e180 people attended, representing

m 65 Corporate Partners

m 65 Media Members

e$30,000 Raised During the Conference Auction

ePOMA Board Elected Officers: Betty Lou Fegely, Chairman; J. Wayne Fears, President; Chris Chaffin, Treasurer; Barbara Baird, Secretary

eNWTF Announced Its Communicator of the Year Award will be Presented Annually at POMA Business Conference

eBusiness Sessions Called "Best Ever"

ePatrick McHugh Honored With Emerald Cornerstone Award for "Extraordinary Volunteer Effort"

eVisit Minneapolis North Awarded 2007 Second Annual POMA Business Conference slated for August 2 - 5, 2007. Go to the Minneapolis North Conference Web site.

eNational Hunting and Fishing Day Recognizes POMA as a Partner

eRecreational Boating and Fishing Foundation and POMA Members Partner in Angling Legacy Pledge

Amazing Support From
Corporate Partners

Without the generosity and dedication of POMA's Corporate Partner members, POMA's first-year and incredible conference successes would not have been possible.

Their generosity also bolstered POMA's ability to raise $33,000 for the organization during the conference auction Friday night.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

What Corporate Partners (CPs) are Saying About POMA and the
1st Annual Business Conference

"People said it couldn't be done, that the communicator's and corporate community couldn't pull it (the 1st POMA Business Conference) off in such a short time. We did it! How? We worked together -- as partners -- yahoo."
Vickie Garnder, CP Board Director

"We met all the real people (at conference), and we really are partners."
Patrick McHugh, past POMA CP Board Director

"We did it. We did it. We did it. Here's to new traditions."
Barbara Skinner, Bushnell

"This is the best darn outdoor media organization. For a one-year old, this baby sure can move and shake! NWTF is very proud to be a Charter member of this fine group of pros."
Tammy Sapp, Sr. VP of Communications, National Wild Turkey Federation

"We appreciate the fact that POMA scheduled business sessions that were tremendously valuable to the Corporate Partners."
Elaine Howard, Howard Communications

"We will be back next year, every year."
Chris Chaffin, VP of Conservation and Public Relations, The Outdoor Channel

"The NRA has great respect for high standards of outdoor communication and photography. The existence of POMA ensures those standards will be upheld."
J.R. Robbins, Director of Public Relations, National Rifle Association

"Thank you for a super 1st POMA Conference. We'll be back."
David B. Robinson, President, Hunt Comfort

Patrick McHugh (r) receives POMA's 1st Emerald Cornerstone Award presented for "Extraordinary Volunteer Effort."

 

 

 

 

POMA Executive Assistant, Shelly Moore, marvels at a $5,000, jeweled MacDaddy's Fishing Lure during Field Day.

 

 

New POMA President, J. Wayne Fears, presents POMA's first president, Betty Lou Fegely, with flowers at the opening night event sponsored by Springfield and Bass Pro Shops.

Ralph Manley, Springfield's Mayor Pro Tem and a WWII D-Day veteran, welcomes POMA members during the opening night extravaganza.

Featured speaker Kelly James-Enger and founding board member Tony Mandile enjoy the family-like camaraderie that made the  conference so special.