This Tuesday Tipster is for Postsecondary chapters only.

UPCOMING DEADLINES
March 15, 2012: Special Recognition and Ambassador Torch Awards Deadline
March 26, 2012: Pre-submitted Event Entry Deadline

NLC TRADING PINS
If your chapter is attending the national conference, please visit our Web site at www.michiganbpa.org/nlc and download the NLC Trading Pin Order Form. I’m sure your students will want to participate in the ever-so-popular trading pin excitement during the national conference. Trading pins sell fast, so don’t delay!

This year’s pin is a 1969 Ford Mustang with a 1969 red historic Michigan license plate.

GUIDELINES AND SOFTWARE
Please carefully review the WSAP Guidelines Handbook for your competitive events, including deadlines for submission of materials and software listings. For a complete list of software provided at NLC, please review the software listing in the WSAP Guidelines Handbook.

CONTESTANT NUMBERS & CHAPTER NUMBERS
Contestant numbers will be the same as what was used at the state conference. Your chapter # is the first six digits of your contestant numbers (ex. 04-9999).

NLC REGISTRATION
All information and registration information is available online at http://www.bpa.org/nlc/. I strongly encourage you to go online and download the various documents in preparation for the online registration system to open. Online registration will open on February 24, 2012. Registration questions for the national conference can be directed to Shawna Gfroerer at sgfroerer@bpa.org.

PRESUBMITTED EVENTS
Remember, the events listed below have materials that must be sent in to National BPA by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 26, 2012. You may revise these materials from your state conference entries. However, they must be sent via email in PDF format. Please read the guidelines for the events in which your students are competing.

The presubmitted events are:
Advanced Interview Skills (including the job application)
Entrepreneurship
Global Marketing Team
Graphic Design Promotion
Interview Skills (including the job application)
Web Application Team
Web Site Design Team

NLC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
Remember, the NLC Leadership Academy is open to postsecondary students as well. In addition, postsecondary students may sign up to be a conference intern. Click on the national leadership academy and intern links on the NLC Web site for more information.