In a disaster effective communication is vital. In recent years new technologies, the rise of social networking and new approaches to communicating with people in an emergency have driven dramatic change in crisis communications.
Sydney Harbour Marriott
Sunday 11 – Tuesday 13 April 2010
Speakers included...
Opening: Stacey Tannos ESM, Director General, Emergency Management, NSW
Keynote: Kelvin Cochran, Administrator, US Fire Administration, Washington DC
Keynote: Murray Kear, Commissioner, NSW State Emergency Service
PTSD: Prof Sandy McFarlane, University of Adelaide, SA
H1N1: Neil Branch, DoHA, Canberra, ACT
Ops Priorities: Scott Milne, Aust Maritime Safety Authority, Canberra, ACT
Federal Comms: David Finlayson, Attorney General’s Department, Canberra, ACT
Social Work: Lou McLellan, Centrelink, SA
Changes to FOI: Peter Timmins, FOI Specialist
Volunteers: Maj-Gen BW Howard, Chair, AEMVF
Leadership: Peter Rekers, Managing Director, Crisis Ready, QLD
Conference secretariat:
High Profile Events (Aust) Pty Ltd
PO Box 40
Hampton VIC 3188
T: +61 3 9533 1000
F: +61 3 9533 1035
Benchmarking the best response
Sharing lessons learned
Providing a common meeting ground for practitioners and researchers
Promoting the value of communication with communities in emergencies
Working to establish a research centre for the field
