This manual provides usable guidelines and planning forms and materials for planning district leadership conferences, which were designed and initiated in Washington State to meet the problems in student enrollment and, consequently, Distributive Education Clubs of America membership. The conferences have become a useful means to increase student-member participation and motivation, leadership development activities, and program promotion. Specific planning information is included such as: checklist of duties, site, sample agendas, budget, fees, registration, workshops and tours, competitive activities, delegates and contestants, and awards and certificates. More than three-fourths of the guide is devoted to appendixes that include charts, forms, and checklists and specific instruction/DECAthon/competitive event room layouts pertaining to mathematics of distribution, window display, speeches, situation handling, sales demonstration, and job interviews. (EA)