The annual State Business Leadership Conference (SBLC) is fast approaching again! Get ready for competitions, workshops, state officer elections, Miss PBL, and Socal sun!!
Date: Friday, March 30, 2012 – Saturday, March 31, 2012 Location: Radisson Los Angeles Airport Hotel
Registration Deadlines: March 5, 2012: Early bird registration March 16, 2012: Regular registration March 21, 2012: Late registration
Important Deadlines: March 19, 2012: State officer applications, membership dues, and Miss PBL application due March 21-28, 2012: Online testing
Questions? Please e-mail info@capbl.org with your name and chapter.
It’s that time again, the STATE FALL BUSINESS LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE is here! The California State Officer team has been working hard to finalize this year’s conference and finally all the details you have been waiting for are here!
This year SFBLC will take place at The Hilton Hotel in Concord, on Saturday, November 5, 2011.
You won’t want to miss the exciting opportunities to:
Develop valuable skills and to get to know more about our entire organization
Compete in a real-world case competition
Participate in the interactive Leadership Olympics
Take part in the Mr. Phi Beta Lambda Competition!
Network with PBL, and business professionals throughout the state
Early Bird Registration DUE BY Saturday, October 22, 2011:
$35 per PBL member
$55 per non-member
Regular Registration DUE BY Saturday, October 29, 2011:
$45 per member
$65 per non-member
Late Registration DUE BY Wednesday, November 2, 2011:
$55 per member
$75 per non-member
Adviser registration is complimentary
Lowell A. Doringo
Keynote Speaker
Originally from Houston, Texas, Lowell Doringo developed his passion for leadership in the 8th grade when he was elected as the student council president of his local middle school. From there, his leadership skills grew with his membership in HOSA – Future Health Professionals, where he eventually served as the 1998-1999 National HOSA President.
After graduating from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor‘s Degree in Communication Studies in 2002, Lowell completed the Disney Parks and Resorts College Program Internship. He continued to develop his Disney career through several roles including: Disney VIP Tour Guide, MAGIC KINGDOM® Park Guest Service Manager, and as a Business Programs Facilitator for the Disney Institute where he taught “the business behind the magic” to organizations and Fortune 500 companies.
In 2007, Lowell was selected among the 62,000 employees as one of two Walt Disney World® Ambassadors, the official Disney spokespersons and goodwill emissaries to all nations, a role originally selected by Walt Disney himself. At the end of his Ambassadorship, Lowell was hired as the Project Consultant tasked to develop the Emerging Leaders Program, an intensive leadership training program for high potential employees seeking their first management position.
In addition, Lowell volunteers with various non-profit organizations including the Boys and Girls Club of Central Florida, and serves on the HOSA, Inc. Board of Directors, the governing body that oversees HOSA – Future Health Professionals. In 2012, he will serve as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HOSA, Inc., leading the organization of over 130,000 members.
Today, Lowell lives in Orlando, Florida, and continues to work for The Walt Disney World® Resort as a Learning & Development Manager where he also received the 2009 Partners in Excellence Award, Disney‘s highest achievement.
Membership Deadline
October 20, 2011 is the membership deadline for chapters. Remember, you can add new members all year but in order to be qualified for a Gold Seal Chapter you need to add or re-new members by October 20th. All members attending SFBLC need to be registered paid members to receive the members price!
If you don’t know your chapter number/password, or if you have any questions regarding the process, email your VP’s of Dheemanth Manjunath- Dheemanth@capbl.org for more information.
Congratulations on a successful year and a fulfilling State Business Leadership Conference! Your state leadership team commends all of our chapters and members for your many successes, triumphs, and achievements this year!
The next level of opportunity in Phi Beta Lambda is the chance to represent our state at the National Leadership Conference. This event brings together the very best members from all over the nation to participate in competitive events, attend top level leadership training, and select the student leaders who will represent us at the national level for the next year. This year’s National Leadership Conference (NLC) will be held in Orlando, Florida, at the Hilton Orlando hotel. The conference will start on June 23 and run through June 26. The optional Institute for Leaders will be held in conjunction with the NLC and will run on June 22 & 23.
There is a lot of information and a lot of deadlines coming up quickly in order to have California well represented at NLC. Please be sure to read all guidelines carefully. If, at any time you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact a member of the state staff or state officer team.
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE
Please advise your members that the Parliamentary Procedure event is a team performance event at NLC. California may enter two teams of up to 5 people per team in this event. All those who qualified at SBLC are eligible to compete, in addition to 5 other members. Teams may be comprised of members from any chapter! If any of your members are interested in competing on one of the two Parliamentary Procedure teams, please indicate so on the INTENT forms.
PROJECT EVENTS WILL HAVE A PERFORMANCE COMPONENT AT NLC
Members should be advised that all individual, team, and chapter project events (except the Local Chapter Annual Business Report) will have a performance component at NLC. Each event will be judged based on both pre-submitted materials and the performance at the NLC. Please see the NLC Competitive Event Guidelines for details and rating sheets.
NOTE: For all events allowing equipment to be used during the performance, the equipment must be provided by the individual and/or team except for E-business, and Web Site Development.
COMPETITIVE EVENTS
Please submit your request to compete for skill events by April 29th, 2011 to NLC@capbl.org. In the email, please include an email address and phone number for each of the students requesting for a skill test.
Substitutions for Competitors – If the event is a team event, your school may substitute no more than one (1) member of the team. If more than one member of the team must be changed, then the opportunity to compete will pass to the next school in line.
INSTITUTE FOR LEADERS
If you’re interested in IFL, please contact Glenn Morris at glenn@capbl.org for an additional NLC + IFL package
INFORMATION FROM NATIONALS
Additionally, check out the national website for in-depth information about the conference, including the National NLC Guide 2011. This will give you a much better picture of what to expect at IFL & NLC 2011 in Orlando, FL!
TOURISM AND TRAVEL INFO
The NLC Guide includes details on special tours and packages that the national organization offers in conjunction with the conference. If this is your first time to Orlando, or you think you’ll have some extra time during your visit, these packages are great ways to see and experience as much of the city as possible at a great group discount.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Glenn Morris at glenn@capbl.org! We look forward to joining you in Orlando this summer to show the world the greatness that is CA PBL!
It’s that time again, the STATE FALL BUSINESS LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE is here! The California State Officer team has been working hard to finalize this year’s conference and finally all the details you have been waiting for are here!
