[SaraHap] SARA Happenings February 2009

Sun Feb 15 18:45:22 MST 2009

Hi All: 

SARA Happenings is issued to foster communication within the Search and Rescue community in Alberta. It is going to 226 e-mail addresses that are listed as the primary contact of SAR Alberta member groups or which were requested to be added to the mailing list.

Subscription and unsubscription information is at the end of the newsletter. 

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2009 PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE 

April 24 to 26 

Hosted by Parkland SAR 

The Information Brochure and Event Schedule can be accessed on the SAR Alberta website.

See www.parklandsar.org or www.saralberta.org for info - register at www.ticketweb.ca

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PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE UPDATE

Note that conference registration can be accessed directly from the Conference info panel on the SAR Alberta website. http://www.saralberta.org/ The conference schedule and information brochure can also be downloaded from the site. At risk of duplicating information the entire registration form is pasted next. The editor takes no responsibility for the loss of formatting due to the e-mail transmission - the form is for information only, not for use as an actual registration form.

Note that the location information will be provided along with registration confirmation.

Search and Rescue Alberta

2009 Provincial Conference Registration Form

You may also register on-line at www.ticketweb.ca

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: APRIL 10. After April 1, there is a $50 Late Registration Fee.

NO REGISTRATIONS AT THE DOOR

Last Name: _________________________________ 

First Name:_________________________

Mailing Address: ________________________________________________________________

City: ________________________________________ 

Postal Code: ______________________

SAR Group: _____________________________ 

Email: _________________________________

Please indicate which sessions you will be attending:

Note that the Rope and Climbing Wall option requires a half-day.

Saturday: 1130 - 1230 (Choose 1 only)

_____ Safe and Effective Fire Extinguisher Use

_____ Night Tracking

_____ The Leadership Toolbox

_____ SARVAC - A Strong National Voice for SAR

_____ Keys to a Successful Board

Saturday: 1500 - 1600 (Choose 1 only)

_____ Search and Rescue Dog Association Part 1 (you must also choose part 2 below)

_____ Survival

_____ Portable Defibrillator Use

_____ H2S Aware

_____ Building a Better Board Part 1 (you must also choose part 2 below)

Saturday: 1630 - 1730 (Choose 1 only)

_____ Search and Rescue Dog Association Part 2 (you must also choose part 1 above)

_____ Survival (Repeat session)

_____ Tapping into Volunteer Motivation

_____ Weather Radio Alert System and SAR

_____ Maintaining a Good Relationship with the RCMP

_____ Building a Better Board Part 2 (you must also choose part 1 above)

Full Conference Fee $200

Includes Friday dormitory-style accommodation; Friday evening social; all meals on Saturday; all conference Events, except Rope and Climbing Wall; all nutrition snacks; Saturday BBQ, evening social and recreation; Saturday dormitory-style accommodation; Sunday breakfast; and, AGM

Double Occupancy Upgrade ($60 per room) Per person $30

Dormitory-style accommodation is included in above price; limited spaces available for this option

Please indicate who you will be sharing a room with ____________________________________

OR Single Occupancy Upgrade $80

Dormitory-style accommodation is included in above price; limited spaces available for this option

Optional Rope Course and Climbing Wall (limited to the first 50 applicants) $25

Discount if you can't arrive until Saturday morning -$20

Please try to arrive by 0830 on Saturday

Late registration fee (After April 1 and until April 10) $50

TOTAL $__________

Enclose your payment with this registration form. Make cheques payable to Parkland Search and Rescue Society. Mail to: Norman Mathew, Box 158, Seba Beach, AB T0E 2B0.

NOTES:

1.You will receive an email confirmation of your registration as well as location information and other details about the conference

2.Registration deadline is April 10; after April 1, a late registration fee of $50 applies

3.FOR LOGISTICAL REASONS, THERE ARE NO REGISTRATIONS AT THE DOOR

4.There are no refunds after April 1; requests for refunds must be made in writing.

Signature: __________________________________________ Date: ____________________________

Information collected on this form will be used for the administration of the Search and Rescue Alberta 2009 Provincial Conference only. This information will not be distributed to, or shared with, any other organization.

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2010 SARSCENE CONFERENCE AND EXPO

Regina, SK
Fall 2010

The NSS announces that the 2009 edition of SARSCENE Conference and Expo is postponed. It will resume in the fall of 2010. The Search and Rescue Saskatchewan Association of Volunteers (SARSAV) and the Ministry of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing, Government of Saskatchewan, will co-host the 2010 conference in Regina, SK. 

Please re-visit the 

http://www.sarscene.ca

website for continuing updates. 

Why?

After 17 years, it's time to pause and review the format and content of the SARSCENE Conference and Expo. Feedback from the SAR community indicates that the timing is right to revamp the conference, improve the content, offer more targeted and useful sharing of information, best practices and learning for volunteers and other SAR professionals. 

What's being refreshed?

To make SARSCENE a new, improved and more targeted event, we're :
* refurbishing content selection: we want to create educational and informative streams for volunteers, SAR managers, team leaders, emergency measures officials, law enforcement, associations, etc.;
* improving the Awards Program by bringing it up to date, so it more accurately reflects and recognizes changes in today's SAR reality;
* seeking more involvement from our air, marine and ground partners, and the SAR industry; and
* focusing on multi-year strategic & operational planning.

Goal

Our goal is to create a more balanced event, and ensure that conference participants receive increased value for the time and money they invest in attending the conference. If you'd like to offer comments and suggestions, please contact:

Email : sarscene at nss.gc.ca 
Fax : 613-996-3746

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ALZHEIMER SOCIETY

The following was also submitted to the newsletter and comes from Joan Price jprice at alzheimer.ab.ca 

Subject: NEW! On-line Safely Home Registration and SAR Training Available

One thing I did want to share with you is that the on-line registration for Safely Home is now available at www.safelyhome.ca . 

In addition, the on-line training for SAR, RCMP, Police is now available as well. You may want to take a look at the website, check out the self-directed training and see if it will be a fit for on-going staff development for SAR groups throughout Alberta/NWT. 

NEW! on-line training is now available on our Safely Home webpage: http://www.safelyhome.ca/en/onlinetraining/onlinetraining.asp. Please see the How to Register portion on that page. Registrants will have to fill out the form in order to require enrollment to the course.

Please feel free to share this information with anyone interested in taking the training on-line (note the change of the name of the course).

Course B: "Search is an Emergency": Bringing people with Alzheimer's and related diseases Safely Home. 

Targeted audience: Police and emergency services.

Alzheimer's disease provides unique challenges to emergency search and rescue efforts. This course will assist police and emergency services to learn about the distinguishing characteristics of persons with Alzheimer's disease who may become lost; effective communication strategies to use when interacting with the public; the Safely HomeT program; and vital information to help reunite lost persons with their family members.

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SARVAC NEWSLETTER

Rodney also sent me the pdf file of the SARVAC newsletter for Winter 2009, but I cannot undertake to post it in this newsletter edition. My apologies, but this newsletter threatens to exceed the length and file size restrictions that prevent it from becoming burdensome to those with only dial-up service. The SARVAC newsletter will be posted soon on the SAR Alberta website.

If you'd like to see it before it appears on the site you might contact Rodney Dietrich at 

accountinggod at shaw.ca 

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SARA HAPPENINGS SUBMISSIONS 

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