Pennsylvania FBLA Blue Panda for NLC lodging and a la care items is now open as of 12:01 am, April 17.
National FBLA Blue Panda is open for NLC registration and placement in competitive events.
PA FBLA National Leadership Conference Travel Package with Pricing
2025 National Leadership Conference Orientation PowerPoint, April 16, 2025
2025 National Leadership Conference Zoom Recording, April 16, 2025
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Click this link for a school/parent to request an invoice to pay by credit card (3.5% convenience fee applies)
All PA FBLA payments are mailed to: All National FBLA payments are mailed to:
PA FBLA FBLA, Inc.
PO Box 5085 PO Box 79063
Jersey Shore, PA 17740 Baltimore, MD 21279
PA FBLA W-9 National FBLA W-9
Advisers/Parents/Chaperones, please complete this Summer Mailing Address Contact Form for items that need to be mailed prior to the NLC.
Information will be published as it is released by National FBLA.
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2025 National Leadership Conference
Anaheim, California — Anaheim Convention Center
June 29-July 02 (does not include travel dates to and from Anaheim)
1. TENTATIVE conference schedule
2. TENTATIVE high school competitive events schedule
3. TENTATIVE middle school competitive events schedule
The schedules listed above are subject to change and should not be considered final for travel purposes. Final schedules will be announced in mid to late May after National FBLA reviews the number of competitors in each event.
Pennsylvania FBLA assigned lodging location (as announced by National FBLA):
Lodging is available for check-in beginning Friday, June 27; check-out is scheduled for July 03 (must include two nights’ lodging during that range) ; all lodging reservations MUST be made through Pennsylvania FBLA. Budgeting rate: $315 per night per room; 1-4 per room; taxes/fees included. Lodging is NOT available prior to June 27.
Anaheim Marriott
700 West Convention Way
Anaheim, CA 92802
Important Dates and Responsibilities:
April 15, 2025: NLC scholarship deadline for high school students and/or scholarship deadline for middle school students (apply for $695 in National FBLA grants) (responsibility: student)
April 30, 2025: $200 per traveler deposit paid to PA FBLA (must be received by that date) (responsibility: adviser/school and/or parent)
May 10, 2025: balance due on PA FBLA package paid to PA FBLA (must be received by that day) (responsibility: adviser/school and/or parent)
***PA FBLA must make final lodging arrangements/commitments no later than May 13, 2025. Preliminary lodging holds are made based on the $200 per deposit (first come, first served); final lodging commitments are made based on full payments received by May 10.
May 13, 2025: adviser must register all NLC conference participants and place them in National FBLA’s Blue Panda no later than this date; pre-judged assets must be uploaded no later than that date: (1) American Enterprise Project (report), (2) Business Ethics (one-page executive summary), Business Plan (report), (3) Community Service Project (report), (4) Digital Animation (video url), (5) Digital Video Production (video url), (6) Future Business Educator (lesson plan pdf), (7) Future Business Leader (cover and resume pdf), (8) Job Interview (cover and resume pdf), (9) Local Chapter Annual Business Report (report), (10) Partnership with Business Project (report) (responsibility: adviser). Only the adviser can register competitors and upload these assets.
June 01, 2025: NLC registration fees paid to National FBLA (postmark date; otherwise, there is be a $25 administration (late) fee if payment does not arrive by June 12). Parents are not able to directly pay National FBLA by credit card. (responsibility: adviser/school and/or parent)
Who’s eligible to attend?
Follow these guidelines regarding eligibility to compete and attend the 2025 National Leadership Conference:
- The Top 4 high school award winners automatically qualify to compete in the official high school competitive events
- The Top 4 middle school award winners automatically qualify to complete in the official middle school competitive events
- If a chapter’s Top 4 qualifier is not eligible to participate, chapter advisers need to contact the following:
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- high school competitive events: Bruce Boncal, PA FBLA Executive Director, bboncal@pafbla.us
- middle school competitive events: Michele Sites, PA FBLA Middle School Coordinator, msites@pafbla.us
- Offers to participate will be made to the 5th- through the 10th place winners should any in the Top 4 not be able to participate.
