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District Leadership Conference

The Iowa FBLA District Leadership Conference (DLC) is a one-day conference held each winter. The conference consists of general sessions, competitive events, workshops, awards, and other planned leadership and educational activities.

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January 30, 2027
Hudson High School
245 S Washington St.
Hudson, IA 50643

January 20, 2027
Buena Vista University
610 W 4th St.

Storm Lake, IA 50588

January 23, 2027
Iowa State University
2167 Union Drive

Ames, IA 50011

January 23, 2027

Linn-Mar High School
3111 10th St.
Marion, IA 52302

January 18, 2027

Melcher-Dallas High School

214 S Main St.

Melcher-Dallas, IA 50163

January 16, 2027

Missouri Valley High School
605 Lincoln Highway

Missouri Valley, IA 51555

To find what district your chapter is in, please visit the Chapter and District list. 

Important Conference Information

Qualifying Presentations Events

The top two (2) entries in each qualifying event from each District will advance to the State Leadership Conference. Any unfilled spots and at minimum three spots will be ‘wild card’ spots for students to advance to the state conference. For more information on the wild card process, please review the wild card section in the DLC guide. Members will follow the National FBLA Guidelines and Preliminary Rating Sheets. The member’s prejudged materials will be reviewed prior to and/or during their performance event. Events that start with ‘Introduction to...’ are open only to 9th and 10th grade student members.

The District Leadership Conference qualifying presentation events:

  • Broadcast Journalism

  • Business Ethics

  • Business Plan

  • Career Portfolio

  • Coding & Programming

  • Customer Service

  • Event Planning

  • Financial Planning

  • Financial Statement Analysis

  • Graphic Design

  • Impromptu Speaking

  • Introduction to Business Presentation

  • Introduction to Public Speaking

  • Introduction to Social Media Strategy

  • Job Interview

  • Public Service Announcement

  • Public Speaking

  • Sales Presentation

  • Social Media Strategies

  • Supply Chain Management

  • Visual Design

  • Website Design

Prejudged Materials

Prejudged materials are submitted through the Asset Collection process in Blue Panda. To see what files are required to be uploaded, please log into Blue Panda and click on the ‘Action Items’ box.

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Prejudged Materials Deadline: December 18, 2026

Online Objective Tests

Online objective tests will be taken prior to the District Leadership Conference at each local high school. This allows student members who are interested in competing at the district level to enter into a competitive event but not be required to attend the actual event on the day-of if their schedule does not allow. Students competing in only objective tests are still able to attend the conference (though not required) and take advantage of the networking opportunities, educational content, and participate in workshops during the in-person conference.

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Online Testing Window & Time

  • December 1-22, 2026

  • 7:00AM - 7:00PM CST during testing window

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All objective tests are non-qualifying events or ‘straight-to-state’ events. Any member competing in a non-qualifying objective test event, will be eligible to advance to the State Leadership Conference, if desired. Members in the top four (4) will be recognized during the District Leadership Conference’s Awards of Excellence Ceremony.

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Online objective tests include:

  • Accounting 

  • Advanced Accounting

  • Advertising

  • Agribusiness

  • Banking and Financial Systems

  • Business Communication

  • Business Law

  • Business Management

  • Computer Problem Solving

  • Cybersecurity

  • Data Science & AI

  • Economics

  • Entrepreneurship

  • Future Business Leader

  • Healthcare Administration

  • Hospitality & Event Management

  • Human Resource Management

  • Insurance and Risk Management

  • International Business

  • Introduction to Business Communication

  • Introduction to Business Concepts​

  • Introduction to Business Procedures

  • Introduction to FBLA

  • ​Introduction to Information Technology

  • Introduction to Marketing Concepts

  • Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure

  • Introduction to Retail & Merchandising

  • Introduction to Supply Chain Management

  • Journalism

  • Management Information Systems

  • Marketing

  • Network Design

  • Networking Infrastructures

  • Organizational Leadership

  • Parliamentary Procedure

  • Personal Finance

  • Project Management

  • Public Administration & Management

  • Real Estate

  • Retail Management

  • Securities and Investments

  • Sports & Entertainment Management​

Wild Card Announcement

Iowa FBLA extends Wild Card entries to student entries that may have not qualified through the standard State Leadership Conference qualification process. 

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