2024 Wilderness Risk Management Conference

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2024 Wilderness Risk Management Conference

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

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

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*Minor schedule changes should be expected.

Amberleigh Hammond

Student Conservation Association
Seattle, Washington

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I'm a CO native! Grew up in Denver and now live in WA! I'm an outdoors girl, I like outdoors guys. Can you sail a Laser? How about climb 5.12? Do you like frisbees and skis? Wanna teach me to row my new Cat?

9:00am MDT

Inquiry Based Learning and Program Design Workshop Apline WestBen Gulla • Lauren Wojciak

5:30pm MDT

Exhibitor Showcase & Happy Hour Grand Ballroom

6:30pm MDT

Opening Session - Welcome Celebration and Awards Presentation! Grand Ballroom

8:30am MDT

Contemporary Crisis Management Planning (CORE) Canyon A/BDr. Clare Dallat • Deb Ajango “It’s Not Me, It’s You.” Power, Privilege, and Conflict (CORE) Alpine WestLauren Gross • Taylor Feldman Basics of the American with Disabilities Act for Program Participants and Employees Alpine EastKristen Burke • Leah Corrigan Promoting Safety and Belonging: Active Bystander Strategies for Workplace Harassment and Beyond Granite Conference CenterAriel Atkins I Think You Should Leave! Managing Early Departures Canyon CAlex Schwartz

10:00am MDT

Snack Break & Exhibitor Hall Open Grand Ballroom

10:30am MDT

Exclusive Spaces: Managing Inherent Risks of Racism in Outdoor Spaces (CORE) Alpine WestMeena Fernald • Montae Franklin Admissions: Your Risk Management First Line of Defence Granite Conference CenterJillian Zeppa Developing Choice-making Skills and an Ethic of Care Canyon CDenise Mitten, PhD

1:30pm MDT

What you may not know about the principles of supervision? Granite Conference CenterRobert Kauffman The Wilderness Mental Health Management Challenge Canyon A/BWhitney Johnson, LCSW Adaptive forms and AI engines to increase informational efficiency Alpine WestAndrew Arter Enhancing Programme Quality and Safety through Field Coaching Process Canyon CNathan Lim • Muhammad Syafiq

2:30pm MDT

Snack Break & Exhibitor Hall Open Grand Ballroom

3:00pm MDT

Partnerning for Medical Advice: Small programs perspective Granite Conference CenterLindsay Babbitt • Dr. Avinash Patil • Phoebe Dameron Effective Staff Training: Evidence-based interventions to achieve greater impact (CORE) Canyon A/BBix Firer • Tom Cramer

4:45pm MDT

Exhibitor Hall Open Grand BallroomSteve Pace • Carly Knudson • Jacob Kurt • Courtney Johnson • Aaron Funnell Structured Networking Grand Ballroom

8:30am MDT

Can Your Distributed Organization Support Staff During and After a Critical Incident? Canyon CBrooke Retherford • Emma Walker • Liz Riggs Meder Beyond Theory to Practice: Case Studies in Safety II (Safety Differently) (CORE) Alpine WestSteve Smith` Short Talk Series Canyon A/BJosie McKee • Laura Maguire • Lauren Glass • Nik White

10:00am MDT

Snack Break & Exhibitor Hall Open Grand Ballroom

10:30am MDT

Building Climate Change Resilience in the Outdoor Industry Canyon A/BShana Tarter • Brendan Madden When Good Programs Get Bad Press: Are journalists out to get us? Alpine EastSarah Hoye, M.J. • Denise Mitten, PhD

1:30pm MDT

Risk and Crisis Communications Before and After a Critical Incident Canyon CJon Heshka Understanding Contracts & why you need to read those clauses you never read Alpine WestDoug Stevens • Lach Zemp Stress Injury Awareness: Tools for Early Recognition in Your Staff and Yourself (CORE) Alpine EastPaul Dreyer

3:30pm MDT

S.L.O.W.De-Escalation: Addressing the aggressor and minimizing potential harm to self and others Canyon CDave Yacubian 150 Days to a Solid Child Protection Policy Granite Conference CenterDeborah Ausburn • Thomas Rawlings The Body Doesn't Lie Canyon A/BTracy Rekart Lean In or Dial Back? Calibrating Your Individual and Organizational Risk Tolerance Alpine WestChristy Sommers • Dave Haffeman

5:00pm MDT

Social Hour & Connection Grand Ballroom

6:00pm MDT

Keynote Dinner & Presentation with Emily Ford: 28 Days in the Wilderness Grand BallroomEmily Ford