Tuesday, July 15, 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. MDT
Location: Interlocken A/B

Please join us for this interactive plenary session that will help us to imagine future possibilities for our community while also identifying what steps must be taken to move from vision to reality. We will start with the example of disaster research pioneer Bill Anderson’s vision of a more inclusive field. The work of the Bill Anderson Fund—which was established to increase the number of underrepresented professionals in disaster research and hazards mitigation—is a testament to what we can do when we commit ourselves to imagining and cultivating the future we want to see. During this session, Bill Anderson Fund fellows, alumni, and leadership will share their ideas of where the field might go in terms of research and applications over the next 50 years. Audience members will also be asked to envision possibilities for the decades to come.