Call for abstracts for AFAC22 – Fire and Emergency’s process

The next Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC) conference will be held in Adelaide between 23 and 26 August 2022.

The theme for next year’s conference is “Connecting communities. Creating resilience”.

The call for abstracts is now open. You can submit an abstract for inclusion as either a poster or presentation at the event. We’re keen to showcase high-quality and innovative thinking from across Fire and Emergency New Zealand.

If you’re planning to submit an abstract, please follow the following process.

In line with our conference attendance guidelines, please discuss your abstract idea with your manager in the first instance.

AFAC encourages abstracts to align with one of five supporting topics: Social, Physical, Environmental, Organisational, or Technology and Innovation. More information on the supporting topics for 2022 can be found here: https://www.afacconference.com.au/call-for-abstracts-2022(external link). Please do not submit your abstract via this website; the information is for guidance only.

Abstracts should be no more than 200 words in length; you can submit multiple abstracts for consideration.  If you’d like help with drafting your abstract, get in touch with Te Ao Mārama and they will work with you to shape it into the AFAC format.

All final abstracts need to be submitted to Te Ao Mārama by 11 January 2022. Please email them to AFAC.Conference@fireandemergency.nz.

ELT will select a shortlist of abstracts that Te Ao Mārama will submit to the AFAC conference committee. All shortlisted authors will be notified in late January.

The shortlist will be submitted by 7 February, and successful candidates notified of the outcome in late March.

More information on next year’s event is available here: https://www.afacconference.com.au/(external link)