2027 State Leadership Conference Chart
State Leadership Conference 2027 Timelines
December 15, 2026: SLC registration/lodging opens via Blue Panda, 12:00 noon
December 18, 2026: Business Plan, Digital Animation, and Digital Video Production upload deadline via Blue Panda, by 5:00 pm
December 18, 2026: SLC state-only individual/team events registration deadline via Blue Panda, by 5:00 pm
December 31, 2026: SLC Region Membership Incentives calculations (Plans A, B, C, D) (based on membership in FBLA Connect)
January 12, 2027: SLC Qualifying Presentations via Zoom: (1) Digital Video Production
January 13, 2027: SLC Qualifying Presentations via Zoom: (1) Financial Statement Analysis, (2) Website Design
January 14, 2027: SLC Qualifying Presentations via Zoom: (1) Public Service Announcement
January 19, 2027: SLC Qualifying Presentations via Zoom: (1) Supply Chain Management
January 20, 2027: SLC Qualifying Presentations via Zoom: (1) Business Plan
January 21, 2027: SLC Qualifying Presentations via Zoom: (1) Computer Game & Simulation Programming, (2) Data Analysis
January 26, 2027: SLC Qualifying Presentations via Zoom: (1) Digital Animation, (2) Website Coding & Programming
January 27, 2027: SLC Qualifying Presentations via Zoom: (1) Coding & Programming, (2) Introduction to Programming
January 28, 2027: SLC Qualifying Presentations via Zoom: (1) Career Portfolio, (2) Mobile Application Development
February 01, 2027: SLC Registration Closes
February 12, 2027: State-only chapter events submission deadline via Blue Panda, by 5:00 pm
2026-2027 — Who is Eligible to Attend the State Leadership Conference/Attendance Policy?
2026-2027 — SLC Member at Large Policy
Sunday, April 11, 2027: SLC Objective Testing Schedule for Events with Potential Role Plays
April 11 – Required objective tests administered
02:30 pm: Entrepreneurship, Banking & Financial Systems, Customer Service
03:30 pm: Management Information Systems, Network Design, Hospitality & Event Management, Parliamentary Procedure
04:30 pm: Business Management, Sports & Entertainment Management, Technology Support & Services
05:30 pm: Computer Applications
- International Business & Marketing will be administered on Monday, April 12, morning.
April 11 – Sunday Role-Play events/finalists announced by 10:00 pm
April 11 – Optional Sunday objective testing for all other events, 05:30-07:00 pm (by application only)
April 12 – State project checks received by 12:00 noon for state project awards|
April 12 – Campaign Rally and Opening General Session broadcast live
April 12 – Middle School Awards of Excellence Program @ Opening Session/broadcast live
April 13 – High School Awards of Excellence Program/broadcast live
April 13 – NLC Orientation @ Giant Center (immediately after Awards Program)