CALL FOR EDUCATION SESSION PROPOSALS

OctoberWest • October 25 & 26, 2011
The Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center, Orange CA

OctoberWest is a new approach to professional development and education for camp professionals, designed to provide peer-based learning and discovery using various learning methods. The American Camp Association, Southern California/Hawaii is seeking education session presenters to support this learning - this is an opportunity for participants to learn from someone withexperience in a particular area/topicin a classroom/lecture style format. While education sessions will be the most traditional learning type offered at OctoberWest, presenters are encouraged to be creative, engaging and interactive in their approach.

Target Audience:

OctoberWest is designed specifically for Camp Directors - those individuals who are responsible for designing, planning, managing & supervising camp programs and staff.

Topic Ideas:

The following list is not exhaustive. All session proposals with topics designed to help Camp Directors gain success in their jobs are welcome.

  • Social Media & Marketing
  • Family Camp
  • Womens'/Mens' Weekends
  • Teen Camp
  • Problem Solving
  • Accreditation - Survive the First Visit
  • Budget Busters
  • Do it Yourself Upgrades
  • How to Develop New Programs
  • Camper Retention
  • Good Staff/Great Staff Recruiting
  • Grant Writing & Fundraising
  • Perfecting Your Open Houses & Home Visits
  • Cheap Craft Projects
  • Food/Menu Development
  • Staff Training Ideas
  • Camp Moral...How to Get & Keep It
  • Cheap Marketing

Tentative Schedule:
October 25, 2011

10:00am - 1:00pm

1:00pm – 2:15pm

2:30pm – 4:00pm

4:15pm - 5:15pm

5:30pm

7:00pm - 8:00pm

8:00pm

Welcome & Introductions, Lunch

Educational Sessions

Educational Sessions

Group Brainstorming Session

Dinner

Networking Forum

Social Event

October 26, 2011

8:00am - 9:00am

9:00am - 10:15am

10:30am - 11:45am

12:00pm

1:00pm - 2:00pm

2:00pm

Breakfast

Educational Sessions

Educational Sessions

Lunch

Educational Sessions

Adjourn

EDUCATION SESSION PROPOSAL
OctoberWest • October 25 & 26, 2011
Please complete the following information and return to ACA, Southern CA/HI by September 16, 2011
via email or fax (email & fax listed at the bottom of this form).

Presenter(s) ______

Organization(s)______
Title and Credentials______
Address______City______State____ Zip_____

Phone ______Cell Phone______

Email ______Fax ______

Presenter(s) Short Biography:

I am a (check all that apply):

Camp Professional

Professional Speaker

Camp Consultant

Other: ______

Some Detail About Your Time Spent at Camp:

Other Conferences Where You Have Spoken:

Proposed Session Title:______

Proposed Session Description:

Learning Objectives for the Session:

Objective 1:

Objective 2:

Objective 3:

OctoberWest Session Proposal pg. 2

Session Details:

Lecture Presentation

Small Group Discussion

Interactive / Hands – On

Other: ______

Audio-Visual Needs:

LCD Projector

Screen

Flip Chart/Markers

Other: ______

Room Set-Up:

Theatre

Chairs Around the Perimeter

Other: ______

Days in Attendance:

Tuesday, October 25

Wednesday, October 26

Does this workshop include loud activities? Yes No

By initialing below, I am acknowledging the following details about OctoberWest and my role at the event:

  • If selected, I agree to conduct the workshop presentation with the audio visual and room set up requirements as listed above and confirmed by the program committee.
  • I understand that my contribution to OctoberWest is made on a volunteer basis, with no compensation or discount implied in exchange for my presentation.
  • I assume all responsibility for the accuracy of information contained in my presentation and warrant that no information presented will infringe on copyright or other rights held by third parties.
  • I understand that all workshops are noncommercial and are not promotional opportunities. I agree to not solicit any business or promote business during my workshop session.

Handouts:

In consideration of environmental efforts to reduce paper waste, speakers are encouraged to submit handouts to be posted on the OctoberWest website for participant access. If a speaker would like to share handouts during their session, they are encouraged to make their own copies to help support ACA’s efforts to keep program costs low (and in turn, registration costs low). In this case, please bring 40 copies per session. If a speaker needs documents posted on the website or handout materials reproduced by ACA, Southern CA/HI, please submit to in electronic format by October 14, 2011.

After reading the above guidelines for Education Session Presenters, please signify your agreement by initialing here:

______

Deadline to Submit Proposal - September 16, 2011.
Please submit Session Proposals to:
American Camp Association, Southern California/Hawaii

Attn: Lupine Reppert

; (765) 349-3521 phone; (213) 232-3229 fax