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Tuesday, August 19
 

8:30am EDT

Continental Breakfast
Tuesday August 19, 2025 8:30am - 9:00am EDT
Silver Ballroom
Tuesday August 19, 2025 8:30am - 9:00am EDT
Silver Ballroom
  Meal/Break

9:00am EDT

Welcome Announcements & Keynote #1: The Art of Adaptation: Surviving and Thriving in the Digital Age
Tuesday August 19, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Silver Ballroom
Creativity has always been about adaptation—whether painters feared the camera or travel writers faced the rise of short-form video and AI. In this keynote, photographer and storyteller Andy Austin explores how to evolve, capture attention, and thrive in an ever-changing media landscape.
Speakers
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Andy Austin

Photographer & Storyteller
Lover of the less explored, that’s the motto of Andy Austin, world-renowned traveling photographer and content creator. Andy grew up in the mountains and plains of Montana and has since photographed over 50 countries on all 7 continents, capturing breathtaking images that inspire... Read More →
Tuesday August 19, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Silver Ballroom
  General Session

12:00pm EDT

Lunch & Announcements
Tuesday August 19, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Silver Ballroom
We'll also announce who won the and Committee Volunteer of the Year and Outstanding Board Member of the Year!
Tuesday August 19, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Silver Ballroom
  Meal/Break

1:00pm EDT

Keynote #2 - Heather Physioc: Discoverability for Outdoor Communicators
Tuesday August 19, 2025 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Silver Ballroom

People in the search mindset rarely stay in a single lane. They weave in and out of many platforms – not only search engines – to find stories and information. As an outdoor communicator, this can create overwhelm - or opportunity. This presentation can help writers, DMOs, vendors, publications, and outdoor communicators of all kinds to navigate the changing search/digital landscape in a digestible, easy-to-process way.

With Google’s long-time dominance, writers and publications have put all their eggs in the SEO basket. But the reality is much messier - and it's changing in real-time as AI changes how people discover information. This talk will tackle the fast-changing search landscape, and propose a more simple way to think about where you should focus your energy to make your work discoverable.
Speakers
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Heather Physioc

Freelance Journalist, Photographer & SEO, Chief Discoverability Officer, VML
Heather Physioc leads the Discoverability capability at global ad agency VML, serving the online search needs of enterprise brands across verticals and around the globe, many in the tourism, travel, and outdoor industries. Herward-winning discoverability group has been recognized as the Best Large Integrated Search Agency, Integrated Search Agency of the... Read More →
Tuesday August 19, 2025 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Silver Ballroom
  General Session
 
Wednesday, August 20
 

8:30am EDT

Continental Breakfast
Wednesday August 20, 2025 8:30am - 9:00am EDT
Silver Ballroom
Wednesday August 20, 2025 8:30am - 9:00am EDT
Silver Ballroom
  Meal/Break

9:00am EDT

Announcements & Keynote #3: Artificial Intelligence and Your Creative Journey
Wednesday August 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Silver Ballroom
Unlock the power of AI to elevate your creative voice. This keynote will provide a foundational understanding of AI and a practical framework for evaluating and implementing it to magnify your creative voices. Whether you’re a writer, artist, musician, or designer, this session will equip you with the insights and tools to harness AI’s potential, amplifying your artistic expression across any medium.
Speakers
avatar for Marvin S. Cash

Marvin S. Cash

Host & Producer, The Articulate Fly
Marvin Cash has been an avid outdoorsman as long as he can remember. He is the host and producer of the award-winning fly fishing podcast, The Articulate Fly. In its seventh year, the podcast has 950+ episodes. The Articulate Fly is Marvin’s laboratory for using digital tools to... Read More →
Wednesday August 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Silver Ballroom
  General Session

12:00pm EDT

Lunch & Announcements
Wednesday August 20, 2025 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Silver Ballroom



Wednesday August 20, 2025 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Silver Ballroom
  Meal/Break

12:45pm EDT

Keynote #4: Meet the Editors' Panel
Wednesday August 20, 2025 12:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
Silver Ballroom
Join editors from various publications as they discuss what they look for when hiring freelancers, changes they're seeing in the industry (and yes, how much they pay).
Wednesday August 20, 2025 12:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
Silver Ballroom
  General Session
 
Thursday, August 21
 

8:30am EDT

Continental Breakfast
Thursday August 21, 2025 8:30am - 9:00am EDT
Silver Ballroom
Thursday August 21, 2025 8:30am - 9:00am EDT
Silver Ballroom
  Meal/Break

9:00am EDT

Announcements & Keynote #5: Robbie Kroger - What's Our True Story?
Thursday August 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Silver Ballroom
The digital media era is here to stay, and as such has our narrative around who we are as hunters, and our impact through hunting changed to meet this new world? Who are we really portraying ourselves to? Who do we think is watching? And why should we care?
Speakers
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Robert Kroger

Blood Origins
Dr. Robbie Kroger is a restoration ecologist with 30 years of experience in practical solution driven implementation of restoration across multiple landscapes. From being a professor at Mississippi State UNiversity in the Wildlife Fisheries Department, and the first chief scientist... Read More →
Thursday August 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Silver Ballroom
  General Session

12:00pm EDT

Lunch & Announcements
Thursday August 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Silver Ballroom
Jade of Chiefs Award Announced!
Thursday August 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Silver Ballroom
  Meal/Break

1:00pm EDT

Keynote #6: Robin Thurston
Thursday August 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Silver Ballroom
Speakers
avatar for Robin Thurston

Robin Thurston

Founder & CEO, Outside Inc.
Robin Thurston is the CEO and founder of Outside Interactive, Inc., the world’s leading creator of outdoor content and home to iconic brands like Outside Magazine, Warren Miller, Pinkbike, MapMyFitness, GaiaGPS and others. With a mission to get everyone outdoors, Outside reaches... Read More →
Thursday August 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Silver Ballroom
  General Session

6:00pm EDT

EIC & Awards Dinner
Thursday August 21, 2025 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
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Thursday August 21, 2025 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Silver Ballroom
  Meal/Break
 
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