2003 Wilderness Risk Management Conference

October 17-19, 2003

Penn State University
Penn Stater Conference Center
State College, PA

The WRMC educates wilderness practitioners on risk management and practical safety skills, shares field and administrative techniques and raises the overall standards in the wilderness adventure industry. Each year topics in the following three categories are addressed:

1. Management Concerns
2. Legal and Ethical Issues
3. Field and Medical Practices

The conference is sponsored by the Wilderness Risk Managers Committee, a national consortium of outdoor schools, guide services, organizations and land managers, who are working towards better clarification, understanding and management of risks in the wilderness.

In 1994, the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) coordinated the first wilderness risk management conference, held at the school's Pacific Northwest branch in Conway, Washington.

Since that time, NOLS has been joined by other organizations in co-hosting the conference. Current co-sponsors are The Student Conservation Association and Outward Bound USA.