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AORE seeks input on Wilderness First Aid Scope of Practice. AORE membership approves the creation of an Executive Director position (11/7/09)! Wilderness Medicine Summit Press Release AORE has released a White Paper for indoor rock climbing and manufactured climbing wall standards of practice. Find information here. Become a fan of AORE on Facebook!

Committees - Your AORE Committees at Work...

Mission:
The Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education Access Committee is dedicated to ensuring that the members of our organization continue to have reasonable access to public lands and waterways in order to provide the "outdoor" component that our programs rely upon for educational and recreational missions.

PDF: Access and Permitting Committee roster and goals

Awards Committee
Committee Chair: Tammie Stenger-Ramsey (tammie.stenger@wku.edu) 

Mission:

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 Associations’ Student Literary Award and Professional Development Scholarships.

Climbing Wall Committee
Co-Chairs: Brien Sheedy (sheedy@whitman.edu), Theran Fisher (tefish@wm.edu)

Mission:
Serves as a collective voice for AORE member climbing walls to vendors and organizations, communicate with the BOD and Association members regarding trends in climbing wall management, and support the interests of AORE member climbing walls.

PDF: Climbing Wall Committee roster and goals

Conference Development Committee
Board of Directors Liaison: Mitch Hoffman (mitch@umn.edu)

Mission:

Serves the Association’s future conference host by providing them with intellectual and human resources to help guide the development of successful conferences. 

PDF: Conference Development Committee roster

Environmental Stewardship Committee
Committee Chair: Will Hobbs (will.hobbs@gcsu.edu)

Mission:
Establish goals and objectives that will reflect the Association’s philosophy and commitment to environmental stewardship to include “greening” the conference and providing resources to help members “green” their programs. 

PDF: Environmental Stewardship committee roster and goals

Marketing Committee
Committee Chair: Nathan Barnhart (barnhart.nath@uwlax.edu)

Mission:
Provide the National Office, BOD, and Conference Host with the planning and development of comprehensive marketing plans and promotions for the Association and its conference. Seek out, build, and maintain relationships with student, professional, and vendor members that support the goals of the Association and that are mutually beneficial to members of the Association.

PDF: Marketing Committee roster and goals

Presenter Relations Committee
Committee Chair: Silvia Chan (silvia.chan@uconn.edu)

Mission:
Recruit quality presenters and workshops that serve the needs of Association members and provide structure, support, and a feedback forum for conference presenters.  Work alongside the conference host to update and post the call for proposals for the annual conference, review submissions, host presenter meetings, facilitate evaluations, and more.

PDF: Presenter Relations Committee roster and goals

Research & Publications Committee
Committee Chair: Eric Frauman (fraumaned@appstate.edu), Jason Davis (davistj@etsu.edu)

Mission:

Serves the membership through the dissemination and communication of scholarly work relevant to the association and larger profession while also providing vision and direction for research in the field. 

PDF: Research & Publication Committee roster and goals

Student Development Committee
Committee Chair: Jeffrey Keenan (keenan@ucr.edu)

Mission:
Strives to develop AORE student members into the professionals of the future.  Standing responsibilities include résumé review, mentor program, student scholarship/auction, career center, student pre-conference session and the student business meeting.

PDF: Student Development Committee Roster

AORE Committee Manual