Pennsylvania State Chapter

Future Business Leaders of America

2018STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

April 9-April 11,2018

Student Accountability Journal

The State Leadership Conference is an educational experience—an extension of the learning done in your classrooms at school and an extension of the educational activities conducted by your chapter. This student accountability journal will document your attendance at and participation in many of the learning activities and other requirements at the 2018 State Leadership Conference.

Now that you have reviewed the conference schedule and workshop descriptions, you should create a schedule of activities that you will attend above and beyond the required events at the SLC. The following is suggested:

  1. If you are not a voting delegate, it is suggested that you complete 8hoursof optional activities at the SLC and document your attendance by summarizing what you see and hear at those sessions.
  1. If you are serving as a voting delegate, it is suggested that you complete 6 hours of optional activities at the SLC.
  1. If you are a Member at Large, it is suggested that you complete 10hoursof optional activities at the SLC and document your attendance by summarizing what you see and hear at those sessions.
  1. If you are a competitor in an event that requires you to be sequestered, your ability to attend optional events may be limited based on how long you are sequestered, and you should speak to your adviser about his/her expectations.

Your required sessions are:

  1. Opening Session, April 9, 8:30p-10:30p
  2. Awards Program, April 10,7:00p-10:30p
  3. Your Competitive Event

If you are a voting delegate, you are required to attend:

  1. Campaign Rally, April 9, 6:30p-8:00p
  2. Campaign Booths, April 10, between 9:00a-12:00p
  3. Voting Session, April 10, between 12:30-2:15p
  4. Business Session, April 10, 3:15p-4:15p

Your optional activities will include:

  1. Visiting the campaign booths (you may claim no more than 15 minutes for visiting the booths)
  2. Visiting with exhibitors to discuss career options, college requirements, and educational opportunities for your post-secondary education(you may claim the amount of time you actually spend discussing your career plans and options with one or more post-secondary representatives up to a maximum of 30total minutes in this area)
  3. Attending workshops (you may claim 45 minutes for each workshop you attend)
  4. Participating in open competitive events on Tuesday, April 10, 9:15a-11:45a (see the Conference App for event choices; you may claim the amount of time you actually test)
  5. Sitting in as a spectator in one of the following performance events (you may claim the actual time

you spend viewing the event; see the Conference App for times and room locations):

a. Monday, April 9(finalpreliminary performances)

HL(Hershey Lodge),HH(Hotel Hershey), HB (Hotel Hershey/Harvest Building), HC(Hotel Hershey Cottage Building)

(business attire/name badge required)

i.Public Speaking, 9:00a-11:15a (preliminary performances) (HL)

ii.Business Ethics, 9:00a-12:00p(preliminaryperformances) (HH)

iii.Client Service, 9:00a-12:00p (preliminary performances)(HB)

iv.Emerging Business Issues, 9:00a-12:15p (preliminary performances)(HC)

v.Coding and Programming, 9:00a-12:30p (final performances)(HH)

vi.Digital Video Production, 9:00a-12:45p (final performances)(HL)

vii.Graphic Design, 9:00a-12:45p (preliminary performances) (HH)

viii.American Enterprise Project, 9:00a-1:00p (final performances)(HL)

ix.Business Financial Plan, 9:00a-1:00p (final performances) (HL)

x.Business Plan, 9:00a-1:00p (final performances)(HL)

xi.Community Service Project, 9:00a-1:00p (final performances) (HL)

xii.E-Business, 9:00a-1:00p (final performances)(HL)

xiii.Electronic Career Portfolio, 9:00a-1:00p (final performances)(HL)

xiv.Web Site Design, 9:00a-1:00p (final performances) (HL)

xv.Introduction to Public Speaking, 12:15p-2:00p (preliminary performances) (HL)

xvi.Broadcast Journalism, 1:15p-5:00p (final performances)(HH)

xvii.Impromptu Speaking, 1:15p-4:15p (preliminary performances)(HH/HB)

xviii.Publication Design, 1:15p-5:00p (preliminary performances) (HH)

xix.Computer Game and Simulation Programming, 1:45p-5:30p (final performances) (HH)

xx.3D Animation, 2:45p-5:00p (final performances) (HL)

xxi.Sales Presentation, 2:45p-6:00p (final performances) (HL)

xxii.Social Media Campaign, 2:45p-6:00p (final performances)(HL)

xxiii.Partnership with Business Project, 2:45p-6:15p (final performances) (HL)

xxiv.Banking and Financial Systems, 2:45p-6:45p (final performances) (HL)

xxv.Entrepreneurship, 2:45p-6:45p (final performances) (HL)

xxvi.Global Business, 2:45p-6:45p, (final performances)(HL)

xxvii.Introduction to Business Presentation, 2:45p-6:45p (final performances)(HL)

xxviii.Management Decision Making, 2:45p-6:45p (final performances) (HL)

xxix.Management Information Systems, 2:45p-6:45p (final performances) (HL)

xxx.Mobile Application Development, 2:45p-6:45p (final performances)(HL)

xxxi.Public Service Announcement, 2:45p-6:45p (final performances)(HL)

