Registrations are now open for the 2024 Natural Hazards Research Forum at the National Wine Centre, Botanic Road, Adelaide from 14-16 May 2024.
The annual Forum is an in-person event with an online component available for those who cannot attend in person. The three-day program includes discussion, engagement, knowledge sharing and road-mapping of natural hazards research through the Centre and from other organisations around the country.
Following the successful forums in Brisbane 2022 and Melbourne 2023 the program will again be packed with speakers from across the Natural Hazards Research Australia research program, as well as from emergency service agencies, government, business, not-for-profit and community.
Keynote speakers in Adelaide include:
- Dr Sue Keay - Partner and Director, Future Work Group - embracing AI and technological change
- Dr Sally Potter - Senior Social Scientist, GNS Science, New Zealand - personalised natural hazard warnings
- Prof Andy Koronios - CEO and Managing Director, SmartSat CRC - research and innovation for natural hazards
- Brendan Moon - Coordinator-General, National Emergency Management Agency
- Prof Barbara Norman - University of Canberra - chair Urban Policy Forum advising the Australian Government
- Dr Justin Fidock - Program Leader National Security, Defence Science and Technology Group, Dept of Defence.
- Brett Loughlin - Chief Fire Officer, South Australian Country Fire Service
Project streams
Each stream begins with a group of projects where participants will hear from lead researchers on the project’s progress, their insights and use relative to that theme. Following on from the morning presentations, attendees will continue the discussion with researchers and end-users into utilisation workshops to share practical methods and solutions.
These utilisation workshops are an opportunity for researchers, end-users, government and community to foster collaboration, gain knowledge and share insights to help shape the future of research use.
Explore the project streams here.
A program is now available. Please note this program will be regularly updated until shortly prior to the event.
- For representatives of Participating organisations in the Centre, registration is included as part of your organisations’ membership. No further registration fee applies. Not sure if your organisation is a Participant of the Centre? See a list of Participating organisations here (noting that Collaborator organisations are not included as Participating organisations).
- For researchers actively undertaking research with the Centre, registration is included as part of your research role. No further registration fee applies.
- If you don’t fit into the above two categories, Forum registration is $550 per person for in-person attendance, or $220 for online registration (GST included, plus booking fee).
If you have any questions about registration, please contact Events Officer, Vaia Smirneos vaia.smirneos@naturalhazards.com.au