CD-ROMs Include:
GENERAL SESSIONS

• Opening Banquet Keynote – It Starts with the YMCA Mission – Neil Nicoll
• Interactive YMCA Activate America Session – Lynne Vaughan
• Luncheon Keynote – YMCA Programs: The Challenge of Health and Wellness – Jean Wiecha, Ph.D.
• Closing Awards Banquet – Change: What is it Good For? – Jim Hill

• After School
• Teens
• Early Childhood
• Youth Sports

• ADHD Doesn’t Equal “Broken”: Tips for Successfully Serving the ADHD Child
• Be a Dream Giver
• Families Count – Even Non-Traditional Ones!
• Writing Fundraising Letters that Get Results

• Afterschool Nature: The YMCA’s “iCare for the World We Live In”
• KidzLit: Make Books Come Alive After School
• Home School Interaction: The Role of the YMCA in Meeting the Physical Education Component
• Coalition Growth Strategies: Nuts and Bolts of Stakeholder Engagement
• Creating a World Fair in Child Care
• Project-Based Learning for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education

• Volleyball: From Afterschool Programs to Competitive for All Ages
• Little League Baseball and Softball and YMCAs
• Recruiting, Training, Supervising and Nurturing Coaches

• Earth Service Corps: Taking Teen Leadership to the Next Level
• Student YMCAs
• Teens Take the City: Engaging Young People in Local Government

• Measuring Quality
• Community Collaborations: Leaving Everyone with a Sense of the Y!
• Raising Children

• Special Needs in the Preschool Arena

• KidzMath: Is your Math Magical After School?
• See Spot Run! How to Keep Child Care Staff from Hitting the Road
• Healthy Habits, Healthy Kids: Bring Health into Your Afterschool Program
• Engaging Parents/Caregivers in Health and Fitness for Kids

• YMCA Progressive Sports Model Panel
• The GoGirlGo Project!

• College & Career Coaching for Youth and Teens
• Creating Leaders Club Curriculum
• Gender-Specific Programming for Middle School Youth
• What?!! You’re Not Doing Youth in Government? (Come See What You are Missing!)

• Creative Critique and Clinic – Brochures, Ads and Publicity
• Implementing the Developmental Assets into YMCA Programs
• Healthy Role Models for Kids
• Why Won’t They Talk to Me?

• Strategies and Actions: A Community Response to the Childhood Obesity Epidemic
• Using Active Listening Skills to Engage with Prospective Child Care Families and Beyond
• We’re All in This Together – Moving Beyond the Crisis. . .A Look at One Family Strengthening Program
• From Melting Pot to Salad Bowl: Planning Inclusive Aftershcool Activities
• Passion and Purpose: Paths to Program Innovation

• Double Dutch
• Triathlon Club Development – Build Friendships, Achieve Goals
• It Takes a Village: The Power of Partnerships

• The New Millennium: Creating a YMCA/Department of Education School
• Y Arts: The Arts for Child Care, Afterschool, Camp, Youth and Teens
• Make Your Audience Move!
• YMCAs and The Ophelia Project: Using Assets to Address RA

• Resiliency – When You Are Knocked Down
• Serving Those Who Serve America: A Family Strengthening Model for Military Families at Risk

• NAEYC Accreditation

• How to Create a Bully Free Environment
• Helping Kids Make Healthy Choices: Healthy Lifestyle Choices & YMCA Camp Programs

• Building Teen Programs with Servant Leadership
• Battle of the Bands – Engaging Teens in the Arts for Their Own Good

• 101 Free (and Practically Free) Ways to Promote Your Programs
• The Magic of Humor, Taking What You Do Seriously while Taking Yourself Lightly
• Family Strengthening Programs Panel Discussion

• Reading for Life: Building Assets Through Preschool Books
• NAA Accreditation

• Inclusive Recreation Programming at Your YMCA
• Eco-Art: An Environmentally Conscious Art Education Program

• Trends: Sports Programming in the 21st Century

• Teen Entrepreneurship: Giving Youth the Tools for Success
• How Do You Know Your Program is Working? (Good Evaluation is Only a Key Performance Indicator Away)
• YFACE: Youth Finding Activities for Community Engagement

• Corporate Sponsors: How to Find, Attract and Keep Them

• Get Ready to Read!: Learn How You and Your Families Can Build Early Literacy Skills the Year Before Kindergarten

• Community Schools with YMCAs As Lead Partners
• YArts: The Arts for Child Care, Afterschool, Camp, Youth & Teens

• Athletic Programming for Girls

• Supporting Full-Time Youth Development Staff at Your YMCA
• YMCA Teen Talk About Conference: Creating a Revolution