Presentations

SARSCENE opened with a plenary session on "Volunteer SAR: Dedication, Challenge and the Way Ahead" with presentations by:

• Monica Ahlstrom of the Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada,
• John Davidson of the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association,
• Brad Marshall of the Search and Rescue Association of Alberta,
• Jean Murray of the National Search and Rescue Secretariat and
• Robert Petitpas of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary.

There were five simultaneous sessions throughout the rest of the two and a half days. Speakers represented all areas of search and rescue: air, marine and ground SAR across Canada and around the world. The focus was on multi-agency partnerships to help create a seamless search and rescue system and on the most efficient use of SAR resources and skill to save lives.

• Presentations and speakers from SARSCENE 2004
• Call for presentations for 2005

Thursday, October 16

9:00 am - Noon
OPENING CEREMONY and PLENARY SESSION
"Volunteer SAR: Dedication, Challenge and the Way Ahead" 

Speakers:
Monica Ahlstrom, Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada
John Davidson, Civil Air Search and Rescue Association
Brad Marshall, Search and Rescue Association of Alberta
Jean Murray, National Search and Rescue Secretariat
Robert Petitpas, Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (.ppt)
Moderator:
Peter Howe, National Search and Rescue Association

Presentations are provided by the presenter and may not be bilingual.
(.pdf) - Adobe Acrobat Reader required
(.ppt) - MS Powerpoint or PowerPoint Viewer required

1:00 pm – 1:55 pm

• Richard Smith - SAR Skills you should be Teaching Your SAR Personnel before They Respond in the Field
• Mike Hewson - Meteorology's Relationship with SAR
• Bob Manson - Mountain Rescue
• Lorenzo Auriti - Operational Instrument Approach Capability for SAR Rotorcraft
• Jim King - New Developments in the Cospas-Sarsat System (.pdf)

2:00 pm – 2:55 pm

• Sgt. Pierre Miron - SAR Tech Tales
• Bradford Clark - United States Coast Guard’s Rescue 21
• Mary Thomas and Louise Crone - New SAR Initiatives Fund — Improving SAR One Project at a Time (.ppt)
• Claude Auger - Implementation of a response network for ice rescue in the Saguenay - Saint-Lawrence Marine Park
• Don Blakely - GSAR Units in BC’s Wildfire Season

3:35 pm - 4:30 pm

• Tony Boschmann - Advanced Bear Strategies (to 5 pm)
• Everette Tucker - Operation BoatSmart
• Kevin Rowe - Northwest Territories SAR
• Sgt. Patrick MacIsaac - RCMP Police Dog Service

Friday, October 15

8:30 am – 9:25 am

• Harry Blackmore and Vaughn Bennett - GSAR Training Standards in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Major Roger Smith and Carole Smith - Open Season: Hunting Emergency Beacons in the Provincial/Territorial Jurisdiction (.ppt)
• James Croft - Tracking Eye Movement during SAR
• Maj. Chuck Grenkow - Canadian Forces Experiences in National Search and Rescue
• Dave Brewer - BC SAR Review Process and Pre-plans for SAR

9:30 am – 10:25 am

• Guy Kerr - Search Team Leader
• Billy Bean and Tony Patterson - Marine Simulation Programs
• Greg Curtis and Miles Mozel - Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society
• Annic Plouffe and Harriet McKay - Search and Recovery for First Nation Communities (.pdf)
• Dave Brewer (Continued)

11:00 am – 11:55 am

• Sgt. Don Bindon - B.C.'s Search Management Kit: A NIF Success Story
• Dave Oelrichs - Boating Safety for Torres Strait Islanders and Aboriginal Communities, Australia
• Fred Carey - Innovative SAR Technologies and Techniques
• Bruce Gray - Civil Emergency Response (CER) - SAR Volunteers' Role
• Capt. Jim Hutcheson - Working with the Media  (.ppt)

1:00 pm – 1:55 pm

• Chris Long - SAR Leadership Development
• Capt. Rolf Westertröm - International Lifeboat Federation Update
• Glenda Hanna - YouthSafe Outdoors: The Alternative to Wrapping them in Cotton
• George Field - Working SAR Partnerships
• Barbara Byers - Lifejacket/PDF Mandatory Wear – Will it Float?

2:00 pm – 2:55 pm

• Bob Van Goethem - Critical Incident Stress  
• John Chaychuck - Cave Rescue Experiences - Implications for Other Areas of SAR
• Mary Thomas and Louise Crone - New SAR Initiatives Fund (NIF) – Strike Oil with your Proposal (.ppt)

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

• Marc Parent and Carole Smith - Speaking the Same Language: Enhancing SAR Radio Communication in Canada (.ppt) (.pdf version)
• Derek Smith - Major Marine Disaster Plan (.ppt)
• Jim Pendergast – To Be Announced
• Envoy Andy Kwak - Healing the Broken Spirit
• Linda Leduc - Alzheimer Disease: The Safely Home™ Initiative

Saturday, October 16

8:30 am – 9:25 am

• Kevin George - The Magic of Motivation
• Clair Israelson - Managing Avalanche Risk in Canada: Challenge and Opportunity
• Scott Wright - The Tamra Keepness Search
• Mike Hewson, Meteorological Service of Canada - Weather Tools for SAR
• Dr. Jocelyn Keillor - Imaging Systems in Search and Rescue: Implications for Operator Orientation

9:30 am – 10:25 am

• Don Cooper and Jack Frost - GSAR Detection Experiment
• François Célerier - Sea Rescue
• Gord Irwin - The True Cost of SAR
• Ric Henderson - Volunteer Role in Emergency Response
• Jim Craig and Les Brace - Technologies for Tracking at Night

11:00 am – 11:55 am

• Don Cooper and Jack Frost (Continued)
• Erwin Deolet - Air SAR Challenges in Belgium
• Allan Keefe and Peter Tikuisis - Cold Exposure Survival Prediction Tool
• Jim McAllister - BC SAR Web-based Information System
• Peter Garapick - Old Boat Syndrome

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