Wild, Scenic, and Beyond! 2018 River Management Symposium

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River Management Society

T-Shirt Contest

Icon Design Contest

Winning submissions will be showcased at the  2018 River Management Symposium

The River Management Society (RMS) is proud to present the 2018 River Management Symposium: Wild, Scenic, and Beyond!  The program submission period has ended, and registration site will open in late April.

In the meantime, we invite you and your colleagues to share your graphics skills by submitting designs to the following contests:

RMS T-Shirt 

The design will adorn t-shirts produced for distribution and sale as an RMS fundraiser at  the Symposium! Prizes include:                                                                                                     

1st  Place 

  • Two winning design t-shirts
  • Tim Palmer - Wild and Scenic Rivers An American Legacy coffee table book
  • Two year membership or upgrade from Student / Associate to Professional

2nd Place                                                     

  • Two winning design t-shirts
  • WSR50 logo clear, waterproof cell phone bag and lanyard
  • One year RMS membership or upgrade from Student/Associate to Professional
  • RMS power bank phone charger  

3rd Place                                                                                                                          

  • One t-shirt
  • One year membership or upgrade from Student / Associate to Professional                                                                                                                                                   

RMS Icon Design

To complement the standard RMS logo

1st Place

  • Two winning design t-shirts
  • Dinner for two at a participating Dine the Couve, an annual Vancouver-wide event that showcases Vancouver's fine and burgeoning community of eating establishments. The award will delivered Monday, October 22 at the Opening Reception by a representative of Visit Vancouver.
  • Two year membership or upgrade from Student / Associate to Professional 

2nd Place

  • Two winning design t-shirts
  • A copy of Four Fish by Paul Greenberg
  • One year membership or upgrade from Student / Associate to Professional 

3rd Place

  • One winning design t-shirt 
  • WSR50 logo clear, waterproof cell phone bag plus lanyard 
  • One year membership or upgrade from Student / Associate to Professional 


SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS: Submittals should include a brief description and uploaded file  for each  design. The revised submission deadline is May 31, 2018. Winners will be notified by June 30, 2018 and acknowledge at the October 22, 2018 Sympoium Opening Reception.

ABSTRACT EVALUATION: Submissions will be evaluated by the Wild, Scenic and Beyond! Marketing Committee for relevance to the conference theme; appeal and quality of the design; and consistency with River Management Society’s Mission Statement. 

QUESTIONS?: Please contact judyculver@fs.fed.us or RMS at rms@river-management.org.

Wild, Scenic, and Beyond! 2018 River Management Symposium