AEE - 40th Annual International Conference


My Peeps!

I interrupt your regular scheduled posting to remind you that the AEE International conference is coming!! It happens on November 1-4th, 2012 (the pre-conferences happen on October 30 and 31st)!! I went for the first time last year and there's NOTHING that will stop me from going again this year. Unfortunately it's not in sunny Florida but I'm more than sure that Madison, Wisconsin will be the ONLY place to be come October 30-November 4th, 2012.

Facilitators like Michelle and Paul Cummings (Training Wheels), Project Adventure, and High5 will all be there along with Jennifer Stanchfield and many, many more.

Join their group on Facebook to get up-to-date information on workshops and pre-conference workshops (yours truly will be going to the whole thing).

Or head right to the AEE Website to get all of the information firsthand. A lot of organizations are into Professional Development so find the workshops from either this year or previous years and use that to build a case for why this conference might be the right fit for you. The professional demographic for this conference is HUGE! Psychologists, Counselors, Teachers, High Risk Youth Programs, Camping Industry Professionals, Challenge Course and Climbing Wall Facilitators, Adventure Therapists, Equine Therapists, Recreational Therapists, and more!

I'm telling you - don't wait. Get on the horn and do this - you will not regret it.


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