2030 Hospitality Suite
Friday, September 23, 20110900 – 1700 All day concurrent practical session for local First Responders held off-site.
Hosted by Ted Rankine, conducted by Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht.
0800 – 0830 Breakfast, Welcome and Housekeeping - John Gullick
0835 – 0900 Transport Canada:
- John Murray, National Manager, Office of Boating Safety
- Tywana Whitelaw, Acting Regional Director, Marine Safety - Atlantic Region
0900 – 0945 Keynote Speaker – John Butler, Assistant Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard
0945 – 1000 Health Break
1000 – 1100 Changing Boater Behaviour: Nobody Ever
Bored Anybody into Doing Something - Noel O’Dea, President, Target Marketing
1100 – 1200 Training Simulators - Capt. Anthony Patterson, President, Virtual Marine Technology
1200 – 1245 Lunch
1245 – 1700 Visit to the Marine Institute
1800 – 2100 Dinner – On your own (options to be provided /(No Hospitality Suite)
Saturday, September 24, 20110900 – 1700 All day concurrent practical session for SARVAC First Responders held off-site. Hosted by Ted Rankine, conducted by Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht
0800 – 0900 Breakfast
0900 - 0945 Jeff Hoedt, Chief, U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety
0945 - 1200
Outreach and Rescue
- A Perspective from St. Pierre & Miquelon
- Boating Safety at the Royal St. John’s Regatta - Wayne Young, President
- Point of View from the Canadian Rangers – Jason Dech
- Update on CSBC position on PFD wear – Barbara Byers, Chair CSBC PFD Task Force
1200 – 1330 Lunch & AGM chaired by Bob Minielly, CSBC Chair.
1330 – 1430 Regional Boating Activity and Outreach Program - Brian Avery,Transport Canada and
Harry Blackmore, President Nfld & Labrador Search & Rescue Assocation
1430 – 1530 Beyond Cold Water Boot Camp - Ian Gilson
SmartBoater.ca - Boating Safety at your Fingertips - Stephanie Rankine, Ian Gilson, John Gullick
Safe Boating Awareness Week - Ian Gilson
1530 - 1545 Health Break
1545 - 1700 Boating Safety in Newfoundland and Labrador - Past, Present and Future Panel:
- Harry Blackmore, President, Newfoundland & Labrador Search and Rescue Association
- Jeanette Jobson, Executive Director, Lifesaving Society - Newfoundland and Labrador Branch
- Alex McGruger, Past President, Kayak Newfoundland & Labrador
- Gary Case, Liaison Officer, Canadian Power & Sail (Avalon) Squadron
- Wayne Young, Director Injury Prevention, Canadian Red Cross, Atlantic
1830 – 1930 CSBC Recognition Awards Reception
1930 Banquet
2100 Hospitality Suite