NSDA Area, Disaster, Trailingand Land HRD Seminar
Camp Atterbury, Edinburgh, Indiana
October 21-25, 2013
Registration and evaluations will be FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE
Registration Fee if postmarked prior to October 7, 2013:
$325.00 for Non-Members $200.00 without a K-9 One dog per registrant
$275.00 for Members$150.00 without a K-9No Partial Registrations
Registrations Fee if postmarked on or after October 7, 2013:
$350.00 for everyone with a K-9; $250 without a K-9
Lodging Sunday night thru Thurs. night; Meals Monday breakfast through Friday breakfast.
PRINT and respond to all questions on registration form
Name & K-9 name will be on certificate as written here. Please PRINT so I can read it!
Name:______Address______
City/State/ZIP: ______Phone #______
NSDA Membership # ______Expiration Date: ______*
*For membership information, contact Pat Totillo at
Affiliation: ______
Email(PRINT LEGIBLY): ______
Canine Name & Breed ______M / F
I will be staying: on-site I will be staying off-site
Indicate class you would like to attend - check only one:
Area Search Beginning Intermediate Advanced ***
Land HRD BeginningIntermediate Advanced ***
Trailing Beginning Intermediate Advanced ***
Disaster AreaBeginning ***Intermediate ***
Disaster HRDBeginning***Intermediate***
***K-9 required to perform a consistent, recognizable, trained final response. The Beginning Disaster classes are for those K-9’s proficient in Area or HRD and wish to move to disaster training. Previous training and a trained final response is required by the instructors to work the pile.
EVALUATIONS
NSDA will offer evaluations/certifications on Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20on a first come, first serve basis. All of the testing prerequisites, standards and instructions can be found on the website at on the Testing/Evaluator Information page. Any candidate unable to provide copies of their prerequisite requirements to the Evaluator at the time of the test will not be able to test. No exceptions. We will not be able to accept any evaluation requests once all slots are full. We will keep you posted on the website as to when the classes fill or when all evaluation slots are full. Evaluations will begin at 8:00 am on Saturday and Sunday for all disciplines. Those attending the seminar will be given testing preference.
Evaluation fee: $25.00 members $40.00 non-members Include fee with registration.
I would like to test in Area Search Saturday Sunday Dog Name ______
I would like to test in Land HRD Saturday Sunday Dog Name ______
I would like to test in Trailing Saturday Sunday Dog Name ______
I will need a bunk on Saturday nightYes No
A bunk will be provided Saturday night at Camp Atterbury for those who will be testing. You may have to move on Sunday to your permanent location for the seminar. No meals will be provided Saturday or Sunday. Only one (1) dog can be tested per handler per day. If you would like to test one dog in two disciplines, it will have to be on separate days.
SEMINAR T-SHIRTS
I would like to order _____ seminar t-shirt(s) @ $10.00 each –Size: S M L XL 2 XL
(Add cost of t-shirt(s) to registration check.)
In Case of Emergency
Contact: ______Tele #: ______
Registration Fee______Mail to:
T- Shirt Fee______NSDA 2013 Seminar
Evaluation Fee______c/o Jan Meyer
1123 Eagle Creek Road
Total Check Enclosed ______Wildwood, MO 63005
NEW THIS YEAR If you know someone who would like to attend and be a helper (runner, subject, helper), NSDA will provide meals and a bunk for that person and there would be no registration fee charged. Helper form attached at bottom. Please distribute to friends, family and teammates. This will be on a first come, first serve basis. Helpers will be expected to help all week.
REGISTRATION
Mail copy of registration form (first 2 pages above) along withcheck payable to NSDA, current canine shot records (a minimum of Rabies, Distemper/Parvo, Bordotello vaccinations or titer within last 6 months) and a signed NSDA Hold Harmless Form to: NSDA 2013Seminar, 1123 Eagle Creek Road, Wildwood, MO 63005. Your registration will be acknowledged by email within two weeks of receipt. No registrations will be accepted after October 15 or after the classes are filled. Check or money order only – no PayPal accepted for registration. No refunds after October 1, 2013. No partial registrations accepted.
NSDA Area, Trailing and HRD Seminar, Camp Atterbury, October 21-25, 2013
Partial Instructor List
Land HRD Lisa Higgins, LESAR
Paul S.Martin, Western Carolina University
Area Deb Palman, Maine Warden Service K9 Team, Retired
Denver Holder, NCSARDA
TrailingMark Holmes, Detective CID Port Arthur, Tx K-9 Handler
Corbin Hodge, Instructor, United States Mantrailing Association
Disaster AreaLillian Hardy, Indiana DHS, SAR Section Chief
Disaster HRDDeana Hudgins, Ohio Search and Recovery Canines
Check-in/Check-out
Check-in will be Sunday after you register and not before 3:00 PM. Check-out will be 1:00 pm on Friday
Directions:
To receive the approximate location of Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver TrainingCenter, enter the following address into any online map or GPS program.
