4th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress
4th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress
30 November – 4 December 2009
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Overview
The 4th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress hosted by the Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) will provide a forum on global wildland fire research and management. The Congress theme is Fire as a Global Process. AFE announced the call for Workshops and Special Sessions.The Congress will feature plenary sessions highlighting the relationship between indigenous and modern fire cultures around the globe; Special Sessions addressing these and other global fire issues are especially solicited. Submissions should represent original work pertaining, but not limited, to the following primary themes:
Fire Effects
Flora of forests, shrublands, coastal marshes, etc.
Fauna
Insects & Pathogens
Soil, Water & Air
Observation papers & case studies
Integrating Science & Management
Research with management recommendations
Rehabilitation & restoration
Prescribed fire science
Smoke management
E.U. research program
Fire Behavior
Landscape level fire
Prescribed fire behavior
Landscape level issues
Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER)
Climate change effects both on fire and of fire
Land use change
Land degradation
Fire and carbon accounting
Fire and tropical deforestation
Fire history
Landscape fire regimes
Changing regimes
Paleoecological studies
Role of Technology
Real-time, hyperspectral and LIDAR imagery
GIS applications
Alternative energy risks and realities
Environmental constraints and solutions
Fire behavior modeling systems
Human Dimensions
Cultural, Social & Economics aspects
Education
Fire and International Policies, such as the Kyoto protocol
Integrated programs in countries other than the U.S.
Fire Congress Highlights
Monday, November 30
Workshops (see website for detailed descriptions of workshops)
Tuesday, December 1
Fire Congress programming begins
Poster session, Exhibits and Silent Auction Reception
Wednesday, December 2
Fire Congress programming continues
Banquet buffet with Keynote speaker, Bruce Babbitt
Thursday, December 3
Fire Congress programming continues
Friday, December 4
Fire Congress programming concludes
Saturday, December 5
Field trips (see website for detailed descriptions of workshops)
Authors are invited to submit abstracts until April 3, 2009 via the on-line submission page (Click Here). Please limit your abstract length to 300 words. For more specific themes please visit the web site Scientific Program page (Click Here). Submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee, and authors will be notified, via the e-mail provided on the proposal form, by May 15, 2009.
Registration is now open!
For more information on registration and accommodations please visitwww.fireecology.net/Congress09/Home.html. Please be sure to register for your accommodations online atwww.fireecology.net/Congress09/Hotels to reserve your Fire Congress participant rates.
Deadline extension: Please note that the special sessions call deadline has been extended to 1 October 2009.
Conference Website with details on venue, deadlines and contact:
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