Research Events

A program of interactive and engaging events for the fire and research community as well as the general public is a key part of promoting the research outputs of the Bushfire CRC.

This page promotes upcoming events - both Bushfire CRC owned and external related events - and also contains outputs from past research events. Much of the Bushfire CRC annual events program has been integrated with AFAC’s Knowledge Events through a joint initiative - Professional Development Events.

Holding an Event? - Assistance Available

The Bushfire CRC annual events program has been integrated with AFAC’s Knowledge Event through a joint initiative - Professional Development Events. Download the Guidelines on how to run events or meet your needs for your event .

We can provide the following assistance with your events:

  • Funding support for catering and venue hire
  • Logistics support – arrangement of catering and room hire
  • Marketing & branding – we have template Flyers available
  • Invitations
  • RSVP handling
  • Speakers
  • Accommodation options


The following criteria must be met for us to be able to assist you:

  • Your event is referenced in your Bushfire CRC project plan (it may be defined as workshop, forum, gathering, or maybe even a meeting)
  • You plan to involve people beyond your regular Project Team of Researchers and End Users
  • You plan to invite people, receive RSVPs and generally manage communications with Invitees
  • You complete the Event Proposal Form and send to events or Vaia Smirneos on (03) 9412 9604
  • You will use a Flyer or similar to articulate your event, its purpose and include your agency and the Bushfire CRC’s logos
     

A forum, seminar or master class?

Events provide opportunities to guide, coach, inform and mentor others in knowledge sharing of new research. Events have a range of formats - each with a different purpose and design.

Master class - small group, interactive and discussion based.

Seminar/lecture - presentations, limited opportunity for discussion

Forum - presentations, some opportunity for discussion.

Workshop - highly interactive, collaborative group work.

Clinic - interactive and hands on.

Knowledge cafe - large group breaks into smaller discussion groups.

Conference - premier industry event, multiple presentations.

Bushfire CRC events

Perth 2012: Annual Conference
Perth 2012 annual conference logo
The Bushfire CRC and AFAC Conference is Australasia’s premier emergency management conference, staged by the industry, for the industry.

Research Advisory Forum 6
Research Advisory Forum Hobart 2012_2
The sixth Research Advisory Forum was held in Hobart, in May 2012.

Science and art behind fire danger ratings - seminar
Marty Alexander
The Bushfire CRC, the New South Wales Rural Fire Service and the University of Sydney are hosting a seminar on fire danger rating and fire behaviour with Dr Marty Alexander.

Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire conference - Seattle
IAWF logo
The Bushfire CRC sent a delegation of researchers and end-user partners to present at the 3rd Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire conference in Seattle, Washington in April 2012.

Keeping cool is more than a mind game
Important research has been conducted over the past few years in respect to firefighter cooling and hydration, designed to ensure the firefighters' core temperatures are maintained at a safe level.

Fire in the Landscape - Impacts on Water Resources Field Excursion
This field trip was an opportunity for Bushfire CRC end-users and researchers to interact and discuss how current field-based research activities at University of Melbourne and University of Sydney deliver useful information on fire impacts on forest hydrology and erosion.

Other Upcoming Events

Results of the La Trobe University Community Bushfire Intentions Survey, to be held at RMIT University on Wednesday 23 May 2012, 10:30am - 1:30pm. For further information please contact Sam Carroll-Bell

2012 Australian Community Engagement and Fire Awareness Conference - Fire Up Engagement! 31 May - 2 June 2012, Novotel Wollongong NSW. www.rfs.nsw.gov.au

Rural Fire Research Workshop, will be held on 14 - 15 June 2012 at Scion Rotorua. For further information please contact Veronica Clifford

Results of WA longitudinal field study, to be held at RMIT University, on Wednesday 20 June 2012, 10:30am - 1:30am. For further information please contact Sam Carroll-Bell

'Community' and 'Community Engagement' in Public Policy, to be held at RMIT University, on Thursday 21 June 2012, 10:00am - 4:00pm. For further information please contact Sam Carroll-Bell

2012 National Adaptation Conference, to be held at the Sebel Hotel, Albert Park in Melbourne, on 26 - 28 June 2012. www.nccarf.edu.au

Institute of Australian Geographers 2012 Conference 'Fire in the Belly' to be held at Macquarie University Sydney on 2 - 4 July 2012. www.iag2012.com.au

Bushfires, the State and Power, to be held at RMIT University, on Wednesday 11 July 2012, 10:30am - 1:30am. For further information please contact Sam Carroll-Bell

Sharing responsibility for disaster resilience, to be held at RMIT University, on Wednesday 15 August 2012, 10:30am - 1:30am. For further information please contact Sam Carroll-Bell

Bushfires are “Men’s Business”, to be held at RMIT University, on Wednesday 12 September 2012, 10:30am - 1:30am. For further information please contact Sam Carroll-Bell

12th Wildland Fire Safety Summit to be held on 25 - 26 October 2012 in Sydney Australia. www.iawfonline.org

The IV Fire economics symposium, is held on 5 - 11 November 2012, in Mexico. www.simpoeconomicsforestfires.org

Save the Date - Fourth  Fire Behavior and Fuels Management Conference , to be held at Raleigh, North Carolina 18 - 22 February 2013 & St Petersburg, Russia 1 - 4 July 2013. For more information visit  www.iawfonline.org