and broadcast coverages of Randy and 2020 Vision Quest, please refer to http://2020visionquest.org/in-the-media.html

Guest Speaker: Randy Pierce President and Founder of 2020 World Vision

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Latrell Armstrong Latrell is a fun, energetic, and lovable FOCUS Trainer, whose facilitating style is a blend of Southern charm and solid leadership experi-ence. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Latrell excels in empowering others to discover their unique leadership potential. Latrell graduated from the University of Memphis with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. He was a member of the Student Government and Stu-dent Ambassador Board, along with holding offices in the Student Activities Councils, Black Student Association, and a counselor for freshmen orienta-tion programs. He kept the “Tiger Pride” spirit roaring as a member and drum major of the marching band. Latrell’s greatest accomplishment was being the

co-founder and President of Empowered Men of Color, an organization determined to raise the enrollment and retention rate of minority men at the University of Memphis. Upon his departure from the University, Latrell left with many prestigious awards and honors, among them being named Mr. University of Memphis. Leadership experience and love of people makes Latrell an excellent addition to the FOCUS Training family.”

Ann Ricchio Ann is a dynamic and energetic trainer who is devoted to making personal connections. She served as a state officer for a career and tech-nical student organization which allows her a unique perspective on facilitation for leaders in every role. Originally from Wisconsin, Ann decided to follow her passion for fashion to New York City where she graduated from Parsons School of Design in Fashion Marketing. Ann has used her degree to further explore her career in fashion sales, work-ing for Armani Exchange, Elie Tahari and Steve Madden. She currently lives in New York City and works as an Account Executive for The Kasper Group, a leader in the women’s suiting industry. Ann's insight and understanding of the youth market, natural leadership abilities, and huge smile make her a wonderful addition to any FO-CUS Training experience.”

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Leadership Academy Agenda

Facilitators: Latrell Armstrong & Ann Ricchio Mandatory assigned session required for all Written Events, Professional Selling (PSE), Hospital-ity & Tourism Professional Selling (HTPS), Ad Campaign (ADC), Fashion Promotion (FMP), Sports & Entertainment Promotion Plan (SEPP), Financial Consulting Event,(FCE), Entrepre-neurship Innovation (ENI), Participating (ENPI & ENPF) Location 9:00am-10:00am Blue Team– Sensational Improvisational Boylston Room Gold Team-Market Madness Tremont Room 10:00am-11:00am Blue Team-Market Madness Tremont Room Gold Team-Sensational Improvisational Boylston Room 11:00am-12 pm Blue Team– Sensational Improvisational Boylston Room Gold Team-Market Madness Tremont Room 12:00pm-1:00pm LUNCH 1:00pm-2:00pm Blue Team– Market Madness Tremont Room Gold Team-Sensational Improvisational Boylston Room 2:00pm-3:00pm Blue Team– Sensational Improvisational Boylston Room Gold Team-Market Madness Tremont Room 3:00pm-4:00Ppm Blue Team– Market Madness Tremont Room Gold Team-Sensational Improvisational Boylston Room

Leadership Workshop Descriptions:

Skills Developed/Learning Targets: Effective Communication, Creativity, Trust, Individual Re-sponsibility, Ethics, Teamwork, Relationship Development

Sensational Improvisational: You never know what you are going to get in this impromptu speaking exercise. Members combine randomly assigned concepts to create unexpected and interesting results. We talk through techniques for impromptu speaking with ease.

Market Madness: In the fast-paced world of the stock market, some lose and some win big! This ac-tivity focuses on synergy and trust. We talk about individual responsibilities each member has to the over-all success of a team, and how this plays an important role in any organization’s success.

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Silent Auction of DECA Chapter Donated Gift Baskets Buy a Shamrock on Friday!

Largest MA DECA Miracle Minute at Mini-Awards Session on Friday night!

All proceeds to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association

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EXHIBIT TABLES Please visit the exhibits in the foyer on Friday, March 11

*DECA National Advisory Board Members

*Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)

*The Men’s Wearhouse

*The Art Institutes

*University of Massachusetts Amherst Isenberg School of Business

*Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising/FIDM

*Johnson & Wales University

Savers

*Boston University School of Hospitality

MV Sport/Nike

University of Dartmouth-Charlton School of Business

Colby Sawyer College

Salem State University

I.S. Tours

Suffolk University

Magic of Lyn

Worcester State University

Glitterati Style

Western New England University

New England Institute of Technology

Husson University

Nichols College

Summer Discovery

Eastern Nazarene College

Boston Enrichment Academy

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WORKSHOPS Workshops are presented on Friday only

