Program Schedule

Day 1 - Sunday, October 30, 2011

  Response

Pan Am Room
(2nd Floor)
Prevention

Main Plenary
(Ground Floor)
Management

Millennium Suite
(2nd Floor)
0830-0900 Opening Ceremony

Winnipeg Convention Centre, Main Plenary Room, Ground Floor
0900-1000 Opening Plenary
The National SAR Program 1986-2011: A retrospective
1000-1030 Refreshment Break in SARscene Expo Refreshment Break in SARscene Expo Refreshment Break in SARscene Expo
1030-1200 Volunteer K9 teams and their role in a provincial GSAR program

Where saving lives is the law: The role of regulation and enforcement in SAR prevention.

Planning effective air, marine, and ground SAR exercises: Key principles and lessons learned

1200-1330 Lunch in SARscene Expo Lunch in SARscene Expo Lunch in SARscene Expo
1330-1500 That sinking feeling: Preparing for an effective response to marine disasters

Reaching out: Success stories and advice in safety awareness and outreach.

Keeping the SAR volunteer community sustainable: A look at recruitment, retention, and occupational health and safety.

1500-1530 Refreshment Break in SARscene Expo Refreshment Break in SARscene Expo Refreshment Break in SARscene Expo
1530-1700 Planning for disaster: The effective employment of SAR resources in disaster response

Hitting the target: getting the right messages to the right audiences.

A double-edged sword: Examining the risks and benefits internet technology has brought to SAR, with a focus on 'crowdsourcing' and social networks.

Day 2 - Monday, October 31, 2011

  Response

Pan Am Room
(2nd Floor)
Prevention

Main Plenary
(Ground Floor)
Management

Millennium Suite
(2nd Floor)
0830-1000 Making the right call: A round-up of SAR alerting technologies and stories of success – and failure

Win-Win: Promoting prevention together – the role of industry.

An all-hazards approach to managing Search and Rescue and emergency response in the Province of Manitoba.

1000-1030 Refreshment Break in SARscene Expo Refreshment Break in SARscene Expo Refreshment Break in SARscene Expo
1030-1200 Responding to lost persons with Autism: Increasing search effectiveness through awareness, research, and proactive measures.

How could this happen?? The investigator's contribution to SAR prevention, from individual cases to trend analysis.

Private-public partnerships: Case studies on the use of contracted SAR resources.

1200-1330 Lunch in SARscene Expo Lunch in SARscene Expo Lunch in SARscene Expo
1330-1500 Managing technology while managing SAR: A practical look at how to integrate people and technology for an effective SAR response

From the mouths of babes: The multiple benefits of children's programming.

Putting faces to names: The value of roundtables to SAR program management.

1500-1530 Refreshment Break in SARscene Expo Refreshment Break in SARscene Expo Refreshment Break in SARscene Expo
1530-1630 Closing Plenary and Farewell:
The National SAR Program: Plotting a course for the next 25 years

Winnipeg Convention Centre, Main Plenary Room, Ground Floor