NYSOGA Summer & Winter Rendezvous
2023 WINTER RENDEZVOUS
Thursday March 9 – Saturday March 11, 2023 (Sunday March 12 Directors’ meeting)
WHITE EAGLE CONFERENCE CENTER
2910 Lake Moraine Road, Hamilton NY 13346
NYSOGA Rendezvous is a formal gathering of licensed guides held each year in March. Rendezvous offers an opportunity to meet other members, interact and network with other guides, attend seminars, observe how the Association is working on behalf of its members, and pick up First Aid, CPR and Water Safety trainings for prospective new guides as well as the venue for re-certifications for current guides and so much more! Winter Rendezvous is also a site used by DEC for its spring testing of new guide candidates.
Thursday, March 9
Registration & Store, Noon – 5 pm – The Lodge
Water Safety for Guides, 1 – 4:30 pm – Cleveland
Guide Exam Review & open discussion, 6:30 pm – Cleveland
Friday, March 10
Breakfast, 7:30 – 8:30 am – The Lodge
Registration & Store, 8:30 am – 5 pm – The Lodge
Standard First Aid, 8:30 am – Noon – Cleveland
Lunch, Noon – 1 pm – The Lodge
Adult CPR/AED, 1 – 5 pm – Cleveland
Dinner, 6 – 7 pm – The Lodge
Welcome Meeting and Social Time, 7 pm – The Tepee
Saturday, March 11
Breakfast, 7:30 – 8:30 am – The Lodge
Registration & Store, 8:30 am – 5 pm – The Lodge
“Hyker Kanooski Quiz” (just for fun), 9 am – 5 pm – The Tepee
* Seminar 1: 9 am – Cleveland
Marketing for Guides & Outfitters in 2023: A Simple Framework
Paul Wingfield, Outfitter Marketing Pros
** Seminar 2: 10:10 am – Cleveland
A Guide’s Guide to Insurance – Insurance in Plain Language
Rollin Schuster, Cross Current’s Guide Liability Insurance Programs
***Seminar 3: 11:20 am – Cleveland
The Future of the NYS Guide Licensing Program
Joseph Therrien, NYSDEC Special Licensing Unit Leader
Lunch, Noon – 2 pm – The Lodge
For a list of Seminars CLICK HERE.
Guest speaker: to be announced
NYSDEC Licensed Guide Exam, 2 pm – Cleveland (DEC pre-registration required)
Regional Meetings, 2 – 2:30 pm – Locations TBD
NYSOGA Annual Meeting, 2:30 – 5 pm Delaware
Social Time, 5 – 6 pm – The Tepee
Annual Guides’ Banquet, 6 – 9 pm – The Lodge
Awards, Quilt Drawing, Door Prizes
Social Time, 9 pm – Tepee
Sunday, March 6
Breakfast, 7:30 – 8:30 am – Lodge
NYSOGA Board Meeting, 9:30 – Noon – Cleveland
Click here for more information and to register for Rendezvous