“#beDECAsocial” How will you #beDECAsocial this year? Members are introduced to a variety of social media tools to assist in recording and organizing their networking capabilities. Different strategies and campaigns used to engage audiences and potential followers will also be provided to members in attendance. Fi-nally, members will be exposed to several examples of social media posts that have taken negative im-pacts on the careers and education of the users who posted them. Presenter: Alec Romero, DECA Executive President Times: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Location: Columbus 1 & 2, 1st floor

“Practicing Good Consumer & Employment Practices ” As a young adult, you have a duty to be on alert for potential misleading consumer and employment policies. Please join the Office of Attorney General Maura Healey on Friday, March 11, 2016 to learn more about these important topics and many other resources that the People’s Law Firm has to of-fer! One of the missions of the AGO is to help educate Massachusetts young adults about their rights and about ways to protect themselves. We will provide information to help you make informed deci-sions and to offer some tips to help you to avoid deception. Come to hear representatives from the AGO speak about what you may need to know about retail rights, scams, employment and other con-sumer protections. Presenters: Cornelio Lozada, Rose Miller, Kate Watkins Representatives of the Office of Attorney General, Maura Healey Times: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Location: M.I.T., 3rd floor “Open Your Mind to Design Thinking” Attendees will learn about the basics of “design thinking” as a tool that can be used to develop creative and effective solutions to business and social challenges. Interactive group activities will be included to help participants cultivate their design mind Presenter: Suzyn Ornstein, Suffolk University Times: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m.– 1:00 p.m. Location: M.I.T., 3rd floor “Collegiate DECA and How it can Benefit You!” This workshop will be a discussion of the benefits and the differences between high school and colle-giate DECA. Focal points will be discussed on how DECA can benefit you and further your college and professional career. Presenter: Andrew Donnelly, Johnson & Wales University Times: 1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m. Location: M.I.T., 3rd floor

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Alec Romero Executive President

Alec Romero, Executive President, is from Peoria, Arizona where he was a four-year DECA member. Alec's epic DECA experience began his fresh-man year as a member of the Ray-mond S. Kellis DECA chapter. As chapter president his sophomore and junior years, he assisted in the growth of 400+ members, earning the chapter recognition as the 9th largest chapter in the organization in 2014. Alec also served as a 2014-15 State Representative for Arizona DE-CA. Alec aspires to be the Chief Ex-ecutive Officer for a renewable ener-gy, Fortune 500 Company. Reach out to Alec via social media, @alecdeca, to #beDECAepic

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MASSACHUSETTS DECA CHAPTERS

SCHOOL ADVISOR Algonquin Regional High School Tricia Riley Andover High School Karen Stevens Apponequet Regional High School Frank Rosa Barnstable High School Brett Jansen Bartlett High School Maryann Hoenig Bay Path Regional High School Kelsey Spear Bedford High School Justine Flora Beverly High School Kristen Marescalchi Billerica High School John Magliozzi Bristol Plymouth Technical High School Jennifer Karamanian Brockton High School Paula Minchello Burlington High School Krista Anderson CATS Academy Barbara Dove Chelmsford High School Tom Sousa Danvers High School Meghan Beaulieu Dartmouth High School Patricia Kane Dighton Rehoboth High School David Lentz Dracut High School Charles Mone East Bridgewater High School Jo-Ann O’Brien Foxborough High School Jon McCabe Georgetown High School Lisa Ryer Gloucester High School Ann Grassetti Grafton High School David Manning Greater Lawrence Technical High School Cynthia Taibbi Greater Lowell Technical High School Kellie Ready Groton-Dunstable Barbara McNulty Hopedale High School Talitha Oliveri King Philip Regional High School James Dow Lexington High School Bill Cole Lower Pioneer Valley Tech. High School Linda Marr Madison Park Tech. High School Sophia Gurley Manchester-Essex Regional High School Dean Martino Malden Technical High School Frank D’Aloisio Marshfield High School Ashley Stanford Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School Josh Burgoyne Mashpee High School Mike Mannix Methuen High School Jason Symmes

