The AAF District XI National Student Advertising Competition will be April 27-29 in Spokane, Washington at Gonzaga University. The competition will be held on Friday, April 28 in the Wolff Auditorium on the Gonzaga campus. All events will be held on the Gonzaga University campus

In order to register for the competition, please complete the following:

Registration Checklist

I. Submit Rooming list to Ruby River Hotel. Deadline March 25 See details below: Specific room type availability may be limited! download spreadsheet file (Download and fill out OFFLINE, do not fill out online) and submit rooming list to Bre Long at Ruby River as soon as possible. Some additional rooms have been secured for Wednesday night for those teams planning to arrive on Wednesday.

II. Fill out NSAC School Registration Form below on this page. Deadline: March 31 (AAF District XI will send you an invoice based upon the information you provide. Cost is $245 per person. Students and advisors. Payment is due by April 20.

III. Fill out team rosters. Deadline: April 6 Complete a team roster spreadsheet with the correct spelling of team member names, advisor and captain(s). Also indicate any dietary restrictions for registrants. Tap to download spreadsheet (Download and fill out OFFLINE, do not fill out online) Once completed, email to Rik Shiiki, AAF District XI Treasurer by April 6

IV. Submit team photo jpeg. Deadline: April 6 See details below.

V. Registration payment received by: April 20


IV. Team Photo

SPECIAL REQUEST: We are asking each team to provide a jpeg photo of your entire team. The jpeg should be 5″ x 7″; at least 1500 px by 2100 px @ 300 dpi. It is IMPORTANT the orientation is portrait, not landscape. (see example below) Email to Rik Shiiki or upload to a cloud service such as google drive and share the link with Rik.

Please submit by April 6

Provide a Full Team Photo a 5″x7″ jpeg Portrait orientation

Tentative Schedule of Events:

Thursday, April 27:

1:00 – 4:30 PM: Spokane area business tours details to come

6:00 PM Welcome reception / dinner – Globe Room / Cataldo
7:15 PM Orientation meeting (all team members, all teams) – Wolff Auditorium /Jepson Center
Brief tech check in competition room to follow – Wolff Auditorium /Jepson Center

Friday, April 28:

Day: NSAC competition Wolff Auditorium /Jepson Center
Evening: Awards banquet – Globe Room / Cataldo

Saturday, April 29:

Judges’ critique with each team ~ 9:00 AM to 11:00 – Jepson 108
Advisor-only meeting: 9:30 AM – location TBA

Specific times and rooms to be confirmed at a later time


I.   LODGING IN SPOKANE

Lodging rooms have been reserved at the Ruby River Hotel

700 N DIVISION ST• SPOKANE, WASHINGTON 99202 • 844-684-9427

Room rates vary (see chart below) download spreadsheet file (Download and fill out OFFLINE, do not fill out online) and submit rooming list to Bre Long at Ruby River Some rooms have been reserved for Wednesday night for early arrivals.


Walking Maps Gonzaga Campus

Ruby River Hotel to Jepson Center

Jepson Center to Cataldo/Globe Room


III.   REGISTRATION

Registration is $245 per person for students and advisors. Included meals are reception & dinner on Thursday evening. Continental breakfast Friday morning, Friday lunch, sit-down dinner/awards banquet Friday evening and Saturday morning breakfast. Registration also includes incidentals such as audio visual equipment rental, judges’ expenses and other miscellaneous expenses. (If paid via PayPal, a $5 per registration service fee will be added.) ALL PAYMENTS TO BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 20.


II.   NSAC School Registration Form