| Conference Workshops |
Thursday, October 6, 2011 |
| 8:00am - 5:00pm |
Exhibitor Showroom |
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STAFF TRAINING |
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION |
FIELD PRACTICES |
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS |
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND CRISIS RESPONSE |
| 8:30am - 10:00am |
TBD |
Analyze, Manage, Inform: A guiding principle for organizations and a useful tool for program staff
Dave Yacubian
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TBD |
Words Matter Whether Spoken or Written
Wilma Gray |
Crisis Management: A Pre-Plan in Action Drew Leemon
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10:00am- 10:30am |
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
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10:30am 12:00pm |
When Judgment Fails: Intuition, Bias, and Experience in Field Decision Making
Brendan Madden |
What is Risk Management? A Primer for Beginners
Dave Sperry |
River Rescue Awareness 101 Nate Ostis |
Understanding Your Legal Duty of Care
Reb Gregg
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Risk Management: The Traumatic Aftermath
Will Marling |
12:00pm- 1:15pm |
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
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1:30pm - 3:00pm |
Teaching Methods to Improve Critical Thinking
Deb Ajango |
Short-circuit: When Administrative Vision Doesn’t Translate into Field Practices
Joshua Cole, Steve Smith and Mitsu Iwasaki |
Understanding and Managing Negative Adolescent Behavior in the Wilderness Setting
Doug Mahon |
Use of Participant Agreements - Releases and Related Issues
Catherine Hansen-Stamp
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Medical Topics - new, controversial and old
Dave Johnson
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3:00pm - 3:30pm |
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
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3:30 - 4:30pm (60 min) |
Is Risk Management in Your Job Description?
Shana Tarter |
Outdoor Adventure Risk Management, Millennials and the Car Camping Generation
Giles Valade |
The High Risk of Stress: Digging into Dissonance in Adventure Therapy
Brianna Sharpe |
Industry Standards - Understanding Them to Avoid Liability Exposures
Tracey Knutson |
Ten Reasons to Stop by a Radio Shack Near You!
Stephen Prysunka
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| 4:45 - 6:00pm |
Structured Networking |
Friday, October 7, 2011 |
| 8:00am - 3:30pm |
Exhibitor Showroom |
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STAFF TRAINING & DECISION–MAKING |
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION |
FIELD PRACTICES |
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS |
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND CRISIS RESPONSE |
8:30am - 10:00am |
National Park Service's Operational Leadership Program
Michael May |
The Rekkie: Solid Site Visits Support Safety and Success in International Programming
Anne Ogilvie |
Accidents in Outdoor Pursuits – Their Causes and Cures
Jed Williamson
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Essential Elgibility Criteria: A Risk Management Tool Janet Zeller and Catherine Hansen-Stamp |
Surprises and Lessons from Major Incidents
Francis Mock and Lewis Glenn |
10:00am- 10:30am |
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
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10:30am- 12:00pm |
Leading Beyond Invincibility, Group-Think, and Other Catastrophic Attitudes
Lester Zook |
Managing Public Risk in Commercial Outfitter Operations – A Land Manager Perspective
Kurt Rausch and Sara Newman |
Institutional & Personal Risk Tolerance: Mitigating the Differences
Mark Vermeal and Christopher Barnes |
Volunteer or Employee? Liability for Injuries to Volunteers
Tony Clapp
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Urban Program Risk Management
Rebecca Bear, Matt Osgood, Vanessa Medillo, and Nancy Oswald |
12:00pm- 1:00pm |
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
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1:30pm - 3:00pm |
The Phone Interview: Evaluating Candidates from a Distance
Gates Richards |
Connecting with Land Managers
a panel moderated by Jay Satz |
Do you know what you don't know?: Cultural Competence and Risk Management Lisa Chaiet |
Insurance Survival Tactics
Mike Lucas, Lewis Glenn, and Samuel Daume |
A case study in systems failure: NZ’s Mangatepopo Tragedy
Jeff Jackson |
3:00pm - 3:30pm |
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
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3:30pm - 5:00pm |
Portal Experiences: Decision Making in High Risk Environments
Ed Crothers |
Leading Risk Management Transformation
Alex Kosseff |
Outdoor Lightning Risk Management
John Gookin |
Ask the Lawyers
Panel of Industry Lawyers |
Crisis Communication in the Facebook Age: Will They "Like" You?
Bruce Palmer
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6:30pm - 8:00pm |
Keynote Dinner and Awards Ceremony
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8:00pm - 9:00pm |
Keynote Speaker, David Ropeik
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| 9:00pm |
Conference Ends |