-The Upper East Tennessee Regional Registration deadline is January 20, 2012

-The Upper East Tennessee Regional competition will be held February 28, 2012 (Tuesday) at Northeast State with an inclement weather date of March 1, 2012 (Thursday)

-SkillsUSA membership registration deadline is February 3, 2012

-The next Upper East Tennessee Skills Committee Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday January 18, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at Mama’s House Buffet.

All regional contest questions or concerns should be addressed at this time, please attend if possible. Also at this meeting, a vote will be taken concerning a programs participation and eligibility for the National Trip Scholarship money. It has been proposed a program must participate in Fall leadership and/or Regional Competition to be eligible for the travel money awarded for Nationals.

-The Tennessee State Conference will be held April 23-25, 2012 in Chattanooga Tennessee