In an effort to reduce expenses and AMC’s carbon footprint, AMC Outdoors will be published six times per year, beginning with the September issue. The magazine will also begin running abbreviated activity listings beginning with the May issue. At the same time, AMC is stepping up its efforts in member e-communications and social networking.
Full listings will continue to be available online at trips.outdoors.org, and well as through a new e-mail based activity alert available through the AMC Member Center at www.outdoors.org/membercenter at the end of January 2009. Members can also sign up for e-delivery of chapter newsletters, when available, at the Member Center.
Trip leaders will see new word count limits for magazine listings on the Online Trip Listing system submission forms starting February 15 for trips submitted for the May issue. A complete Q&A for trip leaders will be distributed through chapter chairs, published in the March AMC Outdoors, and posted to www.outdoors.org/volunteer/forms.