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Only 30 Days Until the 8th Annual International
Camping Congress – October 4-7!
www.iccquebec2008.com
 Don't
miss this memorable event! Register
today!
Hotel reservations are still available
at the conference rate through September
10.
The Association des camps du Québec with
the support of the Ministre de l'Éducation
du loisir et du sport and its partners,
including the Canadian Camping Association,
the American Camp Association, the International
Camping Fellowship and Quebec City, will
host the 8th International Camping Congress,
October 4-7, 2008, at the Quebec City Convention
Centre.
Expected attendance is 700 participants
from twenty countries. Updated information
about the Congress and online registration
is found at www.iccquebec2008.com.
For further information, contact Linda
Pulliam.
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Discover
the Power of the Experience at the 2009
ACA National Conference!
Consider Presenting at the 2009 National
Conference
 We are seeking session proposals from camp
and youth development professionals with
knowledge, experience, case-specific lessons-learned,
and teachable techniques that will benefit
our national conference audience. Proposals
are taken online, at www.ACAcamps/conference and
are due by September
15. Our Conference
Program Review Team, led by Program Chair,
Dayna Hardin, will begin their review,
immediately following the deadline. Selected
presenters and co-presenters receive a
substantial discount on registration. The
Power of the Experience is strengthened
by your program contributions.
Schedule at a Glance
Wondering when to arrive and depart? You
can check out the schedule that highlights
major events at www.ACAcamps/conference. The
majority of our attendees arrive in time
for the Opening Keynote Event on Tuesday,
February 17, at 3 p.m. and depart after
Friday's Closing Keynote and Luncheon,
scheduled to end at 2:15 p.m. You
may want to include some time before or
after the main conference days to enjoy
the nearby attractions and mild weather.
Check out the Kindred and Affiliate Events
Several Kindred and Affiliate groups are
well into their planning for events that
will take place in conjunction with the
2009 national conference. Our Kindred
and Affiliate Groups enrich the overall
conference experience by adding targeted
education and organizational information
to the program. Many events associated
with these groups require registration,
and/or an advance sign-up, so plan ahead.
You can check out the events scheduled
to-date and learn more about these groups
at www.ACAcamps/conference.
Registration Services
Registration rates and a downloadable PDF
are available now, at www.ACAcamps/conference.
Online registration services will open
later this month.
Let the Shopping
Begin — ACA National
Conference Exhibitors
Our exhibit hall is expanding daily. Take
a look at exhibiting
companies, organizations, and agencies that have currently secured
booths. Many exhibitors will offer
special show discounts. We're
excited to have past exhibitors returning,
and we're looking forward to introducing
you to some new exhibiting groups as well.
You Can Do the
Rubik's Cube joins
CampMinder and Markel Insurance Company
as the Third, Premier Sponsor
We're pleased to announce that You
Can Do the Rubik's Cube will sponsor
the National Conference at the Premier
level. Through the generous sponsorship
of CampMinder, The Markel Insurance Company,
and You can Do the Rubik's Cube,
we're able to provide conference
participants with a high-quality, educational
experience at a significant value. Learn
more about our sponsors.
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The New and Improved Online ACA Bookstore
Have you checked out the new and improved
online
ACA Bookstore, offered through
our publishing partnership with Healthy
Learning? The new site offers improved
navigation, features both new resources,
time-tested favorites, and titles from
related organizations with benefits for
our work at camp. ACA members receive
a 5 percent discount on all orders.
Coming Soon!
Basic Camp Management, 7th Edition, by
Armand and Beverly Ball
We're excited to announce that the
latest edition of this valuable resource
for camps will soon be available. We
will accept orders beginning in October
2008.
Visit the ACA Bookstore today at www.ACABookstore.org.
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Online Course Targets Camp Organizational
Improvement
If you believe your program offers a quality
experience for your participants but also
think doing even better is ideal, then
the new online course, Designing
Quality Youth Programs, is for you. This course
will take you through an eight-step process
focused on a rewarding journey of organizational
improvement that recognizes each setting
is different, every program is unique,
and each improvement requires a targeted
set of strategies. The process is designed
to be individualized so it fits your mission
and philosophy, reflects input from your
young people and staff, and implements
strategies that make sense for your program.
These change strategies become a direct
link to your organizational policies, structures,
and activities and enable you to have a
holistic approach to program improvement.
Offered through ACA's e-Institute,
this course can be supplemented with the
companion book, Designing
Quality Youth Programs. Regardless
of whether you choose to use the book or
just want to stay with the online course,
get ready to venture out of your comfort
zone, get into a "stretch" position,
and learn how to take a critical look at
your program's potential! Member
and non-member pricing available. For
information about this course please visit www.acacamps.org/einstitute/pip/. For
more information about ACA's e-Institute,
please visit www.acacamps.org/einstitute/.
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Basic Camp Director's Course
The Basic
Camp Director's Course (BCDC) provides
the basics for camp directors with fewer
than six years of experience or for seasoned
program directors and site managers. This
is an excellent opportunity to be sure
you have a working knowledge in the core
areas of camp management and to begin building
your personal network of camp professionals.
This course is both educational and fun
for participants. It is an interactive
learning experience with other camp professionals,
which helps you build a model camp program.
The topics covered by this course, each
in a one- to four-hour interactive segment,
are:
Organizational Leadership; Target Populations
and Diversity; Mission/Purpose; Participant
Development/Behavior; Program Design and
Activities; Human Resources; Risk Management;
Health Care, Food Service; Site and Facilities;
Transportation; Business/Finance; and Marketing.
For more information, visit www.acacamps.org/education/bcdc.php.
Course Details:
October 2-6, 2008 · Southern California
Forest Home Ministries: Forest Center
40,000 Valley of the Falls Dr.
Forest Falls, CA 92339
Registration
Form
We hope you can participate in this outstanding
training. If you know of anyone at your
camp or within your organization that would
benefit from attending a BCDC, please share
this information with them.
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The Student Camp Leadership Academy
The next Student Camp Leadership Academy
(SCLA) will take place November 7-9, 2008,
at Camp White Eagle in Leaf River, Illinois
(thirty miles from Rockford, Illinois). College
students wanting to attend SCLA must apply
and be approved to participate through
their ACA local offices regardless of where
the funding for the students' SCLA
fee is coming from (even if the student
is paying for himself or herself). The
ACA local offices and education/scholarship
committees serve as a critical screening
tool for ensuring that students attending
SCLA have demonstrated a keen interest
in the camp profession, as well as the
maturity to attend an advanced collegiate
training event. For further information,
application deadlines, or application packets
for the 2008 SCLA, please visit the SCLA
Web site: www.ACAcamps.org/scla. Please,
note that all application packets should
be submitted to the executive director
of the college students' ACA section
office. All attendees must be a member
of ACA.
For more details about SCLA, including
curriculum, history, and alumni testimonials,
see the article, The
Student Camp Leadership Academy: Developing
the Next Generation of Camp Professionals.
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ACA Regional Conferences Listed Online
Check out ACA's Web site for a complete
listing of ACA regional conferences with
live links to ACA local office Web sites
for more information.
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