Safety of our attendees is paramount to Ascend. At this time, we strongly encourage that the convention attendees are fully vaccinated and that attendees wear a mask on convention premises. We will continue to monitor the evolving nature of COVID and adjust the guidance accordingly.

Ascend will implement the needed measures to ensure that convention attendees are safe and protected. Convention badge must be worn at all times and will be required to enter convention premises.

Mentoring sessions for the professional and student registrants will take place virtually in the month of July.

Student Symposium will take place virtually on August 1st.

Career Fair will be held virtually on August 2nd.

The Convention for the professional and executive registrants will be hosted August 15-17 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, CA. View the agenda.

Online registration will open soon and will close on August 12 to allow for badge printing. Onsite registration will be available at the venue. For the best possible experience and to reduce wait time, we recommend registering early via the online registration platform.

Professional registrations (for both Ascend members or non-members) include:

• All educational and social sessions (excludes private and invite-only sessions)

• Ability to earn CPE certificates*

• Access to the Career Fair on 8/2

Student Registrations (for both Ascend members or non-members) include:

• All educational and social sessions available to students (excludes private and invite-only sessions) during the Student Symposium on 8/1

• Access to the Career Fair on 8/2

• Access to various mentoring sessions leading up (via Ascend Cafe) to and during the event

Your registration login information is the email address you provided during registration. If you would like to change your registration details or need assistance, please email Marco.Soto@ascendleadership.org.

You can avail of the in-person convention registration at the member rate, or the virtual only member pass. The virtual only member pass allows you to view the opening plenary on 8/15 and the closing plenary on 8/17.

Sponsor registration codes can be applied to member or non-member convention ticket, or a virtual only convention ticket.

These sessions are developed with a very specific audience/membership in mind and designed as small group sessions.

Session surveys are available in Ascend’s Aventri app (freely available on both Apple App and Google Play stores) for each session, and can be completed at any time. It is worth mentioning that these surveys on Aventri are different from CPE surveys. CPE surveys will be sent out after the convention and only to those who are eligible.

Yes, we offer CPE-eligible sessions at the convention. CPE eligible sessions are labeled as such in the program agenda on the website and on the mobile app. Click here to learn more.

Consistent with Ascend's policy, there will be no refunds offered for cancellations.

Dress code for the convention is smart/business casual attire.

For the closing dinner (8/17), we encourage Asian inspired festive attire.

These special ticket prices are not available once you arrive at the Resort and are intended only for guests who are participating in this Event. Only the registered attendee is allowed to purchase tickets from this discounted ticket store link and they can purchase up to 6 tickets maximum. We reserve the right to contact the ticket purchaser to request event registration confirmation. If it is discovered that the purchaser of the ticket is not participating or attending this event it will be considered a misuse of this offer and ticket, and the ticket(s) will be blocked and will not be eligible for a refund. In addition these tickets cannot be purchased for the purpose of being resold. Don't delay! Prices are subject to change without notice.

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If you are unable to find your answer here please reach out to us at ncPlanner@ascendleadership.org and a member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible.

Please visit the FAQ section for the Career Fair on 8/2 if you have questions about that event or platform.