Professional Development Calendar.CENTRAL ACA ACA - Application Control Architecture Michigan Section Fall Gathering Date November 1, 2002 Location Leelanua Outdoor Center Camps Leelanau & Kohohna Maple City, MI Contact Renee Deroche 586-803-0783 rderoche@aca-michigan.org 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 www.search-institute.org/hchy 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 Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is a public state university located in the North Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. Northeastern Illinois University serves commuter students in the Chicago metropolitan area. , Chicago, IL Contact Bill Quinn 773-442-5585 w-quinn@neiu.edu 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 Sikes can refer to: People
Indiana Section Winter Conference Date November 20-21, 2002 Location Camp Tecumseh West Lafayette West Lafayette, city (1990 pop. 25,907), Tippecanoe co., W Ind., a suburb of Lafayette, on the Wabash River; inc. 1924. A primarily residential city, it is the seat of Purdue Univ. , IN Contact Babs Beck 317-846-2170 eab@netdirect.net A lively combination of professional development and networking opportunities for camps and camp professionals. Faith Evans, Tom Turpin Thomas Million John Turpin (November 18, 1871 – August 13, 1922) was an African-American composer of ragtime music. Tom Turpin was born in Savannah, Georgia, a son of John L. Turpin and Lulu Waters Turpin. In his early twenties he opened a saloon in St. , 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 YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. Ft. Worth, TX Contact ACA Section Office 888-559-2267 danishaw@aol.com 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 d-creely@neiu.edu 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 1. u/r = unranked 2.AsiaWeek is now discontinued. Student life During the 1970s and 1980s, La Trobe, along with Monash, was considered to have the most politically active student body of any university in Australia. Bundoora, Melbourne, Australia Contact Linda Pulliam 434-248-6800 icc2003@cav.asn.au www.icc2003.cav.asn.au 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 New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Fall Professional Seminar Camp Culture and Behavior Date November 1, 2002 Location Crowns Plaza Natick, MA Contact Diane Chaisson 508-647-2267 diane@acane-camps.org Bob Ditter's symposium has been transformed into this one-day conference for camp professionals and their allies. Features Deborah Meier Deborah Meier (1931– ) is often considered the founder of the modern small schools movement. After spending several years as a kindergarten teacher in Chicago, Philadelphia and then New York City, in 1974 Meier became the founder and director of the alternative Central Park , Michael Thompson Michael Thompson may refer to:
7th Annual Keystone Regional Camping Conference Date November 10-11,2002 Location Penn Stater stat·er 1 n. A resident of a particular state or type of state. Often used in combination: Lone Star staters; farm staters; the struggle between slave staters and free staters. Noun 1. Conference Center, State College, PA Contact Marc Grivna 866-462-2267 camparcspencer@ureach.com 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 ra·ma·da n. Southwestern U.S. 1. a. An open or semienclosed shelter roofed with brush or branches, designed especially to provide shade. b. An open porch or breezeway. 2. Inn Somerset, NJ Contact Judy Trigg 908-362-8333 jtrigg@acacampsnj.org Merge Scanlin, ACA executive officer of research and intellectual resources, will present "Designing Your Camp to Change Kids' Lives" and Maria Coleman, ACA national president, will discuss ACA's new endeavors from a national perspective. Morry Stein Fall Management Conference Date November 20, 2002 Location Crowne Plaza This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Hotel White Plains, NY Contact Ilisha Stier 212-391-5208 ilisha@aca-ny.org Addresses critical business issues facing the camp community. Camp directors will greatly benefit from learning the "best lessons" that the business world outside of camp has to offer. Using these lessons, camp owners could improve profitability and further their own businesses. Professional Improvement Meeting New Jersey Section Date January 23, 2003 Location Ramada Inn Somerset, NJ Contact Judy Trigg 908-362-8333 jtrigg@acacampsnj.org Chris Thurber will make a presentation on "Situational Leadership: Tailoring Your Approach to the Demands of the Situation." Tri-State Camping Conference Date: March 13-15, 2003 Location: Hilton New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of