Because of complications stemming from Hurricane Ike, the American Sportfishing Association has moved the 2008 Sportfishing Summit to Denver, CO. The Sportfishing Summit, originally scheduled to be held in Galveston, TX will now take place at Denvers Brown Palace Hotel.
The organization also said that given the circumstances, it is scaling back its annual meeting for this year and focusing on the committee and Board meetings.
The Sportfishing Summit said that efforts had failed to identify a property in Houston that meets its requirements.
“As you know, Houston also took a direct hit from Hurricane Ike and sections of the city are still without power. There are many groups competing for available hotel space closer to the city center. We very much wanted to stay in Houston in order to accommodate Summit attendees who had already made plane reservations,” said a spokesman.
The trade group said it is waiving the registration fee this year for members, and the fee for spouses and guests will only be $99. As for changes in destination, the group has been told that many airlines are waiving the change fees for travel that was affected by the hurricane.
Said the group in a statement, “We are still working out the myriad of details associated with the meeting. Additional e-mail updates are forthcoming including meeting and housing registration. We have moved both deadlines back to Friday, October 10.”
