Highlights

Some craft improvement and business sessions you should take a look at!

Becoming an Outdoors Communicator Thursday, June 10, 8 a.m. – Noon

Speakers: TBA
Moderator: Pat Wray

• This free, four-hour workshop will feature some of OWAA’s most prolific and best-known communicators giving presentations about their specialties from “Writing for Magazines” to “Outdoor Television” and everything in between. Please join Pat Wray and fellow OWAA members for this popular staple of the OWAA conference.

Sponsored Blogs and Innovative Web Opportunities

Thursday, June 10,1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Speakers: Kim Kavin, president, Boat Writers International

• Longtime marine journalist Kim Kavin launched CharterWave.com in October 2006 as the leading online editorial resource for yacht charter information. She created sponsored blogs in 2007, allowing charter brokers worldwide to contribute clearly labeled advertorial content. In November 2009, Kim broadened her concept by enlisting 11 additional marine journalists to create BoaterMouth.com, which combines editorial and sponsored blogs in new formats. In February 2010, she announced a partnership for BoaterMouth with Boats.com and YachtWorld.com, giving BoaterMouth’s editorial and sponsored blogs a monthly readership of 3.5 million boating enthusiasts—more than every U.S. marine magazine, combined.

Breakout and Shooting Day

Friday, June 11, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Gamehaven Scout Camp

• Firing lines open from 9 a.m. to Noon.  A combined event in one location this year.  Lunch provided by the National Shooting Sports Foundation.

National Parks Second Century Commission Recommendations: A New Vision for the National Parks

Saturday, June 12, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Speakers: Ron Tipton, National Parks Conservation Assocation

• An overview of recommendations, presenting a clear picture of what this vision might mean for the individual park visitor, the Park Service, and NPCA and its allies in terms of implementation and the future of our national parks.

The Philosophy of Outdoor Writing in the 21st Century

Saturday, June 12, 9:45 – 10:45 a.m.
Speaker: Galen Geer

• Outdoor communications is taking on a new face in the 21st Century.  Galen Geer will discuss the philosophy of outdoor writing for the 21st Century. He'll also cover a definition of what literature is and why outdoor communication media is part of a body of literature; Social Group Theory and how it impacts the outdoor communicator; and the existence of the three truths of outdoor writing, and how these truths support the 21st Century’s philosophy of outdoor writing.

The Big Three: USFWS, USFS and BLM

Saturday, June 11, 11 a.m. – Noon

• Representatives from the Big Three Federal land and resources management agencies will give their perspective on land-use policies on our public lands.

Travel Photography:  Going Beyond the Cliché

Saturday, June 12, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Speaker: Colleen Miniuk-Sperry

• Drawing from her experienceas an Artist-in-Residence at Arcadia National Park, travel photographer and writer Colleen Miniuk-Sperry will share 10 techniques for turning seemingly hopeless photographic situations into the “right place at the right time” every time.  In this presentation, attendees will learn how to pre-visualize photos before arriving on location, actively engage with their subjects and environment on location, and capture one-of-kind photographs anywhere, any place and in any light.

How to profit from YouTube videos you create

Saturday, June 12, 2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
Speaker: John Beath

• Learn why and how to produce your own YouTube videos for your Web sites. This seminar will cover how to profit, when and why to have YouTube videos, equipment, techniques and tricks to making a better YouTube video.

Outdoor Radio: The Last Frontier for the Outdoor Writer?

Saturday, June 12, 4 – 5 p.m.
Speaker: Ty Stockton

• Hosting a radio program began as an accident for Ty Stockton.  He still sees himself primarily as a writer, but finds himself increasingly in the radio world.  Don’t overlook the radio format – join Ty and find out how-to, how-not-to, places to get ideas and the formats to use. Radio 101 for the outdoor writer looking to explore the realm of radio.

Photo Critique

Saturday, June 12, 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
Speaker: Chris Madson

• Submit your best photos for a look by our photo experts! Send your 300 dpi digital photographs to OWAA headquarters by May 21 to be included in the presentation.

TV Critique

Sunday, June 13, 10:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Moderators: Lisa Densmore, Bill Sherck, others to be announced.

• Get direct feedback on your television and film work!  Find out how to turn your production into an award-winning, highly rated show!  See samples of other member's television work and learn what's effective and what isn't in a most entertaining way.  Patterned after the popular "Photo Critique," members who would like to participate in the TV Critique are requested to submit television segments to OWAA Headquarters prior to June 1, 2010. Submit as many segments as you like. Each segment should be on a DVD, formatted for Quicktime.  (You can put more than one segment on the DVD.) Please limit running time per segment to four minutes or less.  If you submit a longer segment or a full-length show, only the first four minutes will be shown during the TV Critique session.  The TV/Video Business Meeting will be held at the conclusion of this session.

Internet Marketing

Sunday, June 13, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Speaker: Peter Awad

• We all have a product to sell and the best place to sell it these days is on the Internet. Peter Awad, an e-commerce consultant with a decade of experience selling online, will discuss how to set up an e-commerce site, how to promote it, and most importantly, how to generate substantial sales. Books, images, articles or hard goods all have a marketplace on the Internet, but most individuals are not aware of the llogistics needed to make this a successful venture.  Come and learn how to make it happen.