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Keynote speakers
10/9, Friday
9:30am at the Auditorium, Main Campus of National Taiwan Normal University
Speaker: Valery Kostin, Chair of International Camping Fellowship
Topic: East or West, Camp is the Best!
The word spread quickly among those attending the American Camping Association National Conference in Boston in 1990 – something was about to happen that had never happened before — a Russian camp director was going to speak! Were there really camps in the U.S.S.R.? We were about to learn of the 110,000 Soviet children’s camps and to meet a man who, in the next fifteen years, would have a profound impact on camping around the world.
Valery Kostin’s first introduction to ACA was his presentation of a huge wall covering, with these words spoken in halting English, “This is Mr. Lenin. He is very famous in our country.” After a slightly stunned silence, the audience broke into laughter and immediately welcomed him. Since that introduction, Valery has attended most ACA National Conferences, accompanied by dozens of other Russian camp professionals, and endearing himself to all who know him. But few of us know the rest of the story…
10:40am at the Auditorium, Main Campus of National Taiwan Normal University
Speaker: Hao-Chen Lin, Director Conservation and Recreation, Forestry Bureau Taiwan
Topic: Development and Progress of forest recreation in Taiwan
10/10, Saturday
8:50am at the Auditorium 201 College of Education Building, Library Campus of National Taiwan Normal University
Speaker: De Tan Nguyen, Director of Multicultural Markets, Boy Scouts of America
Topic: Camping in the USA
The “Camping in the USA” is designed to provide participants an understanding of the importance of preparation prior to taken a Camping excursion to the United States of America. This course will include camping at National parks, private Scout camps, research, planning, making camping reservations and resources of where to go camping in the USA. Participants will gain valuable insights on how to Camp in the new and exciting outdoor environment of North America.
