General
As students, we should join these to help network with like-minded folks and broaden our understanding of our field.
What are professional organizations?
This world-wide organization sets standards for sustainability for multiple facets of the travel and tourism industry.
What is the Global Sustainable Tourism Council?
This organizations strives to connect academia and industry to develop and expand the body of knowledge in sport marketing.
What is the Sport Marketing Association?
This organization serves the needs of outdoor recreation professionals, educators, and private sector programs.
What is the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education?
This organization supports the growth, development, and preservation of recreation, leisure, parks, and natural resources in the State of Utah.
What is the Utah Recreation and Parks Association?
This is important to understanding how and why an organization began.
What is the oganization's history?
This organization is the oldest and largest ecotourism society in the world, active for 28 years with over 15,000 members in 190 countries.
What is The International Ecotourism Society?
Founded in 1965, this organization holds an annual convention to provide educational opportunities, networking and the exchange of information between directors of college athletics.
What is the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics?
This organization strives to help outdoor recreation professionals protect natural and cultural resources while providing sustainable recreation access.
What is the Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals?
This organization connects practitioners and students who hope to use recreation and psychoeducational activities as interventions to improve the physical, cognitive, social, behavioral, emotional, or spiritual well-being of folks with illnesses or varying levels of ability.
What is the Utah Recreation Therapy Association?
All organizations have one and it describes its goals and how it intends to meet those goals
What is a mission?
This organization provides educational and professional development opportunities, webinars, networking, and hosts events to connect students and professionals in the event planning industry.
What is the International Live Events Association?
This organization is both for professionals and students and they publish the Journal of Sport Managment.
What is the North American Society for Sport Management?
This organization connects business, climate experts, policy makers, and outdoor professionals that are committed to sustainable economic growth while protecting (and growing access to) the benefits of the outdoors for everyone.
What is the Outdoor Industry Association?
This organization connects brands, industry members, and individuals for events, networking, education, research, workforce development, and conversations in Utah's outdoor industry.
What is the Utah Outdoor Association?
What are service (or volunteer) opportunities?
This organization shares research, reports and webinars to help in learning about sustainable tourism.
What is GEN? or the Global Ecotourism Network?
This organization connects professionals, students, educators, and vendors who work in the commercial recreation industry.
What is the Resort and Commercial Recreation Association?
This organization strives to be the leader in education, standards, and advocacy for professional guides and climbing instructors.
What is the American Mountain Guides Association?
This organization represents common interests in hospitality that include political action, education, marketing support, and industry advancements.
What is the Utah Hotel & Lodging Association?
Many organizations offer discounted student registration for these, which can allow us to meet multiple members in person, learn about current research, and participate in moving our field forward.
What are professional conferences?
This organization hopes to help make its industry net zero carbon by 2050.
What is the Cruise Lines International Association?
This huge organization focuses on three pillars of community recreation: health & wellness, equity, and conservation to "advance parks, recreation and environmental conservation efforts that enhance the quality of life for all people".
What is the National Recreation and Parks Association?
This organization connects brands, destinations, retailers, service providers, and nonprofits to solve immediate problems, changing pressures, and growth in the winter recreation community.
What is Snowsports Industries America?
This organization strives to empower women in the business of sports in Utah.
What is Women in Sports and Events or WISE Utah?