SCI/F Convention: Reno, NV

Safari Club International (SCI) & SCI Foundation Convention in Reno, NV January 2010

Britt Hosmer "meets and greets" at the SCI exhibitor reception. Britt has been a member of the SCI Guides & Outfitters Committee for the past two years. The committee is made up of volunteers that travel around to world to work with regional guides and outfitter organizations. This creates a direct link between the outdoor industry, local/state regulations and rule changes, conservation projects, and educational initiatives and SCI.

For instance, when Britt traveled to Idaho Outfitters & Guides Association in December 2009. She presented SCI's new G&O Insurance policy, to provide savings to folks in the outdoor industry and who are members of SCI. She also presented what SCI had done in the area. See chart below.

	2007-2009 SCIF Contributions to Idaho Conservation, Education, and Humanitarian Projects
Idaho Chapter	Dubois Grouse Days	2009	Education
Idaho Chapter	elk migration study centennial mt Id Iland park ID	2009	Conservation		$7,500.00
Idaho Chapter	elk mule deer study tex creek unit	2009	Conservation		$13,500.00
Idaho Chapter	Sensory Safari	2009	Education		$200.00
Idaho Chapter	Sensory Safari at the Library	2009	Education
				Funding Total:	$21,200.00
Idaho Chapter	Big Desert Guzzler Project	2008	Conservation		$300.00
Treasure Valley Chapter	Donate radio collars for wolf, mountain lion, and elk to Idaho Fish and Game for a predator/ prey study.	2008	Conservation		$4,000.00
Treasure Valley Chapter	Idaho Bighorn Sheep viewing stations	2008	Conservation		$2,500.00
Inland Empire Chapter	Idaho Steamboat Ponds	2008	Humanitarian		$2,500.00
Idaho Chapter	Lost River Sheep Guzzlers	2008	Conservation		$6,000.00
Idaho Chapter	Mule Deer Elk Competition Research	2008	Conservation		$5,000.00
Idaho Chapter	Sensory safari	2008	Education		$100.00
Idaho Chapter	Sharp-tailed Grouse Lek Counts	2008	Conservation		$7,500.00
				Funding Total:	$27,900.00
Idaho Chapter	Mule Deer Elk Competition Research	2007			$5,000.00
Iowa Chapter	Idaho Chapter 5th Annual Great Buffalo Giveaway	2007			$2,500.00
Inland Empire Chapter	Idaho Steamboat Ponds	2007	Humanitarian		$2,500.00
Idaho Chapter	Effects of raven removal on sage grouse nest success	2007	Conservation
				Funding Total:	$10,000.00
				Grand Total:	$59,100.00

Britt also serves on the Records Committee as a scientific consultant for sustainable use of wildlife. She works directly with members in the SCI Tucson and Washington, D.C. offices, CITES, IUCN, and other academies of science to provide SCI with accurate presentations on animals in question.

During on evening event, after receiving security clearance, Britt met with President George W. Bush before his impromptu speech to a crowd over 2,000.

Thomas Thor Peterson, President George W. Bush, Brittany A. Hosmer