| Pre - Conference Workshops |
| Monday, October 3, 2011 |
8:00am-5:00pm |
WFR Recert by WMI of NOLS
Tod Schimelpfenig and Nate Ostis
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| Tuesday, October 4, 2011 |
| 7:00am-8:00am |
Pre-Conference Check in |
8:00am-5:00pm |
WFR Recert by WMI of NOLS
Tod Schimelpfenig and Nate Ostis |
NOLS Risk Management Training
Shana Tarter and Dave Yacubian |
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011 |
| 7:00am-10:00am |
Pre-Conference Check in |
8:00am -5:00 pm |
WFR Recert by WMI of NOLS
Tod Schimelpfenig and Nate Ostis
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NOLS Risk Management Training
Shana Tarter and Dave Yacubian
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Victims Relations Training
Will Marling |
Managing Risk with Volunteer Leaders
Aaron Gorbon and Alex Kosseff |
| 10:00am - 4:00pm |
Tour of Thompson Island
OB Staff
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| 11:00am-12:00pm |
Pre-Conference Check in |
| 1:00pm - 5:00 pm |
What the Courts Want Us to Know: Hot Issues, Hot Cases
Reb Gregg
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Psychological Screening for Outdoor Programs
Amberleigh Hammond and Billy Roos
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| 6:00pm - 7:00pm |
Promoting Risk for its Rewards: Transforming the Argument
Christopher Barnes
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| Conference Workshops |
Thursday, October 6, 2011 |
| 8:00am - 5:00pm |
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 |
When Judgment Fails: Intuition, Bias, and Experience in Field Decision Making
Brendan Madden
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Analyze, Manage, Inform: A guiding principle for organizations and a useful tool for program staff
Dave Yacubian
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Behavioral Risk Management: Training Staff to Deal with Challenging Participants in the Field
Will White |
Chose Words Carefully... What you Say Matters
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 |
Judgement and Decision-Making
Tod Schimelpfinig |
The Rekkie: Solid Site Visits Support Safety and Success in International Programing
Anne Ogilvie and Lloyd Figgens
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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- 1:30pm |
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
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1:30pm - 3:00pm |
Portal Experiences: Decision Making in High Risk Environments
Ed Crothers |
Short-circuit: When Administrative Vision Doesn’t Translate into Field Practices
Joshua Cole, Steve Smith and Mitsu Iwasaki |
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Use of Participant Agreements - Releases and Related Issues
Catherine Hansen-Stamp
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Medical Topics - New, Controversial and Old
Dr. 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
Gilles 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 and Erik Wortman
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| 4:45 - 6:00pm |
Structured Networking, Facilitated by Alex Kossoff, Exhibit Hall |
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
Mark Herberger, Jay Satz |
Small Program Risk Management
Christopher Barnes
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Do You Know What You Don't Know?: Cultural Competence and Risk Management Lisa Chaiet
Chiles
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Essential Elgibility Criteria: A Risk Management Tool Janet Zeller and Catherine Hansen-Stamp |
Surprises and Lessons from Major Incidents
Lewis Glenn, Michael Lindsey, Francis Mock, and Steve Neal |
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 |
Accidents in Outdoor Pursuits—Their Causes and Cures
Jed Williamson
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Volunteer or Employee? Liability for Injuries to Volunteers
Tony Clapp
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A Case Study in Systems Failure: NZ’s Mangatepopo Tragedy
Jeff Jackson |
12:00pm- 1:30pm |
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
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1:30pm - 3:00pm |
The Phone Interview: Evaluating Candidates from a Distance
Gates Richards
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Land Managers Talk About RIsk Management
moderated by Jay Satz with
Richard Powell, Jim Bedwell, and Phil Walker
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Institutional & Personal Risk Tolerance: Mitigating the Differences
Mark Vermeal and Christopher Barnes
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Insurance Survival Tactics
Mike Lucas, Sam Daume, and Steve Neal |
Urban Program Risk Management
Leigh Jackson-Magennis, Matt Osgood, Vanessa Medillo, and Nancy Oswald
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3:00pm - 3:30pm |
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
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3:30pm - 5:00pm |
Designing an Effective Staff Training: A Systems Approach
Kathleen Pelto
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Leading Risk Management Transformation
Alex Kosseff |
Outdoor Lightning Risk Management
John Gookin |
Ask the Lawyers
Reb Gregg, Cathy Hansen-Stamp, Wilma Gray, Frances Mock, Tracey Knutson |
Crisis Communication in the Facebook Age: Will They "Like" You?
Bruce Palmer
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6:00pm - 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 |
