2015 AMERICAN TRAILS INTERNATIONAL TRAILS SYMPOSIUM

More opportunities at the Symposium

Symposium hosts Trails

Fair and public events The public is invited to attend the

free kick off event of the International Trails Symposium on Sunday, May 17 at the Oregon Convention Center just across the Willamette River from down- town Portland.

This event will provide the local community and attendees with an opportunity to visit exhibitors and learn about the Symposium and trails around the state and country. The exhibit hall will be open to attendees, guests, and local trail enthusiasts free of charge. In addition, local groups from around the Portland area will provide information tables, presentations, and workshop activities for all ages as part of the 5th Annual Metro Trails Fair. Nonprofits and agencies can host a table at this half-day Trails Fair for only $25 (tables for businesses are $100).

Read more about the event opportunities at www.AmericanTrails.org/2015.

Creative Crossings

showcase trail bridges Recent years have seen the con-

struction of some strikingly beautiful and innovative trail bridge designs. During the International Trails Symposium, trail project managers will have an opportunity to share the beauty of their trail crossings or bridges in the Creative Crossings Photo Gallery. American Trails is proud to show- case those bridges and other trail cross- ings through a photo gallery displayed in the Exhibit Hall at the Symposium, as well as in an online gallery on the American Trails website.

Submit your print quality photos: - ing in either EPS or TIF format

Kayaking on the Willamette River through downtown Portland

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Email your items (up to 20 mb) to

American Trails to symposium@ameri- cantrails.org and please include the sub- ject line: Creative Crossings Photo Gallery. If you have several very large  such as www.hightail.com or www. dropbox.com. If you prefer to send a CD, you can

send it to American Trails, Creative Crossings Photo Gallery, PO Box 491797, Redding, CA 96049-1797.

16 NEW YEARS 2015 AmericanTrails.org Silent auction offered

during the Symposium The silent auction is another regu-

lar feature of the Symposium. Bidding runs from May 17 to 6:00 p.m. May 19. This is an opportunity for business-

es and organizations to showcase prod- ucts, services, gift items, and publica- tions. Symposium attendees are avid outdoors enthusiasts who appreciate unique products and opportunities. We encourage you to donate items that rep- resent what your organization or com- pany has to offer to the trails world.

An Auction Donation Form and sugges- tions on items to donate is available at www.AmericanTrails.org/2015.

Calling all volunteers!

If you can help a little or a lot, we have lots of opportunities for vol- unteers at the Symposium. Volunteers will enjoy the chance to mingle and network with trail enthusiasts and experts from around the country. Rewards include free attendance at educa- tional sessions, based on the num- ber of hours worked.

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Read more about volunteer jobs and rewards at www.AmericanTrails. org/2015.