Welcome aboard Adi. Terrific conference and words from a navigator experienced as you are are kind indeed! I will PM you about your arctic pink snow technique, either for me to post or better still you post it in New Techniques section of this forum, it's great!
Going to put a write up on blog about ALSAR Conf today, to summarise here: superbly organised conference and delegates enthusiasm and dedication is a credit to lowland search and rescue.