Your Day As a Judge
DECA's International Career Development Conference
Anaheim Convention Center
Check-in at foyer near room 210

Prior to coming to the conference to judge, you will receive a confirmation letter that indicates the event and time you are scheduled to judge along with an information sheet on where to report, parking information, etc. Listed below are details about your day.

You are judging:

As a judge, you will be evaluating 20-25 of the country’s top marketing students in different occupational events (i.e., finance, hospitality, entrepreneurship, retail, sales and service). Event types vary from role-play situations to prepared presentations to management decision making events. Judges are fully trained on the day of competition and are fully prepared to evaluate the students before competition begins.

Participation benefits you and your company:

• You can help those outstanding students reinforce and continue to develop the skills necessary for successful careers with companies like yours.
• Participating in the conference(s) demonstrates that education is important to your company.
• It's a great feeling to experience what is good about the youth and America's future, as opposed to all the negatives we hear on the news.

DECA looks for adults with knowledge of marketing, management and/or entrepreneurship to join us as a volunteer competitive events judge.

Friday, May 1, 2009: Anaheim Convention Center, Foyer 210, 7:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Report at 7:30 a.m. if you are judging the following events:

1. Accounting Applications
2. Business Services Marketing Series
3. Food Marketing Series
4. Hotel and Lodging Management Series
5. Restaurant and Food Service Management Series
6. Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series

Your Typical Schedule:

• Please report to the Anaheim Convention Center, 800 West Katella Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92802
• Parking location will be determined at a later date
• Report to Judge Registration (Foyer 210)
• Fill out Yellow Registration Card
• *Take registration card to the event that you are judging (events listed on pipe and drape behind tables)
• A staff person will check you in and hand you your name badge
• Inside the room will be tables set up with event names
• Please help yourself to a continental breakfast and report to the event table you are judging
• Review the judge packet at your event table
• An adult assistant will brief you on the event and escort you to the location of the competition area
• You will then interact with 20-25 students
• Breaks will be provided
• Lunch will be provided
• At the end of your event (roughly 1:00 p.m.) you are free to leave
• Thank you for your participation

*If you do not know the event that you are judging, please ask the DECA staff person.

Some events may end a little earlier or go a little later, depending on the number of students and the flow of the event. Please remember that it is crucial for you to serve the entire timeframe of your scheduled event to ensure fairness to all students.

Friday, May 1, 2009: Anaheim Convention Center, Foyer 210

Report at 7:30 a.m. if you are judging the following events:

1. Advertising Campaign
2. Business and Financial Services Marketing Research Event
3. Business Law and Ethics Management Team Decision Making Event
4. Buying and Merchandising Management Team Decision Making Event
5. Community Service Project
6. Creative Marketing Project
7. Entrepreneurship Participating Event — Creating a Franchise Business
8. Entrepreneurship Participating Event — Creating an Independent Business
9. Entrepreneurship Promotion Project
10. Entrepreneurship Written Event
11. Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan Event
12. Financial Analysis Management Team Decision Making Event
13. Financial Literacy Promotion Project
14. General Marketing Research Event
15. Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Research Event
16. Hospitality Services Management Team Decision Making Event
17. International Business Plan Event
18. Internet Marketing Plan Event
19. Internet Marketing Management Team Decision Making Event
20. Learn and Earn Project
21. Public Relations Project
22. Retail Marketing Research Event
23. Sports and Entertainment Marketing Management Team Decision Making Event
24. Stock Market Game
25. Technical Sales Event
26. Travel and Tourism Marketing Management Team Decision Making Event

Your Typical Schedule:

• Please report to the Anaheim Convention Center, 800 West Katella Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92802
• Parking location will be determined at a later date
• Report to Judge Registration (Foyer 210)
• Fill out Yellow Registration Card
• *Take registration card to event that you are judging (events listed on pipe and drape behind tables)
• A staff person will check you in and hand you your name badge
• Inside the room will be tables set up with event names
• Please help yourself to a continental breakfast and report to the event table you are judging
• Review the judge packet at your event table
• An adult assistant will brief you on the event and escort you to the location of the competition area
• You will then interact with 18-20 students
• Breaks will be provided
• Lunch will be provided
• At the end of your event (roughly 6:00 p.m.) you are free to leave
• Thank you for your participation

*If you do not know the event that you are judging, please ask the DECA staff person.

Some events may end a little earlier or go a little later, depending on the number of students and the flow of the event. Please remember that it is crucial for you to serve the entire timeframe of your scheduled event to ensure fairness to all students.

Friday, May 1, 2009: Anaheim Convention Center, Foyer 210, 1:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Report at 12:15 p.m. if you are judging the following events:

1. Apparel and Accessories Marketing Series
2. Automotive Services Marketing Series
3. Business Basics One-on-One Event
4. Marketing Management Series
5. Quick Serve Restaurant Management Series
6. Retail Merchandising Series

Your Typical Schedule:

• Please report to the Anaheim Convention Center, 800 West Katella Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92802
• Parking location will be determined at a later date
• Report to Judge Registration (Foyer 210)
• Fill out Yellow Registration Card
• *Take registration card to event that you are judging (events listed on pipe and drape behind tables)
• A staff person will check you in and hand you your name badge
• Inside the room will be tables set up with event names
• Please help yourself to lunch and report to the event table you are judging
• Lunch will be provided prior to competition at 1:00 p.m.
• Review the judge packet at your table
• An adult assistant will then brief you on the event and escort you to the location of the competition area
• You will then interact with 20-25 students
• Breaks will be provided
• At the end of your event (roughly 6:30 p.m.) you are free to leave
• Thank you for your participation

*If you do not know the event that you are judging, please ask the DECA staff person.

Some events may end a little earlier or go a little later, depending on the number of students and the flow of the event. Please remember that it is crucial for you to serve the entire timeframe of your scheduled event to ensure fairness to all students.

Saturday, May 2, 2009: Anaheim Convention Center, Foyer 210, 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Report at 7:30 a.m. if you are judging the following events:

1. Business and Financial Services Marketing Research Event
2. Community Service Project
3. Creative Marketing Project
4. Entrepreneurship Promotion Project
5. Entrepreneurship Written Event
6. Financial Literacy Promotion Project
7. General Marketing Research Event
8. Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Research Event
9. International Business Plan Event
10. Learn and Earn Project
11. Public Relations Project
12. Retail Marketing Research Event
13. Stock Market Game

Your Typical Schedule:

• Please report to the Anaheim Convention Center, 800 West Katella Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92802
• Parking location will be determined at a later date
• Report to Judge Registration (Foyer 210)
• Fill out Yellow Registration Card
• *Take registration card to staff person
• A staff person will check you in and hand you your name badge
• Inside the room will be tables set up with event names
• Please help yourself to a continental breakfast and report to the event table you are judging
• Review the judge packet at your table
• An adult assistant will then brief you on the event and escort you to the location of the competition area
• You will then interact with 15-20 students
• Breaks and lunch will be provided
• At the end of your event (roughly 5:00 p.m.) you are free to leave
• Thank you for your participation

*If you do not know the event that you are judging, please ask the DECA staff person.

Some events may end a little earlier or go a little later, depending on the number of students and the flow of the event. Please remember that it is crucial for you to serve the entire timeframe of your scheduled event to ensure fairness to all students.

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