Date:  Friday May 15th, 2026

Time: 9:00 am

Location: FFA State Convention -  University of Connecticut - McHugh Hall

Advisor Registration Deadline: No registration required; hard deadline of Written Marketing Plan due by date posted below

Written Marketing Plan Due:  Friday, April 17th 2026 by midnight - must be emailed as a pdf to: omclaughlin@southingtonschools.org NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED; any submissions entered late will not be responded to

What to Bring Day of Event: Thumb Drive with Marketing Plan Presentation.  Have presentation loaded onto google drive as a backup.  Official Dress is required. 

Short Synopsis of Event: Teams of (3) prepare up to an (8) page written marketing plan three weeks before in person component that constitutes second and final part of CDE.  Teams then present their marketing plan in person at State Convention to judges, who having previously read and graded the written marketing plan, do the same of presentation following National FFA Rubrics.  For the Presentation, students are encouraged to prepare a PowerPoint/Google Slide format.  Please consult the handbook page for further details.