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Conference Schedule

Conference Schedule

Monday, October 15, 2007
Time	Victoria Conference Centre
8:00 - 17:00	NIF Project (British Columbia, Alberta Yukon) SAR Management Workshop (By Invitation) Location: Oak Bay Room
9:00 - 17:00	Search and Rescue Leadership Course, Trainer: Richard Smith, Emergency Response Institute Canada Inc. Location: Saanich Room

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Time	Victoria Conference Centre
8:00 - 17:00	NIF Project (British Columbia, Alberta Yukon) SAR Management Workshop (By Invitation) Location: Oak Bay Room
8:00 - 17:30	Lost Person Behaviour Workshop, Trainer: Robert J. Koester, dbS Productions Location: Esquimalt Room
9:00 - 12:00	Joint ICSAR-GSARCC Meeting (By Invitation) Location: Sidney Room
9:00 - 17:00	Search and Rescue Leadership Course, Trainer: Richard Smith, Emergency Response Institute Canada Inc. Location: Saanich Room
13:00 - 16:00	GSARCC Meeting (By Invitation)

Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Time	Location Beacon Hill Park
8:00 - 8:20	Team briefing for Games
8:30 - 8:45	Opening ceremonies for Games
9:00 - 16:30	Games in progress (finish time approximate)
	Victoria Conference Centre
18:00 - 19:30	International Reception - Palm Court, Fairmont Empress Hotel
19:30 - 22:00	SARSCENE Meet and Greet, SAR Games Awards Presentation - Carson Hall, second level

Thursday, October 18, 2007
	Victoria Conference Centre
10:00 - 17:30	Trade Show - Carson Hall, second level
10:00 - 17:30	Idea Exchange - Sidney, second level
Time	Theatre	Saanich	Oak Bay	Esquimalt	Colwood
8:30 - 9:20	Opening Ceremony	Opening Ceremony (Closed Circuit)	Opening Ceremony (Closed Circuit)
9:20 - 9:30	10 Minute Break
9:30 - 10:20	Plenary	Plenary (Closed Circuit)	Plenary (Closed Circuit)
10:20 - 10:50	30 Minute Break
10:50 - 11:40	Newfoundland and Labrador Training Program Harry Blackmore	SAR in Nunavut Glen Higgins	Command and Leadership: Human factors training for boat officers Ian Canavan David Shepherd	CASARA/BC PEP - Air in BC Jay Armitage	RCMP Police Dog Program S/Sgt Dave Wood Debra Dorza-Dirks, BC Search Dog Association Anton Horvath, Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association
11:40 - 13:30	Lunch Break (1 Hour 50 Minutes)
13:30 - 14:20	Rope Rescue Techniques Mike O'Shea	Weatheradio Alerting Developments Anne McCarthy	Adapting Professional SAR for different regions George Field	Tapping into Canadian Forces Major Steven Reid Sgt Paul Moquin	Heavy Urban SAR Tim Armstrong
14:20 - 14:30	10 Minute Break
14:30 - 15:20	Police and Volunteers SAR panel	Marine Simulator Project and Training Program Thomas Kerr Anthony Patterson	Risk-taking behaviour: Implications for SAR prevention Colin Powell	Extreme Arctic Survival and Rescue Mario Aubin Brian Min Adamie Sivuarapik	Québec’s approach to ground search and rescue Officer Alain Croteau
15:20 - 15:50		30 Minute Break
15:50 - 16:40		Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliray and Royal National Lifeboat Institution Malcolm Dunderdale	WeatherOffice on the Web David Jones	Urban Search and Rescue Sgt Mike Cook	The making of a message: the Canadian Avalanche Centre's experience with media coverage Mary Clayton John Kelly
	Royal BC Museum
18:30	Volunteer Appreciation Night

