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1st Annual Convention, August 1-3, 2008, Moab, Utah
Friday, August 1
4pm-9pm: Early Bird Mixer
Location yet to be determined, but probably at the Tombstone parking lot, so people can jump if they want, as well as get acquainted.
Saturday, August 2
6am-11am: Registration and Open Jumping Registration: Free to all.
Location (registration): Moab Valley Inn Location: (jumping): Mulitple BLM locations
11:00am -11:30am: Founder's meeting
ABP founder Robin Heid will host a seminar and discussion about the history of NPS-jumper relations, the creation of the ABP, and its achievements to date.
Location: Moab Valley Inn
11:30am -Noon: ABP Meet and Greet
Meet the ABP staff and key allies, representatives from BLM and NPS, and sign up to be a Management Plan Coordinator, Research Action Member, and/or Green Card program manager. If you're not an ABP member, you can join at this time. Open to everyone.
Location: Moab Valley Inn
Noon-1pm: Official Convention Lunch
Eat great food, meet old friends, make new ones, and get out of the heat! Ice cold a/c guaranteed! Open to everyone who registered.
Location: Moab Valley Inn
1pm-4pm: General Membership Meeting
This meeting will: 1) discuss and then ratify organizational by-laws and governance structure;
2) discuss and NPS backcountry management planning process; 3) discuss and refine ABP participation in that process; discuss and outline the ABP Green Card program. Open to everyone
Location: Moab Valley Inn
4pm-6pm: ABP Green Card Seminar
When you're in the backcountry, it's all about \be careful, be green be cool," and that's what the ABP Green Card program is all about: knowing how to prepare for and conduct yourself in the backcountry. Learn about wilderness ethics from BLM/NPS representatives and become one of the first jumpers worldwide to earn their ABP Green Card.
Location: Moab Valley Inn
6pm-8pm: Golden Hour and Sunset Jumping
Location: Multiple sites
8pm -whenever: ABP Access Party
Location: TBD
Sunday
10am-noon: ABP Cadre Meeting
Meeting of ABP staff, advisory council, MPCs, RAMs, and GCPMs.
Location: Moab Valley Inn
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