PAGE 170 • 2024 STATE TECHNICAL STANDARDS SERIES: DISPLAY AND NOTEBOOK EVENTS CONTEST: CONTEST: PROMOTIONAL BULLETIN BOARD PROMOTIONAL BULLETIN BOARD Series Director: ANNEMARIE CATALDO • 978-660-8957 • [email protected] Competition: Best Western - Salon A with Event Manager: Brian Bean REQUIREMENTS AND SCOPE OF CONTEST Advisors will be sent log-on information for the Learning Management System Learning Management System, which will be open on April 10. Contestants must submit an electronic copy of their resumé to the LMS LMS by April 22, by 5:00pm. Employability tests will be in the LMS LMS and the deadline for completion is April 22, by 5:00pm. Clothing Requirements: avoid a clothing penalty SkillsUSA attire: - Red SkillsUSA blazer, windbreaker or sweater, or black or red SkillsUSA jacket. - Button-up, collared, white dress shirt (accompanied by a plain, solid black tie), white blouse (collarless or small collard) or white turtleneck, with any collar to not extend to the lapel area of the blazer, sweater, windbreaker or jacket. - Black dress slacks or black dress skirt (knee-length) Wearing socks or hose is no longer required. If worn, socks must be black dress socks and hose must be either black or skin-tone and seamless/non pattern. - Black dress shoes NO cell phones or SmartWatches allowed Tool Requirements: Contestants must submit online a one-page type-written resume, failure to do so will result in a 50-point penalty 1. Supplied by the technical committee: a. Copy of SkillsUSA Massachusetts Technical Standards and all necessary information for judges and technical committee b. The committee will identify a holding area and presentation room c. Stopwatch/Timer d. Tape Measure e. Contestant’s Location within the Contest Area f. Presentation time will be assigned in advance g. Project Set-up time is Friday, 9:00am-10:00am in the Best Western Lobby h. Interviews and Judging will take place on Friday, 10:30am-3:00pm i. Project Break-down is Friday, after 3:00pm 2. Supplied by the Contestant: a. Promotional Bulletin Board b. Notebook brought to competition c. Easel Skill Performance: The competition requires the development of a promotional bulletin board using the SkillsUSA national theme, and it may also include promotion of local SkillsUSA chapter activities or technical, skilled and service occupations, including health occupations. Communica- tion skills will also will be evaluated through an interview. Purpose: To encourage local SkillsUSA chapters to promote the organization, career and technical education and related occupational informa- tion through a Promotional Bulletin Board. Eligibility (Team of 3): Two bulletin boards from each state association may be entered in the competition — one in the high school division and one in the college/ postsecondary division. Observer Rule: There will be no observers allowed to watch contestants compete. Online Online Resumé Resumé Submission Submission Online Test Online Test Completed Completed by April 22 by April 22