BRINGING TOGETHER A WORLD OF OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE

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Important Announcement ICC 2023

The 12^th International Camping Congress (ICC) will be held in Tarragona, Spain from October 4-8, 2023.

The early registration for the Congress has far exceeded all expectations with hundreds of delegates already registered. These initial registrations represent delegates from 27 (!) countries and 6 continents (Africa, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe, North  America, and South America).

The interest from program and workshop speakers has also far exceeded expectations. The Congress Program Committee has been overwhelmed by the interest from camping professionals to share their knowledge, experience, and expertise. Final program decisions are currently being made.

Because of the strength of our current registrations, the ICC Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that the Early Bird discount rate will now be available until Friday, June 30, 2023.

Please also note that hotel rooms are filling quickly at our primary Congress hotel venue (Hotel Port Aventura). Be sure to book your room as soon as possible. There are other hotels available for Congress delegates at PORTAVENTURA WORLD once the primary Congress hotel has filled.

We can’t wait to bring together the world of outdoor experience yet again in Spain.

As the Congress theme celebrates: “Fem Pinya – Come Together to Rise Higher!”

We look forward to seeing YOU in Spain!

October 4-8, 2023 – Tarragona, Spain

www.icc2023spain.org

ICF President's Remarks

My dear friends,

As the President of the International Camping Fellowship, I would like to take this opportunity to address all members of the global camps community and extend my warmest greetings. With the summer season just around the corner, I hope you are all preparing for an exciting and successful camp season ahead.

I am pleased to announce that the registrations for the upcoming ICC 2023 in Spain have reached an impressive milestone. We have received an overwhelming response, with 350 registrations from 27 countries. It is truly a testament to ICF’s growing popularity and global reach.



Continue reading the ICF President’s remarks here

International Camp Directors Course: 30 September – 4 October 2023 in Tarragona, Spain

ICDC Train the Trainer Course: 28 September – 4 October 2023

The International Camp Directors Course (ICDC) has been developed as a professional development course for camp managers, directors and operators and other experienced camp staff professionals in administrative roles. All courses are approved and administered by the International Camping Fellowship (ICF) using both local and international ICDC certified trainers.

Find out about how to register here

ICC 2023 Bite Size: New video

Follow the series of bite sized mini-informational videos about the Congress!

In this bite size join Gabz and Olivier as they talk about why they are excited to be going to Tarragona for the International Camping Congress!

ICDC China

Time: April 20-23

Venue: Guangzhou·Yongqingfang-Voice of Camp·City Camp

Training content:

17 modules covering leadership, camp management, business finance, etc. that camp education program managers must learn

ICDC trainers:

*Tennant Kiu

Director of Adventure and Leadership Training, ICF Board Member, Singapore

*Hank Yap

Former President of Malaysian Camp Operators Association

*Feng Xinru (Ruth Feng)

Editor-in-Chief, Voice of camp, ICF Board Member

* Duan Dian Dian

Vice President of ICE Camp Education Research Institute

Check out this video from ICDC China – April 2023!

2023 National Conference

Join the Australian Camps Association in Adelaide this September! 

September 20th - 22^nd, 2023

The biennial National Conference is always a highlight on the Australian Camps Association (ACA) Event Calendar. ACA AUS aims to provide some inspiring professional development as always, but they also want to focus strongly on the participants – there’ll be plenty of opportunities for fun, relaxation, networking, socializing and perhaps the odd quirky challenge here and there!

Read more here

Russian Camp Magazine

The first online magazine about summer camps for children was published for the first time during the IX "Vozhatsky Circle", a meeting of camp professionals in Perm, that took place April 28-30, 2023.

The name of the magazine is LAGER.RU. The editors of the journal Public Education and the International Public Organization Assistance to Children's Recreation collaborated on the publication. They would like to inform parents about the advantages of the camp for their children. And the opportunities that the camp can provide for each child.

They invite all camp professionals to contribute with articles that can be of interest to first-time camper parents.

Articles may be sent to sdorus@list.ru.

Deadline for the next two issues: May 28 and September 1.

View the first issue here the first issue here

WORLD NEWS

XI Simposio de Campamentos Educativos

ABAE (Brazilian Camp Association) is having their 11^th Symposium on August 18, 19 and 20, 2023.

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Stay tuned for more information

Tatyana Golikova, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, talked about the organization of summer holidays for children in health camps

More than 20,000 children will be able to relax in six stationary camps and on the basis of educational organizations with day stays in the new territories. Another 6,000 children from these territories will travel to other regions on vouchers.

The government will double the funding for free school trips under the national project “Tourism and the Hospitality Industry” in 2023. As a result, 200 thousand schoolchildren from 29 regions will be able to make short trips to their own and neighboring subjects.

Read more here

Great Arctic Expedition

By Sergey Sobyanin

View the original article here

To become a real polar explorer at the age of 16, to see the northern lights, the ice hummocks of the Laptev Sea and even a polar bear - all this can be done by Moscow pupils and college students who have joined the Russian movement of children and youth "Movement of the First".

Read more in English here

National Youth Outdoor Camp Development Conference

May 26-28 2023

ICF President Fahri Gozet made a live connection with the delegates of the National Youth Outdoor Camp Development Conference in China.

Organized by the Chinese government (Mountaineering Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport and Chinese Mountaineering Association)

Place: Anren ancient town of Dayi county of Chengdu in Sichuan Province

Sadness at Grammatico: Manolis Athitakis has passed away

Manolis Athitakis, whose name was associated with the well-known Sports Village Athitaki camps, located in Grammatiko, Attika, Greece, has passed away.



He has served as Vice President of the Greek Private Camp Association (PELK) for many years.