Tourisme MontréalSARSCENE 2010
Program at a Glance
Presentations- Sunday 26 September 2010
8:00-16:00, SAR Games - Parc Jean-Drapeau
Media Day
18:00-20:30, Meet and Greet
- Monday 27 September 2010
8:00-16:30, SARSCENE
8:00-16:30, Trade Show
8:30-9:00, Opening ceremony
18:30-22:00, SAR Awards Banquet
- Tuesday 28 September 2010
8:00-16:30, SARSCENE
8:00-15:30, Trade Show
This year’s program will focus on three main areas: Volunteer SAR, Northern & Remote SAR, and Knowledge, Innovation and Technology in SAR. Here is the preliminary program:
Volunteer SAR
- Rust-proofing your resources: Keeping volunteers engaged when SAR operations are scarce.
- SAR volunteers as spokespersons: using the media to your best advantage
- Am I covered? A review of liability management and insurance coverage for SAR volunteers in Canada.
- Designing an Occupational Health and Safety program for SAR volunteers: Managing risk while maintaining response.
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: The role of Critical Incident Stress Debriefings and follow-up
Northern & Remote SAR
- Part I: Forecasting SAR demand in the North over the next 10-20 years: communities, industry, and government make their predictions
- Part 2: A look at present and future SAR response capacity in the North
- Opportunities and Challenges in Northern Air SAR.
- Polar bears and parachutes: Case studies and questions raised by adventure tourism
- Red sweatshirts and SAR: The Canadian Rangers' evolving role in Canada’s northern and remote areas
Knowledge, Innovation, and Technology in SAR
- The disaster spectrum: Where SAR and emergency management meet
- Managing the major incident: Lessons for communication and coordination
- SAR system of the future: Leveraging technology to support decision-making
- Technology to the Rescue?
- Managing for results: Performance measurement in SAR