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MASSACHUSETTS DECA CHAPTERS

SCHOOL ADVISOR

Minuteman Technical High School Dean Malerba Nashoba Regional High School Stavros Andreopoulos Nashoba Technical High School Sarah Ricard Natick High School Diane Robin Newburyport High School Christine Simmons Newton South High School Jenna Derkoski Nipmuc Regional High School Gary Perras North Andover High School Peter Marfione Northbridge High School Susan Palmer-Howes Norton High School Heather Albritton Oliver Ames High School Sue Sweeney Pathfinder Regional Tech. High School Ed O’Connor Peabody Memorial High School Lenny Brand Pembroke High School Maryellen Gates Plymouth North High School Katherine Schram Plymouth South Tech. High School Doris Bishop Rockport High School Scott Larsen Scituate High School Ross Maki Somerset Berkley High School Christine Ayer Somerville High School Debbie Allen Southbridge High School Francisco Torres Stoughton High School Linda Ciccatelli Swampscott High School Tim Parachojuk Taunton High School Jesse MacPhail Tewksbury High School Jim Sullivan Triton Regional High School Joe Celia Wachusett High School Peter Crowley Wareham High School Cynthia Sylvia West Boylston High School Shawn Palmi Westford Academy John Rogers Weston High School Corey Guerra Westport High School Kevin Clark Weymouth High School Karen Monahan Whitinsville Christian School Brady Bajema Whitman-Hanson Regional High School Lydia Nelson Wilmington High School Meghan Cool Worcester Technical High School John Foisy

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PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES Thursday, March 10, 2016

TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION 4:45-5:15 pm Series Director Meeting Nantucket 5:00-6:30 pm Dinner (Back Bay, 3rd floor Atrium, Suffolk, Harvard, MIT, Chapter polo shirts Simmons & Brandeis) 6:00-6:30 pm Officer Candidates Meet Salon F 6:00-6:30 pm Advisors only Meeting Brandeis 7:00-8:00 pm Written Events Keynote Salon F 7:00-9:00 pm Advertising Campaign Testing Simmons 7:00-9:00 pm Professional Selling Testing Yarmouth 7:00-9:00 pm Hospitality Prof. Selling Testing Falmouth 7:00-9:00 pm Fashion Promotion Plan Testing Regis & BU 7:00-9:00 pm Financial Consulting Testing Tufts 7:00-9:00 pm Sports & Ent.Pro. Plan Testing Vineyard, Hyannis 7:00-9:00 pm Quiz Bowl Testing Vermont & Maine-5th floor 7:00-9:00 pm Sports & Entertainment Team Exam Back Bay 7:00-9:00 pm Buying & Merchandising Team Back Bay 7:00-9:00 pm Bus. Law & Ethics Team Exam Back Bay 7:00-9:00 pm Financial Services Team Exam Back Bay 7:00-9:00 pm Hospitality Services Team Exam Back Bay 7:00-9:00 pm Marketing Communications Team Back Bay 7:00-9:00 pm Travel & Tourism Team Exam Back Bay 7:00-9:00 pm Accounting MIT 7:00-9:00 pm Apparel & Accessories Dartmouth 7:00-9:00 pm Automotive Services Marketing Fairfield 7:00-9:00 pm Business Finance Series Harvard 7:00-9:00 pm Business Services Marketing Series Arlington 7:00-9:00 pm Food Marketing Series Berkeley 7:00-9:00 pm Hotel & Lodging Series Suffolk 7:00-9:00 pm Human Resource Management Wellesley 7:00-9:00 pm Marketing Management Clarendon 7:00-9:00 pm Quick Serve Management Wellesley 7:00-9:00 pm Restaurant & Food Service Suffolk 7:00-9:00 pm Retail Merchandising Arlington 7:00-9:00 pm Sports & Entertainment Exeter 7:00-9:00 pm Principles of Business Adm. Boylston 7:00-9:00 pm Principles of Finance Boylston 7:00-9:00 pm Personal Financial Literacy Columbus 1 7:00-9:00 pm Principles of Hospitality & Tourism Tremont 7:00-9:00 pm Principles of Marketing Tremont 7:30 pm-end Tabulation Meeting Suite 3415 9:15-10:45 pm Recognition Session Grand Ballroom /SalonEFG 10:45-11:15 pm Written Events Briefing Salon F 11:30 pm Curfew Everyone in assigned rooms Room checks by advisors

