Want to know what’s in store for this year’s annual conference? Check out the latest OFWIM Newsletter. You’ll find a preliminary agenda, travel information, and a link to our online registration form. This issue also includes summer training opportunities and follow-up notes on a couple of 2018 conference presentations, submitted by our scholarship award and travel grant recipients.
Join us in West Virginia!
Registration is now open for OFWIM’s 2019 Conference and Annual Meeting, set for October 6-10 at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
Meet Our New Editor
Download the February OFWIM Newsletter for photos of our 2018 conference in Hood River, Oregon, and a look forward to 2019 activities. This issue also introduces our new volunteer editor, Jordan Holtswarth! Jordan is a graduate student at Tennessee Tech University and recipient of our 2018 Student Scholarship. For future issues of the newsletter, she’ll welcome ideas and contributions from OFWIM members.
Meet Our New Leaders
Congratulations to new officers installed at our 2018 Business Meeting:
President – Becca Scully
President-Elect – Karen Horodysky
Member-at-Large – Chelsea Krause
In addition, Michael Barbour was elected to a new term as Treasurer. Service awards were presented to outgoing president Joe Kirby (now serving as Past President) and outgoing member-at-large Karen Horodysky.
Save the Date for 2019
For next year’s Conference, OFWIM will return to the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Join us October 6-10 for a full agenda of posters and presentations, with opportunities for hiking and wildlife viewing on the side. 
Fall Newsletter Online
Looking for details about our upcoming Conference and Annual Meeting? Wondering what our pal, Captain Jack, has been up to? Read all about it (and more) in our September newsletter.
Summer Stories
The June OFWIM Newsletter is now available, with a preview of our fall conference, information on how to apply for 2018 awards, and a feature article on using QGIS Browser to manage GIS data.