International PSD Conference / Sept 22-25, 2009

[BladesRobinson]

The International Association of Dive Rescue Specialists is hosting the
2009 International Public Safety Diver Conference
in Charlotte, NC beginning on September 22.​

Participants from as far away as Ghana, Africa are attending. You should too!

Conference Rates: ​

Member Rate: $350/Per Person
Non-Member Rate: $395/Per Person
3rd Person: $150/Per Person ​

All Conference rates include lunch tickets for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Attendees staying at the host hotel will also receive a complimentary continental breakfast each day.​

The conference this year will be slightly different from prior years since it includes "hands on training." At an open water training site participants can use and compare ROV's, side scan SONAR equipment, side imaging SONAR, and rotating SONAR. At the pool site participants can demo dry suits, full face masks, underwater communication systems, surface supplied air systems, etc. General session lectures will include noted authors Steven Barsky (Diving in High Risk Environments) and Steven Orusa (Dive Rescue Specialist - Operational Training for Public Safety Divers). Blades Robinson will speak on lessons learned from PSD fatalities since 1960 and Dr. Richard Sadler will speak about increasing diver safety through situational awareness, referencing the tragedy aboard the USCG Cutter Healey.​

Charlotte, NC is a hub airport for U.S. Airways and inexpensive airfare can be found at www.Kayak.com​

Registration forms and hotel information can be found at:
International Association of Dive Rescue Specialists - IADRS​

Conference vendors include:​

Chesapeake Technology, Inc.
Deep Ocean Engineering
Divers Alert Network
Dive Rescue International
Diving Unlimited International
Edge Tech
First Alert Rescue Mat
Interspiro, Inc.
Johnson Outdoors
Kongsberg Mesotech, Ltd.
Marine Sonic Technology, Ltd.
Mustang Survival, Inc.
Ocean Reef, Inc.
Ocean Technology Systems
Perry Life Support Systems
Rescue One Connector Boats
SeaBotix, Inc.
Trelleborg Viking
VideoRay, LLC.
Whites Manufacturing, Ltd.​

 

[BladesRobinson]

2009 International Public Safety Diver Conference - Itinerary
(subject to change)​

Sunday, September 20th
Water Operations Officer Development (Pre-Conference Class) Day 1 of 2

Monday, September 21st
Water Operations Officer Development (Pre-Conference Class) Day 2 of 2
Marine Sonic Sonar Operations Class (Pre-Conference Class) Day 1 of 2
Visual Cylinder Inspection (Pre-Conference Class)

Tuesday, September 22nd
Marine Sonic Sonar Operations Class (Pre-Conference Class) Day 2 of 2
Interspiro Technician (Pre-Conference Class)
Vendors Open 2:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Registration 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Opening Ceremony / Welcome Reception 7:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Key Note Speaker – Steve Barsky “Protecting the Diver” 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, September 23rd
Late Registration 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Vendors Open 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Public Safety Diving in Polluted Environments (Steve Barsky) 8:30 - 9:45 a.m.
Coffee Break – Exhibits Open 9:45 - 10:15 a.m.
Public Safety Diving in Polluted Environments (Steve Barsky, cont) 10:15 - 11:00 a.m.
Raffle Drawing 11:00 - 11:15 a.m.
Future Technologies in Public Safety Diving (Mike Zinzser) 11:15 - 12:00 p.m.
Lunch/Travel to Off-Site Training 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Off-Site Training Sessions 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Pool* (Group A)
DUI Dry Suit Experience
White Manufacturing Dry Suit Experience
Trelleborg Viking Dry Suit Experience
Interspiro DP-3 Surface Supplied Air In-Water Demonstration
DUI Dry Suit Decontamination Demonstration
Instruction on Care and Maintenance of the Dry Suit by Trelleborg Viking

Charlotte Fire Department, Station No. 38, Boathouse/Lake (Group B)
Marine Sonic Side Scan Sonar, Hands-On Demonstration
Rescue One Connector Boats, Boat Operations
Hummingbird, Side Imaging Sonar, Hands-On Demonstration
Kongsberg Mesotech Sonar, Hands-On Demonstration
SeaBotix ROV Demonstration
Edge Tech – Search & Recovery Side Scan Sonar, Hands-On Demonstration
VideoRay ROV, Hands-On Demonstration

Charlotte Fire Department Training Academy (Group C)
Bill Heckler, Crime Scene Investigation

Exhibits Open 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Demonstration by First Alert Rescue Mat (Hotel Pool) 5:15 – 6:00 p.m.
Reception 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.




