PBL Members,

It’s competition time! The Winter Leadership Conference will be on Saturday, February 4, 1012 at NAU Phoenix Campus. Please click the link to see registration and information for WLC. 
WLC Flyer

Hello Phi Beta Lambda Members!

We will be having the ski trip February 11, 2012 at Snowbowl! The cost is $53 – $63 and that includes: lift tickets, equipment rentals, lessons and a 10% coupon for food purchases.

Please contact Cassy Henson at cassy.henson@gmail.com if you have any questions or more information.  

 All members are invited! This is a great opportunity for you to get to know other members while having fun!

Dear PBL Advisers and Students:
Arizona State University Phi Beta Lambda (ASU PBL) invites you to attend the Fall Leadership Conference at the ASU Main Campus
in Tempe on Saturday, October 8, 2011!

REGISTRATION
Please contact Zachary.Conrad@asu.edu before Friday, September 30 if you would like to participate.
List of events included below
CONFERENCE FEES (includes lunch: pizza and drinks)
Registration is $15/Student
Payment is due Saturday, October 8th, 2011. Please make all checks payable to Phi Beta Lambda.  If you would like you may also mail
payment to the mail box address listed at the top of this page. Please insure payment is received by October 8th, 2011.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (NOTE:  Schedule is tentative and subject to change)
Registration 8:45 ­ 9:15
Opening Session 9:15­9:30
Community Service 9:30­1:00
Performance Events (times TBA) 9:30­11:30
Written Tests Session I    9:30­10:30
Written Tests Session II     10:30­11:30
Lunch        11:30­12:30
Written Tests Session III                12:30­1:30
Workshop Session I  12:30 ­ 1:15
Workshop Session II  1:15 ­ 2:00
Closing Session/Award Ceremony 2:00 ­ 3:00

DRESS CODE
Dress code is Business Casual

EVENT RULES
Each student may only compete in three (3) events total, including no more than two (2) written tests and no more than one (1) performance event

DIRECTIONS
The Arizona State University BAC is located between Mill Avenue and Rural Road on Apache Blvd in Tempe. Opening and Closing sessions will
occur in room BAC 116. ASU Parking is located on the north side of Apache Blvd in structure 1. If buses need to be parked during the day of the
conference there is available parking for buses in Lot 59 North.
For directions to ASU TEMPE campus or to the BAC Building please visit: http://www.asu.edu/map/

AWARDS
Awards will be given to the top three winners in each event.

SOCIAL
Following the conclusion of the conference, all attendees are invited to Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner around 3­4pm. It is located on the North East
corner of Rural and University in the Tempe Corner Stone Plaza. Please note that ASU PBL will not be covering this cost.

W R I T T E N O B J E C T I V E T E S T S
Each test will include up to 100 multiple choice or True/False questions.  Students are asked to supply their own #2 pencils and calculators. You will be
given 60 minutes.
101 – Accounting Principles
102 – Accounting Analysis and Decision Making
103 – Business Communication
104 – Business Law
105 – Computer Concepts
106 – Contemporary Sports Issues
107 – Cyber Security
108 – Economic Analysis and Decision Making
109 – Financial Concepts
110 – Financial Analysis and Decision Making
111 – Information Management
112 – International Business
113 – Justice Administration
114 – Macroeconomics
115 – Management Concepts
116 – Marketing Concepts
117 – Microeconomics
118 – Networking Concepts
119 – Parliamentary Procedures
120 – Project Management
121 – Sports Management and Marketing
122 – Statistical Analysis
123 – TelecommunicationsPage 3

P E R F O R M A N C E E V E N T S
(Students in performance events may not enter more than two written events)
201 ­ Public Speaking
This  event  is  designed  to  give  students  the  opportunity  to  demonstrate  their  speaking  abilities.  Speeches  should  last five (5)  minutes.    Points  will  be
deducted for finishing more than 30 seconds over or under five minutes.  Students will be judged on content, organization, timing, and delivery of speech.
When delivering the speech, the participant may use notes or note cards. No visual aids may be used.
Participants must prepare their speech based on one of the nine FBLA goals, which can be found on the FBLA­PBL website.

