Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA) 2024 Conference

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Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA) 2024 Conference

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Jill Rohrbach

Arkansas Dept. of Parks & Tourism

Travel Writer

Fayetteville, AR

https://arkansas.com/discover-arkansas

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Full-time travel writer for Arkansas Tourism Department, writing general travel pieces as well as outdoor pieces about Arkansas for pick up by print and online media or for her blog on Arkansas.com. Freelances articles and photography for regional publications like Arkansas Wild as well as national ones such as U.S. Airways.

3:00pm MDT

Welcome Dinner in Chihuahua, Mexico Depart from the Doubletree HotelAh Chihuahua

8:00am MDT

Welcome Breakfast & Announcements Hall AAlabama Blackbelt Adventures Association

8:45am MDT

Keynote: Clearing the Crystal Ball: A look at Current Travel Sentiment and Trends! Hall AAmir Eylon

10:00am MDT

Breakout 1C: Write for SEO El Paso CRyan Newhouse

12:00pm MDT

Lunch & Announcements Hall ANSSF

12:45pm MDT

Keynote: Conversations with Birds Hall APriyanka Kumar • Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

3:00pm MDT

OWAA 'Speed Connection' Mount Franklin Lobby

6:00pm MDT

Welcome to El Paso Dinner - Boots & Bebidas! Outside Courtyard of Convention CenterVisit El Paso

9:00pm MDT

Presidents' Hospitality Event Doubletree SuiteAmy Kapp

8:00am MDT

Breakfast & Announcements Hall AAlabama

8:45am MDT

Keynote: Take a Road Trip with Me: Dream Big With Strategy Hall ACasey Hanisko

9:45am MDT

WORKSHOP 6: How AI Tools Can Help Media Professionals El Paso BRick Saez

1:00pm MDT

Lunch & Announcements Hall ATexas Parks and Wildlife Department

1:45pm MDT

Keynote: Practical Storytelling Hall AMichael Brown

2:45pm MDT

Breakout 2A: Building a 'Destination Stewardship Organization' El Paso AClaudia Vecchio

6:00pm MDT

Depart to Las Cruces, New Mexico for Dinner - Sponsored by Visit El Paso Meet in the Hotel LobbyVisit El Paso

8:00am MDT

Breakfast & Announcements Hall A

8:45am MDT

Keynote: Great Content Isn’t Going To Cut It: 10 Tips for Navigating Fractional and Freelancing Markets During a Time of Disruption Hall AStephanie Puglisi • Revelyst

12:00pm MDT

Lunch & Announcements Hall ARevelyst

12:45pm MDT

Keynote: Media, Emerging Demographics, Mental Health and Revenue: The Outdoor Industry and Lifestyle are the Common Denominators. Hall AEarl B. Hunter, Jr.

1:45pm MDT

WORKSHOP 7: Playing with your friends in the DMO Sandbox Juarez FEaston Colvin