New York, NY Contact: Ilisha Stier 212-391-5208 ilisha@aca-ny.org Offering over 200 cutting-edge educational sessions for all types of camps and an exhibit hall with over 200 exhibitors. On-line registration is available at www.aca-ny.org. SOUTHEAST IACCA IACCA Inter-agency Committee on the Climate Agenda IACCA International Association of Conference Center Administrators Fall Conference Date: November 5-10, 2002 Location: Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center Lake Junaluska, NC Contact: Al Meyer 315-676-4130 alfriacca@aol.com www.iacca.org Are your actions today insuring tomorrow's success? Strengthen your leadership skills, discover how to turn followers followers see dairy herd. into leaders, and learn ways to bring your board into a shared vision. Keynote speakers, workshops, and crackerbarrels. WEST Oregon Trail Oregon Trail, overland emigrant route in the United States from the Missouri River to the Columbia River country (all of which was then called Oregon). The pioneers by wagon train did not, however, follow any single narrow route. Section Fall Meeting Date: November 7, 2002 Location: Wittenberg Inn Keizer, OR Contact: Jerry Corradi 503-392-0933 hobbes_71@hotmail.com Peg Smith, ACA executive director, will be speaking on "Security and Safety in the Camp Environment." In addition, a panel of specialists in insurance and risk management issues will discuss the implications for camp operations. Western Association of Independent Camps 2002 Conference Date: November 7-10, 2002 Location: Pasadena Hilton Pasadena, CA Contact: Robin Sprague waicoffice@aol.com WAIC WAIC Western Association of Independent Camps WAIC Warfighting Analysis & Integration Center WAIC Water to Air Intercooler is an organization of independent camps in the western U.S. who meet annually to share and learn together. Peg Smith, executive director of the American Camping Association, is the featured speaker. Rocky Mountain Section Fall Conference Date: November 13-14, 2002 Location: La Foret Conference & Retreat Center Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , CO Contact: Angela Langhus 888-926-2267 rmexec@yahoo.com Peg Smith, ACA executive director, and Linda Ebner Erceg, Association of Camp Nurses, will deliver keynote speeches keynote speech n. See keynote address. Noun 1. keynote speech - a speech setting forth the keynote keynote address keynote - the principal theme in a speech or literary work . Representatives from the U.S. Forest Service will be on hand to discuss permitting and other related land use issues. Other session topics include helping your summer staff deal with stress, employment issues, and legislative updates. ACA Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern Section Winter Conference Date: January 16, 2003 Location: TBD TBD abbr. to be determined Concord, CA Contact: Tina Myers 800-362-2236, ext. 03 aca@vkam.com Includes a lunch keynote by Maria Coleman, ACA national president. Conference includes workshops focused on professional development for camp administrators. Topics on marketing, PR, staff recruitment, and roundtable discussions for experienced and first-time supervisors. ACA Camp Director Institute Date: February 13-19, 2003 Location: YMCA of the Rockies Estes Park, CO Contact: Marilyn Allison 765-342-8456, ext. 328 mallison@ACAcamps.org The CDI CDI compact disc interactive: a system for storing a mix of software, data, audio, and compressed video for interactive use under processor control gives experienced camp directors the opportunity to examine, refine, and demonstrate consistency between their camp philosophy and operational components. It is tailored for directors with six or more years of responsibility for the operation and management of a camp or conference center or who have completed the BCDC BCDC Bay Conservation and Development Commission (San Francisco, California) BCDC Bureau of Communicable Disease Control (Massachusetts) BCDC Bernalillo County Detention Center and have at least three years of experience. Basic Camp Director Course Date: February 15-19, 2003 Location: YMCA of the Rockies Estes Park, CO Contact: Marilyn Allison 765-342-8456, ext. 328 mallison@ACAcamps.org A 4 1/2 day course for camp directors with less than five years experience. The course is designed to present specific content in thirteen core management areas--Participant Development & Behavior, Risk Management, Health & Wellness, and more. The expertise, knowledge, and diversity of the participants are integrated into highly interactive learning sessions that focus on real situations, problems, and solutions. |
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