State Leadership Conference

State Leadership Conference (SLC) is a great opportunity for high school students to participate in our competitive events program among some of the best in the state. SLC also includes state officer elections and a series of informative leadership workshops for FBLA students and advisers.

2021 State Leadership Conference Information

The 2021 State Leadership Conference will be moved to a virtual conference. Please see the updated documents below for more details about the changes to competitive events and deadlines.

State Leadership Conference Website: https://fbla.events.education.ne.gov/

*You will need to create a username and password if you have not attended a conference with NDE before.

2021 SLC Awards

Certificate Template: 2021-FBLA-SLC-Awards-Certificate-fillable

Top 5 – Presentation Qualifiers2021

• Semi-Finals – April 12 from 1-3 pm
  • Interview Schedule – Semi-Finals
• Job Interview Finals – April 13 from 3:30-5:30 pm
  • Interview Schedule – Finals
• Future Business Leader Finals – April 13 from 2:00-3:30 pm
  • Future Business Leader Finals

Online Testing Important Information

SLC T-shirt Order Form

• Due March 24, 2021
• T-shirt designed by Genevieve Bennett, Syracuse Dunbar-Avoca
• 100% of the proceeds benefit the Nebraska FBLA Foundation Trust

Registration Instructions

1. Have each student turn in a Parent Permission for Virtual Conference
   • The adviser will keep these forms.
2. Complete the Chapter Permission Form
3. Complete the Blue Panda registration online
   • Instructions for Blue Panda
4. Complete the SLC Registration Summary Form
   • Upload the Chapter Permission Form
   • Upload Invoice from Blue Panda
   • Confirm receipt of all Parent Permission forms
5. Mail the Registration Summary along with Payment to:

FBLA SLC REGISTRATION
GRAFTON AND ASSOCIATES PC
5935 S 56TH ST STE A
LINCOLN NE 68516-3307

5. Upload Competitive Event Assets (files and URLs) to Blue Panda by the deadline for each event.

• • No Statement of Assurance needed. Include copyright information within the project or in the YouTube description. 

February 17 Registration Deadline

• This is a firm deadline. Late registrations will not be accepted. 
• Cost:
  • $50 per competitor
  • $10 per adviser/student teacher

• Competitive Event Virtual Changes
• SLC Checklist
• SLC Preparation Calendar
• Competitive Events-at-a-Glance 2021
• Honorable Mentions 2021

Competitive Event Guidelines

• Complete event guidelines can be found in the Nebraska FBLA Handbook
• Each member must be in a minimum of three events and a maximum of five

Competitive Event Testing Completed Prior to the SLC

Computer Event Testing – The following events will be online objective tests only (New 2021)  held on March 1 – March 19

• Computer Applications
• Database Design and Applications
• Spreadsheet Applications
• Word Processing

Online Testing – The following nine team events and one individual event are two-part events with online testing held at your school on March 1 – 19:

• Banking and Financial Systems
• Entrepreneurship
• Global Business
• Help Desk – individual event
• Hospitality Management
• Management Decision Making
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Network Design
• Sports and Entertainment Management

The objective test, taken collaboratively by the team (except for Help Desk, which is an individual event) online any time from March 1 – 19. Tech support is available between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CDT. Access codes to connect to the online testing site, as well as additional forms, will be emailed to advisers prior to the testing dates.