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SD HOSA State Leadership Conference

April 16-17, 2026

Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, SD

Attending SD HOSA's State Leadership Conference will provide students the learning opportunities, competitions, academic symposiums, and educational tours needed to progress toward a future health career.

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Date: April 16-17, 2026

Location: Sanford Pentagon

Cost: $40/attendee

Start Time: 8:30am

Agenda: Day 1

7:30am-8:30am Registration

8:45am Opening Session

10:00am-4:00pm Breakout Sessions

10:00am-5:30pm Competitions

8:00pm Entertainment

Agenda: Day 2

8:00am-11:30am Competitions/Tours

8:00am-11:00am Breakout Sessions

9:00am-11:30am College/Career Fair

2:00pm Grand Awards Session

What happens at the SD HOSA State Leadership Conference?

Compete

HOSA's competitive events program offers students an opportunity to hone their skills or present a project.. Top 3 place winners qualify for the International Leadership Conference

Breakout Sessions

SD HOSA offers 40+ academic sessions on topics relevant to students and their future career. Sessions last 50 minutes an run through both days of the conference.

College/Career Fair

Over 50 booths are present on Day 2 offering collegiate and university pathways as well as health career volunteer and shadowing opportunities through your HOSA chapter

Tours

On Day 2, over 15 tour options are available for our HOSA Chapters. Sign up is first come, first serve offering many health care clinic sites from optometry, to bioengineering to research.