Friday, October 19, 2007
	Victoria Conference Centre
8:30 - 17:30	Trade Show - Carson Hall, second level
8:30 - 17:30	Idea Exchange - Sidney, second level
Time	Theatre	Saanich	Oak Bay	Esquimalt	Colwood
8:30 - 9:20	8:30 - 10:20 Panel - Mountain and backcountry rescue Jeff Haack (Moderator) Kathy Calvert Dale Portman Steve Blake Grant Statham John C. Howe	8:30 - 9:20 BRIEF TUTORIAL Unmanned Aircraft and future SAR operations Andrew Carryer	8:30 - 8:50 BRIEF TUTORIAL Probability Density Profiles of Missing Persons Martin Colwell	8:30 - 9:20 BRIEF TUTORIAL The SAR Inter-Agency Frequency Tutorial Jim McAllister Carol Smith	8:30 - 9:20 The Canine Team log - What it can teach handlers and Search managers Carol Namur
8:30 - 9:20			9:00 - 9:20 BRIEF TUTORIAL Handheld Direction Finding – Going the last mile Paul Steward
9:20 - 9:30		10 Minute Break
9:30 - 10:20		Canada Labour Code Inspector Dennis Erickson	Interview and Investigation – Techniques for Search and Rescue Responders Chris Young	Carbon Monoxide and Boating Safety John Johnstone	SAR in Canada’s changing Arctic Danielle Labonté Ron Kroeker
10:20 - 10:50	30 Minute Break
10:50 - 11:40	Does locating technology assist people who wander? James Leslie	SAR volunteer credibility Neil Brewer	The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary continues a tradition of volunteer service to America and its Coast Guard Steven Budar, National Commodore Commodore Everette Tucker	MEOSAR - 21st Century Satellite System for SAR Jim King	Adopting technical advances at Campbell River Search & Rescue Murray Ames
11:40 - 13:30	Lunch with exhibitors (1 Hour 50 Minutes)
13:30 - 14:20	Mass Rescue Operations: Partnership + Planning + Practice = Preparedness Rick Button	Spotting and spotter training Warrant Officer Brian Dunham	AdventureSmart - SAR Prevention Cyndie Jones	CD ROM-Based Training for SAR Managers and Commanders Bob Manson	Use of genetic algorithms during the surface search in SAR operations Navy Lieutenant Marek Piotrowski
14:20 - 14:30	10 Minute Break
14:30 - 15:20	Working with volunteers in Tasman District, New Zealand Insp. Hugh Flower	U.S. Civil Aviation Patrol and SAR Lieutenant Colonel Joe Abegg	The Evaluation of the Avaluator - testing the new Canadian avalanche safety decision tool Dr. Pascal Haegeli	Fish Safe Stability Education Program Gina Johansen	SAR K-9 Selection, Training, Certification, & Deployment Dave Walker
15:20 - 15:40	20 Minute Break
15:40 -16:30	International Search and Rescue Incident Database Robert Koester	The Sounds of Thunder Terri Lang	Prevention - Avoiding "Search and Rescue" Peter Howe	Bears, cougars and rattlesnakes Pete Wise	How technology and the Internet are changing avalanche safety training for the public and professionals Janice Johnson Ian Tomm
16:30 - 16:40	10 Minute Break
16:40 - 17:30	Mass Casualty Incidents – Order out of Chaos Bob Ayres Tyler Brand	Predators – consideration for searchers Bob Hansen	Prevention Working Group	Swiftwater Rescue - Considerations for AHJs Walter Bucher	Reaction to law C 21: a joint effort between the University of Québec in Chicoutimi and Québec’s provincial police Dr André-François Bourbeau Officer Alain Croteau

Saturday, October 20, 2007
	Victoria Conference Centre
8:30 - 12:00	Trade Show - Carson Hall, second level
Time	Theatre	Saanich	Oak Bay	Esquimalt	Colwood
8:30 - 9:20	Search Team Leadership Chris Long	High tech SAR Tools Charley Shimanski	MAJMAR - SAREX 2006 Ship to Shore Alison Keigan	Surf rescue on the Pacific Rim National Park Sebastien Marcoux	Red Cross Family Reunification Services Kimberley Nemrava
9:20 - 9:30	10 Minute Break
9:30 - 10:20	Major Air Disaster Plan Lieutenant Colonel Grant MacDonald	SAR in New Zealand Senior Sergeant Geoff Logan	Small Boat Operations - Risk Management Captain Scott P. LaRochelle	Third Party Child Abductions Don Blakely	SAR Volunteer Recruitment and Retention: A successful strategy Roland Webb
10:20 - 11:10	50 Minute Break
11:10 - 12:00	Search Managment Initial Response Richard Smith	SAR and natural disaster planning for backcountry Geoff Carrow Darren Salisbury	RCMP Underwater Recovery Program Constable Kevin Besson	Ground SAR in New Zealand – A change of focus Debbie Robertson John Twizell	CASARA/PEP Air - Innovative SAR Technologies Fred Carey
12:00 - 13:00	Lunch Break
13:00 - 15:00	Live Search and Rescue Demonstratons - Holland Point
15:00 - 16:30	Static Search and Rescue Demonstratons - CCG Base / HMCS Malahat, Huron Street
18:30	Reception with Cash Bar - Victoria Conference Centre - Carson Hall
19:30	Search and Rescue Awards Banquet - Victoria Conference Centre - Carson Hall (Tickets available up to Thursday noon at the Registration desk)


Date Modified: 2007-10-15		Important Notices