Topic: From your involvement and experiences in FBLA, which FBLA goal(s) do you best exemplify? (Goals are found below)
1. Develop competent, aggressive business leadership
2. Strengthen the confidence of students in themselves and their work
3. Create more interest in and understanding of the American business enterprise
4. Encourage members in the development of individual projects that contribute to the improvement of home, business, and community
5. Develop character, prepare for useful citizenship, and foster patriotism
6. Encourage and practice efficient money management
7. Encourage scholarship and promote school loyalty
8. Assist students in the establishment of occupational goals
9. Facilitate the transition from school to work
202 ­ Impromptu Speaking
This event is designed for students who have the abilities to think quickly and speak effectively. Participants will be given a topic and allowed 10 minutes to
prepare  a four (4)  minute  speech.  One  4X6  note  card  will  be  given  to  each  participant  for  notes  and  may  be  used  during  the  speech.  Points  will  be
deducted for finishing more than 30 seconds under or over four (4) minutes.
203 ­ Job Interview
This event is designed to test students’ proficiency in applying for employment.  Students are required to bring two copies of a one­page resume. The
participants will be bringing this to the interview. Each participant will have a 10­minute interview. Participants will be applying for the CEO position. A job
description for this position is given below. During the interview each participant will be asked a series of questions to answer.
CEO Job Description:
Planning: Overall company strategy, Strategic Plan, Operational Plan
Organization: Organization chart; Job descriptions, Authority levels
Management recruitment and development: Succession planning, in­house training, outside training, promotion from within, human resource plan,
new positions, active recruiting
Policy: Corporate policies, new policies, management input, review
Standards of performance and performance reviews: Standards of performance, performance reviews, performance improvement plans
Controls: Monthly reports, quarterly reviews, supplemental action programs
Management morale: Involvement in planning, salary discussions, access to CEO, management turnover
Product development: Overall strategy, quarterly priority meetings, status reports, new products, development expense
Community relations: public relations, community participation
Profitability and growth: Profit objectives, results compared to industry, sales objectives, dependency on single product/customer, market share,
profitability by product line
Relationship with board of directors: Communications, Reports by executive managers, Board complaints, CEO job description and standards.
(Job description cited from CEO to CEO)
301 – Business Decision Making
An interactive case study will be given and consist of a problem encountered by management in one or more of the following areas: business planning,
organizational design, economic environment, short­term and long­range planning, human resource management, financial management, and marketing
management. All the questions raised in the case must be addressed during the oral presentation. Each team will be given the case study prior to their
performance time and allowed 20 minutes to view/prepare. Two 4×6 note cards will be provided for each team member and may be used during the
preparation and performance of the event. Information may be written on both sides of the note cards. Note cards will be collected following the
presentation. No reference materials, visual aids, or electronic devices may be brought to or used during the preparation or performance. The team has 7
minutes to interact with a panel of judges and present the solution to the case. The judges will play the role of the second party in the presentation and
refer to the case for specifics. Participants should introduce themselves, describe the situation, make their recommendations, and summarize their case.

Dear PBL members,

I’m Zehra Ahmed, and I’d like to introduce myself as your new state president for the 2011-2012 school year. I’m a junior at ASU studying Finance. I’m excited to work with all of you and make this a memorable year for PBL. This year I, along with the state officer team, hope to accomplish several things. In line with my goals, I would like to start committees within Arizona PBL. There is information about the committees at the end of this e-mail. Please let me know if there is a committee that you are interested in joining.Goals
First of all, I would like to increase collaboration between chapters. Right now, we generally get to network with other chapters at conferences. I think success is only as good as our communication, so I think it would be great if we could work on projects together and network with each other regularly throughout the year. I hope to see us unify and work together on community service and other ventures with more than just our own chapter.

Secondly, I want to make our PBL state website more dynamic. The state officers will be working hard to enrich our website and give it more features along with updating the content often. Please feel free to give me any suggestions on what you would like to see on the website.

Thirdly, I want to increase membership and recruitment efforts throughout the state. The state officer team is constantly thinking of creative new ways to stimulate involvement and increase membership. I encourage all of you to spread the word about PBL to your friends, classmates, professors, and other peers. The more members we have, the more fun and competitive of an environment it will be at conferences and meetings. Arizona PBL will have more energy.

