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