The greater bay area college counselors (g-bacc) is the next phase in post-covid networking for counselors in the Guangdong region. With a wechat group that is nearing 500 members as of February 2023, high school college counselors past and present communicate on a daily basis with one another and with university representatives worldwide. 

While informal sharing happens frequently via social media, a few counselors wanted to put together a more structured way to combine our strengths to support the students we all serve. Creating a regional network that is self-sustaining is an important step towards that aim. 2023 was the start of the brainstorming for a conference where we could get together and network in person, create PD for one another, and to build relationships between schools. 

With the help of Chinese University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen, a location was secured to bring everyone together. From the conference, we hope to bring a group of dedicated counselors to be the initial gbacc planning committee. Many of us are members of International ACAC, and ChinaICAC already. We think having something special for our region was worthwhile and we are glad that you are interested in joining us as well.