The core objective of the Wilderness Risk Management Conference (WRMC) is to offer education to help adventure travel and ecotourism companies, clubs, and organizations mitigate the risks inherent in exploring, working, teaching, and recreating in wild places.[1]
The WRMC was founded in 1994 by a collaboration of organizations that had a stake in how risk is managed in outdoor recreation and outdoor education. The founding group consisted of representatives from NOLS, Outward Bound USA, Wilderness Medical Society, Exum Mountain Guides, Association for Experiential Education, National Park Service, National Safety Network, American Alpine Club, and Outdoor Network.[2][3]
The WRMC covers a variety of topics that fall into a few major categories including: emergency planning and crisis response, field practices, legal considerations, program administration, and staff training and decision making. Additionally, the conference provides structured networking time to meet with other professionals working and managing field programs in the United States, Canada, and internationally.
2019 - Albuquerque, New Mexico
2018 - Portland, Maine
2016 - Salt Lake City, Utah
2015 - Portland, Oregon
2014 - Atlanta, Georgia
2013 - Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
2012 - Portland, Oregon
2011 - Boston, Massachusetts
2010 - Colorado Springs, Colorado
2009 - Durham, North Carolina
2008 - Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
2007 - Banff, Alberta, Canada
2006 - Killington, Vermont