[IOCA] Fall Lake George 04 was a success!

[Adam Wishneusky]

Fall Lake George this year went spectacularly! We were lucky enough to 
have good weather all three days (it only rained right NEXT to Turtle 
Island on saturday), had a great crowd, great food and everything went 
smoothly.

If you missed the trip, you can check out pictures from the weekend on 
the IOCA site:
http://ioca.org/gallery/album67

If you were there, I encourage you to post your pictures as well. If 
you've never posted on IOCA.org before, there are easy instructions on 
the main gallery page:
http://ioca.org/gallery/

Other than the many trips out (hiking, cliff jumping, a triathlon, 
swimming, canoeing...) and the traditional square dance, we also had a 
good IOCA business meeting. I reminded everyone that MIT will be 
hosting Spring Conference next year near Rumney, NH so you don't have 
to wait a full year for another big IOCA camping trip like FLG. I also 
announced exciting news: IOCA will soon be teaming up with Backpacker 
Magazine ( http://www.backpacker.com/ ) to secure sponsorship deals 
with equipment manufacturers. This will help make things like FLG more 
accessible as well as allow us to make IOCA a world-class organization 
again. In the near future, we will be able to offer free-gear 
incentives for trip leaders, help people find transportation to trips 
and events, finance training classes like the upcoming Cave Rescue 
course (see the trips out page: http://www.ioca.org/trips/ ) and more!

In short, this is an exciting time for IOCA. However, what we need more 
than anything is activity from our members. So who's leading a good 
trip soon? Want some company? Just post your trip to the site or use 
the schools list to find the contact person at a school near you.

-Adam Wishneusky
IOCA co-Executive Secretary
IOCA Webmaster
info at ioca.org
http://www.ioca.org/