2026 State Career Development Conference

FEBRUARY 6-7, 2026 | University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX

Friday, February 6, 2026
5:00 - 5:30 pm | Arrival and Registration Pick-Up
5:30 - 6:15 pm | Opening Session
6:15 - 7:00 pm | Networking

Saturday, February 7, 2026
10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Competition

Lunch will be provided on Saturday.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION - Opens December 1, 2026

STEP 1: REGISTER COMPETITORS
– Registration: $50, Due Friday, January 23, 2026
– Late Registration $60, Due Friday, January 30, 2026
NO REGISTRATION ADDITIONS OR CHANGES CAN BE MADE AFTER JANUARY 30, 2026

No refunds will be issued for drops after Friday, January 30, 2026. Registered attendees will not be removed from the invoice after Friday, January 30, 2026. If members registered by Friday, January 30, 2026 do not attend the conference, refunds will not be issued.

STEP 2: PAY REGISTRATION COST - Payment Due by Wednesday, February 4, 2026

IF YOU’RE PAYING AS A CHAPTER: An invoice will be emailed to you after you complete your registration. Check or Credit Card* payment are due by Wednesday, February 5h. If a check is going to be brought to the conference, an image of the check must be emailed by this date.
IF YOUR MEMBERS ARE PAYING INDIVIDUALLY: Members paying individually may only pay by credit card*. They may do so at the link below. The payment amount must match the registration type (regular or late). If it doesn’t, you may owe a balance at check-in. The payment name must match the registered name. If it does not, you may not be marked as paid.

PAY VIA CREDIT CARD HERE

*credit card payments are subject to a $2 charge for processing fees
NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN AFTER PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE

STEP 3: DECIDE ON YOUR VOTING DELEGATES - chapters DO NOT need to register voting delegates. However, you should discuss this with your chapter and decide who will represent you as a voting delegate at the business and election session. Please have alternate delegates selected in the case of absences.

Voting delegate numbers for 2026 will be given at State Conference. Each chapter registered at the conference receives 1 voting delegate + chapters receive 1 additional delegate for every 5 paid members they have.

STEP 4: PREPARE FOR COMPETITION & SUBMIT WRITTEN MANUALS

If you’re in a competitive event that requires a written manual, those must be submitted as a PDF by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. (Anyone that registers between January 28 and January 30 should register for a case study event, not an event with a written manual) Those who are not submitted by this date may still receive a presentation time on Saturday, Feb 7 but may not be eligible to attend ICDC. No refunds will be given to those who do not submit written manuals.

NOTE: TESTING

Testing will be conducted on-site at the conference.

STEP 6: ATTEND THE CONFERENCE AND COMPETITION

RUNNING FOR STATE OFFICER

APPLICATION AVAILABLE DECEMBER 11, 2025

Those interested must fill out the State Officer Application in its entirety by Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Interviews may be scheduled via zoom prior to the conference.