5th fire Behaviour and Fuels Conference
5th Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference
11-15 April 2016, Portland, Oregon, USA and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
About the Conference
A highly educational/engaging and entertaining week featuring selected keynote addresses, numerous plenary, concurrent, and poster presentations, panel discussions, vendor exhibits/displays, and other special sessions (e.g. field trips, staff ride). Selected presentations will be shared virtually at both conferences.
Themes for the conference:
- Contemporary fuel management policies and frameworks
- Modelling and Risk Assessment
- Extreme Fire Behavior
- Fuel Modification: Prescribed Burning and other options
- Smoke Management
- Fire Ecology and Fire Effects
- Communication, Engagement and Partnerships
- Fire Weather
- Economics
- And more
The conference is oriented for:
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Firefighters
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Fire and Land Managers
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Researchers and Scientists
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Educators
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Fire Management Consultants
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Community engagement specialists
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University Students
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Members of the Public interested in planned burning
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Anyone who has a vested interest in dealing with wildland fire and bushfire in the future.
Tentative Timeline (subject to change)
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Webpage Launched – Early July, 2015
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Call for Papers Open – October 1, 2015
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Registration Opens – December 1, 2015
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Call for Papers Closes – November 15, 2015
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Authors notified – December 18, 2015
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Early Registration Closes – February 25, 2016
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Papers due for Conference Proceedings – March 15, 2016
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Room Blocks Expire – March 14, 2016
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Conference – April 11 – 15, 2016
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Monday – Workshops
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Tuesday-Thursday – Sessions and Trade Show
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Friday – Tours and Field Trips
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Deadlines
Call for Papers closes: November 15, 2015
Registration: September 15, 2015
Early Bird Registration closes: February 25, 2015
Authors notified: December 18, 2015
Program finalized: January 15, 2016
Hotel Room Blocks Expire
.3 weeks prior
Conference adresses
Contact
- execdir@iawfonline.org
- Twitter and #2016FBFCon
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