Committees

Please let me know if there is a committee that you would like to join – they will definitely be a lot of fun!Event committee – You would be working with Jordan Borchert (VP of Programs) to plan and conduct events. This can include inter-chapter volunteer activities, socials, trips, etc. This committee is intended to create stronger bonds between members of different chapters. Recruitment committee – This committee will come up with innovate ways to recruit new members and increase member retention. We not only want new members to join, we them to stay and see that PBL is a great place that they can grow as leaders – this is what membership retention would be about. You would be in contact with the state officer team and we will all work together to help PBL grow.
If you have a suggestion for a committee, don’t hesitate to express your ideas. I want to take your great ideas and actualize them. I promise to utilize my position to its fullest potential, and to make sure it’s an enjoyable school year for all of us. I also promise to listen to all of your individual ideas and I will always respond to you. Please feel free to say hello and introduce yourself to me! I would love to hear from you. Have a great summer, and I hope to meet you at nationals.
Sincerely,

–
Zehra Ahmed
President
AZ Phi Beta Lambda
zahmed1@asu.edu

We just returned from the 2011 Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida. Arizona PBL had a tremendous showing, winning 17 awards! Below is a full list of results:

Business Presentation – 10th – EAC – Jacob Pearce and Jordan Borchert
Financial Services – 10th – ASU – Katie Buck, Zachary Conrad, and Matt Teefey
Project Management – 10th – Katie Buck, ASU
Future Business Executive – 8th – Brian Ackerman, ASU
Sports Management & Marketing – 8th – Robert-Louis Blanchet, ERAU
Desktop Publishing – 7th – EAC – Alexandria Duran and Jacob Pearce
Marketing Concepts – 6th – Weston Beebe, ASU
Hospitality Management – 6th – ERAU – Robert-Louis Blanchet and Benjamin Ellis
Macroeconomics – 4th – Alban Shemsedini, ASU
Microeconomics – 4th – Austin Lincoln, ASU
Retail Management – 4th – Matt Teefey, ASU
Job Interview – 4th – Alban Shemsedini, ASU
Management Concepts – 3rd – Kevin Milligan, ERAU
Parliamentary Procedure – 3rd – ASU – Austin Lincoln, Kristin Ardourel, Heather Hawthorne, and Alexis Villa
Public Speaking – 2nd – Shawn Christian, ASU
Digital Video Production – 2nd – ASU – Amanda Bobel and Jeremy Spann
Management Analysis & Decision Making – 1st – ASU – Brian Ackerman, Amanda Bobel, and Shawn Christian

AZ PBL Members and Advisers –

The 2011 PBL National Leadership Conference will take place this summer in Orlando,  Florida on June 23 – 26 .

There are 3 parts to registering for this conference:

1)      Event registration
2)      Member and Adviser registration (“early-bird” registration deadline:  May 20)
3)      Hotel reservation form (to stay at conference hotel; reservation deadline:   May 27)

**Each local chapter adviser or the chapter officers are responsible for handling #2 and 3 and making or coordinating all travel arrangements.
For information on the conference, chapter registration, and hotel reservations please visit the conference page on the national website:

http://www.fbla-pbl.org/web/page/966/sectionid/554/pagelevel/2/main_interior.asp

Event Registration

• Each member may volunteer for any two events.  You must contact me to volunteer.
• Arizona can have three entries for written objective test events and two entries for other events (see attached list)
• If you have competed in an event previously at the NLC you may not compete in that again, except for team events where a specified number of team members may compete again (see the national guidelines)
• You should read the National Competitive Event Guidelines before volunteering for an event  http://www.fbla-pbl.org/web/page/660/sectionid/585/pagelevel/2/pbl.asp
• Priority for placement in events will be given to those who placed in those events at the State Leadership Conference.    If you placed in an event and would like to claim your spot for the NLC, please let me know ASAP so that I can keep everyone updated on what events are still available.  If the SLC winners do not choose to compete at the NLC, members will be placed based on their performance at the SLC in that event or similar events.
• There are enough competitor spots to allow everyone attending the NLC to compete in something
• May 1 - the sign-up (volunteer) deadline for skills events and events requiring reports or materials to be submitted to the National Office (see attached list)
• May 12 – the sign-up (volunteer) deadline for all other events (see attached list)
• May 13 – reports and materials must be received at the National Office
• May 20 – completed skills tests must be received at the National Office

I hope everyone can make it.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mike Manion
AZ PBL State Director
mikeazpbl@cox.net

The 41^st Annual State Leadership Conference was held this past weekend at Arizona State University.  There were 83 members and advisers from 5 local chapters in attendance.

The conference was a success, and I’m pleased to announce the results of the competitive events (2011 SLC Winners).

Also, the following members were elected to State Officer positions:

State President- Zehra Ahmed, Arizona State University
Executive Vice President – Jacob Pearce, Eastern Arizona College
VP of Communication – Alexandria Duran, Eastern Arizona College
VP of Programs – Jordan Borchet, Eastern Arizona College

The VP of Marketing position will be filled by appointment, in accordance with our bylaws.

