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Welcome to the
Organization of Fish & Wildlife Information Managers!

The Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers, founded in 1993, is an international non-profit association dedicated to the management and conservation of natural resources through technology and information exchange.

Our Mission: To promote the management and conservation of natural resources by facilitating technology and information exchange among managers of fish and wildlife information.

Our Vision: To be a bridge between natural resource and technical disciplines to promote partnering, collaboration, sharing of ideas, and best management practices in order to effectively apply technology to the information and data needs of natural resource management.


OFWIM 2010 Conference and Annual Meeting
October 17-21, 2010
Lake Barkley State Resort Park, Cadiz, KY NEW!


Take a sneak peak at the location of the 2010 conference!


News From the 2009 OFWIM Conference (held in Seattle, WA, September 14-17) NEW!
  • 2009 Conference Presentations (PDF)

  • Business Meeting Minutes (PDF)

  • Congratulations to the 2009 OFWIM Conference Award Winners:

    • Best Presentation: "Evaluation of a New Tool for Computerizing Fisheries Data in the Field" (Bruce Schmidt, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission)

    • Best Poster: "Scientific Data Management Team" (Jeff Cowen and Brendan Sylvester, NOAA Northwest Marine Fisheries Science Center)

    • Best Web-Based Technical Application: "Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission's New Online Permitting System" (AAJ Technologies, Inc.)

  • Congratulations to our incoming officers for 2009/2010:

    • President-Elect: Mark Brunner, Missouri Dept. of Conservation
    • Member-at-Large: Yan Hong, Missouri Dept. of Conservation

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