Join us online this fall to learn and discuss the latest in fire ecology and management, meet with colleagues, and make new connections!
Agenda
Keynote Speakers
- Indigenous Fire: Following the Original Instructions, Don Hankins, California State University, Chico, USA
- Prescribed Fire Science: tools and research that we needed yesterday, J. Kevin Hiers, Wildland Fire Scientist, Tall Timbers Research Station, USA
- Bridging theoretical and applied science to address pressing questions on global fire, Sally Archibald, Professor, School of Animal Plant and Environmental
Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa - The changing role of fire in southern Europe landscapes, Paulo Fernandes, Associate Professor, CITAB, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal
- The light burns brightest in the dark: Inspirations from California’s prescribed fire community, Lenya Quinn-Davidson, Area Fire Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension, USA
Calling All Exhibitors!
Congress Theme
Life with Fire:
Prescriptions for Resilience
More prescribed fire, cultural burning, and beneficial wildfires are urgently needed to manage the escalating magnitude of wildfire impacts on society and to achieve conservation goals in landscapes around the world. The 2021 Fire Congress will bring the wildland fire community together to discuss strategies to sustain native wildlife and biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services and resilience, mitigate climate change impacts, and reduce undesirable impacts on human and natural communities. Participants are encouraged to share and explore proactive solutions that connect research to desired fire management outcomes. While we encourage proposals related to the congress theme, we also accept proposals on a variety of wildland topics.
Congress Sessions and Activities
Multiple Options for Learning and Sharing Fire Science
- Plenary sessions with keynote speakers
- Live and on-demand oral presentations with Q&A
- Poster session with short videos, a student poster contest, and live presenter interaction
- Fire Circle discussions around important wildland fire topics
- Exhibit hall with several options for interaction, including video meetings
- Organized networking sessions, as well as informal opportunities to connect via chat and video meetings at anytime
- Virtual workshops and virtual field tours with live Q&A
- Access to virtual platform and all content/presentations for at least 6 months