In this email you will find:

• PREPARING FOR NOAC: WHAT TO EXPECT ON DAY 1
• PREPARING FOR NOAC: CONTINGENT PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON DAY 1
• PREPARING FOR NOAC: MEDICAL NOTES AND ADVISORIES FOR NOAC
• PREPARING FOR NOAC: WHAT TO BRING TO THE CONFERENCE
• PREPARING FOR NOAC: WIRELESS INTERNET USAGE WHILE AT NOAC
• PREPARING FOR NOAC: THE NOAC ROAD TRIP COMPETITION
• PREPARING FOR NOAC: BRING MONEY FOR THE TRADING POST
• PREPARING FOR NOAC: TYPICAL WEATHER FOR BLOOMINGTON, IN, AUGUST 1-6
• PREPARING FOR NOAC: TRAVELING TUNES
• ARROWMAN IN ACTION: MUSIC TO HIS EARS
• CONFERENCE NOTE: LOCATION CHANGE FOR BOTH INDIAN TRADING POSTS
• GOLF TOURNAMENT NEWS
• FEATURE PROGRAM: LODGE NEWSLETTER COMPETITION
• FEATURE PROGRAM: CALLING ALL DANCERS!
• Questions?

As many of you load buses, plains, and cars to head to NOAC, the NOAC staff will already be hard at work setting up the many program areas at the event.

When your contingent arrives, the contingent leader and the lodge chief should report to the Assembly Hall on the north side of campus.  The rest of the contingent should remain in your bus or your vehicles.  This is a good time to clean up everything and prepare to move into your room for the week.

After your lodge is checked in, head over to your Region’s Orientation area, where your Region Chief will be waiting to go over the basics of conference life.  Afterwards, you will be able to move into your room for the week.  As unloading areas will be crowded, you should move any vehicles to either long-term parking or you should purchase a parking pass for the week and move to your parking as soon as you are unloaded.

Use the rest of the day to explore campus, settle into your room, and take advantage of some of the Day 1 events that will be in your schedule on campus.  After dinner there will be an Opening Show, which you will surely not want to miss.  From there, the conference is yours for the making. 

Special Need Access:
For anyone who needs special assistance while at the 2009 National Order of the Arrow Conference you are welcome to visit the Health Services Access Staff.  The will be located outside of the sports arena during check in on Saturday.  If you are not able to visit the Access Staff during registration please feel free to stop by and visit them at Briscoe Hall, along with the 2009 NOAC Medical Clinic.  The staff will be able to answer questions about disabled parking, special access passes for the shows, special assistance to different venues, and help with other needs that may arise.

Please keep in mind that in order to utilize the disabled parking while on campus, you will be required to have an official disabled plate or placard as well as a general parking Indiana Parking Pass.  The parking passes will be available for purchase from the University Housing Staff at each dorm.

Medical Form Submission:
You are still able to submit medical forms for the 2009 National Order of the Arrow Conference until July 27, 2009.  After that point, we cannot guarantee receipt of the forms prior to your arrival.  Please review the submission process on the NOAC website.  This is a new process that we have made available to the participants and staff.  We have tried to improve the process and make things more convenient for everyone.  If you have any questions please forward them OAHEALTHSERVICES@AOL.COM.  Please do not submit the medical forms to this email address.

Please make sure that you bring a copy of the medical forms that were submitted in case a new copy is needed.

Medical Waiver Submission:
You are still able to submit medical waiver requests for the 2009 National Order of the Arrow Conference until July 27, 2009.  After that point, we cannot guarantee receipt of the request prior to your arrival.  Please review the submission process on the NOAC website.  This is a new process that we have made available to the participants and staff.  We have tried to improve the process and make things more convenient for everyone.  If you have any questions please forward them OAHEALTHSERVICES@AOL.COM.  Please do not submit the medical waiver requests to this email address.

Health Status Update:
As you are getting ready to leave home and take part in one of the greatest events sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America and the Order of the Arrow, we want you to have a healthy, safe, and fun trip.  If you have been sick recently with a cough, runny nose, vomiting, and diarrhea, or if you have had a fever of 100 or better please let your contingent leader know before you leave home.  Or, if you have had a significant change in your physical health since your recent physical please contact your contingent leader as well. 

