Official 2007 Ifish Salty Dog Convention Thread

[OceanBlue]

Oregon Coalition for Educating ANglers (OCEAN) is proud to announce the
2007 Ifish Salty Dog Convention

When: February 17 & 18, 2007
Where: Newport, Oregon
Why: Because you wanted to do it again!

The 2007 convention promises to bring you:

An even bigger tradeshow featuring manufacturers & suppliers of everything from tackle to boats, trinkets to charters
Exciting new seminars/workshops - Get your questions answered and pick up some hot new tips
A fabulous new banquet facility bringing you a delicious chef-prepared meal with ambiance
Lots of really cool raffle prizes
And much, much more....

Proceeds from this year's event will be put to work benefiting the community & preserving our sport fishing opportunities.

Be sure to mark the dates on your calendar. You won't want to miss this event!

[ron m]

Here's hoping it'll be a good one! I'm pretty sure it will, maybe we'll have decent weather this year instead of below freezing all over the state!!

ron m

[Mark Mc]

Great introduction Jen.

As great as the last event was, we are fortunate to have a larger team of dedicated organizers.....to ensure that the bar will be raised.

You better have a very good reason for doing something else the weekend of 2/17/07.

M M

[Onokai]

Really looking forward to this event again. Count me in on a few one of a kind ceramic fish-suitable for the wall for the raffel.I know this years event will have some great things going-thanks to all who are helping.Mark

[wthr4d]

Im IN! we had a great time last year. I hope this will still be a free event where the only things you pay for are the food and raffle things.

paul

[Moldy45]

I hope to bring my family over for the weekend,I missed out on alot last year I don't plan on that happening again

[OceanBlue]

Hey Paul, Yup, just like in years past, when you pay for your banquet ticket, you're paying for admission to all exhibits/seminars/workshops as well as the banquet itself. Any other activities, lodging, meals, etc. are of course at your discretion:grin:

New this year is a $1 "fee" to attend just the exhibits/seminars/workshops. We want to make sure that everyone benefitting is chipping in to help pay for the cost of putting this together, not just those attending the banquet.

Watch the board for announcements on how/when to pre-register for discounted banquet pricing... Coming soon!

[Pilar]

Are there any details available about activities?

[ron m]

Originally Posted by Pilar

Are there any details available about activities?

Not yet, but hopefully fairly soon. The program committee needs to meet again, but we have plenty of ideas!

[Mark Mc]

To clarify / add to what Ron just said......the agenda is deep & wide.....more topics & more speakers than last year....and some completely new "hands on" activities.

We are gradually getting more commitments from various speakers. So it is a work in progress. I'll stick my neck out and say that we'll be able to post a PRELIMINARY program by New Year's.

MM

[boutdoorhunter]

Can you recommend a hotel in Newport or two that would be close to the event? Hope to see ya there.

[OceanBlue]

We have negotiated special rates with the Embarcadero (starting at $99/night) and they are holding a block of rooms for us... Identify yourself as attending the Salty Dog convention Feb 17 when making a reservation. If they seem confused, ask for Judy (the reservation folks may not know about it yet as we haven't finalized the contract). If you plan on imbibing during/after the banquet, this is the ideal place to stay.

Other than that, you might try the Shilo (an Ifish.net sponsor). They're fairly close to the event(s).

[wthr4d]

The Embarcadero is a great place to stay. I was there with Mr Fisherman last year. the suite was like a 2 bedroom condo!

If its anything like last year the event center alone was worth a buck!

paul

[Flysnrides]

I am glad I stumbled onto this, sounds awesome. I am very much loking forward to attending !!!!