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Main Conference: Tuesday, September 30 - Thursday, October 2, 2025

Preconference: Monday September 29 - Tuesday, September 30, 2025

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Beyond Boundaries: SafeSport Principles for Youth in Outdoor Programs
Wednesday October 1, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Cumberland / Kennebec / Lincoln
The isolated nature of wilderness programs creates unique risks for maltreatment in Gen Z participants. This session applies SafeSport's internationally-recognized prevention framework—developed by the U.S. Center for SafeSport and adopted by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic committees—to outdoor education contexts. Participants will explore how this evidence-based system, used by sporting organizations worldwide, translates to wilderness settings. We'll examine practical protocols tailored to Gen Z's communication styles, boundary expectations, and reporting preferences. Leave with generation-specific tools to create safer environments that respect their heightened awareness of boundaries and consent without compromising the transformative wilderness experience they seek.
Speakers
avatar for Alicia Heyburn

Alicia Heyburn

Executive Director, Teens to Trails
Alicia Heyburn is the Executive Director of Teens to Trails, a Maine nonprofit dedicated to connecting teens to life-changing outdoor experiences, working with over 60 middle and high schools and 3500 students per year. With 20 years of nonprofit & outdoor leadership experience, she's... Read More →
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Michele LaBotz

Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Dr. Michele LaBotz brings 25+ years of pediatric sports medicine expertise to the critical issue of youth safety in outdoor programs. As an Associate Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine and senior author on the upcoming American Academy of Pediatrics' policy on preventing... Read More →
Wednesday October 1, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Cumberland / Kennebec / Lincoln Holiday Inn By the Bay:88 Spring St, Portland, ME 04122
  Field Practices Staff Training Decision Making, Breakout Session

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