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.