The 2008 West Coast Leadership Conference will be held November 14-15, 2008 at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort in Santa Barbara, California.

Please email Roger Custer or call 800-USA-1776 for more information.  Speakers will be announced by early fall.   

2007 Speakers

Attorney General John Ashcroft

John Miller                            

Todd Buchholz

Kate Obenshain

Nonie Darwish

Joel Surnow

Dinesh D'Souza

Joseph Phillips

Patricia Clark Doerner

Kirby Wilbur

Ron Robinson

CRNC Chair Charlie Smith

Read the 2007 FAQ

Read a Washington Post article about the conference

The Program

The West Coast Leadership Conference offers you the opportunity to hear some of the nation’s best speakers on conservative ideas in a beautiful setting – Santa Barbara, California. Speakers address such topics as free markets, limited government, national defense, personal responsibility, traditional values, and the ideas and principles of President Ronald Reagan.

The conference is the only one of its type on the West Coast, offering an abundance of books, resources, and networking opportunities that create a gateway to the Conservative Movement. If you are looking to learn more about conservative ideas and spend time with other conservative students, this is the place to be in the fall.

At the conference, you will:

• Learn conservative ideas and activism
• Meet like-minded friends
• Interact with your conservative heroes
• Receive valuable resource materials
• Improve your debate skills
• Become a young conservative leader

The Club 100 Reagan Ranch Experience

This special package, limited to select students, includes a welcome reception Thursday evening at the Reagan Ranch Center, a tour of Ronald Reagan’s beloved ranch on Friday morning and a speaker training seminar after the sessions on Saturday night, where you can learn how to organize breakthrough speaking events.  Hotel accommodations are provided from Thursday through Saturday nights.   This event is only open to Club 100 members.  You are not approved for this package until you receive written confirmation from Young America's Foundation.   To register for Club 100, please visit this page or call Patrick Coyle at 800-USA-1776.

A Special Thank You to the Military

Young America's Foundation honors ours nation's military by offering complimentary tuition to this conference for any student reservists, student veterans, and student dependants of those currently serving on active military duty.  Please call 800-USA-1776 for more information.   

We honor our armed forces during the Friday night dinner banquet at the conference. 

Travel Scholarships Available

A limited number of merit-based travel scholarships are available.  To apply, write a one-page essay about what you have done to advance conservative ideas on campus and why you wish to attend this program.  If selected, you will be awarded a $200 travel reimbursement after the conference.   Please send your questions and essays to Roger Custer or fax them to 703-318-9122.