Call for Papers Now Open! Deadline: 17 February 2012
The AFAC and Bushfire CRC Conference is the premier conference for the emergency management sector.
The theme for this year’s conference is “Diverse country. Common ground.”
Australia and New Zealand are diverse across their landscape, climate, population and social networks. However within this context the fire and emergency management industry has common goals and we share each other’s challenges. This conference is designed for delegates to explore, examine and debate key issues facing our sector.
The format across the four days includes a Research Forum on the Tuesday, followed by a two day conference program on the Wednesday and Thursday. A Professional Development Program will be held on Friday.
The Conference program will address a number of principle topics. The Research Forum will feature research across all hazards.
The conference will explore the following major topics:
- Drivers shaping Emergency Management
- Diversity and Resilience
- Volunteering into the Future
- The Environments (natural, built, marine)
- Incident Management – leadership and accountability
- Research to Policy to Practice
- Research Projects
Panel Sessions
Panel sessions are designed to engage delegates by providing opportunities for discussion amongst delegates and with speakers and chairs. The following panel sessions will be conducted:
- Hello - is there anyone out there? Engaging the non-converted
- Fire: Balancing community and environment
- Emergency management in the future
- The fear factor - psychological preparedness for communities
- Good practice in urban firefighting
- High profile security events
- From idea to use
- Implications and anomalies of legal inquiries
For more information on the conference go to www.afac2012.org/
