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WRMC 2012 Workshop Schedule coming in June

WRMC 2011 Workshop Schedule


The WRMC delivers exciting new workshops that offer take home action steps—what your organization can do immediately to enhance the quality of your risk management practices. We design the conference agenda* around your feedback. Come prepared to learn, participate, and improve your risk management program!

*updated 8/10/10


 
 

 

Pre - Conference Workshops
Monday, October 3, 2011
8:00am-5:00pm

WFR Recert by WMI of NOLS
Tod Schimelpfenig and Nate Ostis

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

 

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

NOLS Risk Management Training
Shana Tarter and Dave Yacubian

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
     
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
Psychological Screening for Outdoor Programs
Amberleigh Hammond and Billy Roos
   
6:00pm - 7:00pm Promoting Risk for its Rewards: Transforming the Argument
Christopher Barnes
     


Conference Opening
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
4:00pm -6:00 pm
Conference Check-In
5:00pm -6:00pm Exhibit Hall Reception, Giveaways, Appetizers, and Cash Bar
6:00pm -6:30pm Opening Remarks
6:30pm -7:30pm Opening Address: Promoting Risk for its Rewards: Transforming the Argument
Christopher Barnes


Conference Workshops

Thursday, October 6, 2011
8:00am - 5:00pm Exhibitor Showroom
  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
Analyze, Manage, Inform: A guiding principle for organizations and a useful tool for program staff
Dave Yacubian
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
10:00am- 10:30am
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
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
River Rescue Awareness 101 Nate Ostis Understanding Your Legal Duty of Care
Reb Gregg

Risk Management: The Traumatic Aftermath
Will Marling
12:00pm- 1:30pm
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
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
  Use of Participant Agreements - Releases and Related Issues
Catherine Hansen-Stamp
Medical Topics - New, Controversial and Old
Dr. Dave Johnson
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
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
4:45 - 6:00pm Structured Networking, Facilitated by Alex Kossoff, Exhibit Hall

Friday, October 7, 2011
8:00am - 3:30pm Exhibitor Showroom
  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

Do You Know What You Don't Know?: Cultural Competence and Risk Management Lisa Chaiet
Chiles
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
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
Volunteer or Employee? Liability for Injuries to Volunteers
Tony Clapp

A Case Study in Systems Failure: NZ’s Mangatepopo Tragedy
Jeff Jackson
12:00pm- 1:30pm
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
1:30pm - 3:00pm
The Phone Interview: Evaluating Candidates from a Distance
Gates Richards
Land Managers Talk About RIsk Management
moderated by Jay Satz with
Richard Powell, Jim Bedwell, and Phil Walker
Institutional & Personal Risk Tolerance: Mitigating the Differences
Mark Vermeal and Christopher Barnes
Insurance Survival Tactics
Mike Lucas, Sam Daume, and Steve Neal
Urban Program Risk Management
Leigh Jackson-Magennis, Matt Osgood, Vanessa Medillo, and Nancy Oswald
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Designing an Effective Staff Training: A Systems Approach
Kathleen Pelto
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
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Keynote Dinner and Awards Ceremony
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Keynote Speaker, David Ropeik
9:00pm Conference Ends

 


 
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