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WRMC 2012 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 program around your feedback. Come prepared to learn, participate, and improve your risk management program!

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Click here to view video footage of WRMC 2012 workshops and keynote address.

 
 

 

Pre - Conference Workshops
Monday, October 22, 2012
8:00am-5:00pm

WFR Recert by WMI of NOLS
Tod Schimelpfenig, Shaun Quinn

Tuesday, October 23, 2012
7:00am-8:00am Pre-Conference Check in
8:00am-5:00pm
WFR Recert by WMI of NOLS
Tod Schimelpfenig, Shaun Quinn
NOLS Risk Management Training
Dave Yacubian, Nate Ostis, Shana Tarter, Gates Richards

 

Effective Outdoor Program Design and Management
Paul Nicolazzo, Joel Reid

Wednesday, October 24, 2012
7:00am-10:00am Pre-Conference Check in
8:00am -5:00 pm
WFR Recert by WMI of NOLS
Tod Schimelpfenig, Gates Richards

NOLS Risk Management Training
Dave Yacubian, Nate Ostis, Shana Tarter, Gates Richards

 

Effective Outdoor Program Design and Management
Paul Nicolazzo, Joel Reid

REI Mountain Bike Ride and Site Management
Jeremy Oyen, Stephen Hatfield

Sharing in Safety - Risk Management for Corps
Lee Gault, David McEvoy, Jarrod Ball, David Critton, Jay Satz, Steve Smith

11:00am-1:00pm Pre-Conference Check in
1:00pm - 5:00 pm Parent Phone Call Practice Lab
Katie Baum Mettenbrink
And the Winner is...(?) Hot Issues, Hot Cases
Catherine Hansen-Stamp, Reb Gregg
     

 


Conference Opening
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
4:00pm -6:00 pm
Conference Check-In
5:00pm -6:00pm Exhibit Hall Reception
6:00pm -6:30pm Opening Remarks
6:30pm -7:00pm

Opening Address

7:00pm -7:30pm Award Ceremony

 


Conference Workshops

Thursday, October 25, 2012
8:00am - 5:00pm Exhibitor Showroom
  PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION EMERGENCY PLANNING AND CRISIS RESPONSE LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS STAFF TRAINING & DECISION MAKING FIELD PRACTICES
8:30am - 10:00am Advocating for Risk in a Risk Averse World
Christopher Barnes
core workshop iconCrisis Management: A Pre-Plan in Action
Drew Leemon
Choose Words Carefully… What You Say Matters
Wilma Gray
core workshop icon Real People Making Real Decisions
Tod Schimelpfenig, Brendan Madden
Do You Know What your Staff Doesn't Know? Cultural Competence and Risk Management
Robin Chiles, Jenni Conrad
10:00am- 10:30am
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
10:30am 12:00pm
core workshop iconHealth, Safety and Security Abroad: A Strategic Approach
Bill Frederick
Field-Emergency Decision Making
Deb Ajango

core workshop iconSetting the Table: Fundamental Legal Issues
Catherine Hansen-Stamp

Analyze, Manage, and Inform: A Useful Decision Making Tool from the Office to the Field
Dave Yacubian
The First 72 Hours: Creating a Culture of Risk Awareness
Susie Caldwell Rinehart, Chris Yager
12:00pm- 1:30pm
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Learning from our Mistakes: Assessing Risk through Data Analysis
Kurt Simer, Mark Bixby
Who Gets to Know What? Writing and Sharing your Investigation Report
Frances Mock, Drew Leemon
Essential Eligibility Criteria - A Risk Management Tool
Janet Zeller, Catherine Hansen-Stamp

core workshop iconAccelerated Training - Using Systems to Get Staff Quickly Up to Speed
Jeff Jackson

core workshop iconWilderness Medicine: Current Topics
Tod Schimelpfenig
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
3:30 - 4:30pm (60 min)
Successful Risk Management Committees
Aram Attarian
Intellectual Risk - The Risk of New and Different Ideas
Jason Luthy
Top 10 General Dos and Don’ts to Avoid Liabilities
Tracey Knutson
Analysis of an Accident on a Staff Outing
Phil Powers
Systems Analysis of Led Outdoor Activity Accidents: Development of a New Accident and Injury Data System
Paul Salmon
4:45 - 6:00pm Structured Networking

Friday, October 26, 2012
8:00am - 3:30pm Exhibitor Showroom
  PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION EMERGENCY PLANNING AND CRISIS RESPONSE LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS STAFF TRAINING & DECISION–MAKING FIELD PRACTICES
8:30am - 10:00am
Two Silos and a Crosswalk
Reb Gregg, Catherine Hansen-Stamp
core workshop icon Risk Management: The Traumatic Aftermath
Will Marling

Should I Call my Lawyer? Responding to the Angry, Demanding Client
Frances Mock

The Phone Interview: Evaluating Candidates from a Distance
Gates Richards
The Risk Management of Teaching and Practicing More Advanced Climbing Skills with Students
Anna Haegel
10:00am- 10:30am
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
10:30am- 12:00pm
Medical Oversight for Wilderness Activities
Seth Hawkins
Shades of Gray: The Complications of Managing Incidents Overseas
Gennifre Hartman, Jennifer Royall, Leah Knickerbocker
Insurance Survival Tactics in 2012-2013
Mike Lucas
Assessing Incident Data for Targeted Training: the Importance of the Near Miss
Josh Cole, Steve Smith
core workshop iconAccidents in Outdoor Pursuits - Assessment and Prevention Approaches
Jed Williamson, Aram Attarian
12:00pm- 1:30pm
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Managing Risk with Volunteer Leaders
Alex Kosseff, Melanie MacInnis, Sascha Paris
Worst Case Scenario: An Expedition Leader's Response to a Fatality
Jerry Issak
core workshop icon New Developments in Participant Agreements
Reb Gregg

Three Plug and Play Staff Training Activities
Shana Tarter
Swiftwater Rescue 101
Nate Ostis
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Unique Risk Management Issues in Serving Veterans and Military Families in the Outdoors
Stacy Bare, Kevin Heiner, Jay Satz
core workshop icon Crisis Communication in the Facebook Age: Will They "Like" You?
Bruce Palmer
Mock Trial Jury Focus Group
Wilma Gray, Tracey Knutson, Michael Curry
Quantifying the Risk in Adventure
Ross Cloutier
Practices for Traveling in Bear Habitat
Katie Baum Mettenbrink
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Keynote Dinner
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Keynote Speaker
Thomas Hornbein, M.D.
9:00pm Conference Ends

 

 


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