Wanna Meet At The 2009 SHOT SHOW?
CALLING ALL FELLOW OUTDOOR BLOGGERS! Hey, you know who you are…please listen up. I want to float an idea your way and now is the time to start planning to properly develop it.
Here’s my idea. I would like to hook up with other fellow outdoor bloggers who will be attending the 2009 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show to be held in Orlando this coming January. For those readers who are not aware, this is “THE GATHERING” where most anybody who’s anybody in the outdoors attends to see what is new for the outdoors industry during the coming year. Aside from that, the gathering is also one big networking event bringing media, outdoor personalities, outdoor equipment manufacturers and the retail trade all together for one intense 4–day event.
I guess the idea I would like to suggest is simply to have an informal (and brief) “meet and greet” with other fellow bloggers attending. Please understand this is a trade-only event, so to attend you will need to be credentialed as described here. If you would want to attend and don’t think you qualify, just drop me an e-mail describing your situation.
Likewise, be sure to drop me an e-mail if you think this is a good idea and perhaps with enough interest I will try to set something up formally through the Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA) to help officially promote it. Personally, I think meeting one another not only helps build camaraderie among our blogger ranks, but it also helps take another step toward legitimizing the role we play in the outdoor communication field.
Let me hear your thoughts on this idea.
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It's a great idea - however, I'm not springing for the expense to fly across the country (I live in Idaho) But I don like the idea - hopefully you get some positive feedback from some other bloggers.
Posted by: Tom Sorenson | July 24, 2008 at 10:08 AM
Hey Jim, I think it's a great idea!
This'll be my sixth or seventh SHOT Show. I'll be there in time for the media shoot day prior to the actual start of the show, and plan to stay through the duration. Hopefully I can wrangle a pass to the Outdoor Channel Golden Moose Awards again this year... it's definitely the event to catch, but getting a lot harder to get in if you're not on TV or in a major magazine.
You gonna post up a meeting place in the Media Lounge?
Posted by: Phillip | July 29, 2008 at 01:19 PM
Hey Jim: this is the first time I've stopped in in awhile, but I think it's a great idea you have. We're trying to put together a meeting of outdoor bloggers in March with the Outdoor Bloggers Summit.
Posted by: Matt | August 13, 2008 at 06:55 PM