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CONFERENCES ON THE CALENDAR! Registration for Wildland Fire Canada Conference opens May 16. Wildland Fire Canada brings together wildland fire management agencies, partners, and collaborators in Canada and around the world. This biennial conferences focus on wildland fire management, ecology, and science in Canada. Canada has a diversity of fire-prone environments that bring a unique perspective to wildland fire challenges and opportunities. Visit https://wildlandfirecanada.com.
The Ix International Conference On Forest Fire Research & 17th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit runs Nov. 11-18 in Coimbra, Portugal. The conference aims to provide an update on the developments in forest fire science and technology and an opportunity to promote international co-operation. The conference will cover the main topics related to fire management from a research perspective. There will be six major themes: the wildland urban interface; fire risk management; decision support systems and tools; fire management; fuel management; and socio-economic issues.Two courses, the VI Short Course on Fire Safety and the IX Short Course on Forest Fire Behaviour will be held before the conference, as related but separate events. Visit www.adai.pt.
The 5th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop is set for Nov. 14-18 in Ashville, NC, and will focus on “Keeping pace with reality – accepting the hard truths and boldly undertaking the hard work.” Visit http://cohesivestrategyworkshop.org.
CANADIAN NAMED IJWF OUTSTANDING EDITOR The reputation and performance of a journal’s editorial board is vital in maintaining the quality and continually improving the stature and visibility of that journal. On this note, the International Journal of Wildland Fire is pleased to announce that Dr. Marc-Andre´ Parisien is the winner of the Outstanding Editor Award for 2021. IJWF recognizes Parisien for his many years of dedication and exceptional level of service to the journal as an associate editor. Parisien is a research scientist at the Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry Centre, in Edmonton, Alberta, where he has worked with the fire research group since 2000. Parisien was trained as a forest ecologist and holds a B.Sc. from McGill University, an M.Sc. from l’Universite´ du Quebec a` Rimouski, and a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. His research on wildland fire is focused on understanding biophysical controls on fire regimes, mostly within the boreal biome of North America. He specialises in quantitative analysis methods, including process-based simulation modelling, a tool he uses for mapping wildfire likelihood. Parisien has been an associate editor of the IJWF since 2010. IJWF is pleased to add the 2021 IJWF Outstanding Editor Award to Parisien’s impressive list of achievements, and thank him for his exceptional service. wildfiremagazine.org
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