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Jul
22
Mon
Disaster & Emergency Management Conference @ RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast
Jul 22 – Jul 23 all-day
Disaster & Emergency Management Conference @ RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast

The Disaster & Emergency Management Conference brings together some of Australia and New Zealand’s most dedicated sector leaders, professionals and service providers for two days of learning, listening, strategising and conceptualising the future of the sector.

Participants come from many sectors of the community, including:

  • Defence
  • Federal and state government heads of departments, directors and coordinators
  • General managers and managers of emergency response and emergency services
  • Assistant directors and assistant commissioners
  • CEOs and business owners and leaders (technology, communication, insurance)
  • Directors, coordinators and unit managers of disaster management teams and offices
  • Clinical psychologists, mental health or allied health care workers
  • Area controllers, disaster response coordinators
  • Community engagement officers, recovery managers and community development professionals
  • Economists, futurists and environmental scientists

The 2024 conference will tackle themes such as:

  • How to navigate current climate challenges in order to enhance resilience
  • How to introduce innovative approaches to community risk reduction
  • Interagency collaboration and communication
  • How to recruit and retain team members
Oct
22
Tue
ISPRS-TCIV Symposium @ Esplanade Hotel Fremantle by Rydges, Fremantle
Oct 22 – Oct 25 all-day
ISPRS-TCIV Symposium @ Esplanade Hotel Fremantle by Rydges, Fremantle

The international photogrammetry and remote sensing community will gather in Perth in October 2024 for the mid-term symposium of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Technical Commission IV: Spatial Information Science.

The ISPRS is a non-governmental organisation devoted to the development of international cooperation for the advancement of photogrammetry and remote sensing and their applications.

The Geospatial Council of Australia is the Australian member of ISPRS, with Australia’s Professor Sisi Zlatanova appointed Chair of ISPRS Technical Commission IV.

The symposium will provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to come together and share their work and ideas, discuss opportunities and challenges, exchange developments or software tools, and discuss future directions.

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