Conferences and Workshops
State Conference
Iowa Student Leadership Conference
**LOCATION**
Iowa State University
Registration
Registration is open until October 20 and is $40 per student and advisor.
Registration deadline is Monday, October 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM.
Talent Show
Back by popular demand will be the State Conference Talent Showcase! Please click on the link to sign up to be considered for our outstanding talent show.
Talent Show sign-up form:
https://www.cognitoforms.com/DynamxDigital1/IASC2025StateConferenceTalentShowcase
Conference Information
- Doors open at CY Stephens, Sunday at 5:30 PM and the student council exchange will start at 6:00 PM.
- For Monday only attendees, doors open at 8:45 AM.
- Advisors will receive information via email after registering online.
- Information for Participants
- Breakout Sessions
- IAStuCo State Conference Registration Form
- Conference Program
- Call for Presenters Form
- State Officer Application
Sponsoring Organizations
Iowa High School Athletic Association • Iowa Association of Student Councils •
Your Life Iowa
Musco Lighting
Iowa Farm Bureau
State Project
See this year’s state project information at https://www.iowastudentcouncils.org/state-project/
Hotels
Hotels, rates, and contact information:
Hotels for 2025 – Recommend calling the hotel to book
Visitor Information
Discover Ames website: https://discoverames.com/
District Conferences – 2026
*Registration links will be updated as they are available*
February 17 – SOUTHEAST District at Oskaloosa – registration link
February 26 – CENTRAL District at New Hope Church, Adel, IA
March 12 – SOUTHWEST District at Norwalk – registration link
March 27 – NORTHWEST District at Sioux City East – registration link
April 15 – NORTHEAST District at Mason City Trinity Church – registration link
Leadership Bootcamp
As a Student Council/Senate adviser, you are busy from the day you start school–or even before–planning for Homecoming. Time for training your officers/executive team is almost non-existent; however, if your Student Officers could become more effective leaders, think how much easier it would be to complete projects for Homecoming and throughout the year. With that in mind, the Iowa Association of Student Councils offers five district workshops. This one-day training for your Student Council Officers/Executive Board uses interactive lessons to teach students how to be effective officers. Yes, this IS for middle school students too! Each school may register from 4 – 7 officers (or more if you have more than 7). Lunch will be provided. Registration is $15 per person, not to exceed $100 per school. You can attend any training in any of the five districts (in case a date in another district works better.) If fewer than 4 schools register for a specific district, training there will be canceled. Leadership Boot Camp will start at 9:30 a.m. and finish by 2:30 p.m. You can click on this link to register:
Here are the dates and locations for the training.
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September 3 NE District at Mason City High School
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September 8 Central District at ADM High School
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September 10 SE District at Oskaloosa High School
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September 15 NW District at Sioux City East High School
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September 24 SW District at Harlan High School