Registration is open for both in-person and virutal attendance. The in-person conference will be held at the beautiful Santa Appolonia building in the center of Florence. Location, accomodations, and travel information can be found on the conference website.
We look forward to seeing many of you in Florence and online in just 5 weeks!
|
|
Schedule
- Oral presentations, a poster session, and interactive workshops and discussions for in-person participants
- Shared plenary sessions for both in-person and virtual attendees
- Virtual concurrent sessions for oral presentations and roundtable discussions
- On-demand virtual oral and poster presentations
In-person and virtual attendees will be able to interact and network through the virtual conference platform. Recordings of the in-person oral presentations, panel discussions, plenary sessions, and virtual concurrent sessions will be available approximately 2 weeks after the event and attendees will have access to the recordings for 3 months after the event.
|
|
Keynote Speakers
The conference will include 3 plenary sessions, each including an international set of keynote speakers who will present on important fire ecology topics and engage with the audience in a question and answer session.
Indigenous and Local Ecological Knowledge
Moderators
-
Bibiana Bilbao, Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela
-
Mary Huffman, Director, Indigenous Peoples Burning Network, The Nature Conservancy, USA
Panelists
-
Lucy Amissah, Senior Research Scientist, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Forestry Research Institute Ghana, Ghana
-
Jesús Garzón, President, Trashumancia y Naturaleza and Concejo de la Mesta Association, Spain
-
Lara Steil, Forestry Officer (Forest FireManagement), Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations
Rewilding, Ecological Restoration, and Fire Management
Moderator
-
Alexander Held, Senior Expert, EFI Resilience Programme, Germany
Panelists
-
William Bond, Emeritus Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
-
Alessandra Fidelis, Associate Professor, Department of Biodiversity, São Paulo State University, Brazil
-
Jordi Palau, Director of the National Hunting Reserve of Boumort, Spain
Advances in Fire Ecology, International Research, and Management Applications
Moderator
-
Paul Hessburg, Senior Research Ecologist, USDA-FS, PNW Research Station, Washington, USA
Panelists
-
Davide Ascoli, Professor, Department of Agriculture, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, and Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF), Italy
-
Marc Castellnou, Strategic Fire Analyst, Catalan Fire and Rescue Service; Associate Professor, University of Lleida, Spain
-
Rachael Gallagher, Associate Professor, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Australia
|
|
Workshops
4-Hour Workshops
2-Hour Workshops
|
|
Field Trips
Our partners in Italy are planning three exciting field trip opportunities designed to show attendees nearby areas that have experienced wildfire or been managed with prescribed fire and integrated land management goals. All field trips are scheduled for Friday, October 7, 2022. Registration for field trips is required. The field trip fee is $60 and includes transportation and lunch.
|
|
INTERVENTION SITES OF THE MONTI PISANI 2018 WILDFIRE |
|
PRESCRIBED BURN IN THE LOCALITY CUTIGLIANO (PT) |
|
INTERVENTION SITES OF THE LIFE GRANATHA PROJECT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
