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Thursday to Sunday August 23-26, 2012 |
First time here? This front page is a blog, so if you feel like you’re missing some background info, check out What is Mindcamp? to find out what the heck this is all about. Come here often? Add your email to “Follow Us” (look in the left sidebar) to get an email every time we add a new blog entry. We’ve finally worked out our rates for 2012… and you will be amazed by what we’ve been able to work out! Here’s what’s on offer:
But the registration system we’ve worked out over the past 9 years has had to be revised to reflect new offerings, new rates, and a deposit-and-balance-due approach. So this post is coming out before any of our mailings, and it’s an invitation: register now! Test the system for us! And you’ll be rewarded by our incredibly low rates for early birds. We expect those first 50 spots to go quickly! In a week or so we shall start sending out staged mailings, first to people who helped us with our Mindcamp 2012 Survey, then to alumni, then to our general mailing list. So, loyal Mindcamp blog reader, here’s your chance: register now. And here’s a video to encourage you!
Mindcampers Maxx Kochar and Sandra Hantziagelis* stole a march on the rest of the world two weeks ago by registering for Mindcamp 2012… before registration was open! They found a stray “register now” button on the site (how did it escape?) and next thing you know we had two registrations, complete and paid for at 2011 prices. So we accepted them. At 2011 prices… why not? For the rest of you, registration will open in a few days, with some nice surprises! Stay tuned… *You remember Sandra… the one who took all those beautiful pictures! Tim, Kristen, Sedge, and Franca tour the Mindcamp X site at YMCA Geneva Park. A look at the shared spaces, program rooms, and accommodation (and some cool music!). Thanks to Mindcamp presenter Mario Allende for permission to use the track from his band’s CD!
Baby Sol had a wonderful time at Mindcamp 2011. He could be seen all over, in a wide variety of sessions, and in the loving and attentive arms and/or care of a wide variety of new and old friends — as well as, of course, his own mom, Ginny. We loved having Sol at Mindcamp, our youngest participant yet! Click on a picture to enlarge; you can use the “back” button to return to this post. So… here’s the scoop.
We sent the survey out, for the most part, to alumni from Mindcamp 2009, 2010, and 2011. This was primarily driven by the fact that we didn’t have electronic records handy for the other years. We did however have our memories, and added a few names to the list based on that. Plus we added a few names of people who haven’t come yet but we want them to. All in all 300+ invitations were sent, and ±140 did the survey, checking off the numbers in response to specific questions. Plus, we got lots of free-form feedback. Like, really a lot. As in, most of you had something (or things) to say. Thanks again for all your input, both in the survey and in follow-up emails and comments on the as-of-now-no-longer-secret Geneva Park page. The Skinny
Let’s make this clear: We love Cedar Glen, we truly do! But we are considering the new venue because of space (it accommodates more people) and comfort (we can offer better beds, better food, and single rooms). Our efforts are to ensure that we are able to keep what’s great about Cedar Glen and while making some things ever better. |
We have moved to YMCA Geneva Park, an amazing waterfront site!
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