While traveling to the 2009 National Order of the Arrow Conference, do not forget to wash your hands well while traveling and continue your good personal hygiene. This is also important while you are at NOAC. We recommend that you pack a small container of personal hand sanitizer before departing.   Remember that a Scout is clean.  If you have any health concerns or problems while at the 2009 NOAC please visit the NOAC Medical Clinic which will be open 24 hours a day while you are at the 2009 National Order of the Arrow Conference.

Enjoy your trip and we look forward to seeing you in Bloomington at the end of the month.

A full packing list is available on the NOAC website at http://event.oa-bsa.org/events/n2009/arrowmen_pack.htm, but you will want to make sure to have at least one full Scout uniform, including Scout shorts, socks, and a belt.  Don’t forget to pack your OA sash as well.  This is also the uniform for traveling to NOAC, so it should be easy to remember to bring. 

Each participant is encouraged to also bring one or more blank t-shirts for Founder’s Day.  An opportunity to have your shirts silkscreen printed is planned as an attraction at the Founder’s Day Fair.  Screen prints will be available in red and white inks, so bring shirts accordingly.

Indiana University will provide 2 sheets, a blanket, a pillow, and 2 towels for each participant. 

Many rooms do not have air conditioning, so you are encouraged to bring a small fan to keep cool while in your room.  You will typically not be in your room during the hottest part of the day because of the abundant activities available, so the fan is mostly for at night while you are sleeping. 

Also remember to bring a small radio so that you can listen to the NOAC radio station, broadcasting live straight from NOAC.  The best way to stay on top of Conference news, emergency announcements and to play contests is to listen to the Power of One Radio, streaming live at the conference.  Don’t forget to pack your radio!

In order to use the guest wireless network at Indiana University, you need a Network Access Account.  All NOAC participants and staff will be given an IU Network Access Account during registration.  Wireless access is available in most public places such as dorm lounges, the library, cafeterias, and the Memorial Union.  Limited access may be available in some dorm room areas and classrooms.  Outdoor wireless is not provided.  By using a Network Access Account you are agreeing to abide by all the policies regarding computer usage of Indiana University.  These accounts are designed to provide you with access to the internet and will not allow access to IU facilities such as printers and servers.  Network connectivity and access is monitored and violations of IU policy will result in access being cut-off.  NOAC attendees should make sure their computers have the firewall activated and anti-virus software installed and up-to-date.  See the NOAC Website, event.oa-bsa.org, for more specific information regarding these accounts.

The NOAC Communications Committee, in conjunction with Cell Journalist presents:

The NOAC Road Trip Competition

We want to see how you got to NOAC and the exciting trip your lodge took to get to Indiana University. How can you show us? From your cell phone!

As you journey from your hometown to Indiana University, upload pictures from your cell phone to our Cell Journalist site, and the Communications Committee will judge the best pictures and choose a winning lodge.

How to enter:

1. Go to pics.oa-bsa.org to register (do this before you leave)
2. Take pictures of your trip
3. Create a new picture message
4. Enter the subject of:  roadtrip
5. Send your pictures to pics@oa-bsa.org.

You can do this from any cell phone with picture messaging capabilities. (Text messaging and data transfer rates apply)

NOTE: Registration will not open until July 27, 2009 at 12:01 AM.

Winning lodges will be announced, along with their photos, in the daily CornerstONE and on the NOAC Live! Web Site. Other great pictures will be printed daily and published on NOAC Live!

ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2 at 11:59 PM.

Be sure to visit the NOAC trading post in the Alumni Hall of the Indiana Memorial Union. We'll have for sale copies of the new centennial Boy Scout handbook, which is being released throughout the nation on August 1. Also, be sure to visit the trading post at 4:00-5:00 PM on Monday, August 3. Kenneth P. Davis, the author of The Brotherhood of Cheerful Service: A History of the Order of the Arrow, and Nelson R. Block, the author of A Thing of the Spirit: The Life of E. Urner Goodman, will be in the NOAC trading post signing copies of their books, which you can conveniently purchase at the NOAC trading post.

Weather at Indiana University in early August sees highs typically in the middle 80s and lows in the middle 60s.  However, it has been as hot as 102 and as cold as 46.  The climate is typically humid.  Be prepared for the heat by bringing a reliable water bottle, and by dressing cool in the afternoon hours when it is hottest.  Data taken from weather.com.  Note that this is only typical weather for this time, as it is still to far out to accurately forecast the weather for NOAC.

Have you worn out the Power of One Playlist that was made available earlier in the summer?  Ready for something new to listen to on your way to NOAC? 

