GFMC MEETINGS CALENDAR 2022
Wildland Fire Canada 2022
31 October – 04 November 2022
The Westin Edmonton, Edmonton, AB T5J 0N7, Canada
Wildland Fire Canada Conference (WFCC) brings together wildland fire management agencies, partners, and collaborators in Canada and around the world. These biennial conferences focus on wildland fire management, ecology, and science in Canada. Canada has a diversity of fire-prone environments that bring a unique perspective to wildland fire challenges and opportunities. The goal of these conferences is to provide a neutral forum for the exchange of best practices. The conferences promote opportunities for significant information exchange where: wildland fire scientists present new research findings; wildland fire practitioners discuss lessons learned; and wildland fire enthusiasts attend workshops and activities to develop a deeper understanding about wildland fire across Canada.
Conference History
These biennial conferences focus on wildland fire management, ecology, and science in Canada. The conference typically rotates through the provinces every 2 years.
Presentation Topics
There is no specific theme for WFCC. The conference is open to a diverse range of topics and interest areas and welcomes proposals that will present new knowledge, experience, technology, shared learning, and interactive learning to address key issues and considerations in wildland fire, such as, but not limited to:
- New knowledge of wildland fire/climate/society interactions in the 21st century.
- Challenges of wildland fire management in the 21st century.
- Community wildfire preparedness and response.
- Human health and safety concerns, both during (e.g., firefighter safety, evacuations) and after (e.g., mental health, socio-economic recovery) wildland fire events.
- Emerging technologies and benefits to wildland fire management.
- Incorporation of diverse sources of knowledge (e.g., Indigenous communities, restoration ecology experts) to support land management practices.
- Adequacy of wildland fire management policy in guiding management to meet challenges associated with our changing fire environment.
- Assessing and addressing wildland fire risk at multiple spatial scales (e.g., in communities or landscapes).
- Other
Dates and Deadlines
- Call for Presentations – 1 January – 15 April 2022
- Registration Opens – 1 April 2022
- Authors Notified – 15 May 2022
- Hotel Room Block expires – 3 October 2022
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