State Leadership Conference 2026
NEW Location! Hyatt Regency & Century II in Wichita!
March 2-3, 2026
Hotel: Hyatt Regency II – Room Rate $136 per night before taxes
Hotel Reservation Deadline is Feb. 8, 2026.
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There will be a URL released for room booking. We have hotel room minimums to meet so please plan to book at the Hyatt. We have 20 rooms available on March 1 and 212 rooms is our minimum for March 2. There are 265 rooms total available. If we overbook the Hyatt, we do have a clause for alternative room placement.
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December 1, 6am: SLC Registration Opens
December 11: SLC Registration Zoom Check-In Option 1, 6pm
December 15: Judge recruitment begins
December 15: SLC Registration Zoom Check-In Option 2, 4pm
December 18, 11:59pm: SLC Registration Closes
December 19: Chapter Member of the Year nominations, Local Chapter Advisor of the Year nominations, Kansas HOSA Scholarship applications, State Officer Candidate Applications posted on the Kansas HOSA website
January 5 – 9: Registration Verification
January 5: Expo and Speaker Registration Opens
January 6, 6pm: Officer Candidate Informational Zoom
January 8: SLC Online Testing Informational Zoom, 5pm
January 12, 6am: Online Testing Window Opens
Kansas HOSA Board of Directors Meeting, January 15, 4pm, Zoom: SLC check-in, how you can help, etc.
January 16: Last day to cancel for partial refund
Chapter Connect Zoom Meeting: January 20, Digital Upload Information
January 22: Digital Upload Informational Zoom, 4pm
January 23: Judge Recruitment Closes
January 23: Chapter Member of the Year nominations, Local Chapter Advisor of the Year nominations, Kansas HOSA Scholarship applications, State Officer Candidate Applications due
January 28: Virtual Judge Orientation, time TBA
January 30, 8pm: Online Testing Window Closes
January 30: Expo and Speaker Registration Closes, On-Site Judge Recruitment closes
February 1, 11:59pm: Digital Uploads due
Week of Feb. 2: Officer Candidates notified of qualification
February 4, 8am – February 10, 8pm: Virtual Pre-Judging Window
February 7: State Officer Planning Meeting, in person, Hyatt Regency
Week of Feb. 9: Officer Candidate Zoom Interviews begin
Chapter Connect Zoom Meeting: February 16: Get all the details about SLC!
February 16: Round 2 schedules posted
February 16: HOSA STARS points due, Standards of Excellence for Local Chapters Due
February 23, 6pm: Event Manager Training Zoom (ALL advisors should attend)
February 24 – 25: AHEC in-person packing party
February 24, 10am: Judge Orientation Zoom
February 25, 6pm: Judge Orientation Zoom
February 26, 2pm: Judge Orientation Zoom
March 1: Set-up day
March 2 – 3: State Leadership Conference, Hyatt Regency & Century II, Wichita
Chapter Connect Zoom Meeting, March 10: SLC Feedback
March 20: deadline to request SLC medals to be shipped, extra shirts, and banners