The National Events Promotion Team introduces the NOAC Roadtrip Playlist.  The link to download the playlist from iTunes is posted on the NOAC website, event.oa-bsa.org.  Have a safe trip to NOAC, and enjoy the playlist!

Most people have heard of a harmonica.  Many Arrowmen have probably even played them while hiking or passing time at camp.  But few are familiar with the type of harmonica that Arrowman Aidan Dougherty plays.  Aidan, a member of Moswetuset Lodge from Cambridge, Massachusetts plays the glass harmonica to demonstrate the relationship of music and noise.

Aidan is so enthralled with the science behind this musical instrument that he applied to be a part of the Cambridge Science Festival that is sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Science Museum.  The festival hosts science corporations from around the country and is open to thousands of visitors each year.  At the event, Aidan “set up fourteen perfectly tuned water glasses, representing the notes starting from middle C on the piano keyboard,” said his dad, Gary.  Once they’re set up, his dad explains, Aidan plays simple tunes on them.

In addition to the glasses, Aidan also set up a series of electronic kits to analyze the frequencies of the classes.  “Benjamin Franklin had built a very special glass harmonica which many composers like Mozart wrote music for,” his dad said.  Festival goers also got to participate with a set of glasses that Aidan set up for them to practice with.

According to Aidan’s dad, festival organizers and attendees were impressed with the young Scout’s display.  But what impressed people even more was the fact that Aidan is only twelve years old.  Experiments like this are an example of what you can do, at any age, when you use the Power of One.

There is a misprint on the NOAC schedule which will be distributed when you check-in, due to a last-minute room change.  Please note that both Indian Trading Posts have been moved from Woodburn Hall to Forest Hall.  Buffalo Chips will be in Forest B189 and Written Heritage will be in Forest C148.  We apologize for the change, and please note that the locations in the Guest Guide, Staff Guide, and Advertisements are not correct. 

Due to 32 unpaid reservations and after several email reminders, the Golf Tournament sign up site has been reopened.  We will accept new registrations until all the slots are filled.  Be prepared to pay the golf tournament fee upon checking in at NOAC.

If you need to rent clubs call the Indiana University Golf course directly. The club phone number is 812-855-7543. You pay the rental fee directly to the golf course.

For golfers who do not participate in the tournament, but wish to have an opportunity to golf we have secured the 9 Hole Par 3 Executive Course on Monday afternoon,
August 3, during the Goodman Open. You may come and start at anytime during the afternoon and play 9 holes for $10, and you also may go around a second time at no additional cost. This is a pretty good deal: 18 holes for $10. We will collect the fee at the golf course when you arrive. Carts might be available for rental, but the most of players walk and carry their own clubs. You don’t need to make up a foursome. You can golf alone, come with a friend or two or join up with another group waiting to tee off .If you need to rent clubs, call the IU Golf Course now to reserve clubs. The club phone number is: 812-855-7543.

Does your lodge work diligently to put together a top notch newsletter? Something that all lodge members can use to get the most up-to-date information on what's happening? Ever wonder how your newsletter holds up against others in the nation? Here's your chance to submit your hard work!! Submit your lodge newsletter to the NOAC Communications Committee to be judged and reviewed against others in our Order. 

How can you get in on the competition? It's easy! Simply email a PDF document of 3 your best lodge newsletters that were published within the last 18 months to noaccornerstone@gmail.com, and our committee will judge which newsletters are the best of the best in the Order of the Arrow!! Submit your newsletters ASAP. 

Results will be printed in The CornerstONE at NOAC. Lodges will also have the chance to stop by The CornerstONE office at NOAC to receive feedback on how they can make their newsletters as effective as possible. 

Registration for all American Indian Activities competitions will be outside the IU Assembly Hall on Saturday, August 1st from 8:00am-5:00pm. Guests can register to participate in all individual dance categories, group dance and team singing competitions at this time. AIA competition registration will be located near the American Indian Exposition.

Informational meeting for each of the three competitions will take place later in the evening or the following morning. Individual dance competitors should gather at the Tennis Center at 10:00 pm on Saturday, August 1st. The team singing competition will also take place Saturday, August 1st at 10:00 pm in the McNutt Formal Lounge. Group dance teams will meet Sunday, August 2nd at 10:00 pm in the Tennis Center

The answers to "Frequently Asked Questions" are on the NOAC Website at http://event.oa-bsa.org/events/n2009/faq.htm.

Please send any questions regarding NOAC to nept@oa-bsa.org. Questions regarding your lodge contingent should be directed to your lodge contingent leader.