Plans are under way to make this event the most memorable one yet. If you are interested in attending, please contact the Council or your local Council member. Click here for an application form. Applications should be submitted to Dick Schermerhorn by June 1, 2001. A group simulation played in four sessions throughout the conference that emphasizes real-world cooperative business decisions and promotes teamwork.
Participants discuss their decisions as a group after each session.
The 2000 youth conference was again held at the FFA Camp in Covington, Georgia, from July 24-26. Thirty-eight young people from across the state attended the camp and were introduced to the cooperative business process in addition to having a lot of fun. The agenda included the cooperative business game, in which the participants make decisions on their business in an effort to be the most successful in the group. Each attendee fully participated in each of these activities. There were many hours of free time so that the kids could enjoy all of the activities at the camp.