Convention

The Convention has a NEW look for 2025.  Using three walkable hotels, all activities will take place at the spacious Ocean City Convention Center!

PLEASE NOTE: MASC event registration is the sole responsibility of the school SGA advisor as an authorized agent of the school. Students or their parents may NOT carry out the online registration.

Advisor Q&A Session – 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 3


• Listening to a nationally recognized motivational speaker
• Grade-level workshop with the motivational speaker
• Exciting and meaningful student-led leadership workshops
• Networking with student leaders from across the state
• MASC 2024-2025 Officer Elections
• Voting on stances for youth-related bills in the MD general assembly
• Fun recreational activities
• Team building and get-to-know activities


Date: Tuesday through Thursday, March 11 – 13, 2025
Location:
Roland E. Powell Convention Center, Ocean City
Early Bird Registration: Dec. 1, 2024 – closes at 11:59 p.m., Jan. 10, 2025
Regular Registration: January 11, 2025 – closes at 11:59 p.m., Feb. 7, 2025
Member Schools Only: Member schools can register the number of allocated voting delegates according to their membership, plus MASC executive board members (see FAQ). Please feel free to email Karen.Crawford@mdstudentcouncil.org if you have questions.

Convention Cost (not hotel): Includes conference venue space, two breakfasts, one lunch, one plated dinner, two evening snacks, recreational activities, on-site nurse at the convention center, motivational speaker, convention tee shirt, and other behind-the-scenes conference contracts and expenses.
Early Bird: $265 per person (registration fee must be paid by 11:59 p.m., February 7, 2025, to receive the early bird reduced registration fee)
Regular Registration:  $285 per person
(MASC requests that the registration fee be paid by March 10, 2025.  MASC has contracts to pay before the actual event!  Payment issues, reach out to the MASC registrar)
Emergency Plans: Hotel emergency plans are posted in every room.  The Convention Center emergency plan will be in the event app and will be reviewed during the opening session of the convention.


WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY- Convention early bird registration is open, however, the hotel reservation process has been delayed by about a week.  The GOOD NEWS is that the delay is due to a change in reservation procedures that will make it much easier for advisors to navigate.   We appreciate your patience!

Click HERE to read the quick fact sheet.  MASC will have full details and the code to reserve rooms at the Fall Leadership Conference.

Aloft Ocean City
4501 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, MD 21842
(.4 miles  8-minute walk)

Doubletree by Hilton, Ocean City Oceanfront
3
301 Atlantic Avenue, Ocean City, Maryland 21842 (410) 289-1234
.7 miles  15-minute walk

Hilton Suite Oceanfront (room block cut off February 7)
3200 North Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, Maryland 21841 (410) 520-0107
(.8 miles   15-minute walk)


Transportation is up to the individual school or region.  Check with your regional advisor for information.


Early Bird Registration December 1, 2024 -January 10, 2025
Early Bird payment is due by 11:59 p.m., February 7th to receive the early bird rate.

 

ADVISORS ONLY  –
Only member schools may register.   

• Before registering, review the Registration Checklist and complete the Registration Worksheet. Do NOT attempt to register until you have done this. A completed Registration Worksheet will contain the information required to register your delegation.

• Convention Invitation Letter – Convention-Invite-Letter-2025
• Advisor Bulletin – AdvisorBulletin-2025
•  Sample Family Letter – Word format so it can be personalized
• Sample Family Letter SPANISH (need to personalize)
• Emergency Form – Student Form / Adult Form
• Delegate Contract – Needed for EVERY Student
• Registration Checklist – RegistrationChecklist-CON25
• Registration Worksheet – RegistrationWorksheet-CON25
• Schedule/Agenda –
• Workshop Choices: To be sent to schools after registration closes
• MASC Convention App –

After you have reviewed the Registration Checklist and Worksheet above,  CLICK HERE to begin registration. 

Frequently Asked Questions (updated Sept. 2024)

If you have registration questions, please email Wayne.Perry@mdstudentcouncils.org.  For all other questions, email Karen.Crawford@mdstudentcouncils.org