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PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES Friday, March 11, 2016 TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION 6:00-8:00 am Buffet Breakfast Gloucester/Back Bay Business attire required 8:00-9:00 am Judge’s Arrival & Reception Marble Foyer, 3rd floor 8:30 am Quiz Bowl Check-in Rhode Island-5th floor 8:30-4:00pm Exhibit Tables 4th floor Atrium 9:00-4:00 pm Quiz Bowl begins Vermont Room-5th floor (open to advisors, seating between rounds) 9:00-10:00 pm Officer Candidate Tables 4th floor Atrium 9:00-4:00 pm Leadership Academy for Boylston (Writtens, ADC, FMP, SEPP Tremont HTPS, FCE & PSE) (refer to schedule & pg. 9) 9:00-4:00 pm Workshops M.I.T., Columbus 1 & 2 (see pg. 12) 9:00-5:00pm Competitive Activities Refer to sched. 9:00-4:00 pm Written Events Check-in Provincetown 11:30-1:30 pm Lunch (meal voucher) students need to pick up 12:00-2:00 pm Judges’ Luncheon St. Botolph’s-2nd floor (meal ticket required) 12:00-2:00 pm Advisors’ & Chaperones’ Luncheon Marble Atrium-3rd floor (meal ticket required) 4:30-5:30 pm Meet Your Candidates Session Salon F (All Voting Delegates) 5:00-6:00 pm Pick-up all manuals/projects Your Judge’s Table 5:30-7:00 pm Dinner Back Bay, 3rd floor Atrium, Business attire required Suffolk, Harvard, MIT Simmons & Brandeis 7:30-9:15 pm Achievement Awards Session Salon EFG 9:30-10:00 pm District 7 Meeting-advisors only Vineyard 9:15-11:15 pm Dance with Spike Entertainment Sheraton Back Bay BR C/D

9:15-11:15 pm K2 Lip Sync Contest Provincetown 11:30 pm Curfew Everyone in assigned rooms Room checks by advisors

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PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES Saturday, March 12, 2016

TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION 8:00-10:00am Buffet Breakfast Back Bay/Gloucester Business attire required 8:00-10:15am Checkout (Advisors only) Front desk 8:00 am Officer Candidates meet Salon F 8:30-9:30am Business & Election Session Salon F (Voting Delegates & Advisors only) Doors will close exactly at 8:30-do not be late! 10:00-2:00 pm Luggage storage District 1 Arlington District 2 Simmons District 3 Sheraton TBA District 4 Berkeley District 5 Wellesley/Suffolk District 6 Clarendon/Dartmouth District 7 Exeter/Fairfield 10:15 am All rooms to be vacated 10:30 am-1 pm Grand Awards Session Grand Ballroom/EFG Chapters dismissed upon bus arrivals 1:30 pm Pick up evaluations & certificates Registration Desk A after Grand Awards Session-Advisors 1:30 pm Silent Auction Basket winner pickup Registration Desk A 1:30 pm Luggage & waiting area for busses Tremont & Boylston 1:30 pm Departure

Congratulations to the following members & chapters who have already earned qualifying spots to the ICDC:

Stock Market Game Qualifiers: Georgetown: Hender Winer, Jack Walsh, Chris Robson, Carmine Palmisano Wachusett: David Roy, Peter Bilzerian, Jacob Sparks Worcester: Synthia Davis Gold level certification in the School Based Enterprise Event: Apponequet Regional, Danvers, Nipmuc, Plymouth North, Plymouth South, Worcester Tech. FIDM Challenge-1st place: Apponequet: Lexi Barbosa and Carley Byers Important: Nobody is to leave the Ballroom until your chapter has been announced from the stage. The Boston Police Department has advised the hotel to release chapters in the order in which their busses are staging. Chap-ters staying later or using private vehicles must leave notification at Registration A.

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EVENT SPONSORS & SCHOLARSHIPS

Bay State College Scholarship awards in: Prin. of Business Mngmt-PBM

Principles of Marketing – PMK Human Resources Mngmt Series-HRM 1st –4th place will each receive $500 towards tuition MASS DECA State Action Team 57 thanks Bay State for hosting their Summer Training! AT&T Aspire Mentoring Academy Principle of Business Management 1st place: $400 2nd place: $300 3rd place: $200 4th place: $100

Hospitality Services Management Team Event 1st place……….$1000 2nd place……….$700 3rd place……….$300

Marriott Copley Hotel

Johnson & Wales University Scholarship awards to any JWU campus in: Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series-AAM Retail Merchandising Series Event-RMS Hospitality Services Team Event-HTDM Travel & Tourism Team Event-TTDM 1st place....$1000 scholarship 2nd place .....$750 scholarship 3rd place......$500 scholarship

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Scholarship awards to FIDM in; Apparel & Accessories Marketing-AAM Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan-FMP 1st place……….$3000

Hotel & Lodging Management Series 1st place……...$500 2nd place……..$350 3rd place……...$150

MA DECA would like to thank:

The Men’s Wearhouse for providing tuxedoes to our State Officers for the Grand Awards Ses-sion, bags for registration and a donation of ties for our silent auction Glitterati for providing Ankeeta’s gown Goodheart-Willcox for donation of advisor textbooks for Silent Auction

Thank you to all of our judges who volunteered their time!

