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April 23, 2007 For more information contact: Outdoor Writers Association of America Convenes 80th Annual Conference in Roanoke, VirginiaMissoula, Mont. – The 80th annual Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA) conference will meet June 16-19, 2007, at The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center in Roanoke, Va. Several hundred attendees are expected to participate in the event, which offers opportunities for education, skills enhancement and networking among members of the outdoor communications industry. “Tradition – It’s in Our Nature” is the conference theme. Keynote speaker is Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods – Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder. Louv will discuss the critical role the outdoors plays in kids’ development and how we now live in a “de-natured society.” Phil Bloom, OWAA vice president and 2007 conference program chair, says, “The Roanoke program is shaping up as a solid combination of newsmakers, panel discussions, technology sessions and craft-improvement workshops.” Events planned for Roanoke include one-on-one networking opportunities with magazine editors and book publishers, the free “Becoming an Outdoor Communicator” workshop and the return of Breakout Day and the Shooting Program. Newsmaker panel discussions will cover a variety of topics, including America’s roadless areas; the relationship among hunters, anglers and environmentalists; the 2007 Farm Bill; the state of the national park system; brook trout restoration; and black bears and urban conflicts. The agenda is at www.owaa.org (click “Conference 2007” and then “Agenda”). For registration forms and procedures, see http://www.owaa.org/Conf_2007/registration.htm. For lodging information, see http://www.owaa.org/Conf_2007/travel_housing.htm. Want five reasons to attend OWAA conference? See http://www.vatc.org/owaa.htm. To learn more about OWAA’s 80th conference, contact OWAA Conference Planner Gail Brockbank, P.O. Box 217, Helena, MT 59624, 406-442-4141, 406-442-8018 (fax), gbrockbank@owaa.org. The 1,600-member Outdoor Writers Association of America is the oldest and largest association of professional outdoor communicators in the United States. It was organized in 1927 by members of the Izaak Walton League of America and includes professional communicators dedicated to sharing the outdoor experience. OWAA’s professionals include writers, photographers, outdoors radio- and television show hosts, book authors, videographers, lecturers and artists. The association is headquartered in Missoula, Mont. For more information, go to www.owaa.org. |
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