Camosun DECA Hosts “Business Without Borders”- the 2015 Pacific Northwest Regional Development Conference in Victoria

For the first time in its history, the Collegiate DECA- Pacific Northwest Regional Development Conference (PNDC) was held outside of the US. The event, which was held at the Hotel Grand Pacific, February 19th-21st, attracted nearly 200 people participating as either competitors, judges, advisors, volunteers, sponsors and guests, making this most well attended PNDC ever.

More than 100 post-secondary students competed in 15 events.  Competitive event categories included role playing individual events, team based business case simulations and prepared events involving written submissions.  This competition is the preliminary qualifying round for the International Career Development Conference to be held in Orlando, Florida, April 18-21.

In addition to Camosun College, schools competing at the 2015 PNDC included: Bellevue Community College, Gonzaga University, Shoreline Community College, Spokane Community College, and Western Washington University.  These teams were supported by 13 advisors and another dozen volunteers.

“Support from our local business community was incredible,” said Camosun DECA President, Duncan Hauser.  “This event doesn’t happen without it.  Our network of local business connections supplied us with 37 high quality judges, 5 outstanding guest speakers and multiple sponsors.”

Camosun DECA would like to again thank our Platinum sponsors: Camosun College School of Business, Camosun College Student Society, and Island Savings.

For more information on how you can become involved as a DECA member or supporter, please visit our website: Camosundeca.ca.