2012-annual_conf
CQ residents on bushfire alert
Conference shines in Perth
In a week of highlights, the Research Forum, Student Showcase and research utilisation award were proud moments for the Bushfire CRC at our joint annual conference with AFAC in Perth in late August.
Gippsland bushfire threat still unclear
Average season forecast for Victoria
Excellence in Utilisation of Bushfire CRC Research
At this year’s conference the Bushfire CRC introduced a new award for Excellence in Utilisation of Bushfire CRC Research, acknowledging agencies demonstrating effective uptake of Bushfire CRC research into their business. Congratulations to the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service for taking out the inaugural award for their utilisation of Bushfire CRC expertise in working toward changing workplace culture to become a high reliability organisation.
What a conference!
Wow, what a week! The Bushfire CRC and AFAC conference was one of the best ever. There were so many highlights. It was great to see so many of our researchers engaged and enjoying the time.
The posters were all great this year, as one of the judging panel members it was so hard to determine the winner, there we so many which could have won, but in the end well done to David Barton, who won the judges award. This year we also had an people's award for the best presentation at the Research Forum, won by Mika Peace, a very well received presentation on a great topic.
Student Showcase success
The Student Showcase was one of my favourite aspects of this year’s conference, and was well received by both those who presented and attended. For me, I really relished hearing from each student where their project is heading, and what they had uncovered so far. The interview style format, coupled with the relaxed lounge room setting (the bean bags were a big hit) was just that little bit different.
There is more to know
The breadth of topics at our three-day annual conference in Perth at the end of last month was quite astounding, even more so considering none were repeats of last year’s conference, and in Melbourne next year, a whole new set of issues will be presented.
Despite the amount of activity currently underway, it is still appropriate to stop and think about areas that are not being fully discovered by our scientific research efforts.
Getting the message out
Not only is our annual conference a forum for discussion and debate amongst ourselves, it also provides a great platform to promote the research of the Bushfire CRC out into the wider community.
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