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  • Enjoy the weekend

    Explore, connect and make the most of RESCUE26.

  • ICE-SAR proudly hosts the Rescue Conference for the 18th time

    October 16-18 | Reykjavik

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Rescue 2026

Registration opens at 09:45 on Friday. We encourage guests to arrive at Harpa in good time and complete their registration in the foyer before the programme begins.

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SPEAKERS

Leonid Tymchenko

Former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (2026) Colonel of police PhD Chief Digital Transformation Officer of the MIA of Ukraine Responsible for 112 emergency service in Ukraine

Ross MacLeod

Ross MacLeod works for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), helping lead partnership, advocacy and communications to prevent drowning across the UK and Ireland. He has led the development of the Float to Live campaign, and is also deputy chair of Water Safety England.

Dr Jorian Kippax

Dr Jorian (Jo) Kippax is a Retrieval Consultant with Ambulance Tasmania’s Critical Care and Retrieval Service (AT-CCR), a Trauma Specialist at the Royal Hobart Hospital, a reservist officer in the Australian Defence Force.

Sarah Spelsberg

Dr. Sarah Spelsberg is a Senior Associate Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Mayo Clinic Florida, Director of US Field operations for World Extreme Medicine and Medical Director for Project NEPTUNE 100 

Dave Weber

For over two decades, Dave Weber has worked as a rescue technician, remote site medic, rescue helicopter manager, and skills instructor. He is the owner of the Mountain Rescue Collective, LLC, a technical training and rescue program assessment firm.

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Testimonials - Rescue 2024

"It's packed with lectures."
"Networking and seeing the newest hardware."
"This is one of the top ones to be at."
"The level of sophistication and, professionality that is shown, both by ICE-SAR teams and teams from around Europe are, amazing for us."

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The upcoming biennial Search and Rescue Conference is an important international gathering for one of the world’s most active volunteer search and rescue organisations. With 4,200 members and approximately 1,500 callouts each year, ICE-SAR is widely recognised as a leading organisation in the field.

We warmly invite you to join us for this autumn’s conference. The programme will feature up to 60 carefully selected presentations and is expected to welcome more than 1,000 participants, offering a valuable opportunity to learn, share knowledge and connect with search and rescue professionals and volunteers from around the world.

All presentations will be delivered in English or simultaneously interpreted into English, ensuring that all participants can take full advantage of the programme.

Rescue 26 is sponsored by

ICE SAR's main sponsors




About us

Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue
Skógarhlíð 14 105 Reykjavík

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Tel: +354 570-5900
E-mail: rescue@rescue.is