Click here to download the May 2013 Section Adviser’s Update in PDF format!

2013 Section NE‐2A Conclave: We are only days away from the Conclave! Conclave
Registration is available at http://www.ne‐2a.org. Please continue to promote
registration to the Arrowmen in your lodge. The Conclave “general registration” rate is
$45 and ends on May 31st. After that date, the “late registration” fee will be $55.
Participants can also purchase items from the Conclave trading post during the
registration process. A very limited number of patches and t‐shirts will be available for
sale on site, if they are not sold out. The theme for the 2013 Conclave at Camp Tri‐
Mount Scout Reservation is “Keep the Fire Burning.”

Important Dates: General Registration – before 6/1/12, Late Registration – after 6/1/12.

Conclave Committees:

Section Officer Elections: The annual election of the Section Chief, Section Vice Chief,
and Section Secretary will be held at the Conclave business meeting. The duties of these
officers are outlined in Chapter 2 of the Field Operations Guide, available online at
http://oa‐bsa.org/resources/pubs/FOG‐2013b.pdf. All youth candidates for these offices
should be aware of the responsibilities and meet these eligibility requirements:
IV. Eligibility, Nomination, Selection of Officers and Appointees
A. All section officers must meet the following eligibility requirements:
1. A registered member, in good standing, of the Order of the Arrow and
the Boy Scouts of America in a council within the section who has the
approval, in writing and in advance of being nominated, of his council
Scout executive or council Scout executive’s designee. The member’s
council must be in good standing (renewed its OA charter) with the
national office.
2. Younger than 21 during his entire term of office.
Approval letters must be received by Section Adviser Bill Chin [bill@eaglewbc.com or 56
Lincoln Street, Trumbull, CT 06611] by 12:00 noon on Saturday, June 8th. Please note
that a letter that authorizes an Arrowman to run “for Section Chief” will not allow him
to run for Vice Chief or Secretary. A letter that approves an Arrowman to run for
“Section office” will allow him to run for any or all of the three offices.

Conclave Patch Auction: Dan O’Rourke is collecting items for the Conclave auction.
Please ask Arrowmen in your lodge and help solicit donations for the auction. The funds
raised help to fund the operations of the Section and the Conclave.
Lodge Trading Posts: Lodges will be permitted to sell merchandise from their lodge
trading post at the Section Conclave. Lodges selling items will be assessed a 10% sales
charge. Ex. If the lodge sells $100 worth of items, the Section earns $10. Please contact
Bill Chin in advance so that we can plan on having enough table space for your lodge
trading post items.

Section NE‐2A High Adventure Scholarships: The Section will be offering one High
Adventure scholarship to each lodge in the Section in the amount of $250. The Section
leadership strongly believes in the Order of the Arrow’s High Adventure programs and
we encourage every lodge to participate in these activities. The 2013 registration forms
for OA High Adventure are now available for download: http://www.oabsa.
org/resources/forms/#adventure.

Section Officer/Adviser Travels: Section Vice Chief Mitchell Heisler was a guest at
Owaneco’s May Ordeal at Deer Lake Scout Reservation.

Lodge Visitations: The Lodge Visitation Team spent time with Tschitani Lodge on May
12th and Nacha Nimat Lodge on May 26th.

Northeast Region OA Jamboree Patches: The Northeast Region has recently released
an OA patch for the National Jamboree. Patches are available for $3.50 each, minimum
order of 10. Lodges and Sections are encouraged to sell them for $5 and make a profit
to help benefit local programs. The patch has a loop, is suitable for uniform wear, is
fully embroidered, and made in the USA.

Legacy Project 2015: Legacy Project 2015 is part of the 100th Anniversary of the Order
of the Arrow. Hopefully each lodge in Section NE‐2A has already found a Lodge Rock
and sent it to be part of the new Brotherhood Fireplace. The next step is the Legacy
Panel (2013). Your lodge should decorate the lid of the Centennial Crate and paint one
side to reflect your lodge’s legacy. Consider incorporating the design for your 100th
anniversary NOAC 2015 contingent flap into the lid design. Future projects include your
lodge History Book (2014) and Centennial Bonfire (2015). For additional details, visit:
http://www.oa‐bsa.org/legacyproject/legacyproject.htm

2013 Calendar:

Conclave Rotation: