CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Last revised on February 15, 2020, at 11:45 a.m.

This general schedule below provides information accurately up to the date of revision noted above. Details are subject to change.

General Schedule
Session Schedule

General Schedule

Quick Links to Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday schedules.

Monday	February 17	Location
8:00 a.m.	Breakfast	Chrouser
9:00 a.m.	COE Clinic Board of Directors Mtg
12:15 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 p.m.	Clinic/Meetings resume
5:15 p.m.	Dinner

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Tuesday	February 18	Location
8:00 a.m.	Breakfast	Chrouser
9:00 a.m.	Clinic and Meetings continue
12:15 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 p.m.	Clinics continue
5:15 p.m.	Dinner

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Wednesday	February 19	Location
8:00 a.m.	Breakfast Conference Team meeting	Chrouser Hall
9:00 a.m.	Board of Directors Meeting resumes COE Clinic Resumes
12:00 p.m.	COE Clinic ends
12:15 p.m.	Lunch	Chrouser Hall
1:15 p.m.	Service Crew Orientation	Chrouser Meeting Room
2:00 p.m.	Registration and Check-in Opens Bear's Den and Bee Hive open Open Recreation opens - Fitness Center, Cross-country skiing, Tubing Hill, Ice Skating, Broomball, Climbing Tower, others
5:00 p.m.	Open Recreation closes
5:30 p.m.	Opening Address and Welcome	Chapel
6:15 p.m.	Dinner	Chrouser
7:15 p.m.	Welcome Social
	Shuttle to Town	Behind Chrouser

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Thursday	February 20	Location
6:45 a.m.	Wellness Works: Yoga Cross Country skiing Prayer/Meditation Bear's Den / Bee Hive Morning snowshoe - Trail maps avail. Ice skating - Open	Raquetball Court Morgan Center Ski Shack Prayer room in the Chapel Chrouser basement Maps available Lagoon/broomball rink
7:15 a.m.	Presenter's Meeting
7:45 a.m.	Breakfast	Chrouser
8:15 a.m.	Announcements & Daily Frontload	Chrouser
8:45 a.m.	General Sessions: A Block	Various
10:15 a.m.	Break: Coffee and Snacks
10:30 a.m.	General Sessions: B Block
12:00 p.m.	Lunch	Chrouser
12:45 p.m.	Afternoon announcements	Chrouser
1:00 p.m.	Practical Sessions: C Block	Mostly Outdoor
2:30 p.m.	Coffee and Snacks
3:00 p.m.	Practical Sessions: D Block	Mostly Outdoor
4:30 p.m.	Break	Chrouser
4:45 p.m.	E Block: Paul Talks and General Session	various
6:00 p.m.	Break
6:15 p.m.	Dinner and announcements	Chrouser
7:15 p.m.	Social - Welcome to HoneyRock Hayride to ski hill Snow hill tubing Night snowshoe by Tiki light Frozen Lake festivity Campfire with S'mores
after	shuttles to town by sign-up at lunch	Behind Chrouser

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Friday	February 21	Location
6:45 a.m.	Wellness Works: Yoga Cross Country skiing Prayer/Meditation Bear's Den / Bee Hive Morning snowshoe - Trail maps avail. Ice skating - Open	Raquetball Court Morgan Center Ski Shack Prayer room in the Chapel Chrouser basement Maps available Lagoon/broomball rink
7:45 a.m.	Breakfast	Chrouser
8:15 a.m.	Announcements & Daily Frontload	Chrouser
9:00 a.m.	General Sessions: F Block	Chapel
10:30 a.m.	Practical Sessions: G Block
11:00 a.m.	Research Posters on display.
12:00 p.m.	Lunch	Chrouser
12:45 p.m.	Afternoon Announcements	Chrouser
1:00 p.m.	General Sessions: H Block
2:15 p.m.	Break and snacks
2:30 p.m.	Sessions: I Block Outdoor Leadership Research Symposium Practical Session
3:45 p.m.	Break
4:00 p.m.	General Sessions: J Block
5:30 p.m.	WEA Business Meeting Financial report Slate of BOD candidates Outcomes of initiatives Membership votes Committee Meetings
6:15 p.m.	Dinner Conference Keynote 6:45p.m.	Chrouser
7:15 p.m.	Shuttles begin to town
7:45 p.m.	Community Social and Auction Private use of Buckshots Hors D'oeuvres Auction and Raffle Cash Bar	Buckshots, Eagle River

