OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AT THE AFAC/BUSHFIRE CRC CONFERENCE CALL
FOR PAPERS
The AFAC/ Bushfire CRC Conference is Australasia’s
foremost annual emergency services conference, attracting over
1,000 delegates from all over the world. The 2010 Conference is
being held in Darwin, Northern Territory on 8-10 September
2010.
AFAC represents all fire, land management and emergency services
agencies in Australia and New Zealand, while the Bushfire
Cooperative Research Centre is the peak research body for the fire
industry in this region.
The theme of the 2010 Conference is:
‘Same, Same, but Different – Learning lessons in a
changing world”.
This theme explores the challenge that if the world is changing
– are we and can we manage emergency services the same way we
have done in the past?
Abstracts, specifically linking to the conference theme, for
both oral and posters are invited from emergency services and
management professionals, volunteers, researchers and academics,
industry and government bodies. The deadline for abstracts is 1
February 2010. It is expected that all speakers once accepted, will
prepare an extended paper of their talk of approximately 4 pages.
This will need to be submitted by end of June 2010 and will be
included on the conference proceedings CD. Failure to produce this
will result in withdrawal of the invitation to speak.
Competition for speaking at this Conference is high, so not all
abstracts will be accepted for a speaking slot. Unsuccessful
abstracts will be considered for poster presentations and possibly
for other opportunities to share your work with the industry.
The themes for the Conference include (but not limited to):
• Royal Commissions and Inquiries – emerging issues
from intensive, independent reviews of the performance and
effectiveness of the industry; what does it mean for future service
delivery?
• Climate and demographic change – ecology and
biodiversity, rural/urban interface issues; the challenge of
communities understanding the risks we all face and what do they
value?
• Lessons from the Asia Pacific region – response to
natural disasters, best practice in bushfire management, urban fire
and rescue, fuel management.
• Managing and sharing information to provide real knowledge
and situational awareness – unlocking access to crucial
information.
• Emergency management in remote, under-privileged or
indigenous communities – community engagement, resilience and
protection.
The Conference has a full program with a range of opportunities
before and after the Conference for delegates to learn, interact
and gather new ideas. It is attended by Commissioners, CEOs, senior
managers, practitioners, volunteers and researchers from across the
sector.
More information and on-line submission of abstracts to www.afac2010.org