- For questions regarding high school scores and judging ratings from the State Leadership Conference and Middle School program scores and judging, contact:
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- Derek Selleck, PA FBLA Competitive Events Coordinator, dselleck@pafbla.us (high school program)
- Michele Sites, PA FBLA Middle School Coordinator, msites@pafbla.us (middle school program)
Family members are welcome to attend the NLC and travel as part of the PA FBLA package. If an adviser cannot attend the conference, a parent may serve as the student member’s chaperone.
FAQs (answers to your likely questions):
- If my student is on a team of 1-3 students that placed at the state conference and one or more drop out, can my single student complete? Answer: yes, your single student may compete as the event can be 1-3 students (or 4-5 students in the case of Parliamentary Procedure).
- Are the competitive events guidelines the same for the national conference as the state conference? Answer: no, you should be referring to the National FBLA guidelines for the national conference. Although the guidelines might be similar, there are definitely some differences. Click here for the high school competitive guidelines and/or the middle school competitive events guidelines.
- Are the production tests administered at my home schools as they have been in prior years? Answer, no. Computer Applications, Exploring Computer Applications (middle school), Spreadsheet Applications, and Word Processing will be administered onsite in Anaheim this year. Nothing will be administered at the home school.
- May I make changes to the items I submit for NLC pre-judging that were submitted at the national conference? Answer, yes. Competitors are strongly advised to review the SLC judges’ scoring sheets and feedback and make improvements, if appropriate. The deadline for submission is May 13.
- Do advisers need to inform the state office if my competitor will not attend? Answer, yes. Please contact Bruce Boncal, PA FBLA Executive Director, bboncal@pafbla.us, for high school students not able to attend OR Michele Sites, PA FBLA Middle School Coordinator, msites@pafbla.us, for middle school students not able to attend. Please notify us as soon as possible so that offers can be made to the next eligible competitor.
- Am I able to see my objective test scores and rating sheets for my events from the region conference and the state conference? Answer, yes. Advisers only must sign on to Blue Panda to download the scores and rating sheets.
- Can substitutions be made if a student cannot participate at the national conference? Answer, no. If a student did not compete at the state level and qualify for the state conference, he/she may not be substituted to participate at the national conference.
- Can an adviser/chaperone from one school serve as a chaperone for a student from another school? Answer, yes. Written agreements should be made between the school administrations of both schools. Because a school’s adviser must enter an adviser/chaperone name for his/her school and another school’s adviser/chaperone is taking responsibility for his/her students, the adviser will need to email nlc@fbla.org to make sure the chaperone is assigned to both chapters (only one registration fee will be charged).
- Can I submit accommodations for a student for his/her competitive event based on his/her IEP/504 or medical issues? Answer, yes. Requests for accommodations are made through the National FBLA Blue Panda Special Needs Provision for an individual attendee. All accommodations must be submitted by the May 13, 2025, registration deadline.
- Do students need to bring their own laptops/tablets to complete their objective tests in Anaheim? Answer, yes. Students are to bring their own electronic devices. Phones are not compatible with the testing systems. Windows devices, Apple devices, Chromebooks — all are acceptable. However, if the device is a school-issued device, the adviser and competitor should work with the school system’s technology staff to make sure security policies do not impede the ability to connect to WiFi outside the school system or access to Blue Panda.
National FBLA NLC Policies:
- Pennsylvania will publish a travel package prior to the State Leadership Conference. There will be the following options:
- Plan A: 6- or 7-night package — all-inclusive package (excluding airfare), which includes lodging, tours, transfers, and more. Plan A will include a full-day excursion to San Diego on Saturday, June 28, which will include the San Diego Zoo, hop on/hop off San Diego city trolley tour access, Old Towne San Diego
- Plan B: 5-night package — includes lodging and possible transfers (depending on travel dates) and option to purchase a la carte items
- Plan C: a la carte package with minimum purchase of two-nights’ lodging at the required Pennsylvania FBLA assigned hotel
- Each traveler incurs a mandatory $40 travel service fee for services provided by Pennsylvania FBLA pre-conference, at the conference, and post-conference
- Each student must be chaperoned by an adult in compliance with National FBLA’s chaperone policy
- All lodging reservations must be made through Pennsylvania FBLA.
