19th Annual Mid States Camping Conference
March 8-10, 2012
Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, IL
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: You are invited to submit a proposal to share your knowledge at the Nineteenth Annual Mid States Camping Conference, March 8-10, 2012 at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, IL. All Call for Presentations must be submitted online. The proposals are reviewed by a committee made up of volunteers throughout the eight sponsoring ACA sections. The Program Committee will respond to your proposal by December 1, 2011. If you have any questions or need further assistance, please contact Colette Marquardt, Program Chair at MidstatesProgramChair@gmail.com
While the deadline for the Call for Presentations has passed, we will accept proposals until all spots are filled. We encourage you to submit your proposal as soon as possible. Click here to the online form.
Also, click here to learn more about how to become an Exhibitor during 2012 Mid States Camping Conference.
INVITATION TO EXHIBIT: The 2012 ACA Mid States Conference has been set for March 8-10, 2012 at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois. The ACA Mid States steering committee, For more information and to download an exhibitor agreement, please click the following link for 2012 exhibitor information and forms:
2012 Mid States Conference
Exhibitor Registration Packet
Lock In Your Booth Location! If you register for the 2012 conference by December 7, 2011; We will do our best to accommodate your choice as we have revised the 2012 Exhibit Hall Floor Plan. After December 7 th, all remaining booth location requests (from both returning/new exhibitors) will be handled on a first in basis.
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We Went to Camp, Shouldn’t You?
Emma Roberts, Hill Harper, Lisa Loeb, Kerri Strug, Michael DeLorenzo, Justin Chambers, Paul Adelstein, James Pickens, Blair Underwood, Sharon Lawrence, Frank Sesno, Glynn Turman, Ashlan Gorse, and Lisa Raye share how .... their lives have changed Because of Camp…™.

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ACA IL Campership Funds

ACA IL supports these funds which help to send many children to camp, who otherwise would not be able to attend.

Russell W. Hogrefe Fresh Start Fund
- ACA IL designates funds to send children in need from families with a working parent
- 100 % of donations are used for camperships. No administrative fees are taken from this fund.
- More about Russell W. Hogrefe Fresh Start
Chicago Camping Committee
- ACA IL partnership project with the Cook County Juvenile Court and the Chicago Police Department. Provides at-risk and adjudicated youth a variety of appropriate camp experiences
- More about Chicago Camping Committee
SCOPE Midwest
- Summer Camp Opportunities Provide an Edge Assists agencies, shelters, and counseling centers send to children in need to camp
- More about SCOPE Midwest
American Camp Association – Annual Fund
- Nationwide community of 7,000 camp professionals who have joined together to share knowledge and experience
- More about ACA National/Annual Fund
Please consider helping us to change the lives of children through the camp experience, by supporting one of these important programs. To pay by check, please mail in your contibution to the following address. Please indicate which fund you would like to support:
ACA Illinois
5 S. Wabash, Suite 1406
Chicago, Illinois 60603
You can also contribute online at the link below. Please designate which fund you would like to support.

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