Mid America Camping Conference

We will starting announcing 2022 session topics Fall 2021!

Check out our past topics from the 2020 MACC.

Finding and Reconnecting your Camp Alumni (Katie Trippi)
Curriculum Design for Outdoor Education (Kyle Beach)
48 Days from Disaster to Re-Opening (Max Clark and Jordan Baxter)
Tech Tools for Camps (Joel Sieplinga)
Functional Inclusion Within Your Camp Equestrian Programs (Natalie Hamilton)
Racial Healing: The Possibilities of Camp (Niambi Jaha-Echols, keynote)
Resume Building and Interviewing (Brian Frawley)
Preparing for Critical Incidents and Active Violence (Allison Moody and Jason Russell)
Meet the YMCA Collective Marketing Initiative (Susan Coker and Amanda Hinski)
Diversity, Inclusion and Global Engagement 101 (Natalie Roberts-Day, Adriana Stanovici, and Jason Smith)
In Search of a More Equitable Registration Process (Bernard Rocca)
Home and Belonging: Can Camp Be That Place?
(Michael DeVaul, keynote)

Mental Health Crisis: Is Your Camp Prepared? (Amanda Raines)
Learn More About Our International Camp Colleagues - YMCA Belarus (Maria Miadzvedzeva and Nikolay Miadzvedzeu)
Learn More About Our International Camp Colleagues - YMCA Colombia (Sebastian Cruz)
Marketing Tips in a Changing World (Susan Coker and Amanda Hinski)
How Schedules Matter (BJ Murray)
Running a Nature Center for your Camp (Keith Kalish and Blake Seguin)
Sharing Camp: Day Camp at a Resident Camp (Kyle Beach)
Coaching Gen Z (Emily Walden)
In-House Challenge Course Inspections (Andrea Vogt)
Set Up for Success: Pre-Participation Phone Calls with Parents (Kat Witt)
Practicing Self Care at Camp (Marsha Gleit)

What's in a Name: Upgrading Camp Language (Andrew Corley)
Incorporating DIG Strategies into Seasonal Staff Training (Natalie Roberts-Day, Adriana Stanovici, and Jason Smith)
Camp's LEAST Wanted: Norovirus! (Amiee Woodrow and Ricky Wright)
Meeting Mental Health Needs at Camp: A Consultation Model to Support Camp Counselors (Amanda Case and Joel Sieplinga)
Becoming a CEO (Zach Klipsch)
Move Forward by Being Mindful of the Past (Chris Przedpelski)
Day Camp Culture (Jessie Emmons)
Wage Elasticity and Hiring Struggles (Zac Caldwell)
Functional Board Committee Structure: Putting Your Board to Work (Bill Hinton)
Technical Tree Climbing (Kevin Knapp)
Using DIG Days to Enhance Programming (Anna Vogel)