2013 NationalDrowning Prevention

Symposium

March 13-15, 2013Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

2013 NDPA Symposium

wants to thank our Annual Partners

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013 (PRE-CONFERENCE)

12:00pm – 5:00pm Exhibitor Setup Grandview Room (2nd floor)

12:00pm – 7:00pm Symposium Registration Ballroom Foyer (2nd floor)

12:30pm – 2:30pm Pool Safely Meeting Mariner (3rd floor)

3:00pm – 5:00pm NDPA Board Meeting Seafarer Room (3rd floor)

5:00pm – 6:30pm Welcome Reception - Mix & Mingle Sponsored by D & D Technologies Grandview Room (2nd floor)

6:45pm – 9:00pm JADES Dessert Reception (Advance RSVP Required - $10.00 per person) Harbor Lights Room (2nd floor)

THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2013 - (DAY 1) 7:00am – 5:00pm Symposium Hospitality Table Ballroom Foyer

7:30am – 8:30am Coffee with Sponsors/Exhibitors Sponsored by US Swim School Association Grandview Room (2nd floor)

8:30am – 8:45am Welcome Acknowledgments Dr. Paula Thaqi, Director Broward County Health Department Commodore Ballroom (2nd floor)

GENERAL SESSIONS8:45am – 9:15am Opening Address

US Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz Commodore Ballroom (2nd floor)

9:15am – 10:00am It Will Take All of Us Mario Vittone, Mario Vittone & Associates, LLC Commodore Ballroom (2nd floor)

10:00am – 10:10am Break

10:10am – 11:10am Breath-Holding - Physiology, Hazards and Community Education Neal W. Pollock, Ph.D., Research Director Divers Alert Network Duke University Center

Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht, Acting Dean Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management University of Manitoba

Dr. Peter Lindholm Karolinska Institute with Naval Medicine and Physiology Research, Sweden Commodore Ballroom (2nd floor)

11:15am – 11:45am Utilizing Partnerships and Earned Media to Communicate Pool Safely Messaging Kathleen Reilly, Pool Safely Campaign Leader Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Jim Luetkemeyer, Vice President Widmeyer Communications

Christina Saull, Assistant Vice President Widmeyer Communications

11:45am – 12:30pm Visit with Exhibitors Grandview Room (2nd floor)

12:30pm - 1:40pm NDPA Lunch MOM (Members on a Mission) State of the NDPA Address Safer 3 Presentation Commodore Ballroom (2nd Floor)

AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS1:45pm – 3:15pm Drowning Prevention in Public Schools

Adam Katchmarchi, Graduate Student Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Bob Ogoreuc, Assistant Professor/Aquatics Director Slippery Rock University Commodore Ballroom A/B (2nd Floor)

1:45pm – 3:15pm Drowning Prevention Task Forces Development & Best Practices Kim Burgess, Executive Director NDPA NDPA Chapter Leaders: Broward County Drowning Prevention Task Force, Greater Atlanta Water Safety Alliance, Arizona Drowning Prevention Coalition, Safe & Healthy Children’s Coalition of Collier County Commodore Ballroom – C/D/E (2nd Floor)

3:15pm – 3:30pm Travel to offsite Beach Demo Ft. Lauderdale Beach

3:30pm – 5:00pm K38 Beach Rescue and Coast Guard Demonstration Shawn Alladio, K38

Steve Maccaferri US State Coast Guard/Air Station Miami

5:00pm Evening on Own – Have Fun!!!

Reaching OutFt. Lauderdale, Florida

March 13-15, 2013

SILENT AUCTIONDon’t forget to bid on our Silent Auction Items.

Silent Auction bidding will end at 8:30pm on Friday evening.

Thank you to our generous donors for Silent Auction items.

FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2013 - (DAY 2)7:30am – 5:00pm Symposium Hospitality Table

Ballroom Foyer

7:45am – 8:30am Coffee with Sponsors/Exhibitors Grandview Room (2nd floor)

8:30am – 8:45am Opening Remarks

GENERAL SESSIONS8:45am – 9:45am Dissecting the Medical Issues in

Pediatric Drowning Dr. Peter Antevy Joe Dimaggio Children’s Hospital Commodore Ballroom (2nd floor)

9:45am – 10:30am Child Drowning: Negligent, Supervision, Failed Barriers & Suction Entrapment Mike Haggard, President The Haggard Law Firm Commodore Ballroom (2nd Floor)

10:30am – 10:40am Break

10:40am – 11:25am Swimming: Let’s Make It FUN — Again Bruce Wigo, President International Swimming Hall of Fame Commodore Ballroom (2nd floor)

11:25am – 12:00pm Visit with Exhibitors Grandview Room (2nd floor)

