Beginning April 22, 2024, contingent leaders may begin selecting which program offerings their contingent wants to participate in at NOAC. Contingent program offerings include recreation, competitions, special receptions, and athletics. Contingent program offering selections are made by the contingent leader on behalf of their group through their National Order of the Arrow Event Registration System (NOAERS) dashboard.
Contingent program offerings most commonly are team-based activities and require group registration. These program offerings are different than the individual offerings that contingent members (delegates) can sign up for. Contingent program schedules will be released in early July 2024. Contingent leaders must select their contingent’s program offerings and assign members to activities no later than May 17th, 2024.
Selecting Program Offerings
Contingent Leaders can enroll their contingent in activities on the contingent dashboard using the Activities tab. These will include ceremonies team competitions, sports, special events, and other group activities. Activities will be separated into groups by program area at the conference. Click on the program area to view the activities offered within that program area. From there, you can select activities to enroll the contingent in.
As the contingent leader, you will be able to select which delegates are participating in specific events. You do not need to select specific delegates when creating a team. The team roster can be updated any time after the team is created but must be completed by May 17th. Doing so will ensure when schedules are released, the event will appear on a team member’s schedule and avoid activity conflicts.
As a contingent leader, you have control over which program offerings your contingent participates in. To take advantage of those program offering, please follow the steps below.
- Navigate to the Activities tab of your Contingent dashboard.
- Click the Add New button.
- You will see four program areas, Athletics, Recreation, Special Receptions & Meals and, Other.
- Click the Select button to explore opportunities within each program area
- You will see a list of all contingent program offerings available to your contingent within that program area. By clicking a program offering title, additional information drops down including a description
- Click the Select Activity button to add it to your contingent’s program offering selections.
- Continue to search throughout the program offerings to select the things that interest your contingent most. Click the < Program Areas button to switch between program areas.
After completing selection, a contingent leader can manage the selected contingent program offerings through the Activities tab of your contingent dashboard. Contingent leaders may adjust assigned team members, add new teams or remove certain program offerings from their selection by clicking the Remove button. Any staff member who is part of a contingent activity should be assigned to the team by the contingent leader. Not all contingent activities allow staff participation. Again, please ensure you assign individuals to teams/groups prior to May 17th to ensure accurate scheduling. Any activity highlighted in red has an incomplete sign-up and requires attention.
The contingent leader is only responsible for registering activities where a contingent participates as a group or team. Many program offerings are registered for by individual delegates. Delegates are responsible for selecting program
offerings from their attendee dashboard within NOAERS.
Questions? Contact your Contingent Concierge or email concierge@oa-bsa.org