  1. Tuesday, April 10(final performances)

i.Introduction to Public Speaking, 8:00a-10:30a (HL)

ii.Client Service, 8:00a-10:45a (HH)

iii.Help Desk, 8:00a-10:45a (HL)

iv.Impromptu Speaking, 8:00a-11:30a (HL)

v.Public Speaking, 8:00a-11:30a (HL)

vi.Publication Design, 8:00a-12:00p (HL)

vii.Business Ethics, 8:00a-12:15p (HL)

viii.Emerging Business Issues, 8:00a-12:15p (HL)

ix.Graphic Design, 8:00a-12:15p (HH)

x.Parliamentary Procedure, 8:00a-12:15p (HL)

xi.Hospitality Management, 8:00a-12:30p (HH)

xii.Marketing, 8:00a-12:30p (HB)

xiii.Sports and Entertainment Management, 8:00a-12:30p (HB)

xiv.Network Design, 8:00a-12:45p (HL)

Attend one or more workshops on either Monday, April 9, or Tuesday, April 10. Your options are: (see Conference App for descriptions and room locations):

Monday, April 9

  1. Business Etiquette, 9:00a
  2. Finding Your Passion and Turning it Into a Career, 9:00a
  3. Save & Invest PA, 9:00a; 10:00a
  4. Strategic Marketing for “Linksters”, 9:00a; 10:00a
  5. Occupation Regulation, 9:00a; 12:00p
  6. College & Life Preparedness 101, 9:00a; 10:00a; 11:00a; 12:00p
  7. College Admissions Today: It’s All About U, 10:00a; 11:00a
  8. Internships for College Credit – The Easiest Class You Will Every Take, 10:00a; 11:00a; 12:00p
  9. Negotiating to Win, 10:00a; 11:00a
  10. Critical Elements for Job Search Materials, 11:00a; 12:00p
  11. Building Successful Personal and Business Leadership Skills: Starting NOW! 11:00a; 1:00p
  12. How to Shine in an Interview! 12:00p; 1:00p
  13. Finding the Right Fit: Choosing a Major, 1:00p
  14. How to Dress for Success, 1:00p
  15. Entrepreneurs: How to Finance Your Business Ideas and

Make Your First MILLION with NO MONEY DOWN, 2:00p

  1. Exploring Superheroes as a Mechanism for Entrepreneurial Creativity, 2:00p; 3:00p
  2. How to Come Up with a Business Idea While in High School, 3:00p
  3. Choosing the Right College, 4:00p
  4. PFEW: Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week 2018, 4:00p

Tuesday, April 10

  1. Reverse-Engineering Your Story, 8:15a; 9:15a
  2. Tips for Effective Presentation Skills, 8:15a; 1:15p
  3. Community Engagement as Experiential Learning, 9:15a (Adviser Session)
  4. Online Resources for Teaching Accounting, 10:15a (Adviser Session)
  5. Creating a Personal Brand, 10:15a
  6. Finding the Right Fit: Choosing a Major, 11:15a
  7. A Guide to Being a Young Leader in an Old Person’s World, 11:15a
  8. Supply, Chain Management: Careers and Opportunities, 12:15p; 1:15p; 2:15p
  9. Communication Nation, 12:15p
  10. Entrepreneurs: How to Finance Your Business Ideas and

Make Your First MILLION with NO MONEY DOWN, 12:15p

  1. Managing Generational Differences with Emotional Intelligence, 12:15p
  2. Sales as a Career, 12:15p
  3. PFEW – Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week 2018, 1:15p; 2:15p
  4. Occupational Regulation, 1:15p; 2:15p
  5. Pathways & Passions: Finding the Perfect Major for YOU! 1:15p; 2:15p
  6. Careers in Accounting: Not as Boring as You Might Think, 1:15p; 2:15p
  7. How to Come Up with a Business Idea While in High School, 1:15p; 2:15p
  8. Avoiding Scans and ID theft – Student Edition, 1:15p; 2:15p
  9. How to Dress for Success, 1:15p; 2:15p
  10. Choosing the Right College, 1:15p; 2:15p
  11. How to Set Goals Today and Discover Your Hidden Network to

Achieving Your Future Tomorrow, 1:15p; 2:15p

  1. Finding Your Passion and Turning it Into a Career, 1:15p; 2:15p
  2. Mastering Sales. Building Relationships. Molding Professionals, 1:15p
  3. Mastering Negotiations, 2:15p
  4. Meeting and Event Technology, 1:15p; 2:15p
  5. Projecting a Positive Professional Image, 2:15p

Journal

Required Activities:

Your Competitive Event: ______(name)

(summarize what was on your test/interview/performance)

Opening General Session

(summarize what occurred at this session)

Awards Program

(summarize what occurred at this session)

Campaign Rally(only if voting delegate)

(summarize what occurred at this session)

Business Session(only if voting delegate)

(summarize what occurred at this session)

Campaign Booths(mandatory if voting delegate; optional for all other members)

(summarize what occurred at this session)

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

Open Competitive Events:

Total Time Spent in This Activity:______hours______minutes

Indicate the tests that you took; summarize what was on your test.

