SportsOneSource媒体2007年11月5日报道：户外产业协会正在召集2008年户外产业大使及户外产业创新奖的提名。户外产业协会将在犹他州盐湖城户外零售商冬季展出席颁奖仪式。该提名面向所有从事户外业人士及公司，截止日期为2007年12月10日星期一。
“户外产业协会将审查和更新每类奖项，以表彰那些共同承担我们统一使命--确保产业持续成长的成功户外人士及公司。”户外产业协会会长Frank Hugelmeyer说道：“户外产业的活力是依赖于这些公司和个人的，他们的创新精神为业界树立了榜样！”
户外产业协会将在2008年对具有业务创新的各种规模及类型的户外业界成员进行表彰。
奖项类别包括：
中小型企业：零售商，代表机构（年度收入
大型企业：零售商，代表机构（年度收入1000万美元的年度收入）；制造商，供应商，传媒或其他行业的企业（年度收入5000万美元）
户外产业创新奖将授予推动户外产业不断创新和成长的零售商、代表机构、制造商、供应商、传媒或其他行业的业者（对户外产业作出过重大贡献的）。这些贡献包括：充满活力的商业倡议或创建和发展的一个新的商业模式。该奖项充分肯定了企业的成绩。
户外产业大使奖将授予在户外活动中取得显著成就者。
户外产业大使前任获奖得主包括Atlas Snowshoes、Backpacker magazine,以及River Sports Outfitters。户外产业创新奖前任获奖得主有Keen Footwear公司的Kirk Richardson，以及Clif Bar创办者Gary Erickson。
户外产业协会现正召集各项提名。更多信息包括提名的标准和准则等详情请关注www.outdoorindustry.org。提名截止日期为2007年12月10日周一下午5点。
原文：OIA Calls for Ambasador and Innovator Award Nominees
SportsOneSource Media Posted: 11/5/2007
Outdoor Industry Association is looking for nominations for the 2008 Outdoor Industry Ambassador Award and Outdoor Industry Innovator Award. OIA will present the awards at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City, Utah. Open to anyone in the outdoor industry, the deadline for nominations is Monday, December 10, 2007.
“OIA reviewed and updated each award category to honor those who share our mission of ensuring the continued growth and success of the outdoor industry,” said Frank Hugelmeyer, president of OIA.“The vitality of our industry is reliant on those companies and individuals who embrace the spirit of innovation, as well as serve as a role model and leader.”
For 2008, the OIA awards will celebrate business innovation and outreach in an expanded format to include all sizes and types of outdoor industry members.
Categories include:
1.Small to Mid size format：
Retailer, Rep Agency (
2.Large format
Retailer, Rep Agency ($10M annual revenue) or Manufacturer, Supplier, Media Group or other Industry Business ($50M annual revenue)
The Outdoor Industry Innovator Award recognizes a business achievement by a retailer, rep agency, manufacturer, supplier, media group or other industry business who has made significant contributions toward the continued innovation and growth of the outdoor industry. Those contributions can be either through a dynamic business initiative or the creation and development of a new business tool or process. This award recognizes a business achievement.
The Outdoor Industry Ambassador Award recognizes a company that has made significant and ongoing achievements toward the growth of participation in outdoor activities. Those efforts could include spearheading conservation programs, the development and support of programs or efforts intended to serve as model practices for the industry, the introduction and advancement of responsible tourism practices, outstanding consumer outreach campaigns, or have made great strides in encouraging youth to develop an active outdoor lifestyle. This award pays tribute to a company that has embraced a worthy cause and made a significant achievement.
Previous recipients of the OIA Ambassador Award have included Atlas Snowshoes, Backpacker magazine, and River Sports Outfitters. Previous recipients of the OIA Innovator Award were Kirk Richardson of Keen Footwear and Gary Erickson, founder and owner of Clif Bar.
OIA is now accepting nominations. For more information on nomination criteria and submission guidelines go to www.outdoorindustry.org. The deadline for award nominations is Monday, December 10, 2007 at 5 p.m. MST.
