72nd Annual Meeting - Agenda

Tentative Meeting Agenda - Subject to Change

11/30

8am-4pm IOGA Board Meeting

6-9pm - Registration open

12/1

8:00-8:30 - Welcome session

8:30-9:15 - The last year at IOGA

9:15-10:15 - Economist view of what is happening and what to expect in the economy

10:30-11:30 - Keynote - Culture isn't a slogan on a wall - Kevin Hopper

11:30-12:45 - Lunch - Wilderness and the role of outfitting - Doug Timms

1:00-2:00 - The 3 Things Costing You Tour Bookings (And How to Fix Them) - Brandon Lake

2:15-3:15 - Protecting the people who make the trip possible

3:30-4:00 - Section Meetings - Section Business

4:15-5:30 - Allocation Meeting

4:15-10pm - Vendor Fair and party

12/2

7:00-8:00 - Breakfast with the Board

8:15-9:15 - Conversation about Frank Church Trails Chainsaw MRA

8:15-9:15 - Lower Salmon Outfitters Group Meeting

8:15-9:15 - State of Digital (Marketing): AI Visibility, Optimizing Outfitter Websites, and How to choose a Digital Marketing Partner.

9:30-11:00 - Federal Partners Panel - Michiko Martin USFS, Josh Travers BLM - Sadie Wehunt USFS.

11:15-12:15 - Not In Wilderness

11:15-12:15 - Great Power, Great Responsibility: Tackling the tough topic of sexual harassment - Managers Intro

11:15-12:15 - Reducing Key-Person risk and building a more sustainable outfitting business

11:15-12:15 - The Whiteboard Is Not the Database: What Your Booking Software Doesn’t Do - Using AI simplify your operation - Justin Smith

12:15-1 - Grab lunch, Awards

1:00-2:00 - National update from America Outdoors

2:15-4:30 - Trails symposium - Clearing trails, communication, tracking, funding and the future. USFS, IDPR, Outfitters, and non-profits. How we all do it together.

2:15-3:15 - Building Your Brand - Advice from how NRS did it.

2:15-3:15 - Practical ways to protect your business: Employment risks, liability issues; insurance - Leah

3:30-4:30 - IOGLB Update

3:30-4:30 - Great Power, Great Responsibility: Tackling the Tough Topic of Sexual Harassment (Convo Continuation)

3:30-4:30 - The evolution of the Endangered Species Act and how it is going to be understood in the foreseeable future. Jack

4:45-5:45 - Building a great Team

4:45-5:45 - IOGA and Marketing - What IOGA is doing and how you can get involved.

4:45-5:45 - DOT Training - What you need to know to stay in compliance.

4:45-5:45 - Managers Session - Panel on daily operations with outfitters and managers

6:30-9:30 - Women of IOGA

12/3

8:30-10:00 - SROA

8:30-12:15 - Allocation Meeting

8:30-10:00 - SNRA group meeting

10:15-12:15 - MFOA

10:15-11:15 - US Coast Guard Session

10:15-11:15 - Insurance 101 - Understanding your program

11:30-12:30 - Confirming session

12:45-1:45 - Lunch - The next year at IOGA

1:45-2:45 - Closing Keynote

3:30-6:30 - Board Meeting