Agenda – Conservation Without Borders

(as of 6/24/23)

Monday, July 24

2 – 5 p.m. – Registration Open
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. – ACI Board Meeting
4:30 – 5 p.m. – Scholarship Meeting (Emerald Bay Room)
6 – 8 p.m. – Welcome Reception (Tallac Room)
8 – 11 p.m. – Hospitality Room

Tuesday, July 25

7 – 9 a.m. – Breakfast on Your Own
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Registration
9 – 9:30 a.m. – Welcome (Aaron Meier/Alan Jenne)
9:30 – 10:15 a.m. – Using Consumer Research to Better Tell Your Story (Nicole Bergen)
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. – Break
10:30 – 11:15 a.m. – Advertising Strategies & Tactics – Abbi Agency
11:15 a.m. – Noon – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Wildlife (Antonio Salgado)
Noon – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch on Your Own
1:30 – 2 p.m. – North American Wildlife Viewing (Virginia Tech) 
2 – 2:45 p.m. – NV State Parks Trail App
2:45 – 3:15 p.m. – Getting Outdoors/Meeting People Where They Are (Bobby Jones) 
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. – Break
3:30 – 4:15 p.m. – Eye in the Sky – Tips for Drones (Jeff Martinez)
4:15 – 5 p.m. – Lance Cherry (Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports)
6 – 9 p.m. – ACI Auction
9 – 11 p.m. – Hospitality Room

Wednesday, July 26

7 – 9 a.m. – Breakfast on Your Own
9 – 9:30 a.m. – TravelNevada and Tourism Speaker (Tentative)
9:30 – 10:15 a.m. – RBFF Update (Joanne Martonik)
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. – Break
10:30 – 11:15 a.m. – Using Data in Communications (Matt Seltzer)
11:15 a.m. – Noon – Attracting New and Diverse Audiences – Texas State Parks 100-year Anniversary Communications and Marketing
Noon – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch on Your Own
1:30 – 3:30 p.m. – Daytime Scenic Cruise of Lake Tahoe
5:30 p.m. – Dinner on Your Own
9 – 11 p.m. – Hospitality Room

Thursday, July 27

7 – 8:30 a.m. – Breakfast on Your Own
8:30 – 10:30 a.m. – ACI Business Meeting
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. – Break
10:45 – 11:30 a.m. – Media Relations Panel Discussion (Dan Dennison, moderator)
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Lunch on Your Own
1 – 1:45 p.m. – Crisis Communications (Faith Jolley, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources)
1:45 – 2:15 p.m. – Using NextDoor (Raquel Martinez/Lauren MacLeoud)
2:15 – 3 p.m. – Conquering Twitter (Sarah Southerland)
3 – 3:45 p.m. – Making the Most of Multi-State Grants (Silvana Yaroschuk, AFWA)
3:45 – 4:15 p.m. – The Do’s and Don’ts of Your Digital Campaign  (Ryan Coleman, Sinclair)
6 – 9 p.m. – Awards Dinner
9 – 11 p.m. – Hospitality Room