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Cache Submittal FUNdamentals - Valdez Event Cache

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GeocacheAlaska!: It's been four weeks since this event was held, so it's time to archive it to keep it from appearing in cachers' pocket queries. The course materials may be found at the GeocacheAlaska! website on the education [b][url=http://www.geocachealaska.org/education.htm]page.[/url][/b] Many thanks to the Education Committee for their ongoing efforts to push the technology to tie Alaskan geocachers together.

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Hidden : Thursday, May 13, 2010
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   not chosen (not chosen)

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Geocache Description:

Meet fellow cachers and learn about Cache Submittal FUNdamentals from experienced cachers on Thursday, May 13, at 6:45 p.m., at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 357 Pioneer Drive, Valdez.  Many thanks to StoweAK for hosting this event!

Please bring your favorite nonalcoholic beverage and dessert to share with your fellow cachers.


Please arrive on time so upfront administrative details can be handled and announcements made, allowing the course content to start at 7:00 p.m. Adding a "Will Attend" log to this page will assure enough hard copy handouts are printed for the event participants.

There will be a free-will offering cache container at the event to help defray the costs of hosting these FUNdamentals events.

This FUNdamentals session will walk participants through completing the online cache listing form and many of the special features that will help your cache page stand out and enhance the experience for cachers seeking your cache.  The event will be hosted in Anchorage and transmitted to remote locations in Wasilla, Valdez, and Soldotna via WebEx.  Please place a watch on this event page to stay appraised of the final details.  

Victoria Noble, aka blazingpathways, and Michael Malvick, aka Ladybug Kids, will present Cache Submittal FUNdamentals in a fast-paced PowerPoint presentation.  The course content will not exceed thirty minutes with time at the end for questions and answers.  The presentation will cover:

  1. Prework
    a) Location
    b) Permission
    c) Type
    d) Container
    e) Log & Stash Sheets
    f) Draft submittal to get GC#
  2. Geocaching.com Online Submittal Form
    a) Type/Size/Name/Who Placed/When Placed
    b) Related webpage
    c) Background image
    d) Coordinates
    e) Difficulty/Terrain Rating (Clay Jar's system)
    f) Page content (w/o & w/ html)
        i) Why cache is placed
        ii) Access information
    g) Hints
    h) Reviewer Notes
  3. Attributes
  4. Child Waypoints
  5. Geochecker for puzzles
  6. Uploading photos
  7. Simple html for inserting photos and links

GeocacheAlaska! "Cache Submittal FUNdamentals" Learning Locations

Anchorage
GC27JBT

BP Energy Center
Central Kenai Peninsula
GC27KY9
Kenai Peninsula College
Valdez
GC27KXT
St. Francis Xavier Church
Mat-Su
GC27KYK

Mat-Su Community College


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