15th Annual Wilderness Risk Management Conference Call for Presentation Proposals

The Wilderness Risk Manager’s Committee is now looking towards the 15^th annual Wilderness Risk Management Conference in 2008. The 2008 Wilderness Risk Management Conference will be held at Jackson Lake Lodge, in Grand Teton National Park. Dates for the pre-conference sessions are September 28-30, 2008, with the conference following on October 1-3, 2008. Held annually each autumn, the conference strives to:

• Educate wilderness practitioners on risk management and practical safety skills.
• Share field and administrative techniques in risk management.
• Influence risk management’s best practices in the wilderness adventure and education industry.
• Address existing and future issues influencing our industry.
• Provide a networking and professional development forum with today’s leaders in the field.

We are very excited that so many of our colleagues make such a valuable contribution to our profession by speaking at this conference. Speakers serve as volunteers and do not receive compensation but may be eligible for a registration discount. If you have a topic that is relevant to the wilderness risk management field and would like to share your knowledge, information, and skills with others, please submit a proposal for a pre-conference or conference presentation. The format can be educational/informational, an activity/skill, a round table discussion, or a panel discussion. Presentation proposals should fit in with the general conference risk management themes and be catered toward our conference participants; participants come from the outdoor industry and college outdoor programs throughout the world. Themes may include administration, health and wilderness medicine, field practices, emerging issues or trends, and special topics. Proposals will be reviewed by the Risk Management Committee and notifications will be made by the end of February, 2008.

*** All proposal submissions must be in electronic read/writable format.***
Download the PDF Call for Proposals by clicking on the Attachment Link below.

Call for Proposals (PDF)

Submit your proposal by December 31, 2007 to: