Call for Papers
2013 Northeast Environmental History Conference
Yale University
Deadline: December 1, 2012
The Yale University working group on global environmental history is accepting papers for presentation at the 2013 Northeast Environmental History Conference, to be held April 20 in New Haven, Connecticut. The conference will focus on rapid environmental changes. Papers can be on topics such as the roles of nature and society in natural disasters, cultural adaptations to rapid change, the role of the state and local communities in addressing environmental shifts, and other issues. For more information and how to submit an abstract, visit the Environmental History website.
Call for Abstracts
Australian and New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference
Australian Institute of Emergency Services, Queensland Police Service, and others
Deadline: February 1, 2013
Organizers are accepting papers for presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference, to be held May 29-31 in Brisbane, Australia. Papers may be related to a wide range of topics, but should emphasize the conference themes of preparedness, prevention, response, and recovery. For more information and to submit your abstract online, visit the conference website.
Call for Participation
Individual Training Needs Survey
DITAC Disaster Training Curriculum
Deadline: Not posted
DITAC is calling for emergency responders and managers and other crisis personnel to complete a survey of individual training needs. Responses will help guide a disaster training curriculum now being created as part of the European FP7 project. The project focuses on developing a highly structured curriculum for first responders and strategic crisis managers who deal with national and international disasters. For more information on the program, visit the DITEC website. The survey can be reached at the link above.