OWAA Annual Conference

Bismarck, N.D.

June 21-24, 2008

Questions about OWAA’s 81st Conference?

Contact Robin Giner,
Director of Membership & Conference Services
121 Hickory St., Ste. 1
Missoula, MT 59801
406-728-7434
406-728-7445 (fax)
rginer@owaa.org

2008 Conference – Bismarck, N.D.

Information about the 2008 OWAA Conference will be updated here as details become available. Please check back often to get all the latest information!

In the meantime, get a feel for what's in store by visiting these North Dakota Web sites:

CVB Web site - http://www.bismarckmandancvb.com/ North Dakota Tourism Web site – www.ndtourism.com The Best Western Ramkota Hotel Web site - www.ramkota.com
Fort Abraham Lincoln Web site - www.fortlincoln.com/ and www.ndparks.com/Parks/FLSP.htm ##

Free Workshop to Convene in Bismarck

The Bismarck conference will kick off with the fourth annual, free, half-day workshop, “Becoming an Outdoor Communicator,” on Saturday, June 21, from 8 a.m.-noon, at the Ramkota Hotel, OWAA’s headquarters for the 81st annual conference.

Workshop subjects will include the following:

Opportunities in Newspapers
Outdoor Photography
Being an Outdoor Generalist
Working with State and Federal Agencies
Outdoor Radio Shows
Women in the Hook and Bullet World
Working with Magazines Outdoor
Books for Fun and Profit
Outdoors, Politics and the World
Outdoor Opportunities in Television
Questions and Answers
OWAA and the Outdoor Communicator

Workshop presenters will include Mark Taylor, Mark Freeman, Judd Cooney, Lisa Densmore, Chris Madson, Tony Dean, Susan Ebert, Jay Cassell, Tom Huggler, Christina Larson, Mark Sosin, Kevin Rhoades and Pat Wray.

No experience is necessary! We all started with just interest and desire. Plenty of time will be allowed for questions and answers. Participants are welcome to attend the members-only conference as guests.

Interested? Register online NOW or call 406-728-7434.

Conference writers wanted!

Headquarters needs volunteers to write brief summaries of several panels, newsmakers and workshops at this year’s conference in Bismarck, N.D. Writers should focus on key points of the conference session and submit 300-500-word reviews for publication on OWAA’s Web site, in the Tech-E-Letter or in Outdoors Unlimited.

A list of all sessions needing coverage is below. To ask questions or to volunteer, contact Sarah Prodell, OU Editor, at 406-728-7434. Member contributions are very much appreciated. Thank you!

Saturday, June 21
Becoming an Outdoors Communicator Workshop
Global Warming Super Session
Ask the Editors
The Write Stuff: Tips for Successful Freelancing
Using Lifelong Experiences to be Productive in Retirement
Presenting the Workshop Curriculum

Sunday, June 22
Keynote Address by Jon Young (Wilderness Awareness School)
Future of Hunting in America for our Youths
The Wildlife Conservation Model
How to Self-Publish Books for Profit
How to create a Web site and Update it on your own
Digging up the Dirty Truth: Uncovering the untold story -- How to cover an undercover story
Entering the Blogosphere
Science for the Public: The Anatomy of the Science Story
Mule Deer Research with Valerius Geist
Writing in the Narrative Voice with C. J. Box

Tuesday, June 24
Newspaper: Section Super Session & Business Meeting
Photography: Section Super Session & Business Meeting
Radio: Section Super Session & Business Meeting
Television: Section Super Session & Business Meeting
Environmental Education -- A new approach using hunting & indigenous skills to get kids outdoors

Bismarck Tribune Outdoors Page

Check out the Bismarck Tribune Outdoor page. Read up-to-date information from Richard Hinton on what's going on in the North Dakota outdoors.

World of Outdoors – Benefit Auction

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What Past Attendees Say…

"My welcome at OWAA’s Roanoke conference could not have been friendlier. Other organizations could use your welcome as a benchmark." – John W. Hayes, green ribbon attendee

"I would like to thank everyone at OWAA who was part of this year’s conference. The conference was a wonderful experience for me. I met so many great people. Everyone was very helpful and genuine." – Tom Wandel, President, Blackstone Outdoor Gear LLC

A word from the Conference Chair

Listening to Nature, by John L. Beath, Conference Program Chair

OWAA's 81st annual conference will be held June 21 - 24 in Bismarck, N.D. at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel. This year's conference features high-tech combined with high-energy and some new twists. Read more...