Speakers Announced, Online Registration Opens for IMBA World Summit

For Immediate Release
03-03-08
Contact: Mark Eller, IMBA Communications Director

303-545-9011

Online registration is now open for the 2008 IMBA World Summit in Park City, UT. The event will bring mountain biking advocates, land managers, ski resort professionals, trailbuilders, park planners, tourism officials and the bike industry together for collaboration, planning and celebration.

Early Bird pricing is available until April 18.

A preliminary list of the many speakers who will lend their expertise to the summit can be found below. Among the headliners are Karen Taylor-Goodrich of the U.S. National Park Service, and Australia's Glen Jacobs, founder of World Trail Inc., one the world's premier trailbuilding design and construction firms.

The total number of speakers and panelists who will participate will eventually reach to more than 50. Additional names will be added in upcoming weeks.

2008 IMBA World Summit: Preliminary Speakers (Subject to change)

• John Burke, President, Trek Bicycles
• Karen Taylor-Goodrich, Associate Director for Visitor and Resource Protection, National Park Service, Washington, D.C.
• Bob Ratcliffe, Chief, Recreation and Visitor Services Division, Bureau of Land Management, Washington, D.C.
• Glen Jacobs, renowned trail designer, World Trail Inc, Cairns, Australia
• Marilyn Price, Founder, Trips for Kids, San Rafael, California
• Terry Heslin, Trails & Travel Management Coordinator, Bureau of Land Management, Idaho Office
• Carol Potter, Executive Director, Mountain Trails Foundation, Park City, Utah
• Senta Beyer, Trails Project Manager, Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District, Utah
• Troy Duffin, President, Alpine Trails Inc., Park City, Utah
• Jeremy Wimpey, Recreation Ecology Specialist, Virginia Tech, Park and Recreation Resource Management Program
• Tom Sauret, Executive Director, Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association
• Bill Victor, Long Cane Trails LLC, South Carolina
• Karl Bartlett, Cycling Project Officer, Forestry Commission Scotland; Chairman, IMBA U.K.
• Chris Bernhardt, Trail Specialist, Alta Planning + Design, Portland, Oregon
• Hagen Hammons, Designer, Alta Planning + Design, Portland, Oregon
• Woody Keen, Owner, Trail Dynamics, LLC; President, Professional Trailbuilders Association, Cedar, North Carolina
• Jimmy Young, Director, Western Canada Mountain Bike Tourism Association, Vancouver, BC
• Tony Boone, Owner, Arrowhead Trails Inc. & Anasazi Trails Inc., Salida, Colorado
• Christopher Douwes, Trails and Enhancements Program Manager, Federal Highway Administration, Washington D.C.
• Zach Jarrett, Outdoor Recreation Planner, Bureau of Land Management, Salem, Oregon
• Garrett Villanueva, Trail Engineer, U.S. Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

The skilled experts from IMBA's staff will also be on hand, including Ryan Schutz, IMBA Affiliate Programs Manager; Rich Edwards, Trail Specialist; Jenn Dice, Government Affairs Director; Pete Webber, Trail and Publishing Specialist; Scott Linnenburger, Field Programs Director; Jill Van Winkle, Trail Specialist; Joey Klein, Trail Specialist; Mike Van Abel, Executive Director; Mark Schmidt, IMBA Canada Director; and the acclaimed Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews.

If you are interested in speaking or appearing as a panelist, or would like to help shape the agenda, please contact .