Registration for this year’s Student Leadership Conference (SLC) is now open. The conference in Washington, D.C. will begin on the evening of Thursday, July 30, and conclude midday on Sunday, August 2. As our annual landmark in student programming, SLC features educational, professional, and chapter development sessions for AHS student leaders.

During the conference, you will have unique opportunities to engage with practitioners shaping U.S. foreign policy and national security today; advance your professional goals at a career fair; and, through interactive workshops, learn to master the leadership and team-building skills essential to running a successful chapter. Best of all, you will spend the conference getting to know fellow AHS student leaders from our chapters nationwide.

The conference will open on Thursday with a career fair and welcome reception. All AHS chapter members in DC are welcome to attend Thursday’s programming, including those who are not attending the rest of the conference. Two officers per chapter will have the opportunity to attend the full SLC program with AHS-provided lodging and fully reimbursed travel, as well as complimentary meals and activities.

For a preview of this year’s programming, please refer to last year’s 2025 Student Leadership Conference agenda.

Registration for the 2026 Student Leadership Conference is now open below. The deadline to register is Friday, June 12. Two officers from each chapter may attend the full conference and will be provided with lodging, food, and $500 in travel reimbursement per officer.

Additionally, all Hamiltonians are invited to attend the SLC Career Fair and Reception from 4:30 PM to 8:00 PM on Thursday, July 30. The form to RSVP for that part of the conference is also below. If you have already submitted the top form for the entire conference, please do not submit the bottom form.