- Attendees must schedule a minimum of two-nights’ lodging at Pennsylvania FBLA’s assigned hotel (not known at this time).
- Chapters/travelers make their own air travel reservations to and from Anaheim.
- Pennsylvania FBLA is tentatively planning that there will be transfers to and from two Anaheim area airports only with reservations through PA FBLA. The closest airport is John Wayne Airport/Orange County (SNA); the other location is Los Angeles International (LAX).
- Domestic airlines serving John Wayne Airport: (1) Alaska Airlines, (2) Allegiant Airlines, (3) American Airlines, (4) Breeze Airways, (5) Delta Airlines, (6) Frontier Airlines, (7) Southwest Airlines, (8) Spirit Airlines, (9) United Airlines. Most air travel from Pennsylvania will require connecting flights into John Wayne Airport. The only direct flight from Pennsylvania is Breeze Airways from Pittsburgh; the other closest airport with direct flights to John Wayne Airport is United Airlines from Newark, New Jersey.
- American Airlines offers direct flights from the following locations to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX): (1) Pittsburgh, (2) Philadelphia. United Airlines offers non-stop flights to LAX from: (1) Washington Dulles, (2) Baltimore, (3) Newark. Southwest Airlines offers non-stop flights to LAX from: (1) Baltimore.
Projected costs for planning are found below. Actual costs will be unveiled at a Zoom meeting on Wednesday night, April 16, starting at 8:00 pm. Invitations to the Zoom meeting will be issued next week.
Known costs:
Registration fees: $195 per FBLA member / $125 per FBLA adviser or adult chaperone
| Plan A (complete package) 6-nights’ lodging |
Plan B (lodging + a la carte) 5 nights’ lodging |
Plan C (lodging + a la carte) customize your package |
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| Published Single Rate: | $2,304 per person | $1,705 per person | $315 x # of nights + $40 per person service fee + a la carte items |
| Published Double Rate: | $1,359 per person | $918 per person | $315 x # of nights divided by two + $40 per person service fee + a la carte items |
| Published Triple Rate: | $1,044 per person | $655 per person | $315 x # of nights divided by three + $40 per person service fee + a la carte items |
| Published Quad Rate: | $887 per person | $524 per person | $315 x # of nights divided by four + $40 per person service fee + a la carte items |
| does not include: | airfare registration fee |
airfare registration fee |
airfare registration fee |
| includes: | 6-nights lodging, starting 6/27 airport meet & greet, 6/27 airport transfers, 6/27 & 7/3 travel service fee (swag bag, trading pin, baggage tags, pre- & post-conference services) San Diego education program, 6/27 |
5-nights lodging, starting 6/28 airport meet & greet, 6/28 airport transfers, 6/28 & 7/3 travel service fee (swag bag, trading pin, baggage tags, pre- & post-conference services) |
minimum 2 nights lodging travel service fee (swag bag, trading pin, baggage tags, pre- & post-conference services) |
| a la carte options: | NLC polo shirt, $25 Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game Discounted Disneyland tickets Knotts Berry Farm |
NLC polo shirt, $25 Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game Discounted Disneyland tickets Knotts Berry Farm |
NLC polo shirt, $25 Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game Discounted Disneyland tickets Knotts Berry Farm |
READ ID Requirements
Air travelers 18 years of age and older must be REAL ID compliant starting May 7, 2025, to board domestic flights. From the Department of Homeland Security page on REAL ID: “Travelers who do not present a REAL ID-compliant license or acceptable alternative beginning May 7, 2025″ will not be permitted through the security checkpoint.” “TSA does not require children under 18 to provide identification when traveling with a companion within the United States. The companion will need acceptable identification.” Refer to the Department of Homeland Security page on READ ID FAQs for additional information. A passport is an acceptable alternative to a REAL ID license. More information on alternatives published by DHS can be found here.