ARRS line up of papers and proceedings link!

The 2020 Adventure Risk Research Symposium virtual paper presentations - October 19 as part of the Wilderness Risk Management Conference. Register with the conference to attend the research symposium (link on top bar).

The line up: 8 paper presenters.

The summary research papers proceedings and presenter bios at this link: here

12:45

Jon Heskha

Waivers: Not worth the paper they’re written on? The enforceability of waivers in adventure sport in British Columbia since 1980

1:00

Andrew Foran, PhD

Understanding risk in outdoor education: A teacher’s perspective

1:15

Steve Creech

Human Hazards in Canyoneering Accidents

1:30

Kate Ming Sun

The role of Social Media in Crisis Communications in Adventure Tourism

1:45

Sam Johnson, PhD

Mental Health Problems in the Mountains: Needs, Assets, and Recommendations for Managing Mental Health Problems in Mountain-Focused Wilderness-Based Education and Related Fields.

2:00

Stuart Slay

Toward Transcending Paradigms: A Cultural Risk Assessment

2:15

Brett Bennett

Developing Innate Resilience with Integrated Training

2:30

Denise Mitten, PhD

360 risk management: impacts of the coronavirus 2019 pandemic on outdoor and adventure education organizations

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