State Career Development Conference
The State Career Development Conference will be held
February 5-7, 2027, in Bay City, Michigan at the DoubleTree.
The cost is $375 for each person based on housing with two in a room. The cost is $275 for each person for three or four in a room.
Advisors' cost is $275 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 5, 2027 (Business Casual attire)
2:00 pm Pre-Conference Tours (optional)
3:00 pm Registration begins
4:00 pm Room Check-In
4:00 pm Delta Planetarium - Free show for the first 140 students - (must check in for your conference badge for entry)
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
Immediately following community event - Testing Session
Saturday, February 6, 2027 (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
3:30 pm Delta Planetarium Public show $5 with name badge
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm DECA Downs at the State Theatre
Sunday, February 7, 2027 (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
Conference Policies
You are solely responsible for reviewing the event guidelines for your event. The Event Guidelines can be accessed here.
- ALL DEADLINES WILL BE ADHERED TO. PLAN ACCORDINGLY. NO EXCEPTIONS!
- ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGES TO REGISTRATION AFTER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2026, MIDNIGHT EDT.
- ALL STUDENTS MUST ARRIVE ON FRIDAY AND CHECK-IN THEMSELVES FOR REGISTRATION. ANYONE NOT CHECKED IN ON FRIDAY EVENING WILL BE CONSIDERED A NO SHOW AND DROPPED FROM THE CONFERENCE. ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND ALL SESSIONS.
- REGISTRATION IS $375 for TWO in a ROOM. $275 for three or four in a room. (subject to change until December 1, 2027)
- Registration, the housing list, and payments are due January 20, 2027 at 5:00 pm. NO EXCEPTIONS
- Students may register for one Individual Case Study Event and one Team Case Study Event or Prepared Business Presentation Event as indicated in the registration tool.
- EVENT POLICY: Any event with fewer than 4 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 after January 20, 2027.
- Dues must be submitted and paid or processed with payment pending to the national office before
- February 1, 2027.
- ALL 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.
DEADLINES FOR CDC
December 1, 2026 Registration opens
January 20, 2027 Registration ends & Housing list is due.
All registrations must be paid in full. No Refunds after this date.
TBD
Online Testing opens (available from 8:00 am until 10:00 pm each day)
January 25, 2027 Online submission for Prepared Events Open
February 1, 2027 All Dues must be submitted and paid.
International Career Development Conference
Friday, April 9 to 12, 2027 - Austin, Texas
Download the registration guide (coming soon).
Deadlines to attend ICDC:
- February 1, 2027 | Midnight - Dues must be paid in full to DECA, Inc.
- TBD | Midnight - Housing due to DECA, Inc.
- TBD | Midnight - Registration due to DECA, Inc.
- TBD | 10:00 am EST - Submission for Prepared Events opens
- TBD | 5:00 pm - Last day to make system changes to registration/events/housing
- TBD | 11:59 pm EST - Submission for Prepared Events closes
- TBD | Midnight - Final payment for registration & housing due to DECA, Inc. without additional charges
- TBD | Midnight - Last day to cancel hotel to be eligible for a refund. Must be submitted in writing by the chapter advisor only
- April 9, 2026 | 4:00 pm Check-in Begins
- April 9, 2026 | 5:30 pm Mandatory State Meeting - Location to be determined
- Must attend on-site state meeting at 8:30 pm on Saturday night.
- Michigan Collegiate DECA Members must be qualified at State CDC.
- Must pay their dues before February 1, 2026.
- Registration must be submitted through your chapter advisor. All registration goes through the National Office, and you will need to pay in full prior to arrival.
- The registration fee is $150* per person. Late fee of $15* is added after TBD and any registration not paid in full by TBD. *Subject to change.
- The hotel is arranged by the national office and due at the time of registration. Rooms are $TBD per room per night including taxes and fees. The cost is the same based on single, double, triple, or quad occupancy. Deadline is TBD.
- Testing will be held on-site. On Sunday, April 11, 2027.
- Conduct and Dress Code is available here.
- Participant Qualifications are available for view here.
Location: TBD
ALL HOTEL RESERVATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED BY THE NATIONAL OFFICE
DECA GUIDE FOR 2026 - Available soon
For Event Topics for Prepared Events - available soon
Accommodation request we want to make every opportunity available for our members needing accommodations to participate in ICDC. An online form is at deca.org/
cicdcaccommodationrequests to identify students that need accommodations. It is
critical that we receive the form by TBD in order to arrange appropriate services.
