| 2017-2018 Calendar | |
| July 18-19, 2017 | 2017-2018 FBLA State Officers, Advisers, and State Committee Meeting, Northfield Inn, Springfield |
| July 19-21, 2017 | Illinois FBLA-PBL Summer Leadership Workshop, Northfield Inn, Springfield, Illinois |
| August 1, 2017 | National FBLA, Middle Level, & PBL Super Sweeps Begins; Online Membership Registration Opens |
| September 1, 2017 | First Day for MOS Word & Excel Exams |
| September 6, 2017 | Webinar: Welcome Back |
| September 11, 2017 | FBLA, Middle Level, & PBL Fall Stock Market Game Begins |
| September 15-16, 2017 | Illinois FBLA Board of Directors and Executive Council Meetings, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Springfield |
| September 22, 2017 | Tomorrow’s Business Leader—Fall Issue Chapter News Deadline |
| October 1-8, 2017 | Illinois Career and Technical Student Organizations Week |
| October 4, 2017 | Webinar: NFLCs |
| October 11, 2017 | LifeSmarts Competition Begins |
| October 18, 2017 | NFLC—St. Louis, Missouri, Early Bird Registration Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET) |
| October 20, 2017 | National FBLA, Middle Level, & PBL Super Sweeps Ends |
| October 20, 2017 | State and National Dues Deadline for Gold Seal Chapter Award of Merit, for Fall Issues of Publications, and Chapter/State Membership Awards at NFLC |
| October 24, 2017 | Virtual Business Finance Challenge and Virtual Business Management Competition Begin (10:00 a.m. ET) |
| November 1-30, 2017 | March of Dimes Prematurity Awareness Month |
| November 1, 2017 | National FBLA, Middle Level, & PBL Non-Stop November Begins |
| November 3-4, 2017 | National Fall Leadership Conference, Buffalo, New York |
| November 3, 2017 | Deadline for first Illinois FBLA Newsletter Items: send chapter pictures and articles to Zayyan Faizal, Illinois FBLA Reporter, Huntley High School, 13719 Harmony Road, Huntley, IL 60142 zayyanf@gmail.com |
| November 11, 2017 | LifeSmarts Competition Ends (5:00 p.m. ET) |
| November 10-11, 2017 | National Fall Leadership Conference, St. Louis, Missouri |
| November 15, 2017 | American Enterprise Day |
| November 16, 2017 | Tomorrow’s Business Leader—Winter Issue Chapter News Deadline |
| November 17, 2017 | March of Dimes World Prematurity Day |
| November 17, 2017 | Virtual Business Finance Challenge and Virtual Business Management Competition Ends (5:00 p.m. ET) |
| November 17-18, 2017 | National Fall Leadership Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Sunday, December 3, 2017 | Central Area FBLA Conference, Normal Community High School, Normal |
| December 10, 2017 | National FBLA, Middle Level, & PBL Non-Stop November Ends |
| December 15, 2017 | State and National Dues Deadline for Winter Issues of Publications |
| December 15, 2017 | FBLA, Middle Level, & PBL Fall Stock Market Game Ends |
| January 1, 2018 | National FBLA, Middle Level, & PBL Action Awareness Begins |
| Thursday, January 11, 2018 | Southern Area FBLA Conference, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale |
| Saturday, January 13, 2018 | Eastern Area FBLA Conference, Edwards County High School, Albion |
| Saturday, January 13, 2018 | Central Northern Area FBLA Conference, Coal City High School, Coal City | January 15, 2018 | FBLA & Middle Level March of Dimes Application Deadline |
| Friday, January 19, 2018 | Western Area FBLA Conference |
| Saturday, January 20, 2018 | Southwestern Area FBLA Conference, Kaskaskia College, Centralia |
| January 22, 2018 | FBLA, Middle Level, & PBL Spring Stock Market Game Begins |
| Sunday, January 28, 2018 | Northern Area FBLA Conference, Wauconda High School, Wauconda |
| January 29, 2018 | LifeSmarts Competition Begins |
| January 31, 2018 | State and National Dues Deadline for Participation at Illinois FBLA State Leadership Conference |
