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Camping Magazine, Nov-Dec, 2002
CENTRAL
ACA Michigan Section Fall Gathering
Date November 1, 2002
Location Leelanua Outdoor Center
Camps Leelanau & Kohohna Maple City, MI
Contact Renee Deroche
586-803-0783
Features Jeffery Leiken speaking on "The Next Generation of Camping, Camping Outside the Box," and a celebration luncheon for longtime supporter Bill Shipp who is retiring as camp program manager for licensing in Michigan.
Search Institute Healthy Communities/Healthy Youth 2002
Conference
Date November 7-9, 2002
Location Minneapolis Hilton & Convention Center
Minneapolis, MN
Contact Liz Brekke
800-888-7828
Learn skills, ideas, stories, and new research that can strengthen asset-building and community-building efforts; connect with and learn from hundreds of youth and adult asset builders from diverse communities, backgrounds, and aspects of community life; renew your vision and commitment to asset and community building; and find the tools, ideas, and connections you need to strengthen, expand, and transform your asset-building efforts.
Bag of Tricks with Adam Walsh
Date November 10, 2002
Location Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
Contact Bill Quinn
773-442-5585
Add activities to your bag of tricks--for the beginning facilitator and also activities for the veteran (e.g., adventure games and activities, processing techniques, and ideas to utilize these techniques in a variety of settings).
Annual Great Rivers Conference
Date November 12-14, 2002
Location Camp Carol Joy Holling Ashland, NE
Contact ACA Section Office
888-748-3783
ACAGreatRiversExec@ACAcamps.org
Keynote speaker and presenter, Sam Sikes, will use experience-based training techniques to teach corporate teambuilding, leadership, total quality management, and statistics.
Indiana Section Winter Conference
Date November 20-21, 2002
Location Camp Tecumseh
West Lafayette, IN
Contact Babs Beck
317-846-2170
A lively combination of professional development and networking opportunities for camps and camp professionals. Faith Evans, Tom Turpin, and Willis Bright are keynote speakers.
Midwest Environmental Education Conference
Date November 21-24, 2002
Location Andersen Center for Professional Education St. Charles, IL
Contact www.eeai.net
Features concurrent sessions, halt- and full-day workshops, a keynote speaker, field trips, networking opportunities, exhibits, and vendors. The conference is organized around five strands: Leadership Development, Creativity and Innovation, Building Partnerships, Environmental Issues and Actions, and Professional Development for Teachers.
YMCA/ACA Southwest Camping Conference
Date January 15-17, 2003
Location Camp Carter YMCA Ft. Worth, TX
Contact ACA Section Office
888-559-2267
acatexoma.org
Conference theme is Shaping Our Summer. Special guests are Bob Ditter and Michael Brandwein.
14th Annual T.E.A.M. Conference
Date February 21-22, 2003
Location Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
Contact Dan Creely
773-442-5564
neiu.edu/~team
Areas of concentration and individual seminars include: Adventure/Experiential Learning, Education, Outdoor/Wilderness Skills, Earth-Based Cultural Awareness, Personal Growth, and Peace/Non-Violence.
INTERNATIONAL
6th International Camping Congress
Date January 5-10, 2003
Location La Trobe University Bundoora, Melbourne, Australia
Contact Linda Pulliam
434-248-6800
Sponsored by the International Camping Fellowship, the camping Association of Victoria, and the Australian Camping Association. Camp professionals from around the world will gather to explore the value of camping, networking, sharing of camp standards and programs, and exploration of the Australian environment and outdoor programs. See the Congress Web site for updates.
NORTHEAST
New England Fall Professional Seminar Camp Culture and Behavior
Date November 1, 2002
Location Crowns Plaza Natick, MA
Contact Diane Chaisson
508-647-2267
Bob Ditter's symposium has been transformed into this one-day conference for camp professionals and their allies. Features Deborah Meier, Michael Thompson, and Bob Ditter. Discussion topics will range from "Best Friends/Worst Enemies"--social interactions between children, friendships, scapegoats, cliques, etc., and "Behavior Management With Campers" to "The Role of Trust in Building a True Culture at Camp." Bob will close with "What Can You Take Back to Camp?"--a nuts-and-bolts offering for staff training.
7th Annual Keystone Regional Camping Conference
Date November 10-11,2002
Location Penn Stater Conference Center, State College, PA
Contact Marc Grivna
866-462-2267
Two jam-packed days of great learning and networking opportunities for all camps and camp staff. A full complement of exhibitors allows an early start on next season's purchasing with specials unique to this show.
Professional Improvement Meeting--New Jersey Section
Date November, 18, 2002
Location Ramada Inn Somerset, NJ
Contact Judy Trigg
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