Future Business Leaders of America coming to Vail April 19, 20 & 21

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Future Business Leaders of America is a large group we host every year and this year they are coming to Vail, Colorado on April 19-21.  There will be 3800 attendees, nestled into every one of our hotels in Vail.

On behalf of Town of Vail and VVP, we would like to prepare all of our Vail businesses for the sudden burst of Vail visitors. They will be attending workshops and have judges that in which both are available to sign-up and participate in.

We would also like to ask that businesses understand that this is a younger generation with little to no money for food. Any sort of discount or quick bites are asked of our businesses to help support the attendees.

JUDGES NEEDED

We are currently working on all the preparations for the 2017 FBLA State Leadership Conference. One of the most important components to our conference is securing the 200+ event judges who are committed to the success of the students.  On behalf of Colorado FBLA, we would like to ask you to judge at the State Conference.

The FBLA State Conference competitive events will take place on both Wednesday April 19th from 11:00am – 5:30pm and Thursday, April 20th from 6:00am – noon, and April 20th from noon – 5:00pm throughout Vail Colorado, we would appreciate as little or as much time as you can commit, you do not need to commit to all 3 sections, also shuttles and parking available. This is a tentative time for judging, which means some events may end at different times.

Please complete the Judges Form (https://trileadership.wufoo.com/forms/p7se49k0nl16nq/) If you are able to judge, we will do our best to place you according to your preference, but we cannot guarantee your placement. The sooner you sign up the better your chances.

 

BUSINESSES WANTED FOR HOSTING WORKSHOPS

FBLA is are looking for workshop presenters for their students. They are expecting more than 3,000 high school business students from across the state of Colorado to be in attendance and each student is required to attend at least two workshops.

FBLA would like to extend this invitation to business partners in Vail Valley.  There are many opportunities, connections and messages that stakeholders might wish to put in front of these remarkable students.

Workshops are typically held on the afternoon of  April 19th and throughout the day on April 20th.  Presenters typically deliver 2 to 3 sessions anywhere between 45 minutes and an hour.

If you are anyone you know is interested in presenting encourage them to fill out the call-to-present form found here:

CO FBLA SLC 2017-Call to Present:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wcnUKLIjymzdgsfQ0iT5jZ13Y25tYSl86XJHvHn1mUI/edit?ts=58d53195