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OWAA NewsMarch 2008
Join OWAA for its 81st Conference!Join members of the nation’s best-known outdoor communicators’ group in Bismarck, N.D., June 21-24, 2008. An overview of this year’s conference as well as the meeting agenda, helpful links, and travel/hotel information can be found at http://www.owaa.org/conf-2008/index.php. To register: Click Here Where do you want your conference in 2011?Go to OWAA’s Online Forum to view the four finalists for OWAA’s 2011 conference. Affordable sleeping rooms and reasonable transportation rates to/from the conference city are among top considerations. A recommendation will be made to OWAA’s board of directors by June 24, 2008. Express your opinion on OWAA’s Online Forum. New! Membership recruitment contestJim Smith and the Membership Recruitment Committee announces a new contest for members!
Since Smith mentioned this potential contest in the December issue of Outdoors Unlimited, any member who signed up a candidate who then became a new member from December 1 on will be eligible. NOTE: For the purpose of this contest the Membership Recruitment Committee defines a new member as an individual and not a supporting group, business or agency. Editors wanted for Meet the Editors event!At the One-on-One with Editors event at OWAA’s conference, attendees meet with acquisitions editors of outdoors magazines and book publishers to discuss their editorial needs. A must-attend conference event for members building their careers, this also is a great opportunity for editors to pick up new contributors for their publications. This year’s event takes place Saturday, June 21, from 1-4 p.m., in Bismarck, N.D. If you're an acquisitions editor and would like to participate, please contact krhoades@owaa.org or 406-728-7434. Urban bowhunting – what’s your view?In last month’s Outdoors Unlimited, President Rich Patterson tells the story of urging the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, City Council to manage the city’s burgeoning deer herd via controlled hunting. Ultimately, Cedar Rapids approved bowhunting, and three successful seasons have passed. More recently, OWAA member Bill Schneider in his New West column advocates letting bowhunters solve the urban deer problem in Montana’s Capitol, Helena. Read both columns and express your opinions on OWAA’s Online Forum. New Web Site PasswordsBeginning April 1, members must use new passwords to access the members-only section of the OWAA Web site. Passwords are published on the masthead of page 2 of the April 2008 issue of Outdoors Unlimited Check out OWAA's Online ForumDid you know that members can communicate directly with each other on the OWAA Web site? Simply go to www.owaa.org/forum. Follow the instructions. You'll need to register to post a message, but the registration process is easy. We hope you'll enjoy this new member benefit. JobsOWAA members can learn about job opportunities and publishers' editorial-needs listings at www.owaa.org/Members_Only_Area/market_news.htm. If your company needs a writer, editor or seasoned outdoor professional, please contact OWAA headquarters. Listings are printed free of charge. Job and editorial listings are published online and in Outdoors Unlimited. Send listings to sprodell@owaa.org. New OWAA Outdoor Reference Manual AvailableThanks to the hard work of this year’s OWAA Reference Manual Committee, we’re pleased to announce that a new manual is now available for purchase. Members can purchase reference manuals for $12. To order, e-mail assist@owaa.org. |
