Two Day Workshops
October 22 - 23, 2007, 8am - 5pm

NOLS Risk Management Training - USD $705 ($565 + Meals)
Presented by: Liz Tuohy & Drew Leemon

Let NOLS Share our 40 years of experience managing risk around the globe to provide you a structured approach and tangible tools for building your organization's risk management action plan. Includes the WMI Medical Protocol Package and NOLS Crisis Template.

International Health and Safety - USD $465 ($325 + Meals)
Presented by: Bill Frederick

Conducting programs in international settings often means greater hazards and fewer resources.. This two-day workshop, divided into lecture and hands-on exercises, will enable you to make confident decisions and to do due diligence both in hazard analysis and the creation of risk management strategies in a cross cultural setting.

One Day Workshops
October 23, 2007, 8am - 5pm

When Judgment is Crucial: Outward Bound's Instructor Judgment Training - $165 (95 + Meals)
Presented by: Jim Garrett and Bob Box

Designed to increase expedition leaders' judgment and decision-making skills, this workshop utilizes Harvard Business School's case study discussion method for in-depth group analysis of actual incident and accident cases.

Risk Management Assessment and Analysis - $195 ($125 + Meals)
Presented by: Preston Cline

Using the Adventure management Systems Workbook, this program will provide you with a clear picture of the risk management systems within your organizaation as well as strategies to improve those systems.

Technical Rope Rescue for Self and Partner - $100 (This is an offsite workshop and does not include meals.
Presented by: Yamnuska Mountain School

An interactive rock rescue course for improvised rescue of self and partner offered by Yamnuska Mountain Adventures. This course will be taught by an IFMGA Mountain Guide and will follow the preferred methods as taught by the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides.

The course will focus on how to improvise a rescue with your partner using only the gear you are climbing with. Raises, lowers and counterbalances will be taught and practiced. Participants must have prior climbing experience and be proficient in belaying and basic knots. Equipment will be provided upon request. This will be an outdoor session weather permitting. In the event of inclement weather the location will be moved to an indoor climbing facility. Tuition includes use of gear included.

Half Day Workshops
October 26, 2007, 8am - 12pm

Emerging Legal Issues For Outdoor Adventure Programs - $150
Presented by: Reb Gregg and Cathy Hansen-Stamp

This interactive session is designed for administrators and attorneys who understand basic legal concepts and want a deeper look at significant new developments in the legal liability area

Using Case Studies as a Risk Management Teaching Methodology - No Fee
Presented by: Deb Ajango

This presentation will use an in-depth case study (developed through incident reports, news accounts, and interviews) to help participants understand how case studies can be used to improve risk management planning and safety education. Through small group discussions, assignments, and guided review, the case studies will also help audience members recognize and apply the following concepts:

• have a better understanding of how/where to find useful case studies
• have a better understanding of how to present case studies in a non-judgmental manner
• have reviewed four different methods for presenting case studies
• learn how to modify guided case study reviews so that participants can apply the learning

Managing Risk with Volunteer Leaders: A Discussion Forum and Training - $75
Presented by: Alex Kosseff

Managing risk with volunteer leaders presents unique challenges. Many professional organizations have significantly improved their risk management-facilitated, in part, by the Wilderness Risk Management Conference. Organizations with volunteer leaders can learn from professional risk management, however the practices frequently need to be adapted to work well with volunteers.

The training portion of this workshop will provide a framework for thinking about this topic along with some proven solutions. Structured discussions will offer an opportunity to address volunteer culture, standards, and creative risk management solutions. In addition to providing a learning opportunity, this session is intended to catalyze ongoing dialogue on this subject.

*Please note that all pre-conference workshops are subject to cancellation decisions will be made by September 27, 2007. Pre-conference cancellations due to low enrollment will result in a full refund.