About
In April 2016, Collegiate DECA will host its International Career Development Conference in Washington, DC - bringing approximately 1,500 college students to the city. These high-achieving, business-minded students will be participating in Collegiate DECA’s Competitive Events Program in which they will present projects to business professionals or engage in business simulations.
Collegiate DECA offers over 25 different competitive event categories for students to participate in. In order for the conference to operate properly, over 200 volunteers from the Washington, DC area are needed to judge and evaluate student presentations. Students will be competing in events such as:
- Accounting
- Banking
- Entrepreneurship (Starting a New Business)
- Entrepreneurship (Growing an Existing Business)
- Emerging Technology Marketing Strategies
- Hotel and Lodging
- International Marketing
- Professional Sales
All volunteers will receive training, breakfast, lunch, free parking at the conference site, and a certificate of appreciation to help document community service hours.
Collegiate DECA International Career Development Conference
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016
Location: Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel
Commitment: (varies by event) 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM; 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
# of Student Attendees: 1,500
# of Volunteer Judges Needed: 200
About DECA
DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. With more than 200,000 members in 5,000 chapters across 50 states and nine countries, DECA is a powerful instructional program that brings the classroom to life. DECA enhances the classroom experience and empowers the teacher-advisor to make learning relevant with exciting, challenging learning programs that integrate into classroom instruction, apply learning, connect to business and promote competition.
These programs include college and business partnerships, competitive events, educational conferences, publications and school-based enterprises. They provide the potential for travel, recognition and awards for learning classroom content – a tremendous motivator for student members. As a result, DECA members acquire important knowledge and skills needed to be college and career ready, challenging them to become academically prepared, community oriented, professionally responsible, experienced leaders.
In its 65-year history, DECA has touched the lives of more than 10 million students, educators, school administrators and business professionals. DECA Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit student organization recognized by the United States Congress, the United States Department of Education and state and international departments of education. DECA Inc. receives no government funding.
Shifts (2)
Shift | Start Time | End Time | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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All Day Shift | 9:00am (ET) | 6:00pm (ET) | Volunteers will judge and evaluate student presentations. | 0/110 | Over |
Afternoon Shift | 4:00pm (ET) | 7:00pm (ET) | Volunteers will listen to and evaluate pitches to launch new businesses or listen to and evaluate sales pitches. | 0/45 | Over |