Maryland students who earn gold medals at the 2027 State Championship are eligible to represent Maryland at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) in Atlanta, Georgia, June 21-26, 2027. 

The NLSC is a five-day / five-night conference experience, arriving Monday morning or afternoon, June 21, 2027, and departing anytime Saturday, June 26, 2027.

The 2027 NLSC registration fee for Maryland participants TBA. This fee includes both the National SkillsUSA conference registration cost and Maryland-specific extras including, T-shirt, trading pins, conference gifts, Monday evening Welcome Dinner and Orientation and Friday evening Maryland Awards Reception/Refreshments (immediately following National Awards Ceremony). The fee does not include housing, additional meals or air and ground transportation to and from the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, 265 Peachtree Center Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30303.

Hotel rooms are TBA per room / per night. To ensure accurate rooming/roommate selection and billing for advisors and students attending the national conference, advisors will assign and pay for rooms for their own chapter delegations. Students will be assigned to double-double rooms, 2-4 per room (2 double beds). Adults (only) have the option of staying in single rooms (1 King bed).

Rooms are prioritized for registered students, advisors and instructors. Once all Maryland delegation members have secured rooms the remaining room block will be made available for friends and family members.

Participants will use the SkillsUSA Conference Management System (CMS) online platform to register for this conference. 

Online registration opens after the State Championship, April 9-10, 2027.