2024 CASFAA Conference Registration is Open!!

Sheraton Universal Hotel, Burbank, CA

December 8 – 10, 2024

Welcome back to our annual conference this year at Universal Studios Hollywood!!  We are excited to announce that our registration is now open!  This is the first time CASFAA has hosted a conference at this location.

Please check out our draft program agenda of the great training sessions we are planning to offer. There is a tentative outline of the schedule to assist you with planning your travel arrangements until we have finalized our conference activities.

Pre-conference activities consisting of our Leadership Forum, NASFAA Authorized FAAC Certification Exam Preparation Workshop, and Segmental Breakfasts as an add-on to your registration will be held on December 7 - 8 with our general conference December 8 – 10.

 

Take advantage of our Early Bird Discount Registration of $625 by October 18th and save $100!

CASFAA is offering a discounted hotel room rate of $199 - $219 per night! Hotel reservations must be made by November 15th.

 

For more information, click to register today: 

2024 CASFAA Conference Registration

 

 

CASFAA will also be offering a limited number of segmental Newcomer Scholarships to the conference. We will be covering the full registration cost, travel, lodging and meals.  There will be additional scholarships that will be offered for Registration Fee Only.  Please apply by our deadline of September 30, 2024.

For eligibility requirements and to apply, please click: 

CASFAA Conference Scholarship Application

 

2024 CASFAA Awards

CASFAA invites nominations for the following awards for 2023 and recipients will be announced at the conference:

Lifetime Membership

Lifetime Membership is given to a person who has made major and significant contributions to the profession over an extended period of time. Lifetime Membership awards are the highest awards CASFAA can make and should only be awarded in exceptional cases. Longevity is not, by itself, sufficient for the awarding of Lifetime Membership.

Distinguished Service

The Distinguished Service Award is given to a member of the financial aid community, government official, private citizen, or a corporation or other organization for outstanding service to the profession. CASFAA membership is not a criterion for this award. Current members of the Executive Council are ineligible for this award.

Creative Leadership

The Creative Leadership Award is given to a CASFAA member who has demonstrated, through significant leadership, innovation in the profession.

Segmental Leadership

The Segmental Leadership Award is given to a CASFAA member in each of the five segments in recognition of outstanding leadership in the segment, CASFAA, or the financial aid profession. Current members of the Executive Council are not eligible for this award. In 1994, a leadership award was created to honor leadership in the Graduate & Professional field.

Meritorious Service

The Meritorious Service Award is given to a CASFAA member in recognition of an outstanding achievement or accomplishment in the financial aid profession. To receive the award, the individual should have made either an important single accomplishment or contribution or several significant accomplishments or contributions. Current members of the Executive Council are eligible for this award.

Rookie of the Year

The Rookie of the Year Award is given to a new CASFAA member or new volunteer to CASFAA activities in recognition of the accomplishments and contributions to the association in the first year of being an Association volunteer.

Please submit your nominations by October 4, 2024!

 

Click to submit:             CASFAA Award Nomination Form

 

Please join us!  You will have the opportunity to learn and network, to be able to share experiences and knowledge with your colleagues and build new and renew long-lasting friendships. You don’t want to miss out!

Thomas Le and Lori Prince
CASFAA Conference Chairs

 

 


 

Past Conferences

2023 Long Beach, CA October 12-14, 2023: 50th Anniversary, The Times Are a-Changing

2022  Santa Clara, CA - October 23-25, 2022: Better Together- Congratulations to our 2022 Award Recipients!

2021 Virtual Conference

2020 Virtual Conference - October  26-30, 2020  - Congratulations to our 2020 Scholarship winners and Award Recipients!

2019 Riverside, CA - November 3-5, 2019

2018 Palm Desert, CA - October 28-30, 2018

2017 Monterey, CA - October 29-31 2017

2016 Anaheim, CA - November 6-8, 2016