Welcome to Dog Power 2007!
1st Western Regional Dog Power Sports Conference &
2007 Annual Meeting of the International Sled Dog Racing Association

Meet and Greet: BYOB reception TBA- Wine and Cheese Casual Reception and Informal Discussion Groups. In between glasses of wine or your favorite non-alcoholic beverage, we might talk about:

1. Entry-Level Sport and Exercise for All? Dryland, Micro-Kennels & Urban Mushing
2. Community Service: A New Life for Older Sleddogs
3. Save This Dog! The Foundation’s 3R’s: Rescue, Rehab and Retrain-Exercise and Activities for “At Risk” & “Incorrigible” Shelter Dogs (est.41% of dogs end up in shelters due to lack of exercise.)
4. Good for Kids, Adults, & Communities: Building Tourism, Schools Programs, Non-Profit partnerships and more…
5. …or just catch up with old friends, and make some new ones!

Vendors may do partial set-up in conference area (security not provided overnight)

Vendor Setup

Conference Registration and Packets

ISDRA Board Meeting-Session 3

Opening of Conference and Introduction of Speakers & Supporters: Opening Statements by Jane Smith, President, Sierra Nevada Dog Drivers and Eileen Burke-Trent, Conference Organizer

Panel: Dryland/Beginning/Urban Mushers/Cross Training & Mentorship: Danny Melville; Mike Callahan; Daphne Lewis; Barbara Schaeffer; John Weigle (Great for teachers and students, too!)

Maryna Ozuna: musculo-skeletal care of the canine and canine athlete-physiology, massage, injury prevention and recovery. Pre and post exercise warm up and cool down.

Sled Dog Sports in School Programs, and Special Education Applications (Great for teachers and students too!)

Sally Bair-P.A.W.S. and Special Olympics: The P.A.W.S. Minnesota Experience

Alison Marchewski, Filmore Elementary School - Teaching the Iditarod Program in Public Schools; making a profound difference

Robert Stradley, Adventure Quest Institute- Kids can be dogs too! Applied teaching technique with youth; character development and the principles of teamwork. (Partnership in schools with Iditarod Teaching Program)

Dave Hess, REI- Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Training (Great for students and teachers too!)

Demonstrations, and Visit our Vendor’s Booths: (Great for students and teachers, too!)

Maryna Ozuna-Canine Massage

Daphe Lewis- dryland scooter, cart, sulky equipment

Mike Callahan- linemaking demonstration

Keynote Speaker Luncheon-Lance Mackey: Iditarod/Yukon Quest Slideshow and Racing Experience (Great for students and teachers, too!) ($27.00 for lunch includes tax and tip.)

John Stetson-Arctic and Greenland Explorer and Climate Scientist: Research by Dogsled!! Globalwarming101.com (Great for students and teachers too!)

Lou Serre- ISDRA’s “Maximum Medalist” from Canada: How to Win More Medals than Anyone Else!

RACEWORKS PART II: Training by Margaret Harvey- Event Management and Timing Software Training; Hands On Application Part 2 of 2

“SUNDOGS” AND RAFFLE FOR JIMMY BUFFET TICKETS AWARDED: Danny “Mush Mon” Melville- founder of the very “cool runnings” Jamaican Sled Dog Team brings “SUNDOGS” the documentary movie straight from the CineVegas Film Festival (Great for students and teachers, too!) Danny will answer questions afterwards and draw for the “SUNDOGS” Raffle Prize for 2 (very hard to get) tickets to the Jimmy Buffets’ “Bama Breeze” tour stop and 2 dinner ticket’s to Jimmy Buffets’ Margaritaville! (Confereference registrees get 2 Raffle Tickets; Public Welcome-$5.00 for two raffle tickets.) (Great for students and teachers, too!)

ISDRA RECEPTION- BIDDING ON SILENT AUCTION ENDS AT 7:00PM –Meet & Greet or “Discussion Tables” Alison Marchewski and Robert Stradley on Schools Programs; John Stetson on “APPLIED SLED DOG” wilderness research and experience; Jane Smith on “ Club Building”, or create your own! CASH BAR

ISDRA AWARDS BANQUET: Honoring the Medal Winners of 2006-7, and long-time ISDRA and SNDD Members, Bob & Bella Levorson, and Dottie Dennis ($45 tax and tip included)

SILENT AUCTION HIGH BIDDERS ANNOUNCED!