Day 1 - Sunday, October 30, 2011
| Response Pan Am Room (2nd Floor) |
Prevention Main Plenary (Ground Floor) |
Management Millennium Suite (2nd Floor) |
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| 0830-0900 | Opening Ceremony Winnipeg Convention Centre, Main Plenary Room, Ground Floor |
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| 0900-1000 | Opening Plenary The National SAR Program 1986-2011: A retrospective |
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| 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) |
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| 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
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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 | ||