The 38th Annual National Search and Rescue Conference is just a few short weeks away!  The conference will be held May 13-15 in Tunica, MS.  The Mississippi Office of Homeland Security is the hosting agency and NASAR is excited to bring the Annual Conference to the MS area.

 

Board of Director’s Meeting – The Board of Directors will be meeting Wednesday, May 12^th at 7pm in the Mid-South Convention Center.  It is an open meeting and all are welcome to attend.  If you would like to do so, please send an email to the Executive Director for planning purposes. 

 

General Membership Meeting – A meeting of the general membership will take place at the opening session following the awards presentation on the morning of Thursday, May 13^th.  During this time, a recap of 2009 will take place along with a question and answer session with the Board of Directors. 

 

General Information, registration information for attendees and exhibitors and the tentative schedule of events have been posted to the conference website.  Continue to visit the conference website for updates.  New this year, you can register online for the conference!  Use the red “Register Today” button!  As a reminder, the Regular Fee deadline for registration is today Friday, April 30^th!

 

Don’t miss out on the following pre-conference events: NASAR Man-Tracking – The first step beyond Fundamentals, Lost Person Behavior and SAR Dog Water Shore Recovery.  There is still space available in all the workshops. 

 

There will be the ISAR, FUNSAR and MLPI Instructor workshops at the conference.  Please see the NASAR Education Workshop descriptions for details.  

 

The conference site is the Harrah’s Casino Resort Tunica ~ Mid-South Convention Center.  The main lodging will be at the Veranda Hotel with overflow at the Terrace Hotel.  The Terrace Hotel is a short 2-minute shuttle ride to the Mid-South Convention Center and a quick 4-minute shuttle ride to the Harrah’s Casino.

 

For lodging at the host facility, please call 866-635-7095.  Or, make your reservation online!  The room rate is $65 per night plus tax.  Be sure to mention NASAR or the National Association for Search and Rescue when booking your room to ensure you receive the group rate.

 

Please note, the Hotel is sold out for Friday night!  

 

If you have any questions regarding this newsletter or need assistance at any time, please feel free to contact me or Dan Hourihan and we will do our best to assist you.

 

Thank you for your time.

 

Megan Bartlett

Executive Director