Thursday, September 24th
Vendors Open 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Incident Safety Officer Standards (Steve Orusa) 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Coffee Break – Exhibits Open 10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Raffle Drawing 10:30 - 10:45 p.m.
Public Safety Diving Fatalities, Lessons Learned (Blades Robinson) 10:45 - 12:00 p.m.
Lunch/Travel to Off-Site Training 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Off-Site Training Sessions 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Pool* (Group B)
DUI Dry Suit Experience
White Manufacturing Dry Suit Experience
Trelleborg Viking Dry Suit Experience
Interspiro DP-3 Surface Supplied Air In-Water Demonstration
DUI Dry Suit Decontamination Demonstration
Instruction on Care and Maintenance of the Dry Suit by Trelleborg Viking

Charlotte Fire Department, Station No. 38, Boathouse/Lake (Group C)
Marine Sonic Side Scan Sonar, Hands-On Demonstration
Rescue One Connector Boats, Boat Operations
Humminbird, Side Imaging Sonar, Hands-On Demonstration
Kongsberg Mesotech Sonar, Hands-On Demonstration
SeaBotix ROV Demonstration
Edge Tech – Search & Recovery Side Scan Sonar, Hands-On Demonstration
VideoRay ROV, Hands-On Demonstration

Charlotte Fire Department Training Academy (Group A)
Bill Heckler, Crime Scene Investigation

Friday, September 25th
Public Safety Diving Industry Standards (Craig Jenni) 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Coffee Break – Exhibits Open 10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Raffle Drawing 10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Situational Awareness in Public Safety Diving Ops (Dr. Richard Sadler) 10:45 - 12:00 p.m.
Lunch/Travel to Off-Site Training 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Off-Site Training Sessions 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Pool* (Group C)
DUI Dry Suit Experience
White Manufacturing Dry Suit Experience
Trelleborg Viking Dry Suit Experience
Interspiro DP-3 Surface Supplied Air In-Water Demonstration
DUI Dry Suit Decontamination Demonstration
Instruction on Care and Maintenance of the Dry Suit by Trelleborg Viking

Charlotte Fire Department, Station No. 38, Boathouse/Lake (Group A)
Marine Sonic Side Scan Sonar, Hands-On Demonstration
Rescue One Connector Boats, Boat Operations
Humminbird, Side Imaging Sonar, Hands-On Demonstration
Kongsberg Mesotech Sonar, Hands-On Demonstration
SeaBotix ROV Demonstration
Edge Tech – Search & Recovery Side Scan Sonar, Hands-On Demonstration
VideoRay ROV, Hands-On Demonstration

Charlotte Fire Department Training Academy (Group B)
Bill Heckler, Crime Scene Investigation

*Don’t Forget Your Swim Trunks/Swim Suit​

Closing Ceremony 4:45—5:30 p.m.

 

[BladesRobinson]

Addition to the schedule:

Ocean Technology Systems and Ocean Reef are also conducting full face mask demos in the pool on each of the three days.

We are also doing an in-water demo of the new Didson heads up display mask.
See: www.soundmetrics.com

 

[BladesRobinson]

TO: All 2009 IADRS Conference Attendees

We look forward to seeing you all in Charlotte, NC soon and wanted to provide each of you with updated information.

The latest conference itinerary can be found online at: http://www.iadrs.org/media/Itinerary.pdf

This year will be different from other conferences since we are conducting “hands on training.” One of the venues consist of pool demonstrations and we are asking ALL participants to bring a swim suit and consider department issued coveralls or other comfortable wear for the lakeside demonstrations.

IF you have room in your carry on bag or checked luggage, please pack a conventional face mask that fits you well and, if room allows, fins that can be worn over dry suit boots.

We are excited that teams from 19 states, Canada, the Netherlands and Ghana (Africa) are attending this year. More registrations are being received each day and we are looking forward to one of the best conferences ever.

Please travel safe and contact the IADRS if you have any questions or concerns.

Regards,


Blades Robinson, Executive Director
International Association of Dive Rescue Specialists
Post Office Box 877
Vero Beach, FL 32961-0877
U.S.A.

www.IADRS.org
800-IADRS-911

 

[BladesRobinson]

The exhibit hall at the 2009 International Public Safety Diver Conference has sold out and with regrets we have had to turn two potential exhibitors away. Participant registrations continue to stream in so it is not too late to attend.

Sample airfares that are available now include:
LAX to CLT $228 round trip
DEN to CLT $227 round trip
Chicago MDW to CLT $174 round trip
Newark EWR to CLT $225 round trip

The host hotel is $99 per night and includes continental breakfast each morning, free airport shuttle and transportation to and from the offsite venues each afternoon of the conference. Offsite venues include the Aquatic Center, the Police and Fire Training Academy and Fire Station 38 (lake side/open water site).

More information can be found online at www.IADRS.org

 

[leam]

Any info on 2010? Any chance of classes then too? I'm about 8 hours away but used to live there.

Leam

 

[BladesRobinson]

The latests conference schedule can be found online at:
International Association of Dive Rescue Specialists - IADRS

Pre-conference classes are planned including an 8 hour program on animal rescue in an aquatic environment. This program is a requirement for FEMA/NIMS resource typing for water rescue.
See: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/508-8_search_and_rescue_resources.pdf
Pages 30, 31, & 32

 

[leam]

Blades, thanks!

We moved a few states away and I'm just getting started with the local team. Good leader, his 2nd is enthusiastic, and the members I've met seem to have a lot of experience. I've sent the conference link to the CPT and will see what he recommends I pay the most attention to.

Of course, if I could talk them into wearing FFM.

Leam