SKILLSUSA UTAH LEADERSHIP & SKILLS CONFERENCE
WHEN: Thursday and Friday, March 23rd -24th, 2017
WHERE: Salt Lake Community College, Taylorsville/Redwood Campus, 4700 South Redwood Road, Salt Lake City, Utah
 
CONTEST STATUS SHEET
The list of state conference contests and the proposed contest sites as presently constituted are available on the our State SkillsUSA Utah website (www.utahskillsusa.org) by:

• Clicking the GIANT RED BUTTON that says, ‘CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE 2017 CONTEST STATUS SHEET’ in the middle of our ULSC Page OR
• CLICK HERE to be routed to our ULSC Page. OR
• Copy and paste the following link into your web browser: http://www.utahskillsusa.org/2017-utah-leadership--skills-competition-ulsc.html

 
CTSO ACTIVITY SUMMARY SHEET
The CTSO activity summary sheet that includes general registration costs for the SkillsUSA Utah state conference is available on our state website (www.utahskillsusa.org) by:

• Going to our ULSC Page and clicking the file located at the bottom-left of the page titled ‘ULSC CTSO SUMMARY SHEET’ OR
• CLICKING HERE to be routed to our ULSC Page OR
• Copying the following link to your web browser: http://www.utahskillsusa.org/2017-utah-leadership--skills-competition-ulsc.html

 
CONTEST FEES:
Some state level contests have special contest fees assessed to participants to help offset the cost of contest materials and supplies. This list of contests and the associated fees can be found on the Utah state website by:

• Going to our ULSC Page and clicking the Red Button that says ‘2017 CONTEST FEES’ OR
• CLICKING HERE OR
• Copying the following link to your web browser: http://www.utahskillsusa.org/uploads/8/1/2/7/81273014/fees_for_2017_state_conference.pdf

 
‘GENERAL’ STATE CONFERENCE AGENDA
We are finishing up some last-minute details with the agenda this year, and will be sending it out and posting it to the website ASAP. Some confirmed/discussed changes are as follows:

• Eliminating the Opening Session – We are hoping this will give more time for students and advisors to arrive, check in, and prepare for contests and allow contest hosts more preparation time.  It is something new we are trying this year.
• Time Changes for a few Contests Thursday Afternoon – Because we are removing the opening session, this may allow us to start a few contests sooner on Thursday. We are still working with the Contest Cluster Chairs, Ed Team Leaders, and Tech Committee to see if this is possible.
• Contests held at UVU – Unfortunately because this has to be held in March, we always end up over one (or more) schools’ spring break. This year, it’s UVU. This may result in changes to Contest Venue and Times for contests normally hosted at UVU.

 
Theme
The SkillsUSA competition theme for the 2017 state and national conferences is:
SkillsUSA: Champions at Work
Preparing America’s Skilled Workforce
The topic to be addressed by contestants in the Chapter Display, Prepared Speech and Promotional Bulletin Board competitions is how our theme, SkillsUSA: Champions at Work, addresses the SkillsUSA national program of work in the area of professional development. 

• Additional suggestions for contestants can be found on our national website at http://www.skillsusa.org/competitions/skillsusa-championships/theme/ OR
• Go to the national website at www.skillsusa.org and type “theme” in the search box.

 
Contest Updates
To view contest updates you can:

• Go to: http://2017contestupdates.blogspot.com/ OR
• Go to our State Website (www.utahskillsusa.org) and hover your mouse over the ‘CONFERENCES & EVENTS’ option on our top menu. This will produce a short drop down menu where you can locate and click ‘2017 CONTEST UPDATES’ OR
• Go to our ULSC Page and click the GIANT RED BUTTON that says ‘2017 CONTEST UPDATES’

 
All Contest Updates for the 2017 SkillsUSA Utah Leadership and Skills Competition will be posted through this Page. On the right side of the page you can sign up to receive emails whenever a Contest is Updated. This will sign you up to receive emails for ALL contests. There is not a way to subscribe to a specific contest. If you do not want to receive emails, just check the page on your own, and often.
 
To view updates, click on the name of a specific contest to view updates for that contest. You can also Search for updates containing key words in the ‘Search’ box.
 
State Conference Registration
Due to an unusually high number of student disqualifications at the 2016 state conference from a lack of National Membership Registration plus a significant number of membership registrations that were submitted after the state membership deadline, major changes have been made to the 2017 State Conference Deadline calendar and a Financial Penalty has been added for late registrations. 
 
With the New State Conference Registration System on the National SkillsUSA website, student contestants MUST BE REGISTERED, SUBMITTED AND PAID members of SkillsUSA BEFORE they will be able to register for any contest at the State Competition.
 
The 2017 SkillsUSA Utah Leadership and Skills Conference registration costs and deadlines are as follows:

• Wednesday, February 1st - Monday, February 20th, 2017: Regular Registration
  • $40 Per Student Contestant
  • $20 Per Advisor

• Saturday, February 21st – Monday, February 27th, 2017: Late Registrations
  • $60 per Student Contestant ($40 registration fee + $20.00 late fee per contestant)
  • $40 Advisor Registration ($20 registration fee + $20.00 late fee per Advisor)
  • The new system does not allow ‘special circumstances’ or ‘refunds’ for late registrations.

 
Registration Procedure
The ULSC Registration procedure is new this year. We apologize for the lack of communication and information.  The new registration procedure, information, and walk throughs can be found on our State Website (www.utahskillsusa.org) by:

• Going to our ULSC page, on the left side, and reading ALL information under ‘How To Regsiter’ OR
• CLICKING HERE to be routed to the walk-through and CLICKING HERE for access to the ULSC Page OR
• Copying and Pasting the following Links into your web browser:
  
  • ULSC PAGE: http://www.utahskillsusa.org/2017-utah-leadership--skills-competition-ulsc.html
    
  • WALK-THROUGH:http://www.utahskillsusa.org/uploads/8/1/2/7/81273014/how_to_register_for_skillsusa_ulsc.pdf
    

 
*MODELS: Models will not be required to register for contests this year. Contestants that need a model will need to remember to bring someone with them.  It is preferred that the model be a Member of SkillsUSA, but it is not required.
 
 *ALTERNATES: Alternates will be utilized differently this year. You will need to register a few extra ‘Alternate’ students as MEMBERS OF SKILLSUSA. You WILL NOT need to register them for Conference.  After you have REGISTERED, SUBMITTED, AND PAID for the memberships of however many students you choose to have as ‘Alternates’, all you will have to do is email Angelee Day at angelee.day@gmail.com with the following information:

• The First and Last name, the school name, and which contest the ORIGINAL Contestant is Registered for
• The First and Last name of the Alternate, Registered, Submitted, Paid, SkillsUSA Student Member from your school you would like to replace the original contestant.

 
She will make the substitution for you through the conference registration website, and send a confirmation email when it is completed.
 
***PLEASE INCLUDE A COPY OF YOUR SCHOOL’S INVOICE(S) FOR ULSC WITH YOUR CHECK OR PURCHASE ORDER TO ENSURE PROPER RECORDS/DEPOSITS/PAYMENTS ARE COMPLETED.
 
The mailing address for the submission of all documents and conference registration payments has changed, effective 7-1-16. SEE BELOW:
 
Please mail all payments/invoices and correspondence to:
 
          SkillsUSA Utah
          Attn: Richard Wittwer
          4318 West 1275 South
          Cedar City, Utah 84720
 
skillsusa.utahstatedirector@gmail.com