BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.12//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:246@event925.com DTSTART:20270128T190000Z DTEND:20270130T190000Z DTSTAMP:20261107T071732Z URL:https://event925.com/events/2027-state-career-development-conference-s tate-cdc/ SUMMARY:2027 State Career Development Conference (State CDC) DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2027 Sta te Career Development Conference\nThe 2027 Georgia DECA State Career Devel opment Conference (State CDC) is Georgia DECA’s statewide conference for affiliated student members and advisors\, combining competitive events wi th leadership sessions and workshops. It runs January 28–30\, 2027\, at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta\, with conference programming scheduled from Thu rsday afternoon through Saturday morning.\nCompetition\nCompetition is a c entral part of State CDC\, covering Principles of Business Administration\ , Individual Series\, Team Decision Making\, Business Operations Research\ , Project Management\, Integrated Marketing Campaign\, Professional Sellin g\, Personal Financial Literacy\, Entrepreneurship\, and School-Based Ente rprise competition. DECA describes association-level Career Development Co nferences as the stage where members compete for the opportunity to repres ent their association at ICDC.\nDates\, venue and cost\nThe conference beg ins at 2 p.m. Thursday\, January 28\, and concludes at 11 a.m. Saturday\, January 30\, with competitions\, sessions\, and workshops at the Hyatt Reg ency Atlanta\, 265 Peachtree Street. Georgia DECA currently lists registra tion at $90 for students and advisors\, $60 for chaperones or Friday-only Middle School Day participants\, and housing at $235 per room per night\; registration includes conference admission\, materials\, and a T-shirt.\nI mportant deadlines\nThe current official schedule lists October 30\, 2026 as the registration deadline for state-qualifying testing\, with testing h eld November 10–13. State CDC registration is due December 11\, written- event manuals are due January 8\, 2027\, and payment is due January 15\; l ate payment carries a 5% fee or $50 minimum.\nWhat comes next\nState CDC s its on the pathway toward DECA’s International Career Development Confer ence (ICDC). For 2027\, ICDC is scheduled for April 17–20 in Anaheim\, C alifornia\, and Georgia DECA says attendees competing there must have earn ed an eligible slot for competitive events\, academies\, or campaigning.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://event925.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/ georgia-confer.jpg CATEGORIES:Competition,Conference,Workshop LOCATION:Hyatt Regency Atlanta\, 265 Peachtree Street NE\, Atlanta\, Georg ia\, 30303\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=265 Peachtree Street NE\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30303\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Hyatt Regency Atlanta:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR