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TAC Connection
October 14, 2020
A periodic communication to our Scouting Families
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Scouters Annual Conference Update
 We are disappointed to announce that the live sessions of the Scouters Annual Conference (SAC) scheduled for the weekend of November 13-15 at the Edelweiss Lodge and Resort have been cancelled.
Factoring in considerations of everyone's safety during this time of uncertainty, tightening of COVID-19 restrictions for people to be able to enter Germany, and that the event is 30 days away; Council Training Chair Kym Price, Event Chair Ray Eden, and other Council leadership have elected to cancel the in-person event as originally scheduled.
All is not lost! Despite this unfortunate setback, we are pivoting to be able to offer virtual training(s) on Saturday the 14th of November. We will also have a virtual Council Recognition program to salute this year's class of Silver Beavers, present a National Heroism Award, NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Awards, TAC Alumni of the Year, and to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the Transatlantic Council. More details will be announced through future editions of TAC Connection and the TAC Nation Facebook page as they become available.
If you registered for the in-person Conference, please watch your email for a message regarding refund options.
Background Authorization Forms for Adults
The National Council requires that all registered adults throughout the BSA have an updated Additional Disclosures & Background Check Authorization form on file. A signed form is required from every adult who has a paid registration in the Boy Scout of America, as well as Merit Badge Counselors. It is not required for Lion and Tiger Adult Partners
If leaders do not complete and submit the required form your 2021 Unit Charter or your personal registration renewal will not be processed.
To help avoid confusion, when submitting your Pack, Troop, or Crew Background Authorization forms, please name the file with District Name, Unit Type and Unit Number. (For example, Charlemagne District, Pack 123. "Wet" signatures on the BA forms are preferred but digital signatures from third-party providers are acceptable as well. Typed names are not permissible. Completed forms are to be submitted to your
Be Prepared! We know that we will receive many messages asking "Do you have my form?" If you are in doubt, submit your background authorization form again. People that can be identified who do not have a form on file will be receiving a message directly from us later in October.
Klondike Derby 2021
Congrats to those units who have secured their spot at this year's Klondike! 
A gentle reminder to all others that this year we will have a reduced capacity due to Covid 19 safety measures. Now is the time lock in your unit before space runs out. The Klondike Derby is TAC's premiere winter event for Scouts BSA and not one to be missed.
Adults Transferring into the Transatlantic Council - Merging member ID numbers
We welcome new families who are moving to TAC all the time. Have your training records followed you from your previous council to your new home in TAC? Are they correct in my.scouting.org and Scoutbook? If you have been in another Scout council, you received a Member ID number from them. Each council gives a Member ID to each member registered in their council. However, every council's membership databases don't "talk" to each other.
To bring your training into my.scouting.org from another Member ID into your TAC Member ID, follow these steps: log into your my.scouting.org account; click on 'Menu' to expose the drop down list, select 'manage member ID', enter the new membership ID assigned to your TAC registration and select Transatlantic Council #802 from the list, be sure to select this as your 'primary' registration, save your changes and close the browser. 24 hours later your Scoutbook account should sync with the correct training in your my.scouting account. This will copy the training under the old member ID to your new member ID. Need help finding your new TAC member ID? Contact your unit's key three leaders or reach out to your District Executive.
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Transatlantic Council, Boy Scouts of America|
US ARMY Garrison Brussels
Unit 28100, Box 24
APO, AE 09714
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Leuvensesteenweg, 13
1932 Zaventem, Belgium
TAC-ServiceCenter-802@scouting.org
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