The Rafting Federation of the Republic of Srpska (Rafting savez Republike Srpske) are proud to announce the first ever whitewater safety conference aimed specifically at the Balkan region. The Balkan White Water Safety Summit will be held in the City of Banja Luka from 18 to 22 May 2020, with a workshop being run on the Vrbas River at the start.
The aims of the conference are to:- Promote rafting standards in the Balkan region
- Unify the rafting industry in the Balkan region
- Improve the safety on rivers and what the benefits of safe rafting are
- Cooperation between rafting companies on Balkan
- Look at floods in the Balkan region and what the role of educated rafting guides in this can be
- Promotion of the 2021 World Rafting Championship in BiH
Program:
- 18 – 21 May 2020 – IRF Guide and Trip Leader Workshop on the Vrbas River.
- 22 May 2020 – Conference in the City of Banja Luka (all day)
- 10:00 Official opening and speakers (Ministries, IRF and Mayors)
- 10:30 – 11:00 Presentation of BiH’s WRC 2021
- 11:00 – 11:45 IRF standards and safety on river
- 11:45 – 12:00 Open discussion
- 12:00 – 12:30 Break
- 12:30 – 13:00 ATTA and outdoor industry standards
- 13:00 – 14:00 IRF standards and the rafting law in Balkan countries
- 14:00 – 17:00 Different Workshops – more details soon
- 17:30 Conclusion
Invitations will be extended to all those who are interested in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria and Romania. Interested persons are very welcome from regions outside of these regions. Invitations will be extended to key persons in the Ministry of Sport RS and BiH, Ministry of Tourism RS and BiH and Mayors of the City Banja Luka and Foca, as well as companies and authorities from Neretva and Una Rivers, plus the touris boards of all these cities.
Keep an eye on the following website for updates: raftingsavezsrpske.com/balkanconference
