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About This Conference
This conference is designed for anyone with an interest in wildland fire in the Appalachian Region. It promises to be unique in that it will be a conference about wildland fire in the Appalachians that is held in the Appalachians. This event is not a research symposium and it's not a managers meeting-it's both! The objective of the Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists and the Association for Fire Ecology is for fire managers and researchers to learn from each other so they can better understand problems specific to the highly diverse Appalachian Mountains and to work together to solve those problems.
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Early Bird Registration
Early Bird Registration ends July 9. Registrations are already flying in! Join the flock and Register Soon to take advantage of our lowest conference fees available. All registrations includes an offer for a free one year membership in AFE. Are you a student? There are additional discounts available for students and student volunteers, as well as funding available through the JFSP TREE Travel grant program. TREE grants are due Aug. 15.
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Call for Posters &
Invited Speaker Abstracts
The program committee is accepting poster abstracts until June 28. Poster can be on any topic related to wildland fire in the Appalachian region, and can be based on completed or ongoing research or management experiences. Abstract submissions will be judged by the Program Committee and notification of acceptance will be in mid-July. Space for posters is limited. Authors will have the opportunity to present at their poster at a specified time for audience questions.
Invited Speakers must submit their abstracts by Sept. 1 (includes concurrent sessions, plenary speakers, and banquet speakers). Note: there is no open call for papers; all speakers have been invited. Speakers also must register for the conference by Sept. 1 to be guaranteed your talk will be included in the program. Submit Poster & Presenter Abstracts Here.
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Conference Program
This conference will have two full days of plenary and concurrent sessions. Plenary sessions include: Sharing Experience and Knowledge for Everyone to Benefit, with Tom Waldrop, Tim Swedberg, and Helen Mohr, and You See it Your Way, I See it My Way, with Tom Waldrop, Pat Brose, Dean Simon, Susan Stout, and E.J. Bunzendahl.
We will have 3 Concurrent sessions which will include a variety of topics focused specifically on wildland fire in the Appalachians. Over 40 invited speakers will discuss research updates and management experiences. Researchers will discuss plant and wildlife ecology, fire history, invasives, season of burning, and other topics. Managers will share experiences on how to apply fire to the landscape, how to work with media and the general public, and updates to fire management tools such as smoke prediction models, LANDFIRE, FRCC, and IFT-DSS. A highlight will be success stories for programs such as the Fire Learning Network, Prescribed Fire Councils, and interagency cooperation. See our website for a Complete Program Listing, including all speakers and full presentation titles.
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Field Trip, Training & Workshop
 Field Trip: Join us for a special day of in-the-field learning as our local guides take us to some great areas where managers will share their experiences applying research results on the ground and illustrating concepts discussed at the conference. The field trip will be open only to conference participants; cost is $25 and includes transportation and lunch. Sign up when registering.
Training: TNC and SAFE are putting together an RT-130 Annual Fireline Safety Refresher Training to be held on Monday, Oct. 7 before the conference starts. Watch our event website for details and registration info.
Workshop: The Shortleaf Pine Initiative will be holding a free, one-day workshop on Friday, Oct. 11 after the conference ends. Time TBD. Information will be posted to shortleafpine.org as finalized. Questions can be addressed to: [email protected].
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AFE's Awards Banquet
 AFE will host our annual Awards Banquet Tuesday evening. We will be honoring an East Coast fire ecologist with our Stoddard Lifetime Achievement award, named after the long-time prescribed fire advocate for longleaf pine management, Herbert Stoddard, Sr. We will also be recognizing 2 students with our Student Excellence awards. We are currently seeking nominations for these awards. Any active AFE or SAFE member can submit a nomination. Nominations are due Aug. 15. More information can be found on AFE's website.
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Download Our Flyer
Click here to download our one page PDF Conference Flyer. Please help us get the word out about this ground-breaking conference and forward our emails and share our flyer. An html version of this email can be found by clicking on the "view in a web browser" link at the top of this email.
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Important Dates & Deadlines
6/28-Poster Submission due
7/9-Early Bird Registration Ends
8/15-TREE grants due
8/15-Award Nominations due
9/1-Late Registration begins
9/1-Abstracts due for all invited presenters (includes plenary and banquet speakers)
9/1-Last day for all presenters to register to guarantee inclusion in the conference program
9/14-Hotel reservation deadline
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Hotel and Venue
The conference will be held at the historic Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center, A DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, which is situated alongside downtown Roanoke, Virginia in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, just minutes from Roanoke Regional Airport.
Read more about Roanoke and Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.
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