4th Annual Disaster Management Conference
The topic of the 4th Annual Disaster Management Conference is “Earth; Fire and Rain”.
The Conference will feature multi-agency presentations covering all phases of emergency and disaster management – prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. There will be representation by fire, ambulance, emergency, rescue, volunteer, defence and health sectors.
Presentations will facilitate discussion and provide a spotlight on developing leaders in Disaster and Emergency Community. The conference program will include an extensive range of topics with Keynotes, Concurrent Sessions, Case Studies, Workshops and Posters.
The program is intended to provide all participants with an opportunity to contribute and learn. The program will examine what we have learnt in the past few years and provided a comprehensive forum to address the expertise, competencies and systems relating to the preparedness for future disasters, emergencies and hazards and the ability to recover from them quickly and efficiently.
Program
- Keynote presentations by renowned speakers
- Concurrent sessions
- Workshops and panel sessions
- Networking Function Exhibition of the leading industry professionals
- Poster Presentations
- Access to presenter podcasts and book of proceedings following the conference
Topics
- Innovation in Emergency & Disaster Management and Governance
- Leadership in Disasters: measuring effectiveness and strategies
- Risk Management, Reduction and Communication
- Recovery: Defining, Planning, Measuring and Financing
- Disaster Funding, Law and Policies
- New Technology and Social Media
- Public Health: Risk, Response, Recovery & Resilience
- Volunteers: engagement, training and support
- Community Resilience: initiatives, engagement and recovery
- At Risk Groups: vulnerable elements of society
- Behaviour change: cultural, public and organisational
- Animals: emergencies and disasters
- Resilience in Infrastructure
- International Disasters
- Local Government Initiatives
- Open Topics