ASCA is excited to invite you to the 2025 Donald D. Gehring Academy being held at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center!
The Gehring Academy is an intensive program designed for participants to learn through a competency-based model. Unlike a traditional conference, the Academy offers multiple tracks for specific training needs and participants select one topic of immersive experiential learning.
The track topics for the 2025 Donald D. Gehring Academy are:
***If a track is full you may email the Central Office at asca@theasca.org to be added to the waitlist.***
Please click the link to review the tentative schedule for the Academy.
Early Bird Registration For Full-Week Academy (March 3, 2025 - April 20, 2025)
ASCA Member: $1,300.00Non-Member: $1,450.00Student Member: $1,150.00Regular Registration For Full-Week Academy (April 21, 2025 - June 30, 2025)
ASCA Member: $1,450.00Non-Member: $1,600.00Student Member: $1,300.00Late Registration For Full-Week Academy (July 1, 2025 - July 13, 2025)
ASCA Member: $1,600.00Non-Member: $1,750.00Student Member: $1,450.00Mini-Track (Single Day Virtual) Registration
All Full-Week Registrants are eligible for a bundled discount rate of $175.00 for a mini-track. Please note, this discounted rate is only valid for those attending the in-person week-long Academy (regular rate is $199 members / $225 non-members). If you are only registering for a Mini-Track, please visit the Mini-Track registration page!
Mini-Track (Single Day Virtual) options will be available to add-on to your registration. The Mini-Tracks will be held virtually on July 21, 2025, from either 11am-4pm ET or 11am-6pm ET. The Mini-Tracks all occur at the same time; therefore, you would only want to select one Mini-Track if you are adding these to your Academy registration.
This year, the following Mini-Tracks will take place:
If you have already registered for the week-long Academy and would like to add a Mini-Track to your original Gehring Academy registration, please contact Josh Cutchens, Director of Member Experience & Operations, at josh@theasca.org.
Invoices must be paid within 30 days from the date of issue. If your invoice is not paid by that timeline and the event registration rate has changed, the Central Office will reissue your invoice at the higher registration rate.
Hotel Information:
This year’s Gehring Academy returns to the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center (RenCen) which is in the heart of downtown on the riverfront.
The Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center
Address: Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Dr W, Detroit, MI 48243
Phone: (313) 568-8000
Hotel Rate:
$179.00/night for a standard room, plus applicable taxes and fees. This rate will be honored until June 23, 2025, or until the hotel room block is fully booked, whichever occurs first.
Please use this passkey to make your hotel reservation: https://book.passkey.com/go/ASCADonaldDGehring2025
Please note that as of April 10, the ASCA room block the day the Academy ends (Thursday July 17 to Friday July 18) is at capacity. We are working to add additional rooms. There is a Courtyard Marriott connected by skywalk to the Renaissance Center as a convenient local option.
Transportation:
Book your transportation to and from the airport with Detroit Shuttle Service. By calling their reservation line at 1-800-381-1714 and mentioning you are with ASCA for the July 2025 Gehring Academy, they will apply a 10% off promo code to your reservation!
Additional Event Information:
Please ensure to review ASCA's Refund and Cancelation Policy prior to completing your registration.
Please note that there will be photography taken during the Gehring Academy and that by attending this event, participants accept that their photograph and/or likeness may be used in ASCA promotional materials.
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