Frequently Asked Questions

What is Trade Action Camp?

Trade Action Camp is a national conference of students activists and interested individuals who work on issues of fair trade and trade justice. It is being organized by two national student organizations: The United Students for Fair Trade and The Student Trade Justice Campaign.

How Much Does it Cost?

A small registration fee on a sliding scale will be collected at the event to help defer costs. These are our preliminary estimates:

How Big is the Conference?

We don’t know yet. We’re preparing for about 50-100 students and professionals from every region in the country! We have a couple dozen rooms that can be utilized, three of which have very large capacity.

Why do I need to create a profile on this site?

Everything about you related to Trade Action Camp is here. We’ll pull your full name for your conference badge from here, along with some other information to make meeting like-minded people easier. You also need it to pick sessions.

Why do I need to Pick Sessions?

Short answer: It’s integral to the camp. We need you to do it. Pick up to eight sessions for each day you’re attending.

Long Answer: Picture this. You’re at Trade Action Camp, there are some post-its on a wall placed there by potential presenters. There are also some different size rooms and we have limited time. But instead of a few dozen people there are hundreds. The goal is to match community interest with proposed topics and still keep a small event feel. How? Use web technology.

You pick what sessions you are going to attend. Then we can generate a master schedule to best match space and time restrictions. No more people hanging out of doorways or huge rooms with only three people.

Lastly, a day or three before camp, you’ll need to update your schedule. Some sessions may be dropped, others may have conflicting times. Go fix it. Based on updated results we may move sessions to different rooms. It also allows us to make changes on the fly during the camp. And the best part, everyone can easily stay up-to-date. Just glance at your laptop to view your profile schedule or use your iCalendar capable device and you’ll have a real-time personalized schedule.

Can I register more than one person at once?

Unfortunately, no. Each person’s profile holds their conference registration information.

Will I receive any registration materials in the mail?

No, everything is handled online. Show up with an ID that matches your registration.

We’ll send you a few emails leading up to the conference, but that’s it. Then when you sign in at Trade Action Camp all you need to do is provide your registration info.

Can I still become a sponsor of Trade Action Camp?

Yes! Check out the details here and contact us.

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