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FBLA-PBL

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Formation 1940
Type career and technical student organization (CTSO)
Headquarters 1912 Association Drive
Reston, Virginia, USA 20191-1591
Membership 212,513 (2007)
President, CEO Jean Buckley
Website http://www.fbla-pbl.org/
FBLA redirects here. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Career and technical student organizations ( CTSOs) are vocational organizations primarily based in high schools Headquarters (HQ denotes the location where most if not all of the important functions of an organization are concentrated Reston is an internationally known Planned community whose goal was to revolutionize post-World War II concepts of land use and residential/corporate development in The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jean Buckley is the current President and CEO of FBLA-PBL, Inc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages For other uses, see FBLA (disambiguation)

The Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, or FBLA-PBL, is an international career and technical student organization that has its headquarters in Reston, Virginia. Career and technical student organizations ( CTSOs) are vocational organizations primarily based in high schools Reston is an internationally known Planned community whose goal was to revolutionize post-World War II concepts of land use and residential/corporate development in FBLA-PBL is a non-profit organization of high school ("FBLA"), middle school ("Middle Level"), and college ("PBL") students, as well as professional members ("Professional Division") who primarily help students transition to the business world. A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage FBLA-PBL is the largest student-run business related organization in the world, with 212,513 members. Local FBLA-PBL chapters are often connected to their school's business education department.

Contents

History

Dr. Hamden L. Forkner developed the idea of FBLA in 1937 while serving as the head of the Teacher's College of Columbia University. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. The National Business Education Association agreed to sponsor the organization in 1940. Johnson City, Tennessee was the site of the first chapter of FBLA on February 3, 1942. Johnson City is a city in Carter, Sullivan, and Washington Counties in the U Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Iowa became the first state chapter. Phi Beta Lambda, the college level, became a separate division in 1958. A Professional Division (originally for alumni) was formed in 1979. In 1994, the Middle Level was added for middle school students. Middle school or Junior High School serves as a "bridge" between the Elementary School and the High School [1] FBLA-PBL's current President and CEO is Jean Buckley. Jean Buckley is the current President and CEO of FBLA-PBL, Inc

Structure

FBLA-PBL is structured into various levels of organization: local, district/sectional, state, regional, and national.

Local

The first level is the local (i. e. chapter) level, generally consisting of an individual high/middle school, or college/university. To charter a chapter in FBLA, you must have at least five members. PBL requires three members to charter a local chapter.

District/Sectional

The next level is the sectional level, also known as the district, regional or area level. This level consists of chapters in the same general area within a state. Some states have vice presidents representing the districts.

Many states utilize districts or sectional conferences to make it easier for members to participate in the organization without all the necessary travel. Some states do not use sections or districts at all, and these states are commonly geographically smaller states such as Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

State

The state level incorporates all sections (and thus all chapters) within the boundaries of that state. It should also be noted that not all 50 states have active state chapters and there are some international territories considered "states. " For example, DoDDS Europe, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands are treated as states. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated See also Culture of the Virgin Islands Music of the Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Creole

Regional

The regional level should not be confused with the sectional level. The regional level consists of the national level divided into five administrative regions: Western, Mountain Plains, North Central, Southern, and Eastern. These regions are used to determine representation of national officers on the national board as each region has one National Vice President. Also, the National Fall Leadership Conferences ("NFLC") are planned in four of the five regions every year. [2] Customarily, chapters attend the NFLC in their region, though this is not a requirement.

The National Vice President of each region can appoint his/her own team of officers to assist in accomplishing national goals within the region. The major focus of the regional officer team generally consists of improving communication, increasing involvement, and increasing membership. At the National Leadership Conference, each region holds independent meetings to recognize accomplishments in that region and to elect the next regional vice president.

National

The national level is the highest level and consists of every member in the organization. It is considered an honor for competitors that have qualified to compete at the national level because they must have demonstrated skills superior to others from their state (see competitions section for explanation).

The 2008 National Leadership Conference (NLC) will be held in Atlanta, Georgia.

Competitions

FBLA-PBL holds yearly competitions. These competitions range across topics covering technology, business, and public speaking. Some of these events are Website Development, Technology Concepts, Accounting I, Management Decision Making, Public Speaking I, and Impromptu Speaking. There are also competitions specific to FBLA-PBL, such as the FBLA Principles and Procedures event.

