October 13-14, 2024
Margaritaville Lake Resort | Osage Beach, Missouri
Join FCCLA members from across Missouri at the annual Fall Leadership Conference at Margaritaville Lake (Tan-Tar-A) Resort in Osage Beach! The Fall Leadership Conference provides members with the opportunity to network, expand leadership skills, explore national programs – and so much more!
All Missouri FCCLA chapters are encouraged to send a chapter delegation to the Fall Leadership Conference. Chapters should choose delegates based upon interest in FCCLA and the student’s ability to be a positive representative of the school and chapter. There is no limit on the number of members that may be registered to represent a chapter.
Registration
Regular Registration
Rate: $90
Deadline: September 20, 2024
Late Registration
Rate: $115
Deadline: September 27, 2024
Substitutions and Cancellations: September 27, 2024
*Late registration is not guaranteed conference swag.
Competitive Events Registration
Show-Me Skills Events: $10 per participant, per event
Show-Me Knowledge Tests: $7 per participant, per event
Lodging
All conference attendees are required to stay on-resort. A room block is established with Margaritaville Lake Resort and Tan-Tar-A Estates. To make reservations, call (800) 826-8272 and request the FCCLA room rate.
Room Rates (per room per night; up to 4 guests per room)
Guest room: $145
One bedroom suite: $239
Two bedroom suite: $334
Hotel room and suite rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes (currently 6.225% state and a county lodging tax of 3%), as well as a $5 resort fee per room per night, in effect at the time of check in.
Deadline
September 13, 2024
Should all rooms guaranteed in the room block be reserved prior to the deadline, reservations will close early.
Dress Code
The State Executive Council has approved the following dress code Fall Leadership Conference ONLY. For this conference only, attendees may follow the following guidelines:
- Blue jeans or black jeans with no rips, holes, distressing and/or discoloration of any kind
- Day 1: FCCLA shirt of any kind
- Day 2: Fall Leadership Conference t-shirt
- Shoes
If blue jeans or black jeans are not appropriate (i.e. containing any level of rips, holes and/or distressing or discoloration), the official Missouri FCCLA conference dress code must be followed. Additionally, competitive event participants must be in the official Missouri FCCLA dress code for competition, as follows:
- FCCLA red blazer is encouraged
- Red, black, or white polo or professional white shirt (long or short sleeves)
- Black or khaki bottoms (slacks, skirt, sheath dress)
- Shoes (black preferred)
Advisers may choose to wear the conference dress code, or other business professional attire.
NOTE: This casual dress code ONLY applies to Fall Leadership Conference. All other Missouri FCCLA conferences and events, such as State Leadership Conference, will require the Missouri FCCLA official conference dress.
Competitive Events
New to Fall Leadership Conference this year are state competitive events! These events, called Show-Me Skills, are designed to showcase the talents and skills of our members in a variety of areas. Show-Me Skills are similar to National FCCLA’s Skill Demonstration Events, where most of the events will be held in person, with a few being submitted prior to the conference. The specifics of Show-Me Skills and each individual event can be found on under Compete > Show-Me. Don’t miss out on these exciting new opportunities to demonstrate your skills and prepare for national competition!
All Show-Me Skills competitors are required to review the online orientation slideshow and submit Online Orientation Documentation to their room consultant at the time of competition. Completing the orientation is essential – the events are new, so vital information regarding competition procedures will be addressed. After viewing the orientation, download the documentation form, print and sign it as instructed, and bring it with you to competition.
It is with the support of our amazing volunteer evaluators and room consultants that Missouri FCCLA is able to execute and evaluate competitive events at Fall Leadership Conference. Any individual who is out of high school may volunteer as an evaluator or adult room consultant for Show-Me Skills. Consider serving as an evaluator or room consultant for our pilot year of these brand new opportunities for our members! Our Competitive Events team will find the best competitive events for you to work with based on your knowledge and experience, along with your interests.
NEW! Sticker Trading
A HUGE part of the National Leadership Conference is pin trading! States from all over the country bring their own personalized pins to trade with other states and the goal is to collect them all! We’ve brought it to Missouri, but with a twist! In your chapter’s registration packet, you will get some stickers for your region designed by your region’s state officer. Find someone from a different region to trade with that also needs your region’s sticker. Collect and trade them until you have one from each region in Missouri!
Content Creators
The Missouri FCCLA Fall Leadership Conference Content Creator Team is a team of up to four volunteers who have an interest in technology and social media. They will be updating the official Missouri FCCLA Facebook page, Instagram and TikTok feeds with conference news and photos from their own unique perspectives as well as writing blog updates for the FCCLA website. The Content Creator Team will provide real-time updates to conference attendees as well as those unable to attend the meeting, such as parents, administrators, and other chapter members.
Potential Content Creators must have experience with social media tools, including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Content Creators will take photos and videos and create content for Missouri FCCLA social media and website, so experience with simple photo editing and movie making tools such as Movie Maker or iMovie as well as Canva is a must. Content Creators should be good writers – proficient in a concise, informational, but yet conversational writing style.
Interested members and advisers should complete the online application by September 10, 2024. Selected Content Creators will receive a $45 refund toward their conference registration after successfully completing all Content Creator team assignments.
WANTED: National Anthem Performer
Missouri FCCLA is looking for a talented member, or group of members, to perform the National Anthem at Fall Leadership Conference! If you sing, play an instrument, are in a small ensemble, or a vocal group we’d love to see what you’ve got!
National Program & STAR Events Showcase
Have a National Programs project your chapter is super proud of? A gold-winning STAR Event that is a great example of an outstanding project? This is your chance to showcase your exceptional National Program and STAR Event projects! To be a part of the showcase, fill out the form below and we will be in contact with details.
Roundtable Proposals
We are looking for Missouri FCCLA advisers, business and industry partners, colleges and universities, alumni, and other friends of the organization to present roundtable sessions for advisers at Fall Leadership Conference. These sessions are 20 minutes in length and do not include the use of technology. Presenters and audience sit together in an informal setting, with the presenter sharing the knowledge and expertise, valuable materials and resources, and making network connections with the audience.
Call for Exhibitors and Partnerships
Our Fall Leadership Conference can’t be successful without partnerships with Missouri businesses, colleges and universities, non-profits, and other organizations and agencies. Please consider partnering with Missouri FCCLA as a exhibitor and/or a sponsor of our annual conference.
