AMN 2007 Program

NOTE: This is a rough draft of a preliminary program written in May. Be advised: changes will be coming.

Except where noted, all events take place at Northfield Mountain.

Friday
6:00 – 9:00 PM	Campsite check-in Division Program Supervisors Meeting
Saturday
8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast, Meeting Div Supervisors/Regional Advisors meeting Welcome from Northfield Mountain Management and Patrol Program Delivery to Regions Program Needs for upcoming season Planned course schedule Available IORs, instructors and resources Scholarships and instructor recruitment Goal Oriented Practice
9:00 AM	I/T Meeting Instructor Activity Reports/IT assignments Status of Instructors being mentored This season pending recertification Active Instructors/Dormant Instructors Program quality issues
9:00 – 11:00 AM	flexible goal-oriented-practice - Staffed by Regional Advisors Participants should be given tasks immediately at registration Successful participants help others - Track on Index Cards Transceiver practice/recertification Digital and Analog - locate under 5-min with each type. Snow Density - measure density of a given material (shaved ice) using kit Compass Bearings - take 3 bearings and triangulate location on map Map Coordinates of location - coordinates of current location GPS Geo cache - use GPS coordinates to find hidden cache.
11:00 AM	lunch presentations 20 min program admin Nordic Avalanche Mountaineering
12:00 Noon	New probe tech - Bill McCasey Nordic Master - Greg Evidence Preservation Exercise outside - Mary/Phil lost/found under age hunter
2:00 PM	Break Classroom presentations - Butch Running a Bike Patrol - Kiel Devine ICS discussion for Sunday Exercise NJSAR/JC
4:30 PM	Break for all - New Instructors Meeting Q/A
6:00 PM	Division Dinner – Barton Cove Campground
Sunday
8:00 AM	Breakfast, Strike Camp – Barton Cove Campground Incident Command Structure Exercise (NJ SAR): Participating in a Multi-jurisdictional lost child search
11:00 AM	Debrief
11:30 AM	Closing Remarks
12:00 Noon	Adjourn