03-16-2011, 06:10 PM
The Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA) and the American Sportfishing Association (ASA), the trade association that represents the sportfishing industry, are accepting nominations for the POMA/ASA Homer Circle Fishing Communicator Award.
The award recognizes a writer, journalist or communicator whose work exemplifies his or her dedication to recreational fishing and a commitment to the future of recreational fishing as personified throughout his legendary career by communications icon Homer Circle.
The POMA/ASA Homer Circle Fishing Communicator Award will be presented at the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST) during the New Product Showcase Preview Reception on Tuesday, July 12, which begins at 5:30 p.m. on the ICAST show floor. ICAST 2011 is scheduled for July 13-15, 2011, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
This is not an annual award. Honorees are selected by a joint POMA/ASA Committee of past award recipients, journalists and POMA and ASA representatives, as deemed appropriate by the committee.
Established in 2008, past honorees include:
2008 Honoree - Andy Hahn
2010 Honoree - Robert Montgomery
Nominations and Selection Process
Nominations for the Homer Circle Fishing Communicator Award are accepted from fishing industry professionals, corporate and media, and the recipient is selected by the joint POMA/ASA Homer Circle Award Committee. Nominees are not required to be affiliated with any fishing industry or communicator's organization.
Make a nomination on the POMA Web site (www.professionaloutdoormedia.org). Nominations for 2011 will be accepted through April 22, 2011. Nominations are accepted from sportfishing industry professionals. Nominees are not required to have an affiliation with any organization or group. Additional information about the award can be found at www.professionaloutdoormedia.org.
To submit a nomination, please go to: http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/ a07e2mf7nfgg1mnu5hb/start.
The Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA)- www.professionaloutdoormedia.org - is a group of individual communicators and Corporate Partners who believe in, defend, support and promote the heritage of hunting, fishing, shooting, trapping and traditional outdoor sports through writing, photography and other means. By doing so, members hope to educate the general public about these sports and encourage more participation in them. The organization serves the membership by helping members grow professionally, improve their skills, better their working environments and enhance their businesses.
The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) - www.ASAfishing.org - is the sportfishing industry's trade association, committed to looking out for the interests of the entire sportfishing community. We give the industry a unified voice speaking out when emerging laws and policies could significantly affect sportfishing business or sportfishing itself. We invest in long-term ventures to ensure the industry will remain strong and prosperous as well as safeguard and promote the enduring economic and conservation values of sportfishing in America. ASA also gives America's 60 million anglers a voice in policy decisions that affect their ability to sustainably fish on our nation's waterways through KeepAmericaFishingâ„¢, our angler advocacy campaign. America's anglers generate over $45 billion in retail sales with a $125 billion impact on the nation's economy creating employment for over one million people.
Media Contact<br />
Laurie Lee Dovey, POMA<br />
lldovey@professionaloutdoormedia.org<br />
814-539-6030<br />
www.professionaloutdoormedia.org
Mary Jane Williamson, ASA<br />
mwilliamson@asafishing.org<br />
703-519-9691, 227<br />
www.asafishing.org
The award recognizes a writer, journalist or communicator whose work exemplifies his or her dedication to recreational fishing and a commitment to the future of recreational fishing as personified throughout his legendary career by communications icon Homer Circle.
The POMA/ASA Homer Circle Fishing Communicator Award will be presented at the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST) during the New Product Showcase Preview Reception on Tuesday, July 12, which begins at 5:30 p.m. on the ICAST show floor. ICAST 2011 is scheduled for July 13-15, 2011, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
This is not an annual award. Honorees are selected by a joint POMA/ASA Committee of past award recipients, journalists and POMA and ASA representatives, as deemed appropriate by the committee.
Established in 2008, past honorees include:
2008 Honoree - Andy Hahn
2010 Honoree - Robert Montgomery
Nominations and Selection Process
Nominations for the Homer Circle Fishing Communicator Award are accepted from fishing industry professionals, corporate and media, and the recipient is selected by the joint POMA/ASA Homer Circle Award Committee. Nominees are not required to be affiliated with any fishing industry or communicator's organization.
Make a nomination on the POMA Web site (www.professionaloutdoormedia.org). Nominations for 2011 will be accepted through April 22, 2011. Nominations are accepted from sportfishing industry professionals. Nominees are not required to have an affiliation with any organization or group. Additional information about the award can be found at www.professionaloutdoormedia.org.
To submit a nomination, please go to: http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/ a07e2mf7nfgg1mnu5hb/start.
The Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA)- www.professionaloutdoormedia.org - is a group of individual communicators and Corporate Partners who believe in, defend, support and promote the heritage of hunting, fishing, shooting, trapping and traditional outdoor sports through writing, photography and other means. By doing so, members hope to educate the general public about these sports and encourage more participation in them. The organization serves the membership by helping members grow professionally, improve their skills, better their working environments and enhance their businesses.
The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) - www.ASAfishing.org - is the sportfishing industry's trade association, committed to looking out for the interests of the entire sportfishing community. We give the industry a unified voice speaking out when emerging laws and policies could significantly affect sportfishing business or sportfishing itself. We invest in long-term ventures to ensure the industry will remain strong and prosperous as well as safeguard and promote the enduring economic and conservation values of sportfishing in America. ASA also gives America's 60 million anglers a voice in policy decisions that affect their ability to sustainably fish on our nation's waterways through KeepAmericaFishingâ„¢, our angler advocacy campaign. America's anglers generate over $45 billion in retail sales with a $125 billion impact on the nation's economy creating employment for over one million people.
Media Contact<br />
Laurie Lee Dovey, POMA<br />
lldovey@professionaloutdoormedia.org<br />
814-539-6030<br />
www.professionaloutdoormedia.org
Mary Jane Williamson, ASA<br />
mwilliamson@asafishing.org<br />
703-519-9691, 227<br />
www.asafishing.org