| February 1-28, 2018 | National Career and Technical Education Month |
| February 3, 2018 | FBLA-PBL 76th Anniversary |
| February 4-10, 2018 | FBLA-PBL Week: Feb. 4 – Share Your FBLA-PBL Story Day; Feb. 5 - National Presidents’ Forum; Feb. 6 - Each One Reach One Day; Feb. 7 - FBLA-PBL Adviser Appreciation Day/Professional Attire Day; Feb. 8 - Career Awareness Day; Feb. 9 - FBLA-PBL Spirit Day; Feb. 10 - FBLA-PBL Community Service Day |
| February 5, 2018 | Virtual Business Finance Spring Challenge and Virtual Business Management Spring Challenge Competition Begin (10:00 a.m. ET) |
| Wednesday, February 15, 2018 | Deadline for All Illinois FBLA State Leadership Conference Materials--Registration, Competitive Events Materials, and Illinois State Board of Education Forms |
| February 19, 2018 | Spring Stock Market Game Registration Deadline |
| February 21, 2018 | Tomorrow’s Business Leader—Spring Issue Chapter News Deadline |
| February 23, 2018 | Deadline for Second Illinois FBLA Newsletter Items: send chapter pictures and articles to Zayyan Faizal, Illinois FBLA Reporter, Huntley High School, 13719 Harmony Road, Huntley, IL 60142 zayyanf@gmail.com |
| February 23, 2018 | LifeSmarts Competition Ends (5:00 p.m. ET) |
| February 23, 2018 | Refund for State Leadership Conference Deadline |
| March 1, 2018 | Last Day for MOS Word & Excel Exams |
| March 1, 2018 | National FBLA, Middle Level, & PBL Action Awareness Ends |
| March 1, 2018 | Receipt Deadline for Future, Business, and Leader Levels of Member National FBLA Business Achievement Awards (BAA); Community and Service Levels of Member National Community Service Awards (CSA); National Dues Deadline for National Voting Delegates and Competitive Events and for Spring Issues of Publications; MAP Awards for Middle Level |
| March 2, 2018 | Virtual Business Finance Challenge and Virtual Business Management Competition Ends (5:00 p.m. ET) |
| March 17, 2018 | To be Considered for Awards, Deadline for Submitting Raffle Tickets for State Conference; Refund for SLC Deadline |
| April 1, 2018 | FBLA & Middle Level Big 10 Awards Membership Deadline |
| April 1, 2018 | Receipt Deadline for National Middle Level Champion Chapter Awards; National FBLA & Middle Level Outstanding Chapter Award, Membership Achievement Awards, Connect 10, Good Neighbor; National FBLA Distinguished Business Leader Scholarships, Bylaw Amendments |
| April 6-7, 2018 | Illinois FBLA State Leadership Conference, Crowne Plaza & Holiday Inn Express, Springfield, Illinois |
| April 16, 2018 | Deadline for NLC Qualifiers at IL FBLA SLC to Notify Darlene Shannon of Intent to Attend |
| April 18, 2018 | Webinar: 2017 NLC (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| April 25, 2018 | Receipt Deadline for America Level of Member National FBLA Business Achievement Awards (BAA) and Achievement Level of Member National Community Service Awards (CSA) |
| April 30, 2018 | Professional Division Membership Awards Dues Deadline |
| May 4, 2018 | FBLA, Middle Level, & PBL Stock Market Game Ends |
| May 5, 2018 | Computer Skills State Site Testing for National Conference—Two Locations TBD after SLC |
| May 9, 2018 | Receipt Deadline for NLC Intern Application, Prejudged Materials for NLC Must be Received at FBLA-PBL National Center |
| May 15, 2018 | National Officer Candidate Application Deadline |
| May 20, 2018 | FBLA NLC and IFL Early Bird Registration Deadline |
| May 20, 2018 | NLC Travel Plans and Contracts to Darlene Shannon Deadline |
| June 2, 2018 | Last Day for Darlene Shannon to Make NLC Competitive Event Name Changes (11:59 p.m. ET) |
| June 8, 2018 | FBLA Local Chapter Voting Delegates NLC Registration Deadline |
| June 27-28, 2018 | FBLA Institute for Leaders, Baltimore, Maryland |
| June 28-July 1, 2018 | FBLA National Leadership Conference, Baltimore, Maryland |
