Kern Western Conf & Exhibition, Online Competitions
2025-12-18 - 2026-01-17 | Online – At Your Own Pace
The Kern Western Conference & Exhibition will be held at Dignity Health Arena, Theater and Convention Center, 1001 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301 on Tuesday, February 4, 2026. Join us for various competitions, a trade show, and networking opportunities.
The online submission competitions happen before the event, and the winners will be announced at the conference on February 4th.
Judging Period: December 18, 2025 – January 17, 2026
For this competition, you will be judging submissions on our VE Hub.
Please register below to be a judge for the following online submission-based competitions:
Marketing Plan: Firms submit a written marketing plan. Submissions are evaluated on strategy, clarity, feasibility, and professionalism.
Human Resource Plan: Firms submit a written human resource plan. Submissions are evaluated on organization, strategy, and professionalism.
Video Commercial: Each firm must record a 30-to 60-second video commercial promoting their business and/or product(s)/service(s) to attract potential customers.
Company Newsletter: Firms create a newsletter demonstrating communication, content quality, and design.
Banner Ad – Valentine’s Day Theme: Firms create a 728×90 pixel banner ad (leaderboard) designed to spark interest and attract traffic to a website. (VE-JV Invited)
Business Plan: Firms submit a 4-page overview of their business plan, evaluated for content, clarity, and professionalism. (Top 42 firms only)

Business Overview Scoring - TX, FL ,NC
2025-12-19 08:00 - 2026-01-08 13:30 (America/Halifax)
We’re looking for volunteer judges to evaluate student submissions for the VE Business Overview Competition. Judging is asynchronous and flexible—judges will be assigned submissions through the VE Competitions Manager and can complete scoring over multiple days at their own pace.
Judges will evaluate written business overviews based on a provided rubric, covering elements such as company mission, rationale, marketing strategy, financial highlights, and overall organization. Each section will be rated from 1 to 5 stars (with 0.5 increments encouraged). No prior VE experience is needed—just a willingness to support future-ready students!
