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Main Conference: Tuesday, October 15 - Thursday, October 17, 2024

Preconference: Monday October 14 - Tuesday, October 15, 2024

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Tuesday, October 15
 

10:00am MDT

Transceiver Interference Workshop presented by Black Diamond (session 1)
Tuesday October 15, 2024 10:00am - 11:30am MDT
Preconference workshop  | no additional fee | walk-ins welcome
Exploration and awareness of the different items that cause interference in avalanche transceivers and how that affects different beacon's performance in both search and send modes.
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Tuesday October 15, 2024 10:00am - 11:30am MDT
Salon 3/Outside

12:30pm MDT

Risk Management Primer for All Attendees
Tuesday October 15, 2024 12:30pm - 4:30pm MDT
Preconference workshop | no additional fee | walk-ins welcome​​​
Attend this free preconference workshop! Casual, fun, and interactive precursor to the WRMC where we will set the foundation for terms, concepts, and create common language that will help participants comprehend and thrive in later conference sessions. No preregistration is required.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. José González

Dr. José González

Director of Experiential Education, The Overlake School
Dr. José H. González is the Director of Experiential Education for The Overlake School. He is a Boricua, born and raised in Puerto Rico. He started his outdoor education professional career in the 90's working for major organizations, including Hurricane Island Outward Bound School... Read More →
Tuesday October 15, 2024 12:30pm - 4:30pm MDT
Alpine West

1:00pm MDT

Transceiver Interference Workshop presented by Black Diamond (session 2)
Tuesday October 15, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm MDT
Preconference workshop | no additional fee | walk-ins welcome
Exploration and awareness of the different items that cause interference in avalanche transceivers and how that affects different beacon's performance in both search and send modes.
Speakers
Tuesday October 15, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm MDT
Salon 3/Outside

2:00pm MDT

Adventure Risk Research Symposium
Tuesday October 15, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
Join for the 6th annual Adventure Risk Research Symposium. This is a free virtual event! A Zoom link will be posted here as we get closer to the event.

Learn from adventure risk management and outdoor safety researchers as they present their current research and peer reviewed articles ranging from across the globe. Researchers will share a broad array of new and very relevant topics. Here’s a snippet: Decision making in early-stage backcountry skiers and snowboarders | Practitioner needs identified from an analysis of 64 fatal outdoor and adventure program incidents | An examination of 30 years of Wilderness Risk Management Conference topics to the original 24 concerns first identified in 1994, The state of safety and risk management in India | Issues and potential resolutions surrounding mountain bike trail difficulty rating systems | Safety in scientific fieldwork and the potential application of methods from Wilderness Risk Management | An exploration of the impact of wildfires on outdoor and adventure program
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avatar for Dr. Clare Dallat

Dr. Clare Dallat

Founder and Director, The Outdoor Education Group (OEG)
Dr. Clare Dallat is the executive director of The Outdoor Education Foundation and Research at The Outdoor Education Group (OEG), Australia. OEG’s 400 staff work with almost 50,000 young people annually on led outdoor education programs across Australia. Clare also leads Risk Resolve... Read More →
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Jeff Jackson

Professor, Coordinator, Algonquin College
Jeff Jackson, PhD, is an award-winning educator and longtime contributor to the WRMC, introducing concepts such as sensemaking and systems planning. Jeff is a professor and coordinator of Algonquin College's Outdoor Adventure guide training diploma, where he oversees 10,000 student... Read More →
Tuesday October 15, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
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