Boy Scouts of America

2020 BSA National Aquatics Conference

The Summit Bechtel Reserve – September 30 – October 4, 2020

Registration is Now Open!

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Come to share ideas, best practices and fellowship. Grow your council Aquatic Leadership. See the newest ideas in aquatics program and equipment. This four-day aquatics conference is especially well-suited for council program directors, council aquatic committee members, camp aquatic directors and National Camping School staff members.

Some of the topics to be covered include: Maximizing your Council’s Aquatic Facilities, Building an Aquatic Staff – A long term process, Customer Service in Aquatics, CDC’s Model Aquatic Health Code updates and its impact on BSA aquatics, Cub Scout aquatics, American Canoe Association and American Red Cross updates, Whitewater Rafting and the BSA, aquatics merit badge updates, where to find new financial resources and grants, regional breakouts, BSA Lifeguard feedback, National Camping School feedback, and the rollout of the NEW 4-part Aquatics Guides – 1) Aquatics Staff Guide (revised), 2) Aquatics Director’s Guide, 3) Aquatics Council Guide, and 4) Aquatics Resources

Several certification opportunities during the workshop are in early planning. Agenda, session details and any added costs for specific certifications or recreational opportunities will be sent out in the summer of 2020.

A half-day of Whitewater rafting, Ziplining or Canopy tours is included in the conference fee.

There will be a vendor fair with information and demonstrations of high-interest aquatics products and services.

The conference fee is $275 and includes meals, dormitory housing, and course materials.

The BSA National Aquatics Conference begins with dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 30, and concludes after breakfast on Sunday, Oct. 4.

This is a first-come, first-served event with participation limited to the first 150 registrants. Registration is open! The deadline to register is August 31, 2020.

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.