The detailed 2025 Outdoor Economy Conference agenda is forthcoming, but this big-picture-view of this year’s conference schedule will make your planning a little easier.
If you have any questions about the event schedule, contact our team at staff@outdooreconomy.org.
All tracks and sessions are all organized around the greater conference theme of Investing in the Ecosystem. Woven throughout these core Program Tracks are common threads, including:
Community Engagement · Long-Term Planning & Adaptability · Funding · Public Access ·Workforce Development · Leadership · Participation Growth & Retention · Policy · Data & Emerging Trends
This 1pm-4pm Workshop is included in conference registration but requires an additional RSVP, which will be announced shortly!
From building trails for everyone that include accessibility from the ground level up; to making more adaptive equipment available; to organizing programming that involves and welcomes all abilities, this workshop covers the three key ingredients — infrastructure, information and invitation — that bring a healthy adaptive outdoor recreation ecosystem to fruition.
Learn about collaborations to gather data and conduct trail assessments. Meet and connect with organizations running innovative programs that partner with public lands and outdoor recreation venues to create access opportunities and host athletic competitions. Learn both means and ways to build adaptive outdoor rec infrastructure, and to communicate information that will make our trail systems more inviting.
This workshop will be led by adaptive sport and accessible recreation specialists, each with unique perspectives and approaches. This session will be applicable to DMOs, land managers, and community advocates (among others).
For those checking in on Tuesday morning:
Registration is in front of the Expo Hall on the first floor of the Cherokee Convention Center. Check in to get your conference pass, and ask our staff any questions.
Important reminder: we will not transfer any tickets after September 15th, and we will not re-assign conference badges on site.
Please make sure that all attendees, sponsors and exhibitor booth staff have their tickets secured under their correct name before the Conference begins.
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