2008 T-Shirt
ISSW 2008: September 21st - September 27th
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
2008 Proceedings
Videos of many of the presentations were taken and are now available for viewing online at: avalanche-research.com
Delegates to the conference were given transcripts of the proceedings on CD. The majority of them are now also available from this site. Each paper is linked to it's entry in the presentation schedule.
Brian Gould & Helene Steiner, Conference Chairs
Andrew Wilkins, Sponsorship/Exhibitors Chair
These numbers say it all!
- 837 Delegates
- 20 Countries represented
- 75 Oral presentions
- 108 Poster presentations
- 14 Sponsors
- 17 Booths at the trade show
- 28 Kegs of Beer consumed
- 2040 Bottles of wine dispatched
We were especially delighted to have over 100 female delegates and to host, in conjunction with 'Babes in the Backcountry', the 2nd 'Avalanche Divas' Social evening, where a special tribute was made to Jerry Nunn, the first female National Ski Patrol Avalanche Specialist and early Avalauncher proponent.
For Information about ISSW contact: Rich Marriott.