2013 AORE COMMITTEES & UPDATES
Access & Perm itting Com m ittee
The
Access
&
Permitting
Committee
works
to
ensure
that
the
members
of
the
Association
continue
to
have
reasonable
access
to
public
lands
and
waterways.
They
provide
information
and
education
to
the
membership
around
access,
permitting,
and
good
stewardship
practices
on
public
lands.
They
develop
and
maintain
good
relationships
between
AORE
and
land
agencies
that
our
membership
utilizes,
and
collaborate
with
other
organizations
that
have
similar
land-‐use
issues.
2013
Successes:
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Hosted
daylong
access
symposium
at
the
2013
AORE
Conference.
In
attendance
were
national
representatives
from
the
US
Forest
Service,
Bureau
of
Land
Management,
the
National
Park
Service,
The
Wilderness
Society,
Outdoor
Alliance,
and
the
Federal
Interagency
Council
on
Recreation.
Development
of
permitting
database
in
collaboration
with
the
National
Forest
Access
Coalition,
and
the
Wilderness
Society.
Partnership
with
the
National
Park
Service
to
establish
an
MOU.
The
Executive
Director
of
AORE,
Jeannette
Stawski,
traveling
to
the
Great
Outdoor
America
Week
in
Washington
D.C.
to
meet
with
congress
members
about
access
and
permit
issues.
Awards Com m ittee
The
Awards
Committee
annually
recognizes
work,
or
leadership
in
the
field
of
outdoor
recreation
and
education,
including
contributions
to
the
Association,
which
are
far
beyond
the
ordinary
and
which
have
had
a
significant
and
lasting
impact
on
the
Association,
and
its
mission.
The
committee
also
coordinates
the
Professional
Development
Scholarships.
2013
Successes
&
Upcoming
Highlights:
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Added
one
new
professional
scholarship
from
Kling
Mountain
Guides.
Looking
to
expand
the
scholarship
offerings
to
the
membership.
Looking
to
develop
mini
award
events
that
will
recognize
previous
years’
award
winners
and
scholarship
recipients.
At
future
conferences,
award
winners
and
scholarship
recipients
will
be
recognized
with
a
sticker
or
flag
so
that
others
can
recognize
their
accomplishments
throughout
the
conference.
Conference Developm ent Com m ittee
The
Conference
Development
Committee,
or
Host
Committee,
serves
the
Association’s
future
conference
host
by
providing
them
with
intellectual
and
human
resources
to
help
guide
the
development
of
successful
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