Welcome to SARscene – Canada's premier search and rescue conference! SARscene is hosted by the National Search and Rescue Secretariat and co-hosted by a provincial or territorial government in association with local search and rescue volunteer associations.

This year, SARscene will be held in one of Canada's beautiful prairie regions - Winnipeg Manitoba - on October 29th to 31st 2011 at the Winnipeg Convention Centre (WCC) and will be co-hosted by the Manitoba Office of the Fire Commissioner. In addition to the SAR Games – a friendly and competitive learning opportunity – the program includes sessions targeted to SAR management, SAR volunteers, and SAR prevention and mitigation. This is also the opportunity to honour Canada's SAR elite through the National SAR Awards of Excellence banquet on October 30th 2011. Please consult the navigation tabs on the left of your screen for details on each of the SARscene activities.

Join us and the Canadian and international search and rescue communities, to learn about the latest trends, training and developments in the field of SAR. The SARscene tradeshow brings together SAR manufacturers and service providers, and offer SARscene delegates with the opportunity to network with their peers, the private sector, and the academic sector. SARscene attendees and exhibitors include search and rescue professional staff and volunteers, law enforcement; air, ground and marine stakeholders; K9 SAR; first responders; paramedics; SAR and emergency management coordinators; researchers; manufacturers and service providers; members of the international SAR community; and many more.

We hope to see you at SARscene 2011!