2017 State Convention Registration

Posted: Jan 28, 2017

Preparations are now underway for the 2017 IASC State Convention, hosted by York Community High School. This year’s theme is "Oh, The Places You’ll Go". The convention will take place Thursday, May 4, 2017, to Saturday, May 6, 2017, at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center Hotel in Lombard. Your council is invited to join us at the 2017 IASC Convention for a weekend filled with exciting opportunities to obtain and share ideas with other student leaders, as well as to hone in students’ leadership skills.

You and your delegation should plan to arrive on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Parking is free. Registration will begin at 10:00 a.m., and the Opening General Session will begin at 7:00 p.m. However, several Honor Delegate Committees will hold meetings on Thursday prior to the Opening General Session. If you are bringing any Honor Delegates, please check the IASC website for a schedule with a list of pre-convention meetings.

There are a few things to know about this year’s Convention. For breakfast, options are limited. There is a McDonald’s located across the parking lot, and an Egg Harbor Cafe located inside the mall. There is also a Target across the parking lot, and a Starbucks within that Target. An Advisor’s Luncheon will take place on Friday at 11:25 a.m. There are also several restaurants within walking distance of the hotel for your students to choose from for lunch, including a food court in the mall. Each student will receive information about food options in their convention materials. Additionally, a semi-formal banquet will take place Friday evening beginning at 6:00 p.m. Seating will be limited, so send in your registration forms as soon as possible to reserve your banquet seats. The installation of our new 2017-2018 State Officers will occur at the banquet.

In order to reserve hotel rooms for you and your delegates at the Westin Hotel, please go to https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1612137456&key=CE1403C and fill out the form. You will need to include your hotel confirmation number on the convention registration form so we know you have registered with the hotel.

In order to register for the IASC Convention, there are seven forms you will need to fill out: Registration Form, Delegate Information Form, Hotel Room Listing, Convention Meal Form, T-Shirt Order Form, Medical Permission Slip, and Responsible Conduct Contract. The first five of these forms are available now at this link. Payment for the registration, banquet meals, and t-shirts can be made in one payment with a check payable to the Illinois Association of Student Councils (or IASC).

The first five forms, as well as the registration, banquet, and t-shirt payments, must be postmarked by March 17, 2017, and mailed to Sheila Fleming, York Community High School, 355 St. Charles Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126. Prior to mailing them in, please make copies of them all for your records. If you register after March 17, 2017, your school must pay a $25.00 late fee at Convention Registration. Registration, meals, and t-shirt fees are nonrefundable.

As soon as we receive your registration, we will send you a confirmation letter. Included with the letter will be one Medical Permission Slip, and one Contract for Responsible Conduct. Please make copies of both of these for all your students. These must be filled out, signed, and brought to Convention. Each delegate must have both of these forms completed; no delegate will be allowed to register without them.

Each school is allowed a maximum of 10 delegates, and an unlimited number of Honor Delegates. Students who have applied for Honor Delegate Positions, and who have received confirmation from the IASC Executive Board are considered Honor Delegates. A designated advisor, who is registered at the convention and staying at the same hotel as the students, must accompany all delegates. If your school has additional advisors attending, they too will need to pay for their registration, additional meals, and t-shirt fees.

We encourage you to attend the 83rd annual IASC State Convention, “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us via email - convention@illinoisstuco.org.

 

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