Maryland Associationof Student Councils
Give your school's delegates the chance to attend MASC events and benefit from MASC's leadership, advocacy, and communication activities! Join Now
Maryland AssociationGive your school's delegates the chance to attend MASC events and benefit from MASC's leadership, advocacy, and communication activities! Join Now
Mark your calendars for the 2026 LEAD Conference, taking place February 27–March 1, 2026, in Washington, D.C. This premier event brings together more than 2,000 students and advisors from the National Association of Student Councils (NASC), National Honor Society (NHS), and National Junior Honor Soiety (NJHS) for a weekend of leadership training, networking, and inspiration. Held at the Washington Hilton, the conference offers a variety of sessions designed to empower student leaders and enhance chapter and council effectiveness. Registration opens in Fall 2025.
Schools attending register through their school advisor, who must attend. MASC will also be taking a delegation of MASC Executive Board students (additional interested students on a case-by-case basis, as there is a chaperone-student ratio limit).
• Date February
27–March 1, 2026
• Washington Hilton (1919 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009)
Registration kicks off this fall
• NASC or NHS Member Registration: $299 (member schools)
• Non-Member Registration: $474 (non-member schools)
Estimated Costs: (waiting on detailed information from NASC)
| $299.00 | Registration Fee (assuming membership in NHS or NASC) |
| $0.00 | Transportation – students provide their own (Metro, parents, carpooling) |
| $50.00 (estimation) | Meals not included (two dinners) – approximately |
| $36.40 | OPTIONAL: Recommend four dozen Maryland Crab pins |
| $45 (estimation) | two evenings sightseeing or other activities (including transportation – Uber/Metro) |
| $20 | Chaperone fee |
| $430.40 | TOTAL – PLUS add HOTEL costs below (two nights: Friday/Saturday) |
| $253.93 | * two per room ($219/night plus 15.95% tax per night $34.93) |
| $177.02 | * three per room $229/night (plus 15.95% tax per night $36.53) |
| $132.77 |
* four per room $229/night (plus 15.95% tax per night $36.53) |
HOTEL: The MASC executive director will book rooms for the MASC delegation based on student sign-up. There is no guarantee that a student can be four in a room (gender dependent).
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