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College Students Get a Jump-Start on a Career in the Outdoors

Professional Outdoor Media Association

JOHNSTOWN, PA --(Ammoland.com)- The Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA, www.professionaloutdoormedia.org) is offering 15 college students the opportunity to explore outdoor industry communications careers and rub elbows with top industry communicators and business professionals during POMA’s four-day annual business conference in Ogden Utah, Aug. 10-13, 2011.

Imagine the value of spending time with and learning from the editor of Field & Stream, the host of the Sportsman Channel’s most popular television show, the most successful freelance outdoor content providers in the nation, veteran columnists/bloggers and award-winning photographers/videographers.

The dream can become reality.

“I attended the POMA conference last year and it changed my life,” said DePauw University student Mitch Strobl. “I made incredible contacts, have been offered internships and jobs, have been invited on trips as a videographer and so much more. The POMA conference is an amazing opportunity and investment in the future. I’m attending again this year.”

Registered college students attend the POMA<35 program, developed specifically for them, enjoy dozens of educational sessions, interact with industry professionals, test outdoor equipment from the industry’s leading manufacturers during a day-long interactive event and much more.

POMA pays the $230 guest registration fee for the first 15 students who register. Registration entitles students to attend all conference functions including meals. Students also are welcome to book rooms at the Marriott Ogden at the POMA discount rate (at their own expense) or may make other arrangements.

To register, simply fill out the online registration form and pay a $50 refundable deposit (credit/debit card, check) to hold a spot. Deposits are refunded at the conference.

Visit the POMA website for complete details on the conference (http://tinyurl.com/3v6c3pa), or contact POMA Executive Director Laurie Lee Dovey at lldovey@professionaloutdoormedia.org, 814-525-6989.

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Outdoor Blogger Directory Helps Industry & Sportsmen Identify Influencers

Professional Outdoor Media Association

JOHNSTOWN, PA --(Ammoland.com)- As of May 1, 2011, more than 250 blogs were registered and became Charter Member Blogs in the Outdoor Blogger Directory (OBD). OBD is open to all bloggers who write about outdoor recreation and wildlife management-related subjects.

The directory, which is currently being compiled the Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA), and will remain a living document, will be available to POMA members at no cost and may be purchased by non-members.

OBD was developed by POMA to assist its members in identifying outdoor industry bloggers and provide them a way to connect with those bloggers.

“The compilation of this list of influencers is a huge step in providing POMA’s members and industry professionals with a tool they have been asking for with much more frequency,” said Bill Miller, POMA Chairman.

“As online content development and blogging become more mainstream methods of communication, this list is a tremendous value, especially to our Corporate Partners and industry professionals who are finding it difficult to identify influencers, bloggers and content providers. POMA is proud to have broken the services mold again with this offering.”

In addition to providing an industry service, POMA plans to use the list to help outdoorsmen find bloggers and content providers and drive traffic to the blogs listed in the directory.

Any outdoor industry blogger is welcome to list his/her blog(s) in the directory. List blogs via POMA’s online listing service (http://tinyurl.com/5wkxbmx).

For more information, contact:

Laurie Lee Dovey
POMA Executive Director
lldovey@professionaloutdoormedia.org

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