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Texas To Host
National Writers
T WO GROUPS of national out-
door publicists, Outdoor Writ-
er's Association of America (OWAA)
and American Association for Con-
servation Information (AACI), have
picked Texas as the site and June
the month for their annual confer-
ences. The members of these two
organizations probably produce bet-
ter than 75 per cent of all outdoor
information released in the U. S.
and Canada.
The OWAA active membership
consists of individuals who produce
outdoor information for use in the
news media. These people work as
outdoor editors for newspapers, mag-
azines, radio, television and other
media, and many of them freelance
for the numerous state and national
outdoor publications.
Each year OWAA members meet
to enjoy the fellowship of all in the
fraternity and to hold workshops
where new ideas that will help the
writers can be shared. With the new
tourism program just created, Texas
is very fortunate to have this group
visiting in June.
AACI is an organization of out-
door publicists with state game, fish
and tourism agencies from all over
the U. S. and Canada. This group
specializes in the production of con-
servation information. The state, fed-
eral and provincial agencies hold
membership. Each year these agen-
cies send representatives from their
information and education sections
to the AACI Conference. Recent
membership data revealed 57 agen-
cies in 46 states and six Canadian
provinces as active members, plus
a number of governmental and non-
governmental organizations inter-
ested in conservation as associate
members.
AACIers produce the department
magazines such as TEXAS GAME
AND FISH. They provide the news
media with information connected
with the work of conservation agen-
cies. Most of the material concerning
fish and wildlife management, sea-
sons and bag limits, published in
the nation's newspapers originates
through the efforts of AACI mem-
bers. They also act, in most instances,
as the tourism and recreation out-
lets. Texans are indeed privileged to
play host to this very vital group of
information specialists.
OWAA will meet at McAllen, on
the Mexican border, June 20-26 at
the Fairway Hotel. L. A. Wilke, P.O.
Box 9003, Austin, is program chair-
man for this event. Some 400 outdoor
writers from all over the U. S. are
expected to attend. For more in-
formation contact Wilke.
AACI takes place June 14-17 in
Austin at the Terrace Motor Hotel
on South Congress. The anticipated
attendance is between 150 and 200.
Curtis Carpenter is program chair-
man and can provide the details of
this conference. He can be reached
in care of this magazine, John H.
Reagan Building, Austin.-CC
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