Maryland Associationof Student Councils
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2026 National VISION Conference!Sunday, June 21 (pre-event)
Conference Monday – Wednesday, June 22-24, 2026
The VISION National Conference for Student Council Leaders is now a program of the National Association of State Student Council Executive Directors (NASSCED).
VISION CONFERENCE WEBSITE 
Hosted at Pinkerton Academy, New Hampshire
MASC is thrilled to chaperone a small delegation to the National Vision Leadership Conference!
This year’s conference will be hosted by Pinkerton Academy in New Hampshire, a school with a proud history of student leadership. Pinkerton previously welcomed student leaders from across the nation when it hosted the NASC National Conference in 2017—and is once again opening its doors and 120-acre campus to delegates from across the country. Founded more than 210 years ago, Pinkerton Academy stands as the largest independent high school in the United States and a beacon of leadership and learning.
An advisor must register students as part of a school or state delegation. The MASC delegation will arrive on June 21st (sorry – Father’s Day), participate in the pre-conference social on Sunday evening, and leave the day the conference ends.
Pictures from previous Vision Conferences – Link to MASC Google Drive (2022), (2023), (2024), (2025)
Short movie created by MASC Treasurer at the 2023 Conference (YouTube)
• GRADES: Students entering grades 8-12 in fall 2026
• REGISTRATION – $250
• AIRFARE: approximately $280 (see cost-saving details in explanation link)
• GROUND TRANSPORTATION: airport shuttle & buses provided to and from the hotel to the school
• HOTEL: approximately ($159-$189 per night plus tax – four students per room- breakfast included)
• PRE-CONFERENCE SOCIAL: $TBD (around $60?)
• MASC Trading Items: $100
Approximate Total: $TBD*
(*Plus additional meals on travel days: one lunch and one dinner)
Note: Conference registration is $250/person and includes conference materials, t-shirt, and lunch + dinner during the conference (breakfast is at the conference hotels). Participants are responsible for transportation to/from Derry, hotel accommodations, and any optional pre/post conference activities/excursions. During the conference, Pinkerton Academy will provide bus transportation between official conference hotels and Pinkerton Academy; any delegation that chooses to stay somewhere other than a designated conference hotel will be responsible for their own transportation. Conference hotels provide complimentary shuttles between the Manchester airport (MHT) and the hotel.
State Officers Summit – Also offered is an advanced leadership experience specially tailored for state executive teams!
Hall of Ideas: The VISION conference has a hall of ideas –
2022 – MASC president shared information about MASC’s Women’s Leadership Forum
2023 – MASC treasurer shared information about the electronics recycling fundraiser
2024-MASC Student Member on the Board of Directors – shared information about a FUNDrive!
2025 – MASC shared about MASC committee and forum opportunities