Day 1 of NOLS Risk Management Training
I always look forward to teaching the NOLS Risk Management Training curriculum! It's very useful for organizations that operate across a broad spectrum. The training provides actionable opportunities for a wide variety of programs. Participants range from executive directors to program staff, small private companies to large universities, and environmental education organizations to outdoor adventure groups, any of which could be domestic or international in scope.
This group is sharp—among the 15 of them they bring varying levels of experience and needs. Tomorrow we are getting ready to do our emergency response activity which concludes with the class having the opportunity to review an incident and to ask one of the instructors (who is role-playing as the director of the program) questions. I have a feeling they are going to keep me on my toes!
- Dave Yacubian, Instructor of the NOLS Risk Management Training, a pre-conference workshop to the Wilderness Risk Management Conference on 10/13/09
Posted by Brian Fabel on October 21, 2009 in Professional Training, WRMC | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
The People You Will Meet at the WRMC!
Introducing the 2009 Wilderness Risk Management Conference Speakers! These industry professionals bring a wide spectrum of risk management experience to their Conference Presentations!
Deb Ajango | Aram Attarian | Christopher Barnes | Rebecca Bear | Robert Birkby | Andrew Bobilya | Rick Braschler | Kathy Capps | Tony Clapp | Kent Clement | Joshua Cole | David Concannon | Lee Dickinson | Bill Fredrick | Wilma J. Gray | Jim Garrett | Reb Gregg | Catherine Hansen-Stamp | Dr. Seth Hawkins | Jeff Jackson | David Johnson | Ken Kalisch | Doug Killeen | Alex Kosseff | Drew Leemon | Will Marling | Leo McAvoy | John McManamon | Frances Mock | Nancy Oswald | Gretchen Ostherr | Jeremy Oyen Brenda Porter | Kurt Rausch | Tod Schimelpfenig | Cole Sclack | Kirk Smimeall | Dave Sperry | Justin Talbot | Liz Tuohy | Mark Vermeal | Jed Williamson | Lester Zook | Janet Zeller
There is still time to sign up to be a part of this unique community of risk managers!
Posted by Brian Fabel on October 2, 2009 in WRMC | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
WRMC Workshop Schedule Posted Online
We are excited to announce that the 2009 Wilderness Risk Management Conference Workshop Schedule has been posted online. 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.
The timing could not be better, as there is still time to register under the early bird rate and save $110! This savings ends July 30, so sign up and prepare to learn, participate, and improve your risk management program!
Posted by Brian Fabel on July 29, 2009 in WRMC | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
WRMC Keynote Speaker: Robert Birkby
There Are Lions Out There:
Risk Management in an Age of Challenge
We are excited to announce our keynote speaker for the 2009 Wilderness Risk Management Conference (WRMC), Robert Birkby. Drawing on four
decades of field experience and firsthand knowledge of risk management
strategies employed through the Boy Scouts of America to the world’s
elite mountain guides, Robert Birkby explores the often dramatic
evolution of risk acceptance and management over the last hundred years
and suggests intelligent ways for the industry to prepare for the
challenges of the future.
A longtime backcountry crew leader and instructor for the SCA, he also works with Berg Adventures International and has led trips for Mountain Madness. His books include current editions of The Boy Scout Handbook and The Boy Scout Fieldbook, a biography of climber Scott Fischer entitled Mountain Madness, and Lightly on the Land, the SCA’s manual of trail construction and maintenance.
Join us in Durham, NC and learn from other exciting and innovative workshops!
Posted by Brian Fabel on June 5, 2009 in WRMC | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
WRMC On Twitter
The 2009 Wilderness Risk Management Conference (WRMC) will post new conference topics and speakers, in addition to other important news, via our twitter feed. Follow attend_WRMC to stay up-to-date on conference happenings!
Posted by Brian Fabel on May 29, 2009 in WRMC | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
WRMC Workshops - Choose Your Session!
We are excited to announce the 2009 Wilderness Risk Management Conference workshops. This year we have a wide array of new speakers and workshops! Risk Management Issues in the Digital Age, Hands On Discovery Workshop and Practice with Depositions, Designing and Managing an Effective Staff Training, and The Role of Medical Directors in Risk Management just to name a few!
Registration for this year's exciting conference is open, so plan ahead and join us in Durham, North Carolina!
Posted by Brian Fabel on May 26, 2009 in Professional Training, WRMC | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Speaker Proposal Submission for the 2009 WRMC
Industry leaders in outdoor education and professional guiding organizations come together from across the country once a year for the Wilderness Risk Management Conference sponsored by the National Outdoor Leadership School, Outward Bound, and the Student Conservation Association.
Participants in this amazing event have the opportunity to share and gain a wealth of knowledge on topics such as risk and crisis management, staff training, administrative techniques, new social media, medical screening, working with volunteers, and other important issues crucial to the success of any outdoor/wilderness educational or guiding organization.
We are accepting presentation proposals for the 2009 WRMC at the at the Durham Marriott Convention Center in Durham, North Carolina from October 14th-16th. We encourage you to visit our online speaker submission web-page to share your knowledge.
Posted by Brian Fabel on January 9, 2009 in Professional Training, WRMC | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Past Wilderness Risk Management Conference Proceedings Now Available!
If you are working in the outdoor industry, a student studying outdoor education, or just someone who is looking to gain some interesting knowledge in wilderness risk management, then you need to check out the new publicly available WRMC Proceedings archive!
Each year, over 350 people gather at the Wilderness Risk Management Conference (WRMC) to network with other experts in the industry of wilderness risk management and investigate the pressing issues.This year's WRMC will be in beautiful Grand Teton National Park just outside Jackson, WY from October 1-3, 2008. Register before July 15, and save $110!
We hope to see you at this years WRMC!
Posted by Brian Fabel on June 24, 2008 in Professional Training, WRMC | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
