Conference program and format
The 8th International Fire Behaviour and Fuels Conference will be held in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, with early registration on Monday 27 April and sessions running from Tuesday 28 April to Friday 1 May.
The International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) has released the detailed program schedule.
The schedule includes keynote and panel sessions from Tuesday to Thursday, alongside topic streams, exhibitors and an opening and poster reception on Tuesday.
The programme also lists oral presentations, lightning talks and more than 100 poster presentations.
IAWF said: “We are pleased to release the detailed program schedule.
“In addition to the dymamic keynote presentations and panels, we will offer oral presentations, lightning talks and over 100 poster presentations.”
Registration, workshops and field trips
The conference is fully in-person with no virtual presentations, with access to program sessions included for full registrations or for the nominated day of attendance for one-day registrations.
Registration also includes refreshments during morning and afternoon breaks, a social reception on Tuesday evening, a dinner or gathering on Wednesday evening, and lunch on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
IAWF Member and Student rates are available.
Workshops are scheduled for Friday 1 May from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, with a cost of $50 per workshop and morning tea included.
The workshop titles listed are Big Weather Data for Fire Management, Igniting research – Fire Behaviour and Fuels research translation workshop, Measuring fire management effectiveness using performance indicators, and Navigating the Social Dimensions of Cascading and Compounding Disasters.
Field trips are also scheduled for Friday 1 May and run at the same time as the workshops.
The field trips listed are Applied pyrogeography: from field to laboratory and kunyani/Mt Wellington Bushfire Risk Management.
IAWF describes the conference as a forum to document past fire management experience, showcase current work, and share emerging research, innovation and techniques on fire management.