State Conference

2024 State Leadership & Recognition Conference:
April 12-14 in Virginia Beach

The 2024 State Leadership & Recognition Conference, including the STAR Events competitions, will be held in Virginia Beach on April 12-14. Begin planning now to attend!

General information for the state conference will be available below in mid-November, to be reviewed carefully before beginning the registration process. Registration for the 2024 conference will open in January 2024. 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

AGENDA AND IMPORTANT GENERAL INFORMATION: (coming in November)
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 information about discounts to a variety of attractions and restaurants available for attendees.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:
Instructions for registering your chapter in the online site – Online site is closed. To register after April 1, contact Connie Rhoton: crhoton@mecc.edu.

Use this link to register online for the 2024 state conference:
(coming in January)

HOTEL RESERVATION FORMS ~available in mid-November

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 2024 FCCLA Blocks (coming in November)
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
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”. (coming in January)

DoubleTree by Hilton Virginia Beach – Headquarters Hotel
list of remaining hotels coming in January

ATTRACTION AND RESTAURANT DISCOUNTS
Virginia Beach Aquarium Discount Tickets – Youth Groups Process

VIDEOS FROM RECENT STATE CONFERENCES

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”. (coming in January)

ADVISER RESPONSIBILITY FORM (required) (MSWord version) (coming in January)

STUDENT MEDICAL & CONDUCT FORM (required) (MSWord version) This form is required for each student attendee. (coming in January)

ADVISERS’ CHECKLIST (MSWord version)
Use this form as a resource to meet deadlines and complete important conference preparation tasks. (coming in January)

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT FORM (MSWord version)
Download this form to recognize up to 3 senior members for outstanding FCCLA involvement. (Due March 15) (coming in January)

HOSTS FOR GENERAL SESSIONS FORM (MSWord version)
Download this form to volunteer students to serve as hosts for conference general sessions. (coming in January)

SLRC OUTREACH DONATION FORM (MSWord version)
Download this form to support the 2024 conference Outreach Project and be recognized for that support. (Due March 15) (coming in January)

REFUND REQUEST FORM (MSWORD version) Download this document to request a refund for a conference registration. STAR Events fees are non-refundable. (coming in January)

PRESS RELEASE (MSWORD version)
Download this document to edit for use in publicizing your chapter’s participation in the conference. (coming in January)

CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION
(MSWORD version)
Download this fillable certificate to recognize your participants. (coming in January)

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.