The 2026 Arizona American Choral Directors' Association (ACDA) Student Symposium will be held at Northern Arizona University on Friday, October 2nd from 2 pm to 9 pm and Saturday, October 3rd from 8 am to 3:30 pm. Northern Arizona University's student chapter of  ACDA wil be overseeing this event. Check in and registration will begin at 1 pm on Friday, October 2nd. The registration cost is $35 and covers your registration, Saturday light breakfast, lunch on Saturday, and your reading session music. We hope to see you there!

These are the steps you need to take as a student to register for student symposium and the dates you should look out for.

1. Registration: This is the first item you need to do and requires confirmation of payment to complete registration. Registration is due by the start of the conference at 2 pm on Friday, October 2nd. We will be accepting day-of symposium attendees during the one hour registration window from 1 pm to 2 pm on Friday, October 2nd. 

2. NAU STUDENTS ONLY: Please complete registration by Thursday, September 17th, especially if you are planning on hosting symposium attendees for a homestay.

3. Complete the Homestay Form: NAU students must complete the homestay availability form by Friday, September 11th. Non-NAU students must complete the homestay info form by Friday, September 18th. 

4. Homestay Assignments: We will connect symposium attendees with their homestay placements by Friday, September 25th. 

• NOTE: Choosing the homestay option or choosing to host symposium attendees at your place is optional and separate from registration.