Australian Disasters Conference 2009: Surviving Future Risks

10-13 February 2009

National Convention Centre, Canberra

You are invited to help shape the future of Australian Emergency Management.

The traditional emergencies for which we have planned in the past may not adequately cover the real risks that Australia may face in the future.

The Australian Disasters Conference 2009 – Surviving Future Risks – is a major national conference, endorsed by Government, to explore the future disaster risk environment for Australia. The conference outcome is to recommend future ways to enhance mitigation and preparedness measures and build community resilience to meet these new challenges.

Expert speakers have been invited to address the four key conference sub-themes:

the changing face of crisis management – a convergence of consequence management and crisis management
global warming – potential impact and consequences
the catastrophic event – identifying risk and mitigation strategies, and
recovery – surviving the impact and consequences of a major disaster event.

This conference is designed for key stakeholders at the local, state and national level who have a role in emergency management, including government agencies, volunteers, business and industry, non-government organisations, research and professional bodies, and community organisations.

Please check this website regularly for updates to the program, including key note speakers, presentation information and session chairs.

Register now

Registration for the Australian Disasters Conference 2009 is now open.

Visit the registration page or download the Registration Brochure - PDF 975KB.