ASCA is excited to invite you to the 2026 Donald D. Gehring Academy being held at the Marriott St. Louis Grand!
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 2026 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.
Registration Costs:
Please ensure to review ASCA's Refund and Cancelation Policy prior to completing your registration.Mini-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 20, 2026, from 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's list of Mini-Tracks will be announced soon!
If you have already registered for the week-long Academy and would like to add a Mini-Track to your original Gehring Academy registration when the list is published, please contact Josh Cutchens, Director of Member Experience & Operations, at asca@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 will take place at the Marriott St. Louis Grand!
The Marriott St. Louis Grand
Address: 800 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO, 63101
Phone: (314) 621-9600
Hotel Rate:
$199.00/night for a standard room, plus applicable taxes and fees. This rate will be honored until June 30, 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/e/51105157
Additional Event Information:
Please ensure to review ASCA's Refund and Cancelation Policy prior to completing your registration.
Please note that there will be video and photography taken during the Gehring Academy and that by attending this event, participants accept that their video presence, photograph, and/or likeness may be used in ASCA promotional materials.
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