Conference: Call for Proposals, Research Symposium, Goodsop & AORE
October 10, 2008 - Conference Updates from the WEA National Office
Conference Call for Proposals Due November 15th
The 2009 National Conference on Outdoor Leadership will be here in February and we are looking for fresh content that is relevant to the field of outdoor leadership. The deadline for proposal submission is November 15th. Additional information and the submission form are available online at: http://www.weainfo.org/conference/call1/. Please feel free to forward this to anyone you think might be a dynamite presenter at the 2009 National Conference on Outdoor Leadership!
Outdoor Leadership Research Symposium Abstracts Due November 15th
The 2009 conference marks the first year for the WEA to incoroporate a peer reviewed research symposium into the conference mix. We are excited to provide this venue for members and non-members alike to share their research findings. As you know, research is an important part of the WEA and we look forward to making the OLRS a tradition within the context of the National Conference on Outdoor Leadership. Detailed information on submission is available at: http://www.weainfo.org/conference/proposals/. Please pass this information along to individuals currently doing or recently finished research related to outdoor leadership.
Goodshop your flight and rental car for the conference...
Did you know that if every conference attendee used www.goodshop.com to book flights to Indianapolis for the conference, the WEA could recieve a check for $1000 and it won't cost anyone a penny extra? Want to know how?
enter Wilderness Education Association as the organization you Goodshop for
Select the Travel Category on the left
Shop! Simply select the travel vendor of your choice (Orbitz, Travelocity, Hotwire, Enterprise, Thrifty, Budget, Delta, Priceline, CheapTickets, etc) and you will be directed to their website. Shop as normal and a donation will be made to the WEA.
No coupons, no special codes, no fuss. We think this is pretty great and hope you do to. The best part - it is easy, it's free, and it's good.
AORE in San Diego
Will you be at the AORE conference coming up later this month in San Diego? If you are, stop by the WEA vendor booth and say hello. It is always wonderful to see familiar faces and to meet new folks. See you there!
Have a fantastic weekend!
Mary Williams
Interim Executive Director
National Conference on Outdoor Leadership - February 4-7, 2009 - Bloomington, IN