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The Grand Canyon Hikers And Backpackers Association is pleased to announce the first Grand Canyon Hikers Symposium, to be held Saturday April 8, 2006, at the South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park.

The purpose of this symposium is to share hiking and backpacking exploits and explorations in the Grand Canyon, as defined by the geographical region from Lee's Ferry to the Grand Wash Cliffs, rim to rim. Presentations may include a hike or overnight backpack on the corridor trails and surrounding area, historical trails such as the North and South Bass, Tanner, Grand View, and any number of canyon routes. Only one hike per presentation, please.

Presenters will have 15 minutes to give their presentation, including any question and answer time. Presentations may be with slides and or power point. Presenters may volunteer a written paper to GCHBA for possible posting to the web and or to compile with other papers as a compendium of Grand Canyon hikes.

To submit a request to present, please submit a 200 word maximum description of the hike you would like to present, including the length of the hike, area visited during the hike, and time of year the hike happened, along with your contact information, to both Tom Martin tomhazel@grand-canyon.az.us and Doug Nering doug@gloming.com before November 1, 2005. You will be notified on or before January 15, 2006, if the eight-member presentation selection committee has selected your presentation.