Hosted By the Black Student Union

at CAL POLY SAN LUIS OBISPO

Conference Registration Steps

  1. Membership Payment

    • Ensure your 2024-2025 (or 2025-2026) membership is up to date by submitting your membership dues.

  2. Conference Registration

    • Complete your conference registration by following the payment instructions. If you’re not ready to purchase your ticket right now, please request a registration extension by emailing conference@ablackcoalition.org. Include your estimated number of delegates and your anticipated timeframe for purchasing tickets.

  3. Final Delegation List Submission (For Groups)

    • If registering as a group, please use the provided Final Delegation List Template to submit the names of all delegates in your group no later than Saturday, November 30, 2024.

  4. Lodging Payment

  5. Black Power Writing Prompt

conference Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

conference eligibility:

All 2025 conference attendees must be delegates of a member organization unless otherwise stated by an ABC team member via email. As of August 2024, the following campuses are member organizations of the Afrikan Black Coalition: Sonoma State University; CSU Chico; Sacramento State; UC Davis; UC Berkeley; CSU East Bay; San Francisco State University; San José State University; CSU Monterey Bay; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; UC Santa Barbara; UC Merced; CSU Fresno; CSU Northridge; CSU Los Angeles; CSU Long Beach; CSU Dominguez Hills; UC Los Angeles; CSU Fullerton; UC Irvine; Cal Poly Pomona; UC Riverside; CSU San Bernardino; San Diego State University; UC San Diego; and University of Nevada, Las Vegas. If your campus isn’t listed, please purchase a membership here or add the essentials membership package to your conference tickets cart here. All ticket purchases will be cross-verified and refunded to non-members. Exceptions can be made for out-of-state organizations. Please email operations@ablackcoalition.org to verify eligibility prior to purchasing tickets.

Event Tickets:

Priority registration for our 2025 conference closes Friday, October 25, 2024 at 5PM. To request a registration extension, please email conference@ablackcoalition.org with your estimated delegates and estimated timeframe to purchase tickets.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS:

Book lodging for #ABC2k25 here. For planning purposes, all 2025 conference attendees should expect to budget $200-$230 per night for lodging. Attendees must secure lodging with our host hotel no later than Friday, December 6th. A 7-day extension (Friday, December 13th) can be made upon request. However, once room blocks are filled or the extended deadline has passed, you are responsible for securing your hotel arrangements. No exceptions.

Black power writing prompt (BPWP):

At the Chairs Retreat that took place August 10-12, 2018, the Afrikan Black Coalition Central Committee, comprised of all member-campus Presidents, unanimously decided to have a reading and response requirement for all Afrikan Black Coalition Conference attendees that year and in the future. The deadline to submit your BPWP is Friday, December 13, 2024 at 11:59 PM (PST). We encourage all delegations to leverage the BPWP during their initial conference outreach or application process. Details regarding the 2025 BPWP can be found here.

Annual MEMBERSHIP:

Student organizations interested in becoming member organizations with ABC, regardless of location, can visit our membership page to view member benefits and packages that align with their organizational needs. Membership for the 25-26 academic year is due June 1, 2025, and can be purchased here at any time. If you have not purchased membership for the 24-25 academic year and you’re not attending the conference, any membership purchased before December 31, 2024, will go towards the 24-25 academic year.

DRESS CODE:

All 2025 conference attendees should prepare to bring, at minimum, the following items: campus and/or BSU gear (rep your campus or organization), professional attire, and evening formal attire.

CONFERENCE arrival/departure:

All 2024 conference attendees should prepare to arrive on January 17, 2025, between 6-7 PM on campus to check in for conference registration. Then, delegations should check in at their hotel. After hotel check-in, delegations should prepare to attend our first evening event, located off campus. On Monday, January 20, 2025, delegations should prepare to depart after our Day of Service event at 2p.m. Day of Service projects are held off campus. Once the program is solidified, the schedule of events will be posted on this page. View the tentative ABC2k25 schedule to provide to bus drivers here.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Our sponsorship packages are crafted to connect your organization to Afrikan Black Coalition members and the local community in unique and meaningful ways that serve your needs. See something upcoming you want to support?

Contact us at operations@ablackcoalition.org

Download our Sponsorship Guide to find out more information.

Want to host our 2026 conference?

Organizations interested in hosting our 2026 conference must be active member organizations and must submit a conference bid proposal to oed@ablackcoalition.org no later than Friday, February 14, 2025. Ideally, we would like to announce our 2026 campus host during our 2025 conference. Bid proposal guidelines can be found here.

ABC COVID-19 POLICY:

ABC has taken health and safety measures for attendees and staff attending the ABC Conference. An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. COVID-19 is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe illness and death. Participation at the ABC Conference brings some risk, and all participants must assume responsibility for their own well-being. All participants must follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance and all posted instructions while attending ABC events and activities. Read full guidelines and protocols here.