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2004 IMBA Summit

June 4-8, 2004
Washington, D.C.

IMBA's Spinach

by executive director, Tim Blumenthal

Need to get stronger, quickly? If you're Popeye, you chug a can of spinach. If you're IMBA, you host a summit meeting to bring your entire network together. IMBA's first big conference, held deep in the Arizona desert early in 1996, was our organization's coming out party. We brought a diverse group of 135 mountain bike group leaders and government officials to the futuristic Biosphere II. The event was simply magical. More...

Summit Slideshow
2004 IMBA Summit program (1.4MB pdf)
Summit Announcements (480K pdf)

Summit Inspired Resources

IMBA Summit Congressional Agenda

IMBA Asks Congress to Boost Recreational Trails

-- Increase funding to $503 million (over 6 years).

IMBA's Federal Land Agency Partners: Who They Are, What They Need, and How Congress Can Help

-- Lobbying for the budgets of USACE, BLM, USFS, NPS's Rivers & Trails.

IMBA and Wilderness: Sharing Our Perspective with Congress

-- Help resolve conflicts between wilderness proposals and mountain biking.

Congressional and Senate Bike Caucuses

-- Ask your delegation to join.

Getting Political - Positioning Your Club in an Election Year

14 Tips to Make Your Club Politically Savvy

-- Steps to make your club known and relevant.

IMBA Clubs Getting Political

-- Three different clubs, three different approaches.

Candidate Mountain Biking Questionnaire Template

-- Find out where your state and local candidates stand on your club issues.

Meeting with Elected Officials and Their Staff

-- A Primer on what to say, wear, bring, expect and how to follow-up.

Sign up for the Advocacy Tipsheet

-- This weekly newsletter has up-to-date information for any advocate. Sign up at http://www.advocacyguru.com/tipsheet.htm.

Club and Advocate Resources

Setting Your Advocacy Goals

-- Use this worksheet to jot new ideas, tips, advice and new approaches to old problems.

Trail Trends on Federal Lands

-- Federal land managers summarize the biggest issues facing trails on their lands.

8 Tips to Raising Money from the Bike Industry

-- Building bridges between the corporate world and your club.

Tips for Writing Successful Recreational Trails Program Proposals

-- The 411 on getting RTP grants.

Risk Management Primer

-- Answering the questions every land manager asks.

Building a Trails Community

-- 10 Important steps to fostering a cohesive constituency for trails.

Mechanized Trailbuilding

-- Five tips for deciding if machines are right for your site.

Natural Resource Impacts of Mountain Biking

-- A summary of scientific studies.

IMBA Freeriding Guide

-- Freeriding management resource.