2023 State Leadership & Recognition Conference:
April 14 -16 in Virginia Beach
The 2023 State Leadership & Recognition Conference, including the STAR Events competitions, will be held in Virginia Beach on April 14 – 16. Begin planning now to attend!
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
General information for the state conference is available below and should be reviewed carefully before beginning the registration process. Registration for the 2023 conference will open in January 2023. The conference will be filled with entertaining general sessions, career and college information, informative workshops, competition, scholarships and awards, and much more!
Contact for questions about the state conference:
Connie Rhoton
crhoton@mecc.edu
Contact for questions about competitive events:
Deborah Will
debbiewillFCCLA@comcast.net
Dates for Future Conferences
These are tentative dates pending finalization of meeting space contracts:
April 12-14, 2024
April 4-6, 2025
2023 Conference Information & Forms
AGENDA AND IMPORTANT GENERAL INFORMATION: (updated 2/6/23)
Click the text above to download important details related to registration cost, descriptions of sessions and workshops, and opportunities for involvement. Please review this document carefully before starting the registration process. Conference forms (required and optional) are provided in the column to the right. Check below for new information about discounts to a variety of attractions and restaurants available for attendees.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:
Instructions for registering your chapter in the online site
Use this link to register online for the 2023 state conference
HOTEL RESERVATION FORMS ~ available below
To begin, review this list of hotels holding room blocks for our groups. This information is also found on page 5 of the Conference General Information document above.
List of Hotels with 2023 FCCLA Blocks (updated 2/16/23)
Select your top choice based on which best meets your needs (bus parking, up to 6 in a room, short walk to VBCC, price, etc.). It is important to stay in these hotels since they support FCCLA by holding the rooms until our February 15 deadline.
Reservation forms are sent directly to the hotel, not to Virginia FCCLA. Each adviser is responsible for working with their selected hotel to meet payment deadlines with a credit card or school check.
ALL HOTEL RESERVATION FORMS – (Costa Azul form revised 2/4/23; Sandcastle Resort added as new FCCLA hotel on 2/16/23) This document provides reservation forms to all hotels in the FCCLA contract. Forms for each individual hotel are provided below. If you need to access housing forms in a Google Doc format, click here and open the file labeled VA FCCLA FORMS and then open the “State Conference folder”.
DoubleTree by Hilton Virginia Beach – Headquarters Hotel
Costa Azul Suites – (revised 2/4/23 – use this version)
Comfort Suites Beachfront – SOLD OUT AS OF 2/16/23
Country Inn & Suites – SOLD OUT AS OF 2/28/23
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott
Holiday Inn Express – SOLD OUT AS OF 2/17/23
SpringHill Suites
Sandcastle Resort – New Hotel added 2/16/23; accepting reservations
ATTRACTION AND RESTAURANT DISCOUNTS
Virginia Beach Aquarium Discount Tickets – Youth Groups Process
VIRGINIA BEACH LIVE THE LIFE PASS The Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau is providing access to the “Live the Life” Pass for our conference attendees. Use the QR code to download the LTL Pass and begin savings at various attractions and restaurants in the city.
SLIDESHOWS FROM RECENT STATE CONFERENCES
(pdf format)
CONFERENCE FORMS
The forms below are in MSWord format. If you need to access conference forms in a Google Docs format, click here and open the file labeled VA FCCLA FORMS and then open the “State Conference folder”.
ADVISER RESPONSIBILITY FORM (required) (MSWord version)
STUDENT MEDICAL & CONDUCT FORM (required) (MSWord version) This form is required for each student attendee.
ADVISERS’ CHECKLIST (MSWord version)
Use this form as a resource to meet deadlines and complete important conference preparation tasks.
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT FORM (MSWord version)
Download this form to recognize up to 3 senior members for outstanding FCCLA involvement. (Due March 15)
HOSTS FOR GENERAL SESSIONS FORM (MSWord version)
Download this form to volunteer students to serve as hosts for conference general sessions.
SLRC OUTREACH DONATION FORM (MSWord version)
Download this form to support the 2023 conference Outreach Project and be recognized for that support. (Due March 15)
REFUND REQUEST FORM (MSWORD version) Download this document to request a refund for a conference registration. STAR Events fees are non-refundable.
PRESS RELEASE (MSWORD version)
Available now: Download this document to edit for use in publicizing your chapter’s participation in the conference.
CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION
(MSWORD version)
Download this fillable certificate to recognize your participants.
VIRGINIA FCCLA 2023 CONFERENCE DRESS CODE
Follow this revised Virginia FCCLA Dress Code for the 2023 State Leadership & Recognition Conference.
VIRGINIA FCCLA STATE CONFERENCE BANQUET ATTIRE EXAMPLES
The above link will give pictorial examples of appropriate attire for the Banquet/Gala at the state conference.
