The State Career Development Conference will be held
February 6-8, 2026, in Bay City, Michigan at the DoubleTree.
The cost is $360 for each person based on housing with two in a room. The cost is $260 for each person for three or four in a room.
Advisors' cost is $360 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 6, 2026 (Business Casual attire)
2:00 pm Pre-Conference Tours (optional)
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
Immediately - Testing Session
Saturday, February 7, 2026 (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 8, 2026 (Professional Dress)
9:00 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
You are solely responsible for reviewing the event guidelines for your event. The Event Guidelines will be added here when available.
The deadline to register will be announced shortly but plan for no later than March 10, 2026.
Location: Louisville, Kentucky - The specific location will be announced shortly.
ALL HOTEL RESERVATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED BY THE NATIONAL OFFICE
ADDITIONAL DEADLINES:
Prepared Events must be submitted online
Deadline for Registration Changes
Deadline for Refunds
DECA GUIDE FOR 2026 (link to be added shortly)
If you need to make a payment for registration, sponsoring or a general donation please use the link below. Thank you for your support!