Research Events: 2004-2009

The Bushfire CRC has organised numerous research, training, and forum events over the years. You can access many of the presentations from these events below.

 

Gold Coast 2009: Meeting Expectations
Gold Coast 2009: Meeting Expectations
A total of 1173 fire industry staff and fire researchers mixed at the annual conference of the Bushfire CRC on the Gold Coast. The conference participants discussed the latest innovations in fire science over the two day program, while many others also gained a more in-depth understanding at pre-conference workshops on community safety and protecting fire fighters and a seminar on fire, fuel and weather.

Forest fires in Europe - a view from Portugal
Professor Domingos Xavier Viegas has provided an overview of a research program on forest fires propagation carried out at the University of Coimbra, in Portugal, at a Bushfire CRC seminar.

Science Festival and CRC Innovation conference, Canberra
The Bushfire CRC participated in the Australian Science Festival alongside the annual CRC Innovations Conference at the National Convention Centre in Canberra in late May 2009.

Adelaide 2008: The International Bushfire Research Conference
In September, 1130 delegates participated in the combined International Bushfire Research Conference 2008 and 15th Annual AFAC Conference. The event was held over three days at the Adelaide Convention Centre.

Annual Conference: Hobart 2007
The 2007 Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre and Australasian Fire Authorities Council Annual Conference attracted almost 900 delegates from across Australia’s fire and emergency management industry and the fire research community to a waterfront venue in Hobart, Tasmania.

National Forum 2007 (Canberra)
More than 150 invited guests from industry and government gathered for the first National Bushfire Forum at Parliament House in Canberra. A full day of discussion covered many topics but centred on the need for ongoing funding for research into bushfire management in Australia and New Zealand.

Annual Conference: Melbourne 2006
The annual Bushfire CRC conference is run jointly with the conference of the Australasian Fire Authorities Council and attracted almost 1400 delegates in 2006.

Fire Managers Research Workshop: Wollongong 2006
The fire managers research meeting took place in July 2006 at the University of Wollongong.

Annual Conference: Auckland 2005
The Bushfire CRC / AFAC 2005 Conference was a huge success, with over 600 delegates from Australia, New Zealand and international guests from Asia and the Pacific.

Bushfire CRC Conference 2004
The first annual Bushfire CRC conference provided an excellent opportunity for delegates to become involved and engaged with the research at its early stages. There were already significant outcomes from some of the projects, and researchers and students used the occasion to network and establish new contacts.