Special thanks to 2010-11 State Officers, the local chapter advisers, judges, and the ASU PBL chapter for all of their assistance and dedication to PBL.

Mike Manion
State Director

Arizona PBL Members and Advisers,

The 41^st Annual State Leadership Conference of Arizona Phi Beta Lambda will be held on Friday and Saturday, April 15-16, at Arizona State University in Tempe.  Conference activities will take place in the DISCVRY building on Friday and the Memorial Union on Saturday.  This is the premier event in Arizona PBL, and all members should plan on attending.  Conference activities will include competitive events, workshops, and the election of our new State Officer Team.  The conference will culminate with our annual Awards Banquet, the presentation of awards, and the State Officer Installation Ceremony.

Members also planning on attending the PBL National Leadership Conference (NLC) to be held on June 23-26, in Orlando, Florida can guarantee their placement in the event(s) of their choice at the NLC by placing in competitive events.

All conference activities will be held on the ASU campus, except for the social event on Friday night.  Please see the enclosed registration materials for a parking map, preliminary schedule, and registration information.  A final schedule of events will be sent to each chapter prior to the conference.  Registration entry forms will be due from each cha pter on March 18.  Payments for conference registration fees will be due by April 8.

All members competing in Team Events will need to take at least one test on Friday.  Also, all members competing in Job Interview, Future Business Executive, or Future Business Teacher will need to have their materials turned in for judging on Friday afternoon.  Please refer to the preliminary schedule and guidelines for more information.

We will be following the FBLA-PBL Dress Code for all events on Saturday, so please inform your members that professional attire will be required.  Professional or formal attire will be appropriate for the Awards Banquet.  Business Casual will be appropriate dress for all activities on Friday.

REGISTRATION forms will be mailed to the chapter leaders.  If you would like to register for this conference, please contact your chapter adviser or officers who will be responsible for registering the entire chapter.  Virtual chapter members, please contact me for a registration form.

If you have any questions, please email Mike at mikeazpbl@cox.net

Phi Beta Lambda Winter Leadership Conference Itinerary

PRESIDENT’S DAY, February 19, 2011

Hosted by Central Arizona College Beta Upsilon Sigma Business Club w/ PBL & DECA Collegiate Chapters

‘Up On The Hill’ Gloria R. Sheldon University Building T, SPC

8470 N. Overfield Road, Coolidge, Arizona 85228, 520-494-5403

Professional Business Attire; Online Registration Deadline by Wed., 2/16/2011 to gayle.haro@centralaz.edu

Registration/Lunch/Activities $15.00 per attendee / remittance to CAC Business Club, C/O Advisor Gayle Haro

Oval Office Headquarters / T121

8:15 A.M. – 9:00 A.M. – Cross Halls / Lobby Entrance

Registration – Light Breakfast Snack

9:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. West Wing / Lecture Hall T116

Opening Session

• Welcome – CAC Club President Miguel Ramirez

• Welcome – AZ PBL State President Cordero Delgadillo

• State Officer reports

• Local Chapters, President reports

• Guest Speaker - The Honorable William J. O’Neil

• Conference Overview & Introduction of Judges

10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.

Competitions:

• Electronic Written Tests – Blue Room / 0215, 2^nd floor, O Bld

• • Session 1 10 A.M. – 11 P.M.                 Session 2 11 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.

• Impromptu Speaking – Press Room / T114; (report at 10:00 A.M. to the Briefing Room / T111 for sequestering)

• Public Speaking – Green Room / T118

• Job Interview – Roosevelt Room / T124

10:45 A.M. – 11:45 A.M.

Workshop #1 ‘Minute to Win It’ – Leadership-Teamwork Styles – West Wing / Lecture Hall T116

11:45 A.M. – 12:50 P.M. – Senate Dining Room & Mall / 2^nd Floor Café, University Bldg. T

Lunch

1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.

Competitions – Electronic Written Tests – Session 3 – Blue Room / 0215, 2^nd floor, O Bldg

1:15 P.M. – 1:45 P.M.

• Workshop #2 ABC’s of Dining Etiquette or Community Service – Roosevelt Room / T124

2:00 P.M. – 2:45 P.M.

Workshop #3 Real World Communication – West Wing / Lecture Hall, T116

2:45 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. Light Snack – Cross Halls / Lobby Entrance

3:00 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.

Closing/Awards Session – West Wing / Lecture Hall, T116