AORE Association News February 2015 | Page 14

Environmental Stewardship Committee Report [Cont.] This goal/task has been tabled for 2015 by the ESC. Well founded concerns over liability and risk were raised by AORE BOD and National Office. This goal will remain archived for future consideration. Photo submission by AJ Heil; Lifelines Alaska AORE CORPORATE & STRATEGIC PARTNERS While we will continue to embrace some of the operational tasks associated with the annual conference aiding the Conference Development Committee in its implementation, we anticipate taking on longer range and more strategic tasks to better showcase environmental stewardship both within (internal advocacy) the AORE and to the larger industry (external advocacy). We have recently finalized our ESC Charter (i.e. our charge as a Committee, internal structure, and reporting process) and are currently in the process of developing an Environmental Statement that will aid the AORE and ESC in defining and shaping current and future Internal and External Advocacy goals as it relates to environmental stewardship. Finally, we would like to thank Tara Allman, our outgoing Board of Directors Committee Liaison. She really aided the ESC and helped us set an ambitious yet focused agenda for 2015 and into the future. Thanks Tara! Respectfully submitted, Simply put, PathWrangler makes building trips and sharing stories. We've made it our mission to create technology that not only helps people get outside or travel near and far, but that it continually inspires others to do so. One of the pillars of our company is to build tools that increase learning and training for this industry. Another is to automate business processes so that outdoor and travel professionals can spend less time on office tasks and more time with their passions. The School for International Expedition Training is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit institution that is dedicated to providing a) risk management, technical and leadership training to aspiring mountain guides, outdoor educators and mountaineers and to b) provide unparalleled, cutting edge training at an affordable tuition. Eric Frauman, ESC Chairperson Appalachian State University Lifelines; AJ Heil Alaska If you would like to contribute to the Association News please send your submissions to [email protected] no later than May 15th. 14