Committees

Any group of 3 or more CAWM Members can apply to the Board of Director to form a new committee. For more information, read the CAWM Committees Policy available here.

CAWM 2022 Conference Planning

Co-Chairs: Alana Hawley & Mackenzie Wardle

The CAWM 2022 Conference Planning committee is responsible for the planning, logistics, and communication surrounding the CAWM2022 conference on Nov 11-13, 2022 in Canmore, Alberta. This 3rd annual CAWM conference will be hybrid format (in-person and virtual) with pre-conference courses, lectures, social activities, a keynote speaker, workshops, and more!

Finance and Audit Committee

Chair: Heather White

The Finance and Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing financial planning and reporting, budget development and, if applicable, the audit process. It is chaired by the Board of Directors Treasurer.

Governance Committee

Chair: Dave Jerome

The Governance Committee supports the CAWM Board of Directors in ensuring that the Association is governed in an effective and transparent manner. Tasks that the Governance Committee performs includes reviewing Terms of References of CAWM Committees, drafting and reviewing Board Policies, and other duties as assigned by the Board.

Honors & Awards Committee

Chair: Mike Koppang

Over the recent months, the Canadian Association of wilderness medicine has been working on an awards and recognition program to recognize persons within the wilderness medical community with exceptional work and/or care given in the field of wilderness medicine. To facilitate this process, an Honours and awards committee was formed and terms of reference were developed and presented to the board this spring.

Education Committee

Coming Soon

More information coming soon.

For more information on Committee policy, including forming new committees, click here.

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