Catapult Ideas Scholarship awards & Preferred Partner Fast Track applications in: Innovation Plan-EIP Independent Business Plan-EIB Startup Business Plan-ESB 1st Place Award: $1,000 Tuition Award 2nd Place Award: $500 Tuition Award 3rd Place Award: Preferred Partner Fast Track Preferred Partner Fast Track applications awards to 1st-4th place qualifiers in: Business Growth Plan-EBG International Business Plan-IBP Franchise Business Plan-EFB

Whiteboard Youth Ventures Grants for any Whiteboard summer programs in: Innovation Plan-EIP Independent Business Plan-EIB Startup Business Plan-ESB Business Growth Plan-EBG International Business Plan-IBP Franchise Business Plan-EFB 1st place: $1500 2nd place: $1200 3rd place: $1000

MA Society of Certified Public Ac-countants; MSCPA Accounting-ACT 1st place………$350

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STATE CONFERENCE AWARDS Individual Series, Principle Events, Personal Financial Literacy, Team Decision Making Events Students participate in three events while at the DECA State Conference:

Event 1: 100 Question Cluster Written Test (Medallions Friday ) Event 2: Oral Role Play (Medallions Friday night) Event 3: Oral Role Play (Medallions Friday night) Top Ten Called to Stage: Plaques for places 5-10, *Trophies for 1, 2, 3, 4 (Saturday)

Fifth place trophies will be awarded in: Principles of Hospitality, Principles of Marketing, Food Market-ing Series, Sports & Entertainment Marketing, Quick Service Restaurant Marketing, Buying & Selling Team Deci-sion Making Event, Travel & Tourism Team Decision Making Event, Community Service Project, Independent Business Plan, Ad Campaign, Sports & Entertainment Promotion Plan

*Certificates of Excellence are awarded to individual participants achieving a minimum of 70 in any testing area

Written Projects: Students are graded on their written project and their presentation of that project. *Professional Selling Event, Financial Consulting, Hospitality Professional Selling Event, Advertising Cam-paign, Sports & Entertainment Promotion Plan Event, Fashion Promotion Plan also take a 100 Question Cluster Written Test. *Event 1: 100 Question Cluster Written Test (Medallions Friday)

Top Ten Called to Stage: Plaques for 5-10, Trophies for 1, 2, 3 and 4 (Saturday) *Fifth place trophies will be awarded in Entrepreneurship Innovation (ENI), Fashion Pro-motion Plan (FMP), Entrepreneurship Written Project (ENW)

FRIDAY NIGHT AWARDS Medallions are awarded to the top three participants earning high scores in Events 1, 2 & 3 in Individual Series, Principle Events, Personal Financial Literacy, the top three teams in Events 1, 2 & 3 in Team Series Events and the top three individuals in Event 1 in the following Events, FCE, HTPS, PSE , ADC, SEPP & FMP

Event 1: 100 Question Cluster Written Test (Medallions Friday) Event 2: Oral Role Play (Medallions Friday night) Event 3: Oral Role Play (Medallions Friday night)

SATURDAY MORNING AWARDS Trophies mean that you earned a spot to ICDC! The top ten overall students in all categor ies will be called on the stage. Trophies are awarded for the *top four in Principle Events, Personal Financial Literacy , Individual Series Events, Team Decision Making Event, and all Written Projects.. Fifth place trophies will be awarded in: Principles of Hospitality, Principles of Marketing, Food Marketing Series, Sports & Entertainment Marketing, Quick Service Restaurant Marketing, Buying & Selling Team Decision Making Event, Travel & Tour-ism Team Decision Making Event, Community Service Project, Independent Business Plan, Ad Campaign, Sports & Entertainment Promotion Plan

The first place team in Quiz Bowl qualifies to attend ICDC in one of the offered Leadership Academies. All on-line event qualifiers earning a spot to ICDC will be announced at this time also. Winners qualify to attend the International Conference to be held in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Donna McFadden, Chartered Association Advisor Massachusetts DECA

Bunker Hill Community College 250 Rutherford Ave., Box 101

Boston, MA 02129 617-228-2024

dmcfadden@bhcc.mass.edu www.madeca.org

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