2023 NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
June 27 - July 2, 2023
Atlanta, Georgia
The following are the key dates for the local FBLA Advisers only.
April 10, 2023 Update
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April 10th - NLC Housing Opens. Vermont is state-managed with one block of rooms. If you haven't already, reach out to executivedirector.vt.fbla@gmail.com with your room requests. There are no guarantees of availability after April 9th.
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May 3rd - BAA Capstone Competitive Review Deadline. Students will register with their FBLA Advisers.
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May 9th - NLC Registration Deadline for Competitors & Competitive Event Non-Production Test Assets Submission Deadline by Local Advisers (uploaded into Blue Panda).
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May 12th - Competitor Registration Verification by State Director into Blue Panda & Adviser Wall of Fame for Individuals with 20 Years of Service to FBLA.
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May 15th - National Officer Candidate Application Deadline (Due by 5:oo PM ET)
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May 16th - NLC Registration Deadline for Non-Competitors & NLC Housing Deadline (state-managed) & Production Test Asset Submission Deadline by Local Advisers into Blue Panda.
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June 25th - Virtual Interviews with National Officer Candidates from 1:00 to 4:00 pm ET (Candidate, Local Adviser, and State Director are encouraged to attend).
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June 1st - Deadline for BAA Recognition at NLC.
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June 6th - NLC Late Registration Deadline ($250 per member and $150 per adviser/chaperone) & Competitive Event Change Deadline #1 ($25 per change).
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June 16th - NLC Payment Deadline.
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June 20th - Competitive Event Change Deadline #2 ($75 per change).
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Prior to NLC - Competitive Event Change Deadline #3 ($200 per change).
April 1, 2023 Update
Information/Key Dates
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Registration opened on March 1, 2023
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Competitor registration is due by May 9, 2023, by the local advisers
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Housing requests are due to your State Office by May 12, 2023
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NLC scholarship is due by April 15, 2023 (Link will be provided once provided by the national office)
Registration
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Registration opened on March 1
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Registration fees
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Student - $195
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Adviser/Chaperone - $100
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Judge - $0
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Competitive Events
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The top 4 finishers from SLC advance to NLC, 5th place serves as the alternate
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A copy of the complete SLC placement can be found in the shareable Google folder (Link send to Advisers)
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A competitor can only compete in one individual and one team event at the national level
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Go into the Google document and place a Y/N next to the student name in your chapter if they plan to advance to nationals for that event or not. This will "free up" additional competitors below the top three students to compete if they choose to.
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Prejudge materials submission - by 4:00 pm on April 28, 2023
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Local advisers will upload the files in Blue Panda
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Events requiring uploading prejudge submissions include: American Enterprise Project, Business Ethics, Business Financial Plan, Business Plan, Community Service Project, Digital Animation, Digital Video Production, Future Business Leader, Job Interview, Local Chapter Annual Business Report, Partnership with Business Project
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Production event materials (Computer Applications, Database Design and Applications, Spreadsheet Applications and Word Processing) must be in the sharable folder from the State Office by 4:00 pm on May 5, 2023
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Schedules of the competitive events at NLC
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Adviser Duty Assignments - send an email to executivedirector.vt.fbla@gmail.com to offer to help as each state is required to do so! Your name will be passed on to the national office for assignment.
Housing
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ALL housing requests need to be processed through the state office. Complete your housing request by May 12, 2023
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Vermont FBLA will be at the:
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Courtyard Downtown Atlanta, 133 Carnegie Way NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
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Advisers and students MUST stay in an FBLA NLC hotel in order to be eligible for competition. If you are found to not be staying at an NLC official hotel (AirBnB, condo, VRBO, etc.) you will face disqualification.
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Nightly rate is $266.86/night (including state/local/city taxes). Vermont schools may not be considered tax-exempt in Georgia.
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The hotel WILL have a shuttle to the Convention Center
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Looking for a roommate? Enter your chapter information and rooming needs on the NLC Roomsharing Sheet
Questions? Contact Krista Chadwick, State Director, Vermont FBLA at executivedirector.vt.fbla@gmail.com