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Submit Your Proposals for
Oral Presentations and Fire Circles by August 1
We have just a few days left until proposals for oral presentations and fire circles are due on
Tuesday, August 1.
Proposals for poster presentations and attached meetings will be accepted until September 15.
Interactive Fire Circles are discussion sessions and/or working groups focused on advancing our understanding of fire ecology and management. Depending on your purpose, fire circles can be
- Roundtable discussions,
- Small groups assembling position papers, white papers, policy pieces, management guidelines, collaborative peer-reviewed papers, and/or
- Other efforts to explore or synthesize existing data, discuss ideas, present scenarios, or lead role-playing exercises.
This is a great opportunity to communicate and interact with your colleagues, and we encourage you to consider what topics are most important in your region or field of expertise, and submit a proposal!
Topics for presentations include, but are not limited to:
- 20/20 Vision: Looking Back, Looking Forward
- Fire Ecology & Effects
- Fire Management and Use
- Fire Modeling
- Climate Change & Fire History
- Restoration & Resiliency
- GIS and Remote Sensing
- Policy Issues
- Case Studies and Lessons Learned
- Education & Communication
- Living with Fire - Cultural, Socio-Economic, Health
- Smoke Management & Modeling
When submitting your proposal, you can request consideration for a Rapid Fire (Speed) talk or a Fire AFEx talk.
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Early Bird Registration
Register by July 31, Rates Go Up August 1
After you submit your proposal, take a few minutes to complete your conference registration! Registering by July 31 will ensure that you receive the best registration rates.
Please note, you can register now to guarantee the early bird rate and chose to pay your invoice at a later date. This may particularly helpful if you know you'll attend the conference but you need to wait until the next fiscal year to pay for your registration. Just select "Invoice Me" at the end of the registration process.
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Conference Schedule
The conference will start with an opening plenary session on Tuesday morning. Workshops and trainings will be integrated into the schedule throughout the week, and we have a superb line up of special sessions confirmed. On Saturday, participants can choose to explore fire management in Florida with one of seven excellent field trips that are being planned. In addition, we have several special events planned, including an awards luncheon, movie night, and several student activities.
Click here for the draft schedule
to get a better idea of the sessions, workshops, and events that will be offered each day.
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This event is hosted by Association for Fire Ecology,
in cooperation with Southern Fire Exchange
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Our Mission: The Association for Fire Ecology is an organization of professionals dedicated to improving the knowledge and use of fire in land management through science and education.
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