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AORE is currently accepting nominations for the 2010 Jim Rennie Leadership Award sponsored by Osprey, Bill March Student Achievement Award sponsored by Osprey and David J Webb Program Excellence Award. These awards recognize AORE professional, student and program members that have made outstanding and noteworthy contributions to the field of Outdoor Recreation and Education. Nominate a member here.
The 2010 annual conference in Keystone is seeing skill-based clinics and equipment demo opportunities for the Winter Skills and Demo Day. Find out more, or submit a proposal here. AORE delegation attended Outdoor Nation Summit in New York City! We are pleased to announce the publication of the newest issue of the Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership (JOREL) Volume 2(1). Go here to learn more. Student Scholarship info for 2010 conference on the Awards page. Apply Now! |
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Conference Presentation Tracks
The following eight conference tracks help frame the structure of AORE's conference presentations. The intent of the tracks is to help attendees organize presentations they wish to attend in a meaningful way.
Management and Administration
This track is designed to help professionals develop procedures, operations, and overall administration of programs. Presentation topics include staff development, marketing, technology, budgeting, and institutional support. Other areas include running various aspects of the business of outdoor programs including rental center operations.
Risk Management and Wilderness Medicine
This track is intended to improve preparedness for crisis and medical situations and provide updates in the wilderness medicine field. Presentation topics include writing risk management plans, revising policies and procedures, legal advice, and updates to wilderness medicine.
Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability
This track provides meaningful instruction and discussion pertaining to outdoor ethics, minimizing carbon emissions/footprint, and conservation.
Programming
This track is designed for all aspects of running outdoor trips or clinics, events, and programming for participants. Presentations include topics ranging from logistical planning and permitting to technical skills and backcountry cooking. This track also includes presentations on specific types of trips such as international trips and orientation programs.
Climbing Wall and Challenge Course
Large activity structures pose particular ‘challenges’ for operation, maintenance, risk management, and programming. Presentation topics include climbing wall competitions, challenge course development, and staff training in both of these areas.
Student Development
Designed specifically for student attendees, this track is aimed at improving leadership, communication, and programming awareness. Presentations by students are strongly encouraged in this track, though they can be placed in other tracks as well.
Career Development
Anyone looking for a job in the outdoor industry, or advice on career advancement, should pay special attention to this track. Presentations will relate to resumes, interviews, graduate schools, field work, military positions,and additional career development advice.
Research Symposium
This track will fulfill the goals of the Research Symposium, and includes presentations about research from practitioners, students, and academics. Presentations in this track are selected separately through the Research and Publications Committee designed for the symposium.