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Competitive Event Updates
Welcome to 2012! BPA has worked on a number of changes within Competitive Events and have updated the WSAP documents. We believe the changes will make the document both easier to use and provide better explanations regarding the various events. Here is a high-level summary of some of changes you will see.Virtual competitions: Virtual Competitions are now listed together in a separate section called ―Virtual Competitive Events‖ They are still part of their individual programs shown in Events At A Glance and in the Career Cluster Crosswalks document.
Software engineering: Software Engineering Team (previously #52) has a new number. It is now "V03" and is listed with the other virtual competitions.
Cisco© Systems Administration: Cisco® Systems Administration has been renamed to Systems Administration Using Cisco® to reflect the technology rather than an alliance with the vendor.
Rubrics: Judged events now show both Preliminary and Technical rubrics making it clear how the events will be judged and scored.
New pilot competitions: Two new pilot competitions have been added for 2012. "Computer Modeling (58)" is a new judged event and is part of IT. "Business Meeting Management (74)" is a new open event.
Broadcast News Production Team adopted: Broadcast News (57) was a pilot last year and has been adopted as an on-going competition.
Updated Dates: NLC is earlier this year (April 25th). As a result due dates for submissions and awards have been changed. See National BPA Deadlines.
Web App Now Only Secondary: Web Applications (54) is now an event for Secondary only.