Safari Club International, Cinegética Finalize Partnership Agreement
On July 23, Safari Club International (SCI) and Cinegética, Spain’s largest and most prominent hunting and conservation fair, finalized a new partnership agreement. This critical alliance will expand both SCI and Cinegética’s abilities to promote and defend hunting, the hunting culture, and conservation under the motto, “United for Conservation.”
This agreement marks a momentous step by SCI and Cinegética to join forces as hosts of the preeminent hunting events on both sides of the Atlantic: SCI’s Annual Hunters’ Convention and Ultimate Sportsman’s Market, dubbed the “Super Bowl of the Hunting World,” and Cinegética’s premier hunting and conservation convention.
SCI’s 53rd Annual Hunters’ Convention and Ultimate Sportsman’s Market will take place from January 22 – 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. Cinegética will hold its 2025 convention from March 20 – 23, 2025, in Ifema (Madrid), Spain.
The SCI–Cinegética partnership is the product of discussions that began more than five years ago. As a result, SCI and Cinegética are joining forces to promote conservation, the hunting lifestyle, and the many additional benefits generated by hunting activities. Both organizations recognized that societal understanding of hunting’s contributions to the conservation of wildlife habitats has rapidly declined, resulting in detrimental short-, medium-, and long-term consequences for responsible management and maintenance of ecosystems and habitats of countless species.
“SCI intends to enhance the incredible success of Cinegética’s fair by increasing the number of exhibitors who participate, contributing to the work of those who made Cinegética what it is today, and adding to the proficiencies of SCI staff,” said SCI CEO W. Laird Hamberlin. “This transatlantic agreement will benefit hunting, hunters, environmental protection, conservation, and the defense of hunting rights.”
“Cinegética and SCI are proud of this agreement. It is an honor to work together with SCI, the largest hunting organization on the planet, in the defense of what hunters believe and promote, and the development of environmental conservation projects worldwide,” noted Cega Multimedia’s Marco Quintas. “This agreement will also serve to increase awareness of the importance of hunting in modern and globalized societies.”
Background
For over 50 years, Safari Club International (SCI) has been the leader in defending the freedom to hunt and promoting wildlife conservation worldwide. SCI is unique in the scope of our ability to defend and advance our freedom to hunt. SCI is the only hunting rights organization with a Washington, D.C.-based national and international advocacy team and an all-species focus. SCI also mobilizes more than 150 chapters and affiliate networks representing millions of hunters around the world.