Outdoor Industry Association yesterday extended its thanks the U.S. House of Representatives, Interior Appropriations subcommittee, for its funding commitment to close to home recreation infrastructure as well as its support of a substantial funding increase for the National Park ...read more
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Nominations Committee is now accepting nominations for open seats on the OIA Board. Board members represent the interests of the OIA membership and help promote the growth and success of the outdoor industry. Serving on the OIA Board of ...read more
Outdoor University, an Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) event, announces the final program and speaker agenda for 2007 events. The program will be offered at four sessions across the country, providing regional retailers with training aimed at equipping them with tools to help ...read more
The Department of Interior will hold listening sessions around the country seeking citizen input on President Bush's National Park Centennial Initiative. Specifically, the Park Service will be asking citizens what they want their parks to look like in 10 years. Citizens can ...read more
Outdoor Industry Association strongly supports the Administration's proposed budget for the National Park Service announced Monday by U.S. Interior Secretary Kempthorne. The National Park Service would receive an additional $258 million dollars for its fiscal 2008 operations ...read more
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) recently announced a challenge to the outdoor industry to offset 10% of its carbon emissions from travel to and from the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market Tradeshow. With the support of Outdoor Retailer, Salt Lake Visitors and Convention Bureau, ...read more
BOULDER, CO (December 13, 2006) – OIA President Frank Hugelmeyer recently announced the appointment of Candie Gerakos in the newly created Director of Business Development position. At her new post with OIA Gerakos will build stronger alliance programs, partnerships, and ...read more
BOULDER, CO (December 6, 2006) – Outdoor University, an Outdoor Industry Association program that delivers premier training resources to outdoor industry retailers, will be offering an entirely new program series in 2007. Outdoor University will focus on providing retail ...read more
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) today called for nominations for the 2007 Outdoor Industry Ambassador Award and Outdoor Industry Innovator Award. OIA will present the awards at the Industry Breakfast on Saturday, January 27, 2007 which kicks off the Outdoor Retailer Winter ...read more