Canadian risk and hazards network (CRHNet) Annual Symposium 2016
The call for submissions is now closed. The Early Bird Registration has been extended to Friday, September 30.
Inspiring Resilience
At a time when governments are challenged to pursue a wide array of diverse short term and long term priorities, disasters appear as marginal occurrences. However, every day, disaster risks impose on Canadians a heavier burden. From prevention and mitigation requirements to significant investments in recovery efforts, disasters remain part of our daily reality.
The goal of disaster resilience belongs to the society at large. The traditional approach of government programs and plans implementation seems to be reaching its achievement limits. It is now the time to revisit current approaches and consider empowering every component of civil society to contribute to disaster resilience. Beyond the call for a shared responsibility, everyone possesses assets for disaster resilience, and more importantly, everyone deserves a share of the benefits in making Canada a disaster resilient country.
This CRHNet symposium wishes to explore paths toward empowering Canadian civil society into disaster resilience. It is now time to look at intrinsic motivations and distributed benefits, rather than relying only on legislation, program and funding as the primary instruments to achieve disaster resilience.
What's Included
5 Reasons to Join the Conference:
- Explore paths toward empowering Canadian civil society into disaster resilience,
- Learn from case studies, exhibits and poster competitions and colleagues,
- Meet international Disaster Risk Reduction professionals and,
- Hear the latest innovations and strategies for Disaster Resiliency,
- Enjoy conference networking.
Disaster Risk Reduction is a priority
Disaster risks impose on Canadians a heavy burden. From prevention and mitigation requirements to significant investments in recovery efforts, disasters remain part of our daily reality. We have a great responsibility now, more than ever, to collaborate, share and contribute solutions that inspire resilience.
Answering to CRHNet's mandate to create a Canadian annual Symposium for dialogue focusing on disaster risk reduction, facilitating policy formulation and adoption of best practices in Canada, we encourage you to plan to attend.
Symposium Tracks include:
- Current Achievements and Challenges in Canada
- When Nature, Technology and Society Collide into Disasters
- Inspiring Resilience
- New generation of professionals
- Understanding Risks and Vulnerabilities
- Resilience in Civil Society
- Collaborative Initiatives
- Risk and Emergency Communication
- Resiliency in Indigenous Communities
- Disaster Rescue and Response
- Hazards Research
- Risks, Diversity and Equity
- Disaster Recovery
- Hazards Research
- Knowledge Management
- Legislation, Policy and Implementation
- Research and Education
- Measuring Success
Call for Sessions, Presentations and Posters - now closed
CRHNet calls for session, presentation and poster proposals from researchers and practitioners to inspire the Canadian disaster risk reduction community on informative, creative, innovative and proven means to achieve success. Your special session defines a particular theme and would host relevant presentations and posters. CRHNet will give prominence to posters during the symposium.
Deadlines
- Session proposal submission deadline: July 29, 2016
- Presentation and poster submission deadline: August 28, 2016
- Response to presenters: September 23, 2016
- Deadline for early bird registration: September 30, 2016
- Paper and Presentation submission deadline: November 11, 2016
Event Fee
See the full registration fee breakdown here.
How to Register
Register via the website here.
Further Information
For enquires, please contact the CRHNet Executive Director at execdir@crhnet.ca