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Attend the 2006 ACA National Conference in ... Chicago: partnering with parents.


ACA ACA - Application Control Architecture  NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers Cityfront Center February 7-10, 2006

Partnering with Parents -- Starting the Conversation

Examine what your camp looks like through the eyes of parents, and test those assumptions as you explore the conference theme through a series of panels, lectures, and discussions. Intended as the start of a conversation that continues throughout the year, you will....

* Hear from parents first-hand -- parents for whom camp is largely unknown.

* Address myths and realities -- glean glean  
v. gleaned, glean·ing, gleans

v.intr.
To gather grain left behind by reapers.

v.tr.
1. To gather (grain) left behind by reapers.

2.
 new insights from parents who know and value camp.

* Take a critical look -- is your dialogue with parents at the level you want?

* And, take home working examples and models.

A solid program with take-it-back-to-camp appeal

Innovations and new strategies in youth development, business and finance, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees.  and risk management.

Cultural points of interest ...

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  • Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago) (MSI) - Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Museum of Science and Industry (Tampa, Florida) (MOSI) - Tampa, Florida, United States
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More information about new program developments, pre-conferences, networking opportunities, kindred KINDRED. Relations by blood.
     2. Nature has divided the kindred of every one into three principal classes. 1. His children, and their descendants. 2. His father, mother, and other ascendants. 3.
 events available at: www.ACAcamps.org/conference

REGISTER EARLY AND SAVE!

Registration and updated conference details available online or call:

www.ACAcamps.org/conference

765-342-8456

Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers Cityfront Center

Call 800-325-3535 for reservations.

Special ACA Discounted Room Rates!
Room Rates (per room per night)

Single  $125
Double  $125
Triple  $140
Quad    $155

Current sales tax applied to rooms each night is 14.9%


Special conference discounts for those attending both the ACA National Conference and the Mid States Conference. See www.ACAcamps.org/conference for details.

An Exhibit Hall--On a Grand Scale!

The right mix of longtime long·time  
adj.
Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit.


longtime
Adjective
 favorites and new companies and organizations--scores of exhibitors with more access to programs, products, and services.

Exhibits are open Wednesday evening, February 8, and all day (9 a.m.-4 p.m.) Thursday, February 9.

Special ACA discounted rates are available on a first-come, first-served “FCFS” redirects here. For the figure skating competition, see Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.

This article is about a general service policy. For the technical concept, see FIFO.
 basis through January 12, 2006.

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