Fall Conference Information

District V Fall Leadership Conference

Thursday, October 26th

Reynolds Performance Hall at UCA in Conway

9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Deadlines

National Anthem Recording – Friday, September 29th
Officer Medallion Order – Friday, September 29th
Registration Form – Upload Form - Friday, September 29th
AAA Form & Agreement Form Upload – Friday, October 20th
Conference Registration Check – Friday, October 20th
Cover Design Graphic - Upload – Friday, October 20th
Arkansas Foodbank Food Donations – Thursday, October 26th
Door Prizes – Thursday, October 26th
Parade of Presidents Info – Thursday, October 26th

Permission Slip

Agreement Form

AAA Form

Registration and T-shirts

The registration closes on Friday, September 29th. Click here for the registration form. You will download the form as a Microsoft Excel file from Google Drive. The registration costs for the conference are as follows: Students (Small-XL shirts) $15, Students (2XL-4XL shirts) $18, Advisers $10, Guests $10, Current District Officers $10, Non-attending Students $10. Registration cost includes the new 2023-2024 District V FBLA t-shirt for every member and adviser. Students who do not wish to attend the conference, but wish to purchase a t-shirt, must be registered as a Non-Attending Student and pay $10 (cost of the t-shirt). The design for the t-shirt will be sent out before the conference. Your registration form must be uploaded to this Google Form by Friday, September 29th or you will not be registered for the conference. Your form must be labeled RegistrationForm_SchoolName.

T-shirt pickup points will be emailed out the week before the conference. If you do not get your shirts at the designated pickup locations your shirts will be available at packet pickup and students and advisers will have to go to a restroom to change into the district t-shirt.

No registration changes can happen after Friday, September 29th, so make sure your registration form is accurate. Registration checks must be received by Friday, October 20th. If you cannot get your check to me by that date, please let me know and bring your registration money to the Registration Desk on the morning of the conference. Your check is to be mailed to: District V FBLA, P.O. Box 463, Vilonia, AR 72173.

Registration Instructions

Click here for the registration form. An invoice will be created automatically in the second sheet of the registration form for you to submit for payment. Upload your completed form HERE. All chapters that are participating in FLC must complete this form and turn it in. Registration will not be accepted in any other format.

Conference Dress Code

Students, guests, and advisers may wear nice jeans with their new district t-shirts; however, the jeans may not have holes in them or be sagging. Tennis shoes, flip flops, or boots are acceptable to wear with jeans for this meeting. Advisers, before allowing your members on the bus, please make sure that their jeans are appropriate.

Forms

Please print the Conduct Rules, Permission Slip, AAA Form, and Agreement Form that are located in this packet and will also be on our district website. Advisers, please make a copy of the Conduct Rules and Permission Slip for every member that will be attending the conference. Once a member returns the permission slip, please have them sign the Agreement Form. The AAA Form and Agreement Form (with your principal or superintendent’s signature) must be uploaded to this Google Form by Friday, October 20th! You will keep the permission slips. Your forms should be labeled as follows: AAAForm_SchoolName and AgreementForm_SchoolName.

New Member Induction

Each chapter will have an opportunity to participate in a New Member Induction Ceremony at the conference again this year. We are very excited to do this. Not only will it help with your students’ Business Achievement Awards, it will be a great way to recognize your new to FBLA members. We hope that everyone will participate in this ceremony.

Local Officer Installation

Each chapter will have an opportunity to participate in a District-wide Local Officer Installation Ceremony. Officers being installed will receive a certificate of recognition (no cost). Additionally, keepsake officer medallions are available for pre-order only $6 each. You will also be able to add other local offices for medallions and certificates. If you would like to participate in the local officer induction at the conference, please fill out this Google Form. You do not have to get medallions, but please fill out your officers’ names on the form to participate. Please send the money for your medallions with your registration check. The deadline for your officer medallion order is Friday, September 29th.

Arkansas Foodbank Challenge

Each chapter is challenged to hold a food drive for the Arkansas Foodbank before the Fall Conference. Chapters will bring their food donations to the Fall Conference. Chapter Presidents will report on how many items were collected from their food drive during the Parade of Presidents. District V will get all food donations to the Arkansas Foodbank. The chapter with the most items brought to the conference will be invited to volunteer at the Arkansas Foodbank with the District V Officer team during the 2024 Spring semester. This is a great way for students to get involved in community service! HERE is a list of the most needed items for the Arkansas Foodbank.

Parade of Presidents

At the conference, each chapter president will come to the stage and give a report on their chapter. The president should cover:

President’s Name and School
How many people are in attendance at the conference for their chapter.
How many items their Chapter brought to the conference from their food drive for the Arkansas Foodbank.
Any fun activities that your chapter is planning to do this school year.

Door Prizes

Every chapter is asked to bring a door prize, to be given out during the conference. These prizes need to be in value of $15.00-$20.00. These door prizes will be turned in at the table, labeled with a sign “Door Prizes,” by the registration table. A member from each school that brings a door prize will be drawn for a door prize. The member chosen will come from your conference registration. Please make sure that the correct amount of door prizes you bring is labeled on the form at the “Door Prize” table.

National Anthem

District V is seeking audition (audio only) files of FBLA members that can sing The Star-Spangled Banner in acapella and would be willing to share that talent at the opening of the session at the Fall Conference October 26th. Please send your video, to be judged by a choral director, to Megan Johnson via email to megan.johnson@viloniaschools.org to be received by September 29th. The winner will be notified after all entries have been judged.

Cover Design Competition

Advisers, please encourage your talented and creative FBLA member(s) to compete in the annual Cover Design Competition. New this year, Cover Design graphics (JPEGs only) will be uploaded to the Google Form with the other conference documents. Designs must be created using grayscale. These designs can be computer generated or hand drawn and saved as a JPEG. The following are required on the design—since the winning design will be used as the cover of the program for the Spring Conference program. Cover Designs must be uploaded to this Google Form by Friday, October 20th!

“Together We Achieve”

District V FBLA Spring Conference

UCA, Conway

January 31, 2024

FBLA or Future Business Leaders of America

Students, who have the first, second, and third place winning designs, will be awarded cash prizes. We would love for each school in attendance to submit a Cover Design for the competition.