Also, you can get in on the action of the new Medical Student Component. It was founded about two years ago in Las Vegas during the ASA mtng. There are great opportunities for leadership positions on a national level and you get to put your foot in the door a little early, so to speak. A call for applications will be going out shortly for those interrested in these positions.
The ASA mtng offers plenty of workshops and lectures, but very little in the way of stuff totally directed to us as a group. We are currently working on having activities tied to the resident component right now. More info will be available soon.
Overall, my membership in the ASA so far has been very beneficial. It has introduced me to people I would never have met otherwise and it has also helped me become established at my state society as well.