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1 Conference Program ICAR Conference Pontresina 2007 Thursday, Oct Grand Opening of Conference , among other items:, among other items: From safety to failure Hoist User Conference Kranjska Gora Minutes Kranjska Gora Minutes Pat Improving Risk Awareness Goals new Goals for 2008 Atkins / Genswein Dictionary Status Geoff ICAR Information Israelson Avalanche Prevention Status Cycles, Cables, Angles, Loads, Hooks Gerold / Geoff Abseiling Schweizer Wojitek / Geoff Albert Wenk Wissenswerte Unterschiede: Seile statisch und dynamisch Search Strip Width: Status Avalanche Dog Handler Cargo Hooks, Special Attachments, HEC Peter Linderberth Meeting in Leogang: Report NVG Basic and Recurrent Welcome Members & addresses Minutes of the previous meeting President s report Financial report DVD time is life Internet International Diploma Papers submitted or in press Lunch

2 Conference Program ICAR Conference Pontresina 2007 Thursday, Oct Dan Hourihan Mt. Hood Search December KWRO Fallbeispiele Peter Veider Moderne Rettungstechnik Avalanche Events of the past Winter Leo Rind NVG Flying Aspect Bob Latest Hoist Technology Dan / Enrico / Ken Future of Rear Crew Licensing Paper in preparation Sumann G et al. Fluid management in traumatic shock, practical implications for mountain rescue Besprechung Anforderungsprofile Bob Urban SAR Davorin Zagar Gleitschirmrettung Otto Möslang Ausbildungsstrukturen Dominik Hunziker Sicherheit durch Sichtbarkeit Requests to the Commission Albert Lunde New "National Standard for Organized Avalanche Rescue in Norway" Markus Eck LVS-Entwicklung Pere Rodes i Munoz Avalanches in the first five seasons of XXI Century new knowledge from them and trends 1800 Bob Multi Causality Recovery from Structures Bob / Geoff / Pat Central Database for Malfunctions Open Discussions on the Subject Board Meeting Paper in preparation Elsensohn F et al. Medical training of first responders in mountain rescue

3 1900 Dinner

4 Conference Program ICAR Conference Pontresina 2007 Friday, Oct Dale Atkins, Bruce Edgerly Strategic Shoveling: The next frontier in companion rescue Manuel Genswein Das V-förmige Förderband zum schnellen und schonenden Ausgraben eines Verschütteten Patrick Giraudon The opportunity of the manufacturers to solve the cases of multiple burials at 100% of the times Franz Kröll Neue Ortung mit visueller Darstellung und digitaler Signaltrennung Daniela Vernier, Herbert Fournier Lawinenball... der blitzschnelle Lebensretter Yan Berchten Stand des neuen Produktes Snowpulse Tom Lund, Bruce Edgerly Signal strength versus signal timing: Achieving reliability in multiple burial searches Ken Philips Accident - Incident Incident Accident Roundtable Pat LTE Presentation of the Subject LTE Subject Discussion Lunch Paper in preparation Tomazin I et al. Statement on an ideal air rescue service in terms of integration between the services involved Papers in preparation Tomazin I et al. Statement on an ideal air rescue service Brugger H et al. Statement on the use of avalanche rescue devices Ellerton J et al. Splinting Elsensohn F et al. Initial assessment of casualties in the mountains

5 Conference Program ICAR Conference Pontresina 2007 Friday, Oct Mats Hjelle Rescue operations in mixed avalanches with snow and landslide together Discussion Axel Budde Praktischer Einsatz von GPS Geräten bei Sucheinsätzen mit Hunden SLO Days of safe hiking in the winter time avalanches protection Dale Atkins Relationships and responsibilities between recreationists, brands, professional athletes and rescuers Conclusion of the LTE Subject Review of ICAR Recommendations 2 and 3 Short communications Brugger H. The European hypothermia registry Barcellona F. New re-warming techniques Nnn Medical advice via mobile phone Paal P. Retention of venilation skills Local Event 2000 Dinner

6 Conference Program ICAR Conference Pontresina 2007 Saturday, Oct Manuel Genswein Lokale- und Ferntriagekriterien in der Lawinenrettung Jeff Boyd Pat / Gerold / Work on NPA about HEC-HHO requirement Snake Bite Hermann Brugger Case Report: Full recovery of an avalanche victim with profound hypothermia Peter Paal To be defined Basic Life Support Ventilation in Mountain Rescue Oliver Reisten The Doctor's Rucksack: What's useful and what's waste? Dieter Stopper Mehrfachverschüttungs - Untersuchung Miha Hoist with the use of a camera Krister Kristensen Decision making and risk/benefit in avalanche rescue operations Gebhard Barbisch Internet: New Web Site To be defined Lunch IKAR joint meeting With Terrestrial and Avalanche Commissions New papers Forthcoming events

7 Conference Program ICAR Conference Pontresina 2007 Saturday, Oct Board Meeting Information Exchange among all Commissions Informationsaustausch innerhalb aller Kommissionen Break Assembly of Delegates Ca Closing of Conference 1900 Gala Dinner

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