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Saturday	February 22	Location
6:45 a.m.	Wellness Works: Yoga Cross Country skiing Prayer/Meditation Bear's Den / Bee Hive Morning snowshoe - Trail maps avail. Ice skating - Open	Raquetball Court Morgan Center Ski Shack Prayer room in the Chapel Chrouser basement Maps available Lagoon/broomball rink
7:30 a.m.	Light Breakfast	Chrouser
8:00 a.m.	Announcements & Daily Frontload	Chrouser
8:45 a.m.	General Sessions: K Block
10:00 a.m.	Awards Brunch - Guest Speaker - Recognition and Awards	Chrouser
11:30 a.m.	Airport shuttles begin
1:00 p.m.	Board of Directors Meeting resumes

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Session Schedule

Block A: Thursday 8:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

General Session - The Psychology of Risk and 21st Century Wilderness Program Participants: Andrew Bobilya, Brad Daniel & Brad Faircloth

General Session - Astute Assessment: A Tool for the Field: Patrick Lewis

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Block B: Thursday 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

General Session - How to Select the Correct Leadership Style: Maurice Phipps

General Session - Ethics Code in Outdoor Education: A Grey Area? A Guide's Guide: Scott Jordan

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Block C: Thursday 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Practical Session - Wilderness First Aid in a Winter Setting: Luke Dubbins, Tyler Fine &

Practical Session - Conflict and Decisions 101: Mark H. Zmudy & Michael Odberg

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Block D: Thursday 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Practical Session - Winter Shelters 101: Heidi Hummel & Ben Buhsong

Practical Session - Using Emotion Regulation Tools in the Wilderness Setting: Nick Depreter

Practical Session - Certified Outdoor Leader Implementation: Our rookie year of integrating COL into our existing staff training: Michael Odberg, Jess Port & Will Hobbs

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Block E: Thursday 4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

General Session - Raising Kids to Love the Wilderness: A Camp Program Progression: Rob Ribbe & Ashley Kiley

Paul Talks -

Leader of the Day Might Not Be the Way: Patrick Lewis
33 Hours on a Ledge: A Snowball of Poor Decisions I Thought I'd Never Make: Michael Odberg
Developing Judgment Through "Type 2" Fun: Cameron Potter

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Block F: Friday 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

General Session - Gender: Does It Matter?: Anja Whittington

General Session - Online Videos for Professional Portfolios: Jay D. Post

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Block G: Friday 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Practical Session - Identifying Program Effectiveness: Rachael Botting

Practical Session - "How it's always been done" - Acknowledging Dogmatic Practices in Climbing: Lucas Kramer

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Block H: Friday 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Student Sessions - Creating Resiliency in Our Youngest Generation: Angel Wade
- Engaging Youth from Hard Places: Gabriel Garcez

General Session - How to Run the OLTC to Develop Future WEA Outdoor Leaders: Taito Okamura & Shinsuke Shimazaki

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Block I: Friday 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Research Symposium:

Understanding Beliefs and Confidence of Educators Participating in Experiential Wilderness-Based Professional Development: Dr. W. Hunter Holland
Urban Adolescents Connect with Natural Worlds in their Community through Urban Agriculture: Illana Livstrom
How Should We Grow Outdoor Spirituality of Participant in Camp Program: Taito Okamura

Practical Session - The Most Important Outdoor Decisions: Gear and Food: Emily Tumilty

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Block J: Friday 4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

General Session - Inclusion in Outdoor Education: Darrell Meece

General Session - The Historic WEA Way: A Panel Discussion: Maurice Phipps, Steve Spencer, Sarah Schneider, Jeff Tindall & Anja Whittington

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