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BIG NEWS!!!

The 2006 Alaska Association of Student Government (AASG) Fall conference has been rescheduled at Valdez High School on November 9-11, 2006.

For schools previously registered, please use the Re-Confirmation of Delegates form posted at www.aasg.org.

Advisors can register their school's entire delegation for the conference on line beginning October 27  for only $125 per delegate. Just click here, Gateway to Leadership Conference, to register now. More information about what is planned for this great gathering of student leaders is available below. Please feel free to email us if you have any questions by using the contact button above. We can't wait to see everyone and share an outstanding two and a half days participating in leadership activities, and having fun.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Thursday, November 9        

        6:00 PM                  -       8:30 PM                  2:30        Registration
       
8:30 PM                  -       9:45 PM                  1:15           Opening Ceremonies
       
9:45 PM                  -       10:45 PM                1:00          Conference Orientation/General Assembly I
       
10:45 PM                -       11:30 PM                 0:45        Free Time
       
11:30 PM                                                                                         Lights Out

Friday, November 10             

Early Morning Showers                                                       

        7:00 AM                 -       7:45 AM                 0:45        Morning Exercises (optional)
       
8:00 AM                -       9:30 AM                1:30          Region Meeting I
       
9:30 AM                -       11:30 AM               2:00        City-Wide Scavenger Hunt
       
11:30 AM               -       12:00 PM                0:30        Lunch (Regions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
       
12:00 PM                -       12:30 PM                0:30        Lunch (Regions 3 & 7)
       
12:30 PM                -       12:40 PM                0:10          Scavenger Hunt Awards
       
12:45 PM                -       1:20 PM                    0:35        Workshop I
       
1:25 PM                    -       2:10 PM                    0:45        Workshop II
       
2:15 PM                    -       4:15 PM                    2:00        General Assembly II
       
4:30 PM                  -       5:30 PM                  1:00          Region Meeting II
       
5:35 PM                  -       6:30 PM                  0:55        General Assembly III
       
6:30 PM                  -       8:00 PM                  1:30          Dinner
       
8:15 PM                    -       9:00 PM                  0:45        Region Meeting III
       
9:00 PM                  -       11:30 PM                 2:30        Night Activities
       
12:00 PM                                                                                        Lights Out

Saturday, November 11        

Early Morning Showers                                                       

        7:00 AM                 -       7:25 AM                 0:25        Morning Exercises (optional)
      
7:30 AM                 -       8:30 AM                1:00          Region Meeting IV
       
8:30 AM                -       9:30 AM                1:00          General Assembly IV
       
9:30 AM                -       9:45 AM                0:15          Get Sack Lunches & Travel to Pods
       
9:45 AM              -        12:00 PM                2:15          Community Service Projects
       
12:00 PM              -         12:45 PM                0:45        Break for Clean-Up and Dress-Up
       
12:45 PM                -       1:00 PM                    0:15          Travel to Civic Center
       
1:00 PM                   -        1:30 PM                    0:30        Keynote Speaker
       
1:30 PM                    -      3:30 PM                  2:00        General Assembly V
       
3:30 PM                  -       4:30 PM                  1:00          Talent Show
       
4:30 PM                   -      4:45 PM                  0:15          Break
       
4:45 PM                  -       5:45 PM                  1:00          Closing Ceremonies
       
5:45 PM                  -       7:00 PM                   1:15           Banquet
        7:00 PM                                                                                           Executive Board Meeting

FEES

Registration costs for each participant is $125 prior to the close of business October 27. After October 27, the registration costs is $150.  All non-AASG members registration fees are $200/person. This fee covers all official conference activities and meals. As always, travel costs to and from the conference site are the delegates responsibility.

Payment is required upon check-in at the conference site, Thursday, November 9, 2006. Only checks, cash or purchase orders will be accepted for payment (no credit cards) and must be made payable to AASG. DO NOT send payment or make checks payable to the host school.

LODGING

Sleeping accommodations will be provided for student delegates and advisors at Valdez High School and George H. Gilson Junior High School the nights of November 9-11 only. Student delegate areas will be segregated by gender and chaperoned by advisors.

Advisors are responsible for arranging/providing any other needed lodging for their group before or after these dates. Be sure to schedule your arrival and departure times to avoid this need.

DINING

Meals and drinks will be provided free of charge to conference participants starting with Friday breakfast continuing with Sunday's breakfast.

CONSENT FORMS

Each student delegate is required to submit to their advisor a signed and completed Parent/Guardian Consent Form and Code of Conduct Form before the conference. Advisors are responsible for ensuring each student delegate compiles with this provision. Students failing to provide these forms will not be allowed to participate in the conference. Forms are available for downloading on the www.aasg.org site.

TRAVEL

Here is the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry Schedule:

Thursday, November 9 -
leave Whittier at 12:30 p.m.
arrive Valdez at 7:15 p.m.

Sunday, November 12 -
leave Valdez at 11:15 a.m.
arrive Whittier at 5:00 p.m.

Also, Era Airlines and Alaska Airlines both agreed to not charge a change ticket fee because of the natural disaster that delayed this conference.  The Richardson Highway will be passable by November.