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San Diego Declaration on Climate Change and Fire Management
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Invitation
for Editors and Reporters – Plan Now to Attend:
GLOBAL
WARMING, WILDLAND FIRES
HOT
TOPICS AT INTERNATIONAL FIRE CONGRESS
WORLD’S
LARGEST GATHERING OF FIRE SCIENTISTS TO CONVENE NOVEMBER 13 –
17, 2006
WHO:
You, the nation's top reporters, are cordially invited to attend.
WHAT:
The Third International Fire Ecology and Management Congress.
WHERE: San Diego, California.
WHEN:
November 13 - 17 (Monday - Friday), 2006.
HOW
MUCH:
Free! The Congress registration fee of $330 is waived for journalists.
WHY:
World-renowned scientists will join thousands of delegates to present,
discuss and exhibit the latest science on fire ecology. Over 500
papers will be presented. Workshops will cover Alaska's boreal forests,
the Appalachian Mountains, the Rocky Mountain West, Mexico, the
Amazon rainforest, and Aboriginal lands in Australia.
PLENARY
SESSIONS FEATURE INTERNATIONAL FIRE ECOLOGY LUMINARIES SUCH AS:
Dr.
William J. Bond, University of Cape Town, South Africa;
Dr.
Richard Alley, Pennsylvania State University;
Dr.
Tim Barnett, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of California,
San Diego;
Dr.
Tom Swetnam, Laboratory of Tree Ring Research at Tucson, Arizona;
Dr.
Mike Flannigan of the Canadian Forest Service at Sault Ste. Marie,
Ontario, Canada;
Dr.
Mark Cochrane of South Dakota State University;
Dr.
Ross Bradstock of the New South Wales Department of Environment
and Conservation, Australia;
John Gledhill of the Tasmania Fire Service, Tasmania, Australia;
Dr.
Józef Piwnicki of the Forest Fire Protection Laboratory,
Poland;
Brian
Stocks of B.J. Stocks Wildfire Investigations Ltd., Ontario, Canada;
James
Hubbard of the USDA Forest Service, Washington, DC;
and
Dr.
Stephen Pyne of the School of Life Science at Arizona State University.
SAN
DIEGO DECLARATION: Delegates
will release the "San Diego Declaration on Climate Change and
Fire Management." The San Diego Declaration charts a scientific
course to cope with wildfire in a changing and warming global environment.
For the current draft, go to:SAN
DIEGO DECLARATION
VISUALS:
Field trips will offer personal, first-hand looks at fire ecology.
Numerous exhibits will showcase the latest products, technology
and tools of fire science. In addition, 120 scientific posters on
fire ecology will be presented and displayed throughout the week.
MEDIA
ROOM:
The Third International Fire Congress media room includes wireless
Internet service, desk and table space for your computer and notes,
telephones, places to conduct interviews and a backdrop for television/video
interviews.
DETAILS:
Visit
the Fire Congress's official web site
REGISTER:
Reporters and editors can register at: Online
Registration.
SPONSOR:
The Association for Fire Ecology is an organization of professionals
dedicated to improving the knowledge and use of fire ecology in
land management. Utilizing conferences, an on-line journal and selected
publications, AFE continues to heighten awareness of the role of
fire in contemporary ecosystems. For more information, go to: http://www.fireecology.net
or contact AFE Board President Robin Wills at: 530-898-9826 or 510-817-1432;
robin_wills@nps.gov .
CONGRESS CONTACTS:
Program information:
Fire Congress Chair Melanie Miller at: 406-829-6941; melaniemiller@fs.fed.us
.
Logistics and
registration: Fire Congress Manager Detlef Decker at: 509-335-2811;
ddecker@wsu.edu .
Media liaison:
Fire Congress Media Liaison Paul Richards at: 406-225-4235; paul@prmediaconsultants.com
.
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