Plan Your Trip

Six ways to raise money to pay for this conference.
How to save money at the conference.

Complete the registration form and confirm with ASGA. Register early to save. ASGA members save $100 per person. Not sure who’s attending? Enter “TBD” — you can update names later.

• Registration tips
• Sample excuse letter for professors (optional)
• Sample delegate contract (optional)
• Sample press release (optional)

Start at the Hotel page. ASGA recommends the DoubleTree by Hilton New Orleans Airport, the official conference venue. If you stay at the official hotel, parking and breakfast are both free.

If you fly into Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, you will be about three miles from the conference location.

The official ASGA hotel has a free shuttle to and from the airport. But you will need transportation to go site-seeing in New Orleans, which is about 13 miles from the hotel.

If you stay at another hotel, you will need a rental car, taxi, or Uber to get you to and from the conference location, airport, and sightseeing.

Uber or Lyft are inexpensive options.

You also can take a taxi for $36.00 one way from the airport to the French Quarter for one or two persons and $15.00 (per passenger) for three or more passengers. Pick-up is on the lower level, outside the baggage claim area. There may be an additional charge for extra baggage. There is a $1 fuel surcharge added to total fare.

An airport shuttle is available to the French Quarter for about $24 per person ($44 per person roundtrip).

Here are Directions to the conference.

Your attire should be “business” or “business casual” at all conference functions.

Bring SG business cards, brochures, constitutions, sweatshirts, and swag to exchange with delegates from across the country.

Even in March, it’s still in the 60s and 70s in New Orleans, so you should plan to bring some warm-weather clothes for your free-time. Check the local weather here.

Then you can decide on which workshops to attend and be aware of when the conference starts and ends. The schedule is here.

Don’t just attend the conference. Come home with ideas that can make your SG better.

START HERE: NEW!

ASGA Conference Assessment & Action Plan (PDF)
Our new printable assessment helps each attendee record what they learned, steal great ideas from other SGs, and figure out what needs to improve back on campus. Then get your delegation together, compare notes, and decide what you’re actually going to do.

Print a copy for everyone attending. Complete the personal assessment during the conference and work on the group action plan together before heading home.

BEFORE YOU GO: A LITTLE HOMEWORK

• Make the Most of Conventions
  You’re spending a lot of cash & time to be here. No waste allowed.
• Your Conference Homework
  More work? Yes. But this time, it’ll make your conference unforgettable.
• Members Behaving Badly
  Boozing, trashed hotel rooms, and embarrassing your school. Don’t be THAT delegation.
• 10 Ways to Be a Good Conference Roommate
  Snoring. Bathroom hogs. Questionable pajamas. How to survive your roommates and still like them when you get home.