3008 Old Hospital Rd.
Edinburgh, IN 46124
You will have to show ID to get on base and a list of all participants will be at the check-in booth. You will not be allowed on base if you haven’t registered with NSDA.
Auction
If you would like to bring an item for the auction, please feel free to do so.
Contact Information
For additional registration information, please contact Jan Meyer
ACCOMODATIONS
On Site
Accommodations will be bunk style in FEMA type trailers or barracks. Kennels are required for all canines in trailers and during classes. You will need to bring your own bedding (sheets, pillows, blankets), soap, shampoo, etc. Dogs must be in a kennel.
RV Park
Driftwood Camp
Edinburgh, Indiana
(812) 526-6422
$20 per night
Facility
- Type (Private)
- No Tents
- Pets Welcome
Sites
- Spaces Available (60)
- Max Length (60)
- 30 Amp
- 50 Amp
- Max Amps (50)
- Back-ins (27 x 60)
- Electric Hookups (12)
- Full Hookups (48)
- Grass Sites (30)
- Gravel Sites (30)
- Pull-thrus (12)
- Pull-thru Size (27 x 60)
- Side-by-Side Hookups
- Site Length (60)
- Water Hookups (12)
Other Amenities & Services
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Table At Site
Motels in Edinburgh
Check individual motels for information regarding pets.
All motels are on I-65 Exit 76
Best Western
11780 N US Highway 31 Hwy
Edinburgh, IN 46124
812-526-9883
Comfort Inn
11711 N US 31
Edinburgh, IN 46124
812-526-9899
Hampton Inn
12161 N US 31
Edinburgh, IN 46124
812-526-5100
Hilton Garden Inn
12210 N Executive Dr
Edinburgh, IN 46124
812-526-8600
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
12225 N Executive Dr
Edinburgh, IN 46124
812-526-4919
Acceptance of Risk
NSDA 2013Seminar, October 21-25
Held at Camp Atterbury, Edinburgh, Indiana
It is extremely important that you know and remember that your participation in search & rescue (SAR) operations and SAR-related training involves risk to you and your dog. The eventualities of personal property damage, bodily injury or death are real and so diverse that no one can specify everything that can go wrong. Please do not participate in these activities if you believe that they are perfectly safe. They are not!
I am aware and accept that during the course of the activities in which I am participating at Camp Atterbury under the arrangement of NSDA or other individuals, organizations, corporations, or agencies coordinating activities with NSDA or their representatives, whether volunteering, working or attending the NSDA Seminar, that certain dangers exist to me and/or my dog, including the risks of injury or death.
In consideration of and for the right to participate in such activities, I do, hereby, assume all of the above-mentioned risks and will hold and save harmless NSDA and its representatives, whether paid or volunteer, from any and all liability, claims and demands of every kind and nature whatsoever which may arise in connection with my participation or the participation of my dog in any of the above-mentioned activities.
Additionally, I hereby consent to the administration of any emergency medical treatment which may be required, as determined by NSDA and its representatives, whether paid or volunteer, and will hold and save harmless, any person who procures or renders such medical treatment from any and all liability, claims or demands of every kind and nature whosoever, which may arise out of or be attributable to, the requesting of or performance of the above-mentioned medical treatment.
The terms of this acceptance shall hereby serve as a release and assumption of risk for me, my heirs, executor, and administrator and for all members of my family, including any dependents or minors who accompany me or join me in participating in the above-mentioned activities.
In executing this acceptance, I am not relying on any statements, promises, opinions or assurance, either expressed or implied, by NSDA and/or its representatives, whether paid or volunteer, concerning the conditions or circumstances I may or will encounter while participating in the above-mentioned activities.
Additionally, I hereby certify that all of the information that I have submitted is true. I am aware and accept that any false statement made is reason for disciplinary action or termination of my right to participate in the above-mentioned activities.
Date:
Printed Name: ______
Signature: ______
In case of emergency contact: ______Telephone: ______
NSDA Helper Form
2013 Camp Atterbury, Indiana
Please Print Legibly
Name: Phone number:
Address:
City/State/Zip:
Email Address:
SAR Team Affiliation:
In case of emergency please contact:
Name/Phone number/Relation:
Please be sure to dress for the weather (rain gear, boots, gloves, long pants, bug spray, etc.). We may ask you to sit in the woods for several hours each day. Please wear muted or dark color clothing.
Email a completed form to prior to September 15, 2013, or mail to NSDA 2013 Seminar, c/o Jan Meyer, 1123 Eagle Creek Road, Wildwood, MO 63005. If any of this information changes after you have sent the form, please email me at the above address or call me at 314-910-0881.
NSDA will provide you with meals beginning Monday at breakfast through Friday at breakfast. We will also provide you with a bunk in which to sleep beginning Sunday night through 1:00 pm on Friday. You will need to bring your own sheets, blankets, pillow, soap, towel, shampoo, etc. Check-in will be on Sunday, October 21 from 2:00 – 5:00.
Thank you, in advance, for your help and support.