American Camp Association New York

Outside Hall B

Registration and hospitality can be found outside Hall B on the second floor of the convention center

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Room 312, Third Level

Camp Professionals from JCC Association-affiliated Day Camps are invited to participate in this special gathering.  Beginning Monday evening, March 12th, we’ll come together to begin a week of learning, networking and development of meaningful strategies for your camp and the JCC Day Camping movement. The first day and a half (Monday evening and Tuesday) will be focused on JCC Day Camp-specific content, including top notch educators, round-table discussions, networking with JCC colleagues and more.  JCC Association will also host Lunch n’ Learn sessions on Wednesday and Thursday. Session topics will include meaningful ways to bring Israel and a Jewish lens to your camp programming, effectively working with non-Jewish staff and campers in a Jewish setting, best practices in the field of Jewish Day Camping and more.

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Speakers:

• Scott Lantzman - Director, Gesher Summer Camp, Gesher Summer Camp
• Andy Pritikin - Liberty Lake Day Camp

This 8-hour interactive ACA National course provides an overview of key aspects of the camp director’s job and is intended for seasoned or new camp directors, assistant directors, program directors, or people who have been in other administrative positions and are considering directing camp in the near future. The course will cover areas with special focus offered on leadership, risk management, camper behavior, staff training, and staff supervision. Upon completion of this one-day course, the ACA National office will mail you a certificate of completion, suitable for framing.

Cost for ACA Members is $89 per person. Nonmembers pay $99 per person. Cost includes a light breakfast and lunch and full course curriculum. Sign up using the registration form or add to your registration with the Add Attendee/Event form.

Scott Lantzman, Director, Gesher Summer Camp
Andy Pritikin, Director, Liberty Lake Day Camp and Everwood Day Camp

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Room 310, Third Level

Speakers:

• Pam Harris & Garrie Stevens - Principal Consultants, Run River
• Nancy A Shenker - CEO/Founder, theONswitch, LLC
• Travis Allison -
• Mike Huber -
• Hunter Gold - Capital Camps and Retreat Center

Camp professionals from Presbyterian Church Camp and Conference Association and United Methodist Church Camp and Retreat Ministries are invited to participate in this special gathering.

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Room 419, Fourth Floor

All current Visitors and all current Instructors MUST go through an update course if they wish to function in that role in the future. VISIT THE STANDARDS PAGE UNDER CONFERENCE DETAILS TO REGISTER FOR THIS VISITOR UPDATE COURSE.

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Room 416, Fourth Floor

Camps/programs going through the accreditation process for the first time, Currently accredited camps/programs that have someone new coordinating and preparing the documentation for their visit, Currently accredited camps/programs that have someone new taking the lead during the actual on-site visit, and ALL new visitors criteria will need to have an individual who will be actively involved in the preparation of materials and who will be on-site the day of the visit attend the Full Standards Course (length between 5.5 and 6 hours). This course should be a face-to-face course. VISIT THE STANDARDS PAGE ON THE TRI-STATE WEBSITE UNDER CONFERENCE DETAILS TO REGISTER FOR THIS STANDARDS COURSE.

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Room 402, Fourth Level

Speakers:

• Steve Maguire - Maguire Presentations

We are all looking for ways to grow as camp professionals, to make greater contributions to our organizations, and to learn more about the ever expanding industry that camping has become.  How do you as a young camp professional begin to learn about other aspects of camp, outside of your own area of expertise?  Join us for an exciting day of educational sessions with your peers, featuring Steve Maguire.  Steve will kick-off the workshop with an informational and interactive session to help all of us to assess our own skills.  The afternoon will feature 2 rounds of break-out sessions, highlighting the following topics:  1)  Scheduling - how does your camp put together the camp schedule - spreadsheets, pen/pencil, computer program?  2) Purchasing/Budgeting 3)  Managing Capital Projects, How to have and deal with difficult conversations, 4)  Staffing (led by Steve Maguire) and 5)  SWOT analysis – a way to evaluate your camp and new ideas by its Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats.  We hope that you will join us for this exciting and interactive conference workshop.

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Speakers:

• Michael Brandwein - Educator, Author and Speaker

Join summer camp and auxiliary staff from Independent Schools across the country for an afternoon of learning, networking, and sharing of ideas. Michael Brandwein will begin the afternoon addressing Mission Driven Programming, followed by breakout sessions, targeted round tables, and a networking dinner. This is a great opportunity to meet other Independent School professionals before the Tri-State CAMP Conference begins!

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Room 320, Third Level

Speakers:

• Dave Malter - Pine Grove Day Camp
• Scott Lantzman - Director, Gesher Summer Camp, Gesher Summer Camp

Join us for a brief introduction to Atlantic City and the Tri-State CAMP Conference, where you will discover the “must-attend” events that take place Wednesday through Friday. This multifaceted program will help you determine what goals are most important to you and your camp profession and then match up the key educational sessions and networking events you can’t miss.

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Cuba Libre, The Quarter at Tropicana

Spend your first night in Atlantic City surrounded by the excitement of Latin flavors and sounds…an experience marked by the exotic and mysterious feel of Cuba’s golden era. Allow yourself to be transported from the convention center to the tropics for a colorful and festive evening

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RiRa Irish Pub, The Quarter at Tropicana

Kick off Tri-State with new and old friends.

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