There are four different classifications of competitions: individual, team, recognition, and chapter. Most individual competitions are based on Scantron tests or computer tests, such as the Accounting I competition, but some are speaking competitions, such as Public Speaking I. Scantron is a company based in Irvine California, USA, that manufactures and sells Machine-readable papers on which students mark answers to academic Others have an interview portion, such as the Job Interview competition. Team competitions include the Website Development event and the Parliamentary Procedures event, among others. There are three subclassifications for team competitions. The first consists of a two or three person team that takes a written test in a preliminary round and presents their own solution to a problem assigned to them in the final round; an example is the Management Decision Making event. The second includes a two to three person team that presents a report or website in both the preliminary and final rounds; an example is the Website Development event. The third includes a four or five person team where members of the team take a written test individually and then move on to the final round based on the average of the team's scores. The final round is a presentation of a premade script that must be modified to incorporate a problem. The only example of this subclassification is the Parliamentary Procedures event. The Recognition class of competitive events began in 2006, a departure from the previous grouping of the other three classes of competitive events. Chapter competitions focus on the presentation of a report to a panel of judges, as is seen in the Community Service Project event.

The competitions usually start at the district/sectional level, but in some cases start at the local level. The decision to hold competitions at the local level is left to the adviser of the chapter. From the district/sectional level, competitions progress to the state level. If a member places in the top three of an individual competition or top two of a team or chapter competition at the state level, they move on to the national level.

The top ten competitors in each national-level event are featured on stage at the Awards of Excellence Program at the National Leadership Conference where they receive trophies and/or certificates. Some events are sponsored, adding a cash or scholarship award to the top competitors for that event.

Conferences

Within a state, several sections or districts may each hold leadership conferences from which the winners may attend the State Leadership Conference.

Each state chapter holds a State Leadership Conference (SLC). During the SLCs members compete to go to the NLC, workshops are held, and members run for State Officer positions.

FBLA-PBL holds its national conferences all over the United States. In the fall, there are commonly four conferences, each better known as the National Fall Leadership Conference (NFLC). In the past, national conferences have been held in Anaheim, Baltimore, Birmingham, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, East Brunswick, Greensboro, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Nashville, New Orleans, Orlando, Omaha, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, and Salt Lake City.

The National Leadership Conference (NLC) is held early in the summer. Two are held each year; one for both the FBLA and Middle Level divisions, and another for the PBL (Phi Beta Lambda) division. This is the pinnacle of the FBLA-PBL year in which all competitors compete against one another for national honors. Additionally, members have the option of attending workshops in order to grow in character and leadership, and to expand their knowledge of business and business-related fields. Some members run for a National Officer position at the NLC, and 8 candidates per conference are chosen as the National Officers for the next school year. The highest-scoring member on the written test for the Parliamentary Procedures event who meets the National Officer guidelines is appointed as the National Parliamentarian for the next school year (one each for FBLA and PBL). The NLC is the largest conference of the year, drawing crowds of approximately 6,000 students and advisers for NLCs held before 2007 and approximately 7,200 students and advisers for the 2007 NLC. Among the workshop presenters at the 2006 NLC was Coach Ken Carter, who inspired the 2005 film Coach Carter. Coach Carter is a 2005 film from Paramount Pictures, directed by Thomas Carter. Carter was the keynote speaker for both FBLA and PBL's NLC opening session. He offered students the "Coach Ken Carter Experience. "

The 2007 NFLCs were held in Portland, OR; Cincinnati, OH; Birmingham, AL; and Buffalo, NY.

Future NLCs

Year City Conference headquarters PBL dates FBLA dates
2008 Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta Marriott Marquis June 21 to 24 June 26 to 29
2009 Anaheim, California TBA June 20 to 23 June 25 to 28
2010 Nashville, Tennessee TBA July 9 to 12 July 14 to 17

