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IRECA Conference Information

The 2008 IRECA Conference and Competition is set for June 16-21 in Beaumont Texas. Are you ready for the conference, because Beaumont is ready for you. We recently received letters of welcome from the Jefferson County Judge and Beaumont City Mayor.

The conference will be held at the Holiday Inn and we have arranged for car rentals through Avis (more info below on that). This year will feature competitions and training for technical rescue, emergency care, and, returning this year, vehicle extrication. We also welcome our youth members who take classes and participate in our various competitions.

Click on the various tracks for more information. While we present this information as separate tracks, classes are open to any attendees. Below are pdfs of conference forms and conference information as well as the day by day conference schedule.

News from IRECA Conference

The Mayor of Beaumont, Becky Ames, came out to the Crawfish Boil to welcome IRECA to their city. Mayor Ames is pictured here with Conference Chair, Gary Leafblad.

Conference Information

Registration Information

Hotel Info (use code- IRE)
Car Rental - Lowest available rate through Avis
Beaumont Tourist Information
Training Tracks (Attendees are not limited to these classes)
Conference Registration Form (PDF)
- Credit Card Payment Form
- Pay with Paypal Form
Team Competition Registration Forms (one per team)

Conference Schedule

Monday, June 16th 0800 – 1100 Registration Open 0800 – 1630 IRECA Technical Rescue Class – Day 1 Tuesday, June 17th 0800 – 1600 Registration Open 0800 – 1630 IRECA Technical Rescue Class– Day 2 0900 – 1245 EMS Learning Symposiums
	0900 – 1100 Simulation Training through Interactive Manikins 1115 – 1245 Space Medicine
0900 – 1430 Tech Rescue Training Symposiums
	0900 – 1000 Confined Space - Hazards 1015 – 1115 Confined Space - Rescue 1130 – 1230 EMS Rapid Extrication & Patient Packaging 1330 – 1430 Patient assessment - Packaging
1300 – 1700 IRECA Board Meeting 1800 – 1900 ALS/BLS Captain/Judges Meeting 1900 – 2200 IRECA Welcome Reception - Crawfish Bowl Wednesday, June 18th - Vendor Day 0800 – 1600 Registration Open 0800 – 1700 Vendors 0800 – 1000 Extrication Setup 1000 – 1200 Technical Rescue Judging Clinic 0900 – 1200 EMS Learning Symposiums
	0900 – 1030 Leadership in the Fire Service 1045 – 1200 New Products in EMS
0900 – 1100 Tech Rescue Training Symposium
	0900 – 1100 Fall Protection
1200 – 1700 BLS Judges and victims meet 1300 – 1700 Youth and Adult BLS Competition 1500 - 1700 Tech Rescue Training Symposium
	1500 – 1700 Train Rescue
1630 – 1800 Vendor Reception 1800 – 1900 IRECA General Business Meeting 1900 Technical Rescue Team Captain Meeting 1900 Vehicle Extrication Team Captain Meeting Thursday, June 19th 0630 – 1100 Registration Open 0700 – 1700 Technical Rescue Competition (if needed) 0700 – 1600 Vehicle Extrication Challenge 0800 – 1700 Vendors 0900 – 1200 EMS Learning Symposiums
	0900 – 1030 Where have we been in EMS 1045 – 1200 What’s Happening in Sudden Cardiac Arrest
0800 – 1200 EMS – Technical Rescue Hands on Training 1200 – 1700 ALS Judges & Victims meeting 1300 – 1700 ALS Competition 1600 Shuttles to Crockett Street and Texas State Fire Museum Friday, June 20th 0700 – 1700 Technical Rescue Competition 0700 – 1600 Vehicle Extrication Challenge 0800 – 1100 Registration Open 0800 – 1200 Vendors 0900 – 1000 EMS Learning Symposium
	0900 – 1000 National Registry Update
Saturday, June 21st 0800 – 1000 Registration Open 1830 – 1900 IRECA Presidents Reception 1900 IRECA Banquet and Awards Ceremony

Questions? Contact the conference coordinator, Gary Leafblad at gleafblad@ireca.org.

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