{"id":20409,"date":"2025-06-13T14:30:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T18:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/?p=20409"},"modified":"2025-07-28T15:11:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T19:11:02","slug":"canadian-ski-patrol-seeks-national-event-coordinator-for-2026-big-white-conferences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/2025\/06\/canadian-ski-patrol-seeks-national-event-coordinator-for-2026-big-white-conferences\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Ski Patrol seeks National Event Coordinator for 2026 Big White conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20407\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/13141936\/PB-Conference-Position-Header-EN.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/13141936\/PB-Conference-Position-Header-EN.png 570w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/13141936\/PB-Conference-Position-Header-EN-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/13141936\/PB-Conference-Position-Header-EN-560x209.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By Mark Brown, Co-Executive Director (<a href=\"mailto:mark.brown@skipatrol.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mark.brown@skipatrol.ca<\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In March 2026 the CSP will hold two major events back-to-back at Big White Ski Resort, near Kelowna, B.C.:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The CSP National Conference and Common Ground Competition.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The FIPS 2026 World Congress.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Watch for future articles about each conference, including conference dates and programming, as well as conference registration information.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #a6192e;\"><strong>Seeking applications &#8211; national event coordinator<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are seeking a motivated CSP member to serve as national event coordinator to support both conferences.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This role is unpaid, but the successful candidate will have their travel and accommodation expenses covered to be at Big White during both events.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The successful candidate is responsible for establishing and chairing organizing committees for each of the conferences, event management leading up to March 2026, and on-site event oversight.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The national event coordinator is a high-profile position within the CSP and internationally, and reports to the national CSP co-executive directors.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The successful candidate will be on-site for both events and will form two organizing committees. These committees will work together to ensure smooth events.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #a6192e;\"><strong>Key responsibilities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Forming and leading committees<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Establish and chair two organizing committees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Event coordination<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Oversee all aspects of both events, including registration, logistics, and communication with Big White, CSP divisions, zones, and patrols.<\/li>\n<li>For the CSP National Common Ground Competition, collaborate with the competition coordinator.<\/li>\n<li>For the FIPS World Congress, support FIPS in implementing its program and assist with local logistics, registration, social activities, and public relations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sponsorship and fundraising<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Coordinate sponsorship opportunities for both events.<\/li>\n<li>Assist the co-executive directors in attracting national and local sponsors.<\/li>\n<li>Oversee a trade show booth representing the CSP at the FIPS World Congress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #a6192e;\"><strong>Qualifications<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Must be a CSP member with strong organizational skills and event planning experience.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and lead teams effectively.<\/li>\n<li>This is an excellent opportunity for leadership and to make a significant contribution to the ski patrol community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #a6192e;\"><strong>Application details<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Interested candidates should send their expressions of interest and qualifications by <strong>July 7, 2025<\/strong>, to <a href=\"mailto:mark.brown@skipatrol.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mark.brown@skipatrol.ca<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:jean.rioux@skipatrol.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jean.rioux@skipatrol.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mark Brown, Co-Executive Director (mark.brown@skipatrol.ca)\u00a0 In March 2026 the CSP will hold two major events back-to-back at Big White Ski Resort, near Kelowna, B.C.:\u00a0 The CSP National Conference and Common Ground Competition.\u00a0 The FIPS 2026 World Congress.\u00a0 Watch for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6132,"featured_media":20412,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[228],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-patrol-bulletin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6132"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20409"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20426,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20409\/revisions\/20426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}