education to ensure that America's youth are college and career ready. Conferences The International Career Development Conference (ICDC) is available to all DECA members. Although only qualifying members may take part in the competitive events series, the conference also offers workshops, academies, and networking for students who wish to further their business skills. DECA ICDC is generally held in April or May of each year and 21,000+ members, advisors, and business professionals attend the conference. The location of the conference rotates between three cities: Anaheim, California; Atlanta, Georgia; and Orlando, Florida. Competition hierarchy: Regional (in some areas, this is known as Area Competition or District Competition) State Career Development Conference (SCDC) International Career Development Conference (ICDC) Other conferences include: Association Leadership Conferences Association Career Development Conferences (CDC) AMPED Central Region Leadership Conference (CRLC) Chartered Association Management Conference (CAM) Emerging Leader Summit (ELS; formerly WROTC & SOLT) Innovations and Entrepreneurship Conference (IEC) New York Experience Sports and Entertainment Marketing Conference (SEM) The DECA Power Trip Train the Trainer Conference Western Region Leadership Conference (WRLC) Competitive events DECA allows members to participate in ten different types of competitive events: Principles of Business Administration Events Team Decision Making Events Individual Series Events Personal Finance Literacy Event Business Operations Research Events Project Management Events Entrepreneurship Events Marketing Representative Events Professional Selling and Consulting Events Online Events Competitive events fall into six different career clusters: Business Management & Administration Entrepreneurship Marketing Finance Hospitality & Tourism Personal Financial Literacy Executive officers DECA's Executive Officer Teams consist of one President and four Vice-Presidents for both the high school and collegiate divisions. A new team of officers is elected every year at the International Career Development Conference by voting delegates from around the globe. The Executive Officer Teams serve as brand ambassadors for the organization during their term by attending conferences where they give speeches and present workshops. References External links Career and technical student organizations Organizations established in 1946 1946 establishments in the United States Reston, Virginia 501(c)(3) organizations Non-profit organizations based in Virginia