With 1325 delegates from 26 countries, and a trade exhibition of
110 stands, the joint Bushfire CRC and AFAC/International Fire
Chiefs’ Association of Asia (IFCAA) Conference 2006 in
Melbourne in August has been hailed as an event which exceeded all
expectations.
With the conference being broken up into two streams –
AFAC/IFCAA and Bushfire CRC – delegates were spoilt for
choice over the course of the event.
The Bushfire CRC stream commenced with a full day of workshops
prior to the main conference. The workshops featured in-depth
discussion of issues involved in community education, planning and
economics.
The popularity of the Bushfire CRC research presentations in the
main conference saw the need for the room to be extended to cope
with the demand. Topics covered included bushfire risk modelling,
simulation modelling, fire weather, aerial suppression,
volunteerism, prescribed burning and fire and biodiversity in
northern Australia. More than 70 research posters were on
display.
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The research presentations packed out the
conference rooms.
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The Joint AFAC/Bushfire CRC Conference 2007 will be held from
September 19 – 21 in Hobart.
The 2008 event will have a broader international focus and will
be held in Adelaide in October.
See all the Bushfire CRC presentations and
posters.
