Schedule at a Glance: 2012 National Conference
(subject to change)
Sunday, February 19
Afternoon ICF Sponsored Off Site Camp Tour Departs
Evening AIC Social
Monday, February 20
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Open
8:45 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. AIC Education Events
12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. New Director Orientation Course(NDO)
1:00 p.m. – afternoon ACA/Healthy Learning Bookstore Open
1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Resource Center Open
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. AIC Dinner
Tuesday, February 21
7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration open
7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. AIC Education Event
7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. ACN Camp Nurse Symposium
7:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Resource Center Open
7:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Visitor Update Course
7:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Standards Update Course
7:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Standards Course
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Editorial Advisory Committee (Sponsored by the Century Council)
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Kindred Events
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. National Council of Leaders Meeting
8:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ACA/Healthy Learning Bookstore Open
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Stewards of Children Training
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. YMCA Day & Resident Camp Professionals
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. EPIC Pre-conference
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Starting With Play! - Jim Cain Pre-Conference
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Boy Scouts of America Pre-Conference
12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Homesick and Happy: The Magic of Summer Camp, How Time Away
from Parents Can Help a Child Grow – Michael Thompson Pre-
Conference
12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Avoid Blank Stares: Get Them Talking With Effective Debriefing
Techniques - Michele Cummings Pre-Conference
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. First Time Conference Goers Welcome Session
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Opening Keynote Event with Peg Smith and Christine Carter
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Educational Breakout Sessions, Group 1
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Field Office & Affiliate Groups Meetings and Socials
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Gathering of Internationals
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. EPIC Social - Offsite
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Educational Discussion Group Sessions, “Night Caps”
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. International Reception
Wednesday, February 22
7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Registration Open
7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Day Camp Café with Bagels & Coffee (Sponsored by John
Deere)
7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Camp-School Partnership Café with Bagels & Coffee (Sponsored
by John Deere)
7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Professional Development Center Open House with Bagels & Coffee
(Sponsored by Philadelphia Insurance Companies)
7:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ACA/Healthy Learning Bookstore Open
7:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Resource Center Open
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Keynote Lecture with Richard Louv (Sponsored by Markel)
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Exhibitor Setup
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Children & Nature Symposium - Sessions held during breakouts and
open to all (Sponsored by Nature Watch)
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ACN Camp Nurse Symposium - Sessions held during breakouts and
open to all
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Educational Breakout Sessions, Group 2
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Insurance Roundtable
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Educational Breakout Sessions, Group 3
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. RAC Luncheon with Speaker (Sponsored by Church Mutual)
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Pioneers in Camping Luncheon
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Not for Profit Luncheon
2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Educational Breakout Sessions, Group 4
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Educational Breakout Sessions, Group 5
5:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Grand Opening of Exhibit Hall with Reception Ticket Required
8:15 p.m. – 10:45 p.m. Social Networking Time
Game On – ACA: Baggo Social (Sponsored by BAGGO and NOC)
8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Researcher's Reception - All Welcome (Sponsored by Hibbs
Hallmark & Company)
8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Standards Visitor's Reception
Thursday, February 23
7:00 a.m. – 7:55 a.m. Not For Profit Café with Bagels and Coffee Available (Sponsored by
John Deere)
7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. International Cultural Exchange Organization's Meeting
7:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ACA/Healthy Learning Bookstore Open
7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Registration open
7:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Resource Center Open
8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Educational Breakout Sessions, Group 6
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Exhibits Open
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Unopposed time in Exhibit Hall, Bagels and Coffee Available
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Research Poster Sessions in Exhibit Hall
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Educational Breakout Sessions, Group 7
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Commerce Sessions
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. What's Happening at the Professional Development Center?
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EPIC Café
12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Lunch in the Exhibit Hall for Attendees Ticket Required
(unopposed time in exhibits)
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Commerce Sessions
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Professional Development and Education Chairs Meeting
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ACA Educational Endorsement Program (EEP) Meeting for Program
Organizers
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EPIC Café
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Educational Breakout Sessions, Group 8
4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Keynote Lecture with Rod Lucero (Sponsored by Markel)
4:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Exhibitor Teardown
6 p.m. through evening Night on the Town
6 p.m. through evening Acorn Society Dinner - Offsite (Sponsored by CardFlex) meet in
lobby for transportation
Friday, February 24
7:30 p.m. – 11:00 a.m. Resource Center Open
7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Registration Open
7:30 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. ACA/Healthy Learning Bookstore Open
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. American Camping Foundation (ACF) Meeting
8:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Educational Breakout Sessions, Group 9
9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Educational Sessions, Group 10
11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Closing Lunch & Keynote Event with Niambi Jaha-Echols (Sponsored
by Markel)
Afternoon Group Departures and Post conference events
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