Oklahoma BPA State Leadership Conference

March 5-6, 2013

Online Registration will Open January 2, 2013. Click Here to Register for Conference.

Make purchase orders/checks for SLC invoices payable to Oklahoma BPA. Mail payments to:

Oklahoma BPA
Attn: Debbie Hamble
1500 W. 7th Avenue
Stillwater, OK 74074

Competitive Events Guidelines

Oklahoma BPA will be utilizing a Supplement Guide to the National Workplace Skills Assessment Program Guidelines booklet again.

The purpose of the Guidelines Supplement is to serve as an addendum to the National Guidelines and to provide as much information as possible to help prepare students for a successful experience at the State Leadership Conference (SLC).

The National Workplace Skills Assessment Program Guidelines, as well as the supplement, regulate all state Workplace Skills Assessment Program Events. Authors, administrators, proctors, and evaluators will strictly follow these guidelines. At the state level, if there are conflicts between the two guidelines the Oklahoma Guidelines Supplement will supersede the National Guidelines except in the case of national contest eligibility.

Click Here to download the Oklahoma BPA Competitive Events Supplement, or use the link below. (Revised Edition, 11/20/2012)

There have been some corrections to the 2012-2013 Competitive Events Supplement; the following table outlines the changes.

General Conference Information

The 2013 State Leadership Conference will be held at OSU-IT Okmulgee, Green Country Technology Center, and the ORU Mabee Center. Registration will open January 2 and close February 1, 2013. The deadline for receipt of your pre-judged materials and all SLC related documents is February 1, 2013. Now is the time to plan for your chapter’s participation in the SLC activities.

Theme

The theme for the State Leadership Conference is “Uncover Your Magic.”

Dates and Locations

Tuesday, March 5

Competitive events will be held on March 5 at OSU-IT and Green Country Technology Center in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The business meeting, campaign booths, and other activities are planned for this day as well.

Various workshops will be held throughout the day for students to attend. OSU-IT campus tours will also be conducted.

The business meeting will take place the afternoon of March 5 in the Covell Hall Auditorium. BPA members will have the opportunity to hear speeches from all the Executive Council candidates, and voting delegates will vote to slate the 2013-14 State Executive Council. Remember that it is your privilege and duty to vote for officer candidates.

Voting on any proposed bylaw changes is also tentatively planned during this time. BPA State Bylaws are posted on the OKBPA.org and the Oklahoma BPA iCAT room and can be located by accessed under the 2013 SLC link. Any proposed corrections or additions should be submitted in writing to Dustin Devers, BPA State Advisor, by January 4, 2013 to be in accordance with the 60-day policy noted in the by-laws.

The post-secondary awards session will be held on March 5 at the ORU Mabee Center and is tentatively scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. All students, advisors, and guests are welcome to attend.

The social activities are being planned by a Steering Committee and will be announced at a later date.

Wednesday, March 6

The secondary/mid-level awards session will be held at the ORU Mabee Center at 9:00 a.m. and will begin with a welcome and a dynamic presentation by the keynote speaker. Announcement and installation of the new Executive Council and a farewell to the current council will also take place. Finally, the special recognition and competitive event awards for secondary and mid-level students will be announced. All students, advisors, and guests are welcome to attend.

SLC T-Shirt
	Oklahoma BPA is looking for some talented artists to design this year’s State Leadership Conference T-Shirt. Do you have students who might be interested? Then share with them this fabulous opportunity. All proceeds from the t-shirts sold will go toward the BPA Scholarship fund. Download the Poster, to promote this in your classroom! Click the link above, or use the link below in the attachments section. (Just FYI, the Important Dates Calendar has the due date of December 3rd, 2012. Please disregard that date and use December 7th, 2012.)
Here are the specifics: The contest is open to any active, paid member of BPA. Each chapter may submit 2 entries. The design must be original. If the artwork contains copyrighted materials it will not be considered. It is the policy of Business Professionals of America to comply with state and federal copyright laws, which are available on the Web at www.copyright.gov/title17/circ92.pdf. Designs must be submitted in JPEG format Designs should reflect BPA and/or the 2013 National Theme “Uncover Your Magic” Keep the design simple and clear A maximum of 4 colors may be used for the design (white and black count as colors) The Designs are due to Oklahoma BPA ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by Friday, December 7th, 2012 at 5:00PM.

Conference Agenda

Click Here to Download the Abbrevated Version

Hotel Information

There are three contracted hotels for the 2013 State Leadership Conference. The following information can be used when making hotel reservations and accommodations while attending the State Leadership Conference. For those that do not know, or are not familiar with the Tulsa Southern Hills hotels, the Hilton Southern Hills was sold and acquired by InterContinental Hotel Group, and is now a Crowne Plaza hotel.

When making hotel reservations mention you are with "Business Professionals of America".

		Marriott Southern Hills 1902 East 71st Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 Reservations: (918) 523-3559 Hotel: (918) 493-7000 Hotel Fax: (918) 523-0950 Sales Fax: (918) 523-3523 Website: Click Here
		Crowne Plaza Tulsa Southern Hills 7902 South Lewis Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 Reservations: 1-877-2-CROWNE (1-877-227-6963) Hotel Front Desk: (918) 492-5000 Hotel Fax: (918) 492-7256 Website: Click Here
		DoubleTree Warren Place 6110 S. Yale Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 Reservations / Hotel Phone: (918) 495-1000 Hotel Fax: (918) 495-1090 Website: Click Here

Conference Maps

This year we will be using the following buildings and rooms.

Awards Program

More information coming soon.

Scholarship Program

Please visit the Scholarship Page for more information regarding this year's scholarship program. http://www.okbpa.org/scholarship

Attachments:

2013 Agenda.pdf	[ ]	57 Kb
2013 ML Oklahoma comment sheets.pdf	[ ]	459 Kb
2013 PS_S Oklahoma comment sheets.pdf	[ ]	608 Kb
2013 SLC Memo.pdf	[ ]	300 Kb
Oklahoma BPA Marriott Reservation form 2013.doc	[ ]	26 Kb
ReleaseForm.doc	[ ]	33 Kb
SLC 2012-2013 Guidelines Supplement R4.pdf	[ ]	670 Kb
SLC T-Shirt Flyer.pdf	[ ]	611 Kb
State Individual Entry Form.doc	[ ]	54 Kb
State Team Entry Form.doc	[ ]	59 Kb