The National Conference on Education, Feb. 19-21, 2009, in San Francisco, is the only national conference aimed at your unique role leading K-12 school systems. Discounted registration is offered to AASA members July 1-14 at www.aasa.org/nce. General registration is now available.

Please be advised that a dedicated room block is available for our members at the Westin St. Francis hotel. These rooms are available from July 1 – September 29, 2008. A valid user name and password is required to make any reservation in the state block. Please use the following when you register online:

State:               Michigan

User ID:            Mayes

Password         Gold09

In order to keep rooms accessible to Michigan members only, please do not share the user name and password with individuals outside of our state association.

Registration and Housing Information:

• To make housing arrangements, you first must be registered to attend the 2009 National Conference on Education (NCE). Save Time and Secure Housing Immediately - Register online at www.aasa.org/nce. 

Once your online registration is complete, you will automatically be linked to the housing site. If you choose to secure housing at a later date, your registration confirmation letter will contain the necessary information to obtain housing for the NCE. L

• AASA regrets that it is unable to accept requests for housing prior to receipt and verification of payment in full for registration fees or purchase order numbers. Registrations with P.O. payments must be mailed or faxed and registrations with check payments must be mailed. Use of the registration form will delay receipt of your National Conference on Education registration confirmation ID required to access online housing. We suggest you send both the registration and housing forms together to expedite the housing process. Forms can be found at www.aasa.org/nce.

Fax:
AASA Registration and Housing
301.694.5124

Mail:    
AASA Registration and Housing
P.O. Box 3918
Frederick, MD 21701

Note:  Mailing/faxing of forms (for purchase orders and checks) will take several days to process, and registration IDs will not be immediately available. A confirmation will be sent directly from the registration company with this information. If a confirmation is not sent within 20 days, please call 1-866-229-3691.

• NCE Registrations and housing reservations cannot be taken over the phone.
• If rooms are sold out or you have questions about the state’s block, please contact Mandy Diroff at 517.327.9262.

ONLINE REGISTRATION AND HOUSING RESERVATION INSTRUCTIONS

All state association hotel reservations must be made on-line. Please follow the directions below to register and make housing reservations:

1.       Have a credit card available for your registration and housing reservation(s) fees

2.       Go to www.aasa.org/nce and choose Register Now! from the left navigation bar.

3.       On the welcome page, click “State Association Registration and Housing” link (near bottom of the page)

4.       On the State Selection page, choose your state from the pull down menu

5.       On the State Association Registration page, enter your state’s user ID and password and click continue.

6.       Enter your AASA member ID number (found on your AASA membership card) and last name to begin your registration process.  Upon completion of your registration, the housing options will automatically appear.

7.       On the housing page, click “Search for Hotels”

8.       On the Room Search Page, use the pull-down menus to choose:

a. Hotel (only your state’s designated hotel will appear, however, you must still choose it from the pull down menu)
b. Arrival date
c. Departure date

NOTE:  Available hotels are indicated with a circle before the name below. A red W means that rooms are not available in that hotel / category and a waitlist is not allowed. If a hotel shows 'waitlist only', this indicates that one or more nights during your requested stay are not available at this time. You may view more waitlist details by clicking on the words 'waitlist only' on the hotel list, or you may choose to alter your arrival/departure dates and perform the hotel search again below. Waitlist requests and rooms will be monitored carefully until September 28, 2007.  Experient will clear waitlists as rooms become available. To continue with your waitlist reservation, click “Continue with State Block Housing Reservation”.

9. Click “Book Now”

10. Continue and complete each page to finalize your reservation.

Deposit Information: No hotel reservation will be processed or confirmed by AASA Housing without a credit card to guarantee the reservation. Hotel/AASA Housing will charge one night’s room & tax (per room reserved) immediately upon making reservations. Deposits are non-refundable after January 19, 2009. Failure to abide by the January 19, 2009 cancellation policy will result in forfeiture of your room deposits charged to your credit card. Changes and CancellationsAll Reservation changes and/or cancellations must be made in writing through AASA’s Housing Bureau (see contact information below). DO NOT contact the hotel directly. Changes must received by December 31, 2009. Need Online Technical Assistance or Have Questions about State Block Housing?( To speak to an AASA Housing Service Consultant, call between 8:00a.m.-5:00p.m., CST. 800.974.9833 (US & Canada) or 847.282.2529 (International) or email Jennifer Moore at Jennifer.Moore@experient-inc.com or Brenda Howe at Brenda.Howe@experient-inc.com.