12:00pm – 1:00pm Awards Luncheon Sponsored by USA Swimming Foundation Debbie Hesse, Executive Director Commodore Ballroom (2nd floor)

1:00pm – 1:15pm Travel to ISHOF Pool to Brownies 3rd Lung Demo

1:15pm – 2:00pm Brownies 3rd Lung Demo

2:00pm – 2:15pm Travel to hotel from Brownies 3rd Lung Demo

AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS1:00pm – 5:00pm Water SMART Babies Workshop

Classroom and Pool Sessions Part 1 – Seafarer Room (3rd Floor) Part 2 – ISHOF Training Pool

2:20pm – 3:05pm Make a Splash Marketing a Water Safety Initiative Harriett Navarre, Make a Splash Program Coordinator USA Swimming Foundation Commodore Ballroom C (2nd floor)

2:20pm – 3:05pm Universal Emergency Hand Signals Mary Wykle MW Associates Commodore Ballroom A/B (2nd floor)

2:20pm – 3:05pm Rip Currents Are Not All Alike Dr. Stephen Leatherman, Professor Florida International University Commodore Ballroom D/E (2nd floor)

3:10pm – 3:55pm Create Drowning Awareness through Social Media Keely Saye Riggs Partners Commodore Ballroom A/B (2nd floor)

3:10pm – 3:55pm Beyond Lifeguards: Layers of Protection Gareth Hedges, Associate General Counsel The Redwoods Group Commodore Ballroom C (2nd floor)

3:10pm – 3:55pm Moderate River Flows May Cause Drownings Robert Kauffman, Professor, Recreation and Parks Management Frostburg State University Commodore State Room D/E (2nd floor)

4:00pm – 4:45pm Real Life Marketing Strategies to Succeed Michele Long, Fire & Life Safety Education Specialist Mesa Fire & Medical Dept (AZ) Commodore Ballroom A/B (2nd floor)

4:00pm – 4:45pm Results Based Accountability Sue Gallagher, Director of Research, Analysis & Planning Children’s Services Council of Broward County Commodore Ballroom C (2nd floor)

4:00pm – 4:45pm Stand-up Paddleboards: Safety Challenges and Opportunities Bob Pratt, Director of Education Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project Commodore Ballroom D/E (2nd floor)

4:50pm – 5:30pm A Guerrilla Marketing Approach to Drowning Awareness and Prevention Blake Collingsworth, Director/Founder Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation Commodore Ballroom C (2nd floor)

4:50pm – 5:30pm Breaking the Scanning Habit Tom Griffiths, President Rachel Griffiths, Communications Director Aquatic Safety Research Group, LLC Commodore Ballroom A/B (2nd floor)

4:50pm – 5:30pm Ice and Water Rescue Incidents Gerald Dworkin, Consultant, Aquatics Safety & Water Rescue Lifesaving Resources, LLC Commodore Ballroom D/E (2nd floor)

6:30pm – 6:45pm Meet in hotel lobby to walk to International Swimming Hall of Fame ISHOF

6:45pm - 9:00pm Closing Reception and Silent Auction International Swimming Hall of Fame Light Hors d’oeuvres

SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2013 (POST SYMPOSIUM)

POST SYMPOSIUM WORKSHOPS (Additional Fees will apply)

9:00am – 5:00pm Rescue Water Craft Standards - $165 Shawn Alladio K38 Rescue Bahia Mar – Mariner Room (3rd floor)

10:00am – 12:00pm “Make a Splash” Water Safety Festival Presenting the “First Lesson Day” event. A Community Outreach Event Hosted by USA Swimming Foundation Riverland Park 950 SW 27th Avenue Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312

10:00am – 5:00pm Swim Lessons University Workshop Jim Reiser Swim Lessons University Bahia Mar - Clipper Room – 3rd floor

We would to thank our host committee

We would also like to thank our Symposium Sponsors & ExhibitorsWe could not have this event without their generous f nancial support.Please be sure to thank them and show your support and visit their Exhibit Tables.

Supporter Level:Abbey’s Hope Charitable Foundation

Aquatic Safety Group

J. Guerra Law Firm

Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation

Lifesaving Resources, LLC

National Swimming Pool Foundation

Shallow Water Blackout Prevention

World’s Largest Swim Lesson

Exhibitors:All-Safe Pool Safety Products

American Fence Association

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital

Life Saver Pool Fence Systems

Poseidon Technologies

PSD Industries, LLC

SeaKlear Products

Snyder Insurance Services, Inc.

Starfish Aquatics Institute

Stew Leonard III Children’s Charities

Swim Lessons University

The C.L.A.Y. Foundation

United States Coast Guard/Air Station Miami

Annual Partners

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Broward County

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