State Career Development Conference
The State Career Development Conference will be held February 7-9, 2025, in Bay City, Michigan at the Double Tree.
The cost is $350 for each person based on housing with two in a room.
Advisors' cost is $350 for a king room, all family and guests must be registered on housing.
The fee for guest meals is $40.
Read the conference policies below.
Tentative Schedule:
Friday, February 7, 2025 (Casual attire)
4:00 pm Room Check-In & Registration begins
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm On-site Testing
7:00 pm Seating begins for opening session
7:00 pm All Prepared events due
7:30 pm Open Session begins
9:30 pm Community Service Event
11:00 pm - Midnight Testing Session
Saturday, February 8, 2025 (Professional Dress)
8:00 am Event Prep begins for Team Events
8:30 am Event Prep begins for Individual Events
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Social Event
Sunday, February 9, 2025 (Professional Dress)
8:30 am Advisor's meeting
10:00 am Voting begins, awards session seating opens, and breakfast buffet opens
11:00 am Award session
12 pm Check-out and departure
Conference Policies
Please review event guidelines as several changes have been made!
- REGISTRATION IS $350 for TWO in a ROOM.
- The housing list is due mid-January. Additional charges may be incurred for rooms secured after our housing list is due.
- Students may register for one individual event and one team event.
- UPDATED POLICY: Any event with fewer than 5 participants may not be held. If we hold the event, you must score above 70% to qualify for ICDC, and only medals will be issued.
- No refunds will be issued once we finalize our numbers with the hotel.
- Dues must be submitted and paid or processed with payment pending to the national office before February 1, 2024.
- Students and Advisors are required to stay at the conference property.
- Professional Dress: Business suit or professional attire. No jeans, sweatpants, shirt shirts, t-shirts, no tennis shoes.
Dress Casual: Polo, dress shirt, pants, skirt, and kakis are acceptable. No jeans, sweatpants, shirt shirts, t-shirts, no tennis shoes.
Causal wear: Jeans, t-shirts, sweatshirts, and sweatpants. No club wear that shows mid-sections or could be deemed inappropriate for business.
International Career Development Conference
April 5-8, 2025 - San Francisco
The deadline to register is March 7, 2025, at 5:00 pm*
- Must attend on-site state meeting at 7:30 pm to receive conference registration materials.
- Michigan Collegiate DECA Members must be qualified at State CDC.
- Must pay their dues before February 1, 2025.
- Registration must be submitted through your chapter advisor. All registration goes through the National Office and you will need to be paid in full by April 1, 2025.
- Registration is $145* when registered by March 7, 2025 after an additional $15 per person will be added.
- Hotel is arranged by the national office and due at the time of registration. Rooms are $259 (plus tax of 16.25% + 73 cents) per night for single, double, triple or quad.
- Hotel fees are due in full by April 1, 2025.
Location: San Francisco Marriott Marquis, 780 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103
ALL HOTEL RESERVATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED BY THE NATIONAL OFFICE - ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE PAID IN FULL NO LATER THAN APRIL 1, 2025.
