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:

Firefighters
Fire and Land Managers
Researchers and Scientists
Educators
Fire Management Consultants
Community engagement specialists
University Students
Members of the Public interested in planned burning
Anyone who has a vested interest in dealing with wildland fire and bushfire in the future.

Tentative Timeline (subject to change)

Webpage Launched – Early July, 2015
Call for Papers Open – October 1, 2015
Registration Opens – December 1, 2015
Call for Papers Closes – November 15, 2015
Authors notified – December 18, 2015
Early Registration Closes – February 25, 2016
Papers due for Conference Proceedings – March 15, 2016
Room Blocks Expire – March 14, 2016
Conference – April 11 – 15, 2016
- Monday – Workshops
- Tuesday-Thursday – Sessions and Trade Show
- Friday – Tours and Field Trips

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

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