3rd International Wildland Fire Conference and Exhibition

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Sponsors
Principal Sponsor	Principal Supporter
Erickson Air-Crane	North American Forest Commission Fire Management Working Group (FMWG)
Gold Sponsor	Silver Sponsors
Qantas	Motorola	Bombardier Aerospace
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BLM	International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO).

3rd International Wildland Fire Conference and Exhibition 2003
3 - 6 October 2003
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Sydney AUSTRALIA

Incorporating 10th Annual Australasian Fire Authorities Council Conference Urban and Rural Communities living in Fire Prone Environments: Managing the Future of Global Problems.

Invitation

Message from the President, Australasian Fire Authorities Council
On behalf of members of the Australasian Fire Authorities Council (AFAC), it is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Third International Wildland Fire Conference and to the beautiful harbour city of Sydney.

Perhaps now more than ever before, we receive constant reminders that we are members of a global community and that the challenges we face can be overcome through collective effort.
It is both fitting and timely then that the world’s fire management professionals come together to explore global solutions to the problems that are common to us all. Whether it is through discussion on balancing the conflicts that are ever present in the environments in which our industry operates, or the ways in which we can work together towards developing common standards and principles, the real beneficiaries of this conference will be the communities we serve across the globe.

The organising committee has worked tirelessly to develop a program that will both stimulate and challenge. I am confident that the combination of conference program and exhibition will deliver both objectives in an unparalleled setting.

The Third International Wildland Fire Conference is an opportunity for fire management professionals involved in land management, rural and urban environments, to come together and learn in a spirit of fellowship and goodwill. Welcome again to you all.

John Gledhill
President, Australasian Fire Authorities Council

Message from the 3rd International Wildland Conference Steering and Organising Committee
At the time of writing, much of eastern and western Australia is recovering from a spate of major bushfires that engulfed more than 500 homes in the nation’s capital, Canberra, and burned over a million hectares of high country in the Australian alps. At the height of the crises more than 6000 firefighters from all over the nation, New Zealand and the United States battled over several hundred blazes. Traumatic as these fires are, they do illustrate in a very real way the value of events such as the 3rd International Wildland Fire and 10th Annual Australasian Fire Authorities Council Conference (AFAC) and Exhibition being held in Sydney from 3-6 October 2003.

Crises of this magnitude are not rare events. In one form or another, whether through the experience of wildland fire or fires in an urban setting, fire management professionals around the world confront the same problems on a regular basis. Fire managers attempt to strike the same delicate balance between similar areas of conflict, struggle to achieve the same compromises and strive to fashion effective solutions in environments characterised by similar demands.

The 3rd International Wildland Fire Conference, incorporating the 10th Annual Australasian Fire Authorities Council (AFAC) Conference, will provide fire managers and practitioners with the unique opportunity of discussing these common problems on a global scale. Together with your peers, you will be able to make a real contribution to the development of the definitive global outcomes and solutions that will guide our industry into the future.

Experiencing such a high calibre Conference and Exhibition in the stunning city of Sydney, Australia will provide you with memories that you will value for years to come. Along with our hosts, the North American Forest Commission Fire Management Working Group, the National Fire Protection Association and the Australasian Fire Authorities Council, we look forward to your participation and welcoming you to Sydney in October 2003.

Gary Morgan
Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria, Chair of the International Liaison Committee, Chair of the Australasian Steering Committee

Phil Koperberg
Commissioner New South Wales Rural Fire Service And Chairman, Organising Committee

Timetable And Deadlines

Speaker Registration by 11 July 2003
Early Registration by 11 July 2003
Late Registration after 11 July 2003
Onsite Registration from 19 September 2003
Full Paper submission deadline 11 July 2003
Accommodation booking deadline 1 September 2003
Social Program booking deadline 18 August 2003
Tours booking deadline 18 August 2003
Post Conference Tours booking deadline 1 August 2003
Conference & Exhibition Opens 4 October 2003
Conference & Exhibition Closes 6 October 2003

Hosts

Thank you to our Hosts:


National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)	Australasian Fire Authorities Council (AFAC)	North American Forest Commission Fire Management Working Group (FMWG)

New South Wales Rural Fire Service	New South Wales Fire Brigades	State Forests of New South Wales	NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service

Address for Communications

3rd International Wildland Fire Conference and Exhibition Managers
GPO Box 128
SYDNEY NSW AUSTRALIA 2001
Tel: 61 2 9248 0800
Fax: 61 2 9248 0894
Email: wildlandfire03@tourhosts.com.au

Venue

Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Darling Drive, Darling Harbour
Locked Bag 14, Pyrmont
NSW 2009 Australia
Tel:: +61 2 9282 5000