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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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Sleeping Together Safely: How can national best practices for sexual misconduct prevention be applied to the intimate work of outdoor education?
Thursday October 2, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Cumberland / Kennebec / Lincoln
In this lively, interactive workshop, we will assess your organization’s readiness to both prevent and respond to incidents of sexual misconduct and related encounters. Participants will dive deep into the Socioecological Model, a national best-practice framework on harm reduction in sexual misconduct prevention and response. Attendees will apply this comprehensive resource to their unique work in outdoor education to discern and improve their organizational readiness to respond in any related situation. For the past three years, Kroka Expeditions has partnered with a local Consultant focused on sexual misconduct readiness, Deirdre Loftus, to use this model to transform staff and student trainings, and protocols and resources to keep all bodies, minds, and hearts safe from unwanted interpersonal risk. With the right mindset, tools and support, we believe every organization can elevate their preparedness for the risk of sexual misconduct - a risk that undermines a program’s intended curriculum, significantly impacts the health and safety of community members, and threatens the viability of your organization.
Speakers
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Deirdre Loftus

Consultant
Deirdre Loftus is a consultant with a decade of experience working to end sexual misconduct in and outside of the outdoor industry. Initially working in the Adirondacks, Deirdre provided sexual health education, misconduct prevention, and sexual assault counseling to rural schools... Read More →
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Nathan Lyczak

Executive Director, Kroka Expeditions
Nathan Lyczak is the Executive Director of Kroka Expeditions, a non-profit wilderness education school serving more than 1,000 students each year with a unique curriculum of adventure sports, sustainable living, and community development.  He has more than 30 years of experience... Read More →
Thursday October 2, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Cumberland / Kennebec / Lincoln Holiday Inn By the Bay:88 Spring St, Portland, ME 04122
  Program Administration, Breakout Session

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