New England Camp Conference

As the longest running camp conference, 2024 will be our 102nd year!

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REGISTRATION IS OPEN: 2024 New England Camp Conference, March 21 – March 23, 2024! Manchester, NH

Also, be sure to check out our Educational Opportunities calendar for other upcoming professional development offerings.

The New England Camp Conference brings over 800 attendees from 250+ camps around New England together for three days of learning and networking with dynamic speakers, established industry experts, and each other!

Wondering if this event is right for you? If you’re involved in summer camp and youth development at large, small, day, resident, independent, non-profit, or specialty camp or summer program, you will find sessions and resources yourself and all levels of your camp/program staff teams.

2024 Key Information and Updates:

  • Registration for our 2024 New England Camp Conference is OPEN! Read registration details and register here.
  • We are excited to offer a CampWell training in conjunction with our 2024 New England Camp Conference. This interactive training (limited to 20 camps) will equip program directors and leaders with tools and skills related to incorporate into their camp’s 2024 staff training. Learn more and register here.
  • Our call for session proposals has closed and we have received so many great ideas! Our committee looks forward to reviewing proposals. Speakers should be notified by mid-December and we expect to release our 2024 program in January 2024.
  • Scholarship Funds: ACA, New England never wants cost to be a barrier to attending our events. We are committed to expanding participation at our conference and want attendees to reflect a diversity of backgrounds, camps, cultures, and identities. We have established a Scholarship Fund to help make the conference more accessible to staff of ACA member camps and individual ACA members who would like to attend the New England Camp Conference. Please follow this link to apply for funds. If you don’t fit this criteria, please call us at 781-541-6080 to discuss financial assistance options.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Vision at the Conference: Our conference is committed to promoting inclusivity and diversity within the summer camp industry, fostering an environment where all professionals can come together to learn, share, and grow. Through our programming and interactions, we strive to create a space where everyone is valued and respected, regardless of their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ability, age, or background. By being intentional about diversity and inclusion, you will help us create a greater sense of belonging for historically marginalized communities. We ask each conference participant to actively help us create this environment of inclusion and belonging.

Our 2024 call for proposals has closed and we have received so many great ideas to choose from! We look forward to announcing the program in January/February 2024.

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The latest on the New England Camp Conference.

Why go?

The New England Camp Conference brings nearly one-thousand attendees, dynamic speakers, established industry experts, and new ideas to the table for three days of learning and networking.

Who’s it for?

Anyone involved in summer camp and youth development. Large, small, day, resident, independent, non-profit, and specialty camps alike will find resources available for all levels of their camp staff teams.

Our History

Started nearly a century ago, the Conference began as the annual meeting of members of the New England section of the National Association of Directors of Girls’ Camps. Read More > (will link to a blog post)

Event Sponsors

Thank you to our 2024 sponsors who make our Conference possible through their generosity and support! If you're interested in becoming a conference sponsor, email Kerry, kerry@acanewengland.org, to discuss your options.



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