Safari Club International 41st Annual Hunters’ Convention Returns to Reno, Nevada
Safari Club International 09.18.12
On January 23, 2013 the world’s largest and fastest growing convention welcomes domestic and international hunters as it open its doors to the world hunting community for the start of the 41st Annual Safari Club International Hunters’ Convention. The 41st Annual Hunters’ Convention will be tailored to the every need of international sportsmen and women everywhere.
“Reno has been a home for SCI’s membership for decades now, and we know that the ‘Biggest Little City’ in the world is excited for the world’s largest and greatest hunting convention to return,” said SCI President John Whipple.
Since 2009, convention attendees and vendors from around the world have made SCI’s Annual Hunters’ Convention one of the top 25 fastest growing trade shows by attendance, according to Trade Show News Network. TSNN will be honoring SCI’s amazing accomplishment during the awards ceremony at the 3rd Annual TSNN Awards, “Celebrating Trade Show Excellence” on November 3, 2012 in Louisville, Ky. Rob Holliday, Convention Operations Manager, will be at the event to accept the award on behalf of Safari Club International.
“Reno has always had a strong tie to the hunting community because of the many natural wonders and abundance of wildlife adjacent just outside the town’s limits. Safari Club International is excited to return to Reno, and we are excited to bring one of the most dynamic conventions ever hosted at SCI’s Ultimate Hunters’ Market,” said SCI Convention Chairman Craig Kauffman.
“As one of the top 25 fastest growing trade shows, Safari Club International and Reno, Nevada are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the world’s hunters to the 41st Annual Hunters’ Convention January 23-26, 2013,” concluded President Whipple.
Learn more about the 41st Annual Hunters’ Convention at www.ShowSCI.org. Register now to take advantage of any advance ticket/registration early bird special rates! Tickets for the 2013 evening entertainment are selling faster than any show in SCI history!
Protecting hunters’ rights and promoting wildlife conservation, SCI’s two areas of focus, historically has been the interest of hundreds of individuals long before SCI was established. But how did SCI as an organization begin?
Forty years ago, there were many safari clubs across the country made up of local, unaffiliated groups of hunters. One such was Safari Club of Los Angeles, which was formed in April 1971 by forty-seven individuals. In early 1972, an out-of-towner from a similar club in Chicago attended one of the monthly Wednesday night meetings, and it was decided that the L.A. club should attempt to combine with the one in Chicago to make it an affiliated chapter. The founder of Safari Club of Los Angeles, C.J. McElroy, went to the Windy City and instituted the new chapter.
Eleven months after the formation of Safari Club of Los Angeles, on March 9, 1972, the name was changed officially to Safari Club International. SCI continued to reach out to other independent safari clubs throughout the United States in an effort to combine them into a single overall organization.
Today, interest in SCI’s two primary missions has grown a worldwide network. Subsequent involvement and promotion of these missions is rooted in each of our 55,000 members, supported through each of our 190 membership chapters found across the globe, and put into action by government representatives and personnel both nationally and internationally.
In this way, we can encourage an appreciation for nature and wildlife so that conservation efforts remain strong, while also fighting to protect our rich hunting heritage. Big changes can be achieved through the endeavors of many who are united in a mission – the mission of Safari Club International.
