The Winter Marine Education Conference was held on Wednesday, February 6, 2008     Marriott Riverview in Charleston, S.C.

The topics discussed:

                   Can Conservation & Boating Interests Go Hand in Hand?
                   South Carolina Coastal Conservation League 
                   Nancy Vinson  Program Director

                    Insurance & Financial Issues for Marine Businesses
                    Jack Godbold Keenan Suggs Columbia, SC
                    Linda Kennedy Leon Runey Charleston, SC

                   The Real Story Behind SC Taxes
                    Burney Maybank, former Director, SC Dept. of Revenue
 

                     Luncheon Keynote Speaker                                             

                     Bill Settlemyr, Founder, Charleston Regional Business Journal

                   Boat Registration Issues & More
                   SC DNR Representatives

                  Clean Marina/Boatyard & Clean Vessel Workshops
                  Lisa Hajjar, DHEC-OCRM
                  Scott Meister, DNR
 

EXHIBITORS:      Marine Sales Group  Germanton, N.C.         GEL/Engineering,LLC      Charleston, SC

              If you missed it, make plans for our Fall Educational Conference

        " SCMA is here to educate, inform and represent the boating community"