Beast Coasters, registration for the Boston Asian Students Intercollegiate Conference (BASIC) is now open. The conference itself will be on Saturday, October 13th at Harvard. Good excuse for a road trip, my friends.

Register here.

According to its website, the Boston Asian Students Intercollegiate Conference strives to:

• Unite Asian American college students from all over the Greater Boston area
• Establish a forum for participants to comfortably explore their culture and individuality
• Tackle political, economic, and social issues affecting our communities at both local and national levels
• Celebrate Asian Americans in arts and entertainment
• Develop long-lasting partnerships between students, community activists, and scholars
• Inspire participants to think outside of the box in forging the future of Asian America