Performance Event Name:______

Date Attended:______April 9______April 10
Total Time Spent in This Activity:______hours______minutes
Describe what you saw in this event; include items such as content of presentation; performers’ names/schools; your impression of the competitors.

Performance Event Name:______

Date Attended:______April 9______April 10
Total Time Spent in This Activity:______hours______minutes

Describe what you saw in this event; include items such as content of presentation; performers’ names/schools; your impression of the competitors.

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Performance Event Name:______

Date Attended:______April 9 ______April 10
Total Time Spent in This Activity:______hours______minutes
Describe what you saw in this event; include items such as content of presentation; performers’ names/schools; your impression of the competitors.

Performance Event Name:______

Date Attended:______April 9 ______April 10
Total Time Spent in This Activity:______hours______minutes
Describe what you saw in this event; include items such as content of presentation; performers’ names/schools; your impression of the competitors.

Performance Event Name:______

Date Attended:______April 9______April 10
Total Time Spent in This Activity:______hours______minutes
Describe what you saw in this event; include items such as content of presentation; performers’ names/schools; your impression of the competitors.

Performance Event Name:______

Date Attended:______April 9 ______April 10
Total Time Spent in This Activity:______hours______minutes
Describe what you saw in this event; include items such as content of presentation; performers’ names/schools; your impression of the competitors.

Workshop Name:______

Date Attended:______April 9 ______April 10
Total Time Spent in This Activity:______hours______minutes
Describe what occurred in this workshop. Indicate the presenter(s) name. Scan the QR Code or ask the facilitator for a signature.

Workshop Name:______

Date Attended:______April 9______April 10
Total Time Spent in This Activity:______hours______minutes
Describe what occurred in this workshop. Indicate the presenter(s) name. Scan the QR Code or ask the facilitator for a signature.

Workshop Name:______

Date Attended:______April 9______April 10
Total Time Spent in This Activity:______hours______minutes
Describe what occurred in this workshop. Indicate the presenter(s) name. Scan the QR Code or ask the facilitator for a signature.

Workshop Name:______

Date Attended:______April 9______April 10
Total Time Spent in This Activity:______hours______minutes
Describe what occurred in this workshop. Indicate the presenter(s) name. Scan the QR Code or ask the facilitator for a signature.

Workshop Name:______

Date Attended:______April 9 ______April 10
Total Time Spent in This Activity:______hours______minutes
Describe what occurred in this workshop. Indicate the presenter(s) name. Scan the QR Code or ask the facilitator for a signature.

Workshop Name:______

Date Attended:______April 9______April 10
Total Time Spent in This Activity:______hours______minutes
Describe what occurred in this workshop. Indicate the presenter(s) name. Scan the QR Code or ask the facilitator for a signature.

Workshop Name:______

Date Attended:______April 9 ______April 10
Total Time Spent in This Activity:______hours______minutes
Describe what occurred in this workshop. Indicate the presenter(s) name. Scan the QR Code or ask the facilitator for a signature.

Workshop Name: ______

Date Attended: ______April 9 ______April 10
Total Time Spent in This Activity: ______hours ______minutes
Describe what occurred in this workshop. Indicate the presenter(s) name. Scan the QR Code or ask the facilitator for a signature.

Visiting with Post-Secondary Representatives:______

Date Attended:______April 9 ______April 10
Total Time Spent in This Activity:______hours______minutes
Identify the exhibitor (by name and school) with whom you discussed your college/career options, college requirements, and educational opportunities; the amount of time you spent with each; and briefly describe what you learned. The post-secondary representative’s signature with verification of time spent is required for this area.

Visiting with Post-Secondary Representatives:______

Date Attended: ______April 9 ______April 10
Total Time Spent in This Activity: ______hours ______minutes
Identify the exhibitor (by name and school) with whom you discussed your college/career options, college requirements, and educational opportunities; the amount of time you spent with each; and briefly describe what you learned. The post-secondary representative’s signature with verification of time spent is required for this area.

Based on your adviser’s requirements, submit to your adviser documenting your activities at the State Leadership Conference.

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