Past NLCs

Year City Conference headquarters PBL dates FBLA dates
2007 Chicago, Illinois Hyatt Regency Chicago June 23 to June 26 June 28 to July 1
2006 Nashville, Tennessee Gaylord Opryland June 24 to June 27 June 29 to July 2
2005 Orlando, Florida Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin June 29 to July 2 June 24 to June 27
2004 Denver, Colorado Adams Mark July 9 to July 12 July 14 to July 17
2003 Dallas, Texas Adams Mark June 29 to July 2 June 24 to June 27
2002 Nashville, Tennessee Gaylord Opryland (FBLA), Nashville Convention Center (PBL) June 23 to June 26 June 29 to July 2
2001 Orlando, Florida Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin July 4 to July 7 June 29 to July 2
2000 Long Beach, California Long Beach Convention Center July 13 to July 16 July 8 to July 11
1999 Chicago, Illinois Hyatt Regency Chicago July 4 to July 7 June 29 to July 2
1998 Orlando, Florida Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin July 10 to July 13 July 5 to July 8
1997 Anaheim, California Hilton Anaheim July 5 to July 8 June 30 to July 3
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Institute for Leaders

At the NLC, a two day seminar is presented by FBLA-PBL and TRI Leadership Resources, which is open to all FBLA-PBL members who pay a fee and register in advance to the NLC. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Tracks available during this "Institute for Leaders" include Mastering Officership, Communication, and Entrepreneurship, among many others. Communication is the process of conveying information from a sender to a receiver with the use of a medium in which the communicated information is understood the same way Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new Organizations or revitalizing mature Organizations particularly new Businesses generally in response to identified General Opening and Closing sessions are held on each day; these provide members from every track an opportunity to get together, share what they learned, and make connections. At these general sessions are keynote speakers, highlighted in 2004 by a special talk by The Apprentice runner-up Kwame Jackson. The Apprentice is an American reality television show hosted by Donald Trump, created by Mark Burnett and broadcast on Kwame Jackson (born 1975 is an American television star best known for his role on NBC 's Reality series The Apprentice.

Running for office

Members may run for local, district/section, state, regional, and national office. Regional offices are appointed by national officers from the respective regions. District officers are also appointed in a few states. On the national level, the Parliamentarian is an appointed position given to the person with the highest Parliamentary Procedures test score.

At the National level, the following offices are available for FBLA and PBL:

Candidates for each Region Vice President must be a member of the region in which they would like to be the Vice President. [2].

In the Professional Division, only the offices of President, Vice President, and Secretary/Treasurer are available [3]. The Middle Level has no national representation and its administration lies in the control of the association president and chief executive officer [4].

Regional, state, district/section, and local offices vary. Generally though, the offices of President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Historian, Reporter, Parliamentarian, and Webmaster are used, or their duties and responsibilities are combined to form one office (i. e. Secretary/Treasurer, or Historian/Reporter).

The March of Dimes

FBLA-PBL has had a partnership with the March of Dimes for over 35 years[5]. March of Dimes is the name of a United States health charity, whose mission is to improve the health of babies. During this time, FBLA-PBL members have raised and donated over 15 million dollars to the charity, originally founded by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Today, the March of Dimes is fighting to prevent premature birth, a common problem in America and all around the world.

The newest addition to this partnership is the "March To" program. Through this program members sell paper feet in celebration of heading towards the National Leadership Conference. This program was piloted by the North Central region in the 2003-2004 year with "March To Denver". The following year, a nationwide "March to Orlando" was held.

Famous alumni

Some of the notable alumni include Johnny Mathis (singer), Troy Aikman (NFL Quarterback), and Ronnie Musgrove (former Governor of Mississippi and former national officer of FBLA-PBL)[6]. John Royce "Johnny" Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American Singer of Popular music. Troy Kenneth Aikman (born November 21 1966 in West Covina California) is a former American football Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the David Ronald "Ronnie" Musgrove (born July 29, 1956) is an American politician who was the Democratic Lieutenant Governor Pat Nixon (the former First Lady of the United States) was an FBLA adviser during her years as a high school teacher. Thelma Catherine " Pat " Ryan Nixon (March 16 1912 &ndash June 22 1993 was the wife of Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United

References

  1. ^ About us. FBLA-PBL, Inc. . Retrieved on 2007-10-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost
  2. ^ a b FBLA Bylaws. FBLA-PBL, Inc. . Retrieved on 2007-10-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost
  3. ^ Professional Division Bylaws. FBLA-PBL, Inc. . Retrieved on 2007-10-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost
  4. ^ FBLA-ML Bylaws. FBLA-PBL, Inc. . Retrieved on 2007-10-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost
  5. ^ Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda
  6. ^ Mississippi FBLA history. Mississippi Department of Education. Retrieved on 2006-09-06. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started

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