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Note: ROEE is an informal organization without a single point of contact, but Dan is providing an initial contact point.

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Residential Outdoor Environmental Education by Dan Allison is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

ROEE 2005 Annual Conference

Kamp Kiwanis Centre
Alberta, Canada

February 18-21, 2005

'Being Innovative in Our Changing World'

Twenty-third Annual Conference

Hosted by Calgary Outdoor School Consortium

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Conference Packet (pdf) | Registation Form (pdf)

Information | When Where | Facilities | Theme | Sessions | Who | Highlights | Costs & Fees | Weather

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Information

You are invited to attend the 23nd Annual Residential Outdoor/Environmental Education Conference. Come join outdoor educators from all the western states and Canada as we provide a forum for sharing our common successes, issues, opportunities, and challenges. Come and join us with the Calgary Outdoor School Consortium, and Kamp Kiwanis Centre as hosts for a thought provoking conference.

When Where

February 18-21, 2005 Kamp Kiwanis Centere
Friday evening through Monday noon, with pre-conference sessions Feb 17 & 18

Facilities

The conference is being held at Kamp Kiwanis Centre. This facility is located 25 km west of Calgary, Alberta. Calgary is the fourth largest city in Canada and is the country’s oil and cattle capital. Calgary has an international airport with direct flights to all major Canadian cities and many of the larger cities in the United States. A shuttle service to and from the airport and the site is included in the registration fee.

Theme

'Being Innovative in Our Changing World'

Our world is always changing around us. Technology creates opportunities for innovation in teaching and learning. The forces of globalisation affect our communities and environment in many positive and negative ways. Communication in our modern world is affected by new technology. These and other forces of North American culture create a need to be innovative to meet the demands of our changing world.

Sessions

It is a tradition at this annual conference that delegates take an active role as presenters. Consequently many of the sessions will involve round table discussions and interest groups from the issues the delegates see as priorities and will bring to the conference. Please indicate your areas of interest on the registration form. Some possibilities:

• Administration Stream
  • earning funds vs. raising funds
  • volunteers (handicapped, service clubs, retirees, student exchange and volunteer programs)
  • facility design/ideas/retrofit/needs, wants desires, research, environmental impact, role modeling
  • where are the young people in our profession?
  • staff turnover
  • crisis management
• Program Stream
  • matching curriculum to studies or studies to curriculum
  • multiculturalism at, by and for O.Ed.
  • research - studies, formal university research
  • program evaluation - do we really do anything with the evals?
  • getting to know you - social aspects of O.Ed.! - are we too fixed on the visible aspects of the curriculum?
  • environmentalism at O.School - an oxymoron?
  • use of technology in outdoor and environmental education

Who would benefit from attending this conference?

The Residential Outdoor and Environmental Education Conference attracts people from all over Western Canada and the United States. Delegates from British Columbia, Alberta, Texas, Colorado, California, Oregon, Idaho, and Missouri regularly attend.

This conference attracts delegates from a diverse array of centres and programs. Centre Administration, Field Instructors, Classroom Teachers, Outdoor Specialists, Natural Resources Managers, and School Board members can expect to achieve some professional development in the sharing of their own professional background and collecting some insights into the ideas of others in the field.

Conference Highlights

Pre-conference Field Trips

There will be four pre-conference field trips offered (tentative, subject to interest indicated by registration):

1. Feb 17: Site Tour of Camp Horizon, Camp Chief Hector & Kananaskis Reserach Centre, $35
2. Feb 17: Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleontology in Drumheller, AB, $55
3. Feb 18: Kananaskis Country for cross-country skiing or snowshoeing, $35
4. Feb 18: Lake Louise for downhilling skiing, tea, and a walk at the Chateau Lake Louise, $35

Program Sharing

Participants are encouraged to bring display material highlighting their particular program. Space will be provided to set up displays. Handouts would be welcome.

Auction

The ROEE auction has become one of the highlights of the ROEE Conference. Participants are asked to bring items (perhaps representing their geographic areas or program items such as sweatshirts, mugs, food items or curriculum materials, etc.) to be auctioned off during the conference. The proceeds from the auction are turned over to next year’s conference host as “seed money.” The more items available for auction, the more fun to be had!

Conference Fees

- $160.00 US / $200 CDN Conference package

- $170 US / $215 CDN Conference package with linen

All of the above include meals and lodging from Friday dinner through lunch Monday, and transportation from the Calgary airport to Kamp Kiwanis.

Registration may be paid by check or money order. No credit cards please. Final payment on site may be by check, or money order. After February 1, 2005 a $35 US / $50 CDN cancellation fee will be charged.

Please use the registration form (pdf for printing).

Conference Questions?

Nestor Kelba, Calgary Outdoor School Consortium
403-777-7117 (phone) 403-777-7108 (fax)
nkelba@telus.net

Weather

Note: This weather forecast is from Calgary, 25 miles from Kamp Kiwanis. Expect slightly more severe weather at Kamp Kiwanis.