The state of Utah’s Office of Outdoor Recreation will host regional summits in Ogden, Cedar City and Moab this fall to help rural communities and businesses in the state network and learn about where Utah’s recreation economy is going.
The summits will take place on the following dates:
- Ogden – Thursday, September 1, 2016 at the Eccles Conference Center
- Cedar City – Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at the SUU Haze Hunter Conference Center
- Moab – Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at the Red Cliff Lodge
“Our summits will foster collaboration between private, federal, and state entities to promote continual sustainable growth,” said Tom Adams, director of the Office of Outdoor Recreation. “Each corner of the state has its own successes and we want to provide an opportunity for those experiences to be shared and have other communities learn from them.”
With three summits, attendees have three opportunities to hear from different keynote speakers including:
- Ogden
- Julia Stamps Mallon, co-founder of REI Outessa Summit
- Dave Sakrison, mayor of Moab City
- Cedar City
- Martin Frey, the only man in the world to complete the seven summits and seven seas
- Scott Wyatt, president of Southern Utah University
- Moab
- Davis Smith, CEO of Cotopaxi
- Mike Caldwell, mayor of Ogden City
For additional information on how to attend one or all three events, please register at utahoutdoorsummit.com.
The Office of Outdoor Recreation was created by Gov. Gary R. Herbert as part of his commitment to statewide economic development. It is based in the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), which is tasked with making Utah the best performing economy in the country and a global tourist destination.
