Dedicated search and rescue stream now featured in the
2020 Disaster & Emergency Management Conference program.
Formally the Australian & New Zealand Search & Rescue Conference, a singular stream of presentations solely dedicated to search and rescue now form part of the 2020 Australian & New Zealand Disaster & Emergency Management Conference program.
Over two days, this program stream will highlight all case studies, developments, challenges and opportunities faced by search and rescue workers.
Gain insight from professionals discussing the many factors of air, land and sea operations, or get actively involved in the program and share your own experience.
Leadership in SAR: shaping the future
Making tough calls in times of crisis and major disasters
SAR risk reduction
Mental health interventions at major SAR occurrences
Compassionate care: organisational responsibility when disaster strikes
Training / self-care and wellness for a sustainable career
Culture: political influence, political agendas and internal politics
Funding: lack of resources – people, money, equipment and time
Recruitment and retention of skilled staff
Volunteer management
Information management: expectations and consistency
Communication, procedures and systems
Collaboration between government, community and private organisations: aligning resources, interstate differences and relationships between them
The role of new and emerging technologies
Social media use in disaster response
Risk communications with data visualisations
Media’s role in SAR
Community engaged preparedness
Managing spontaneous volunteers
Changing the culture through prevention
Friday 29th May – Abstracts Close
Friday 12th June – Presenter Acceptance & Declines
Friday 19th June – Acceptance of Presentation Slot
Tuesday 23th June – Program Available
Friday 10th July – Early Bird Pricing Closes
Friday 17th July – Presenter Registrations Due
Friday 4th September – Peer review Papers Due
Friday 4th September – Non-peer Review Papers Due
Mr Rhett Emery, NSSP Coordinator, New Zealand Search and Rescue Council
Ms Louise Proctor, Manager Response Policy, Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Mr Dean Storey, Deputy Commissioner, Marine Rescue NSW
Senior Sergeant Jim Whitehead, Queensland State Search & Rescue Coordinator & Training Officer, Queensland Police Service
Mr Stephen Leahy, Subject Matter Expert
Mr Mark Cattell, Assistant Chief Officer, Victoria State Emergency Service
Mr Martin Boyle, Planning, Projects & Risk Manager, Australian Antarctic Division, Department of the Environment and Energy (TAS)
Discounted accommodation and breakfast rates
Access to conference app
9 keynote presentations
Over 80 engaging presentations from industry experts
5 star conference catering package
Access to exclusive networking functions
Printed copy of conference handbook
Exposure of your organisation
Plus a chance to win great prizes!
Live streaming of all keynote presenters
Live streaming of all plenary sessions over the two day conference period
Complete online access to audio and visual presentations for 30 days
Hours towards CPD Points
Certificate of Attendance
Access to all audio and visual presentations will be made available 72 hours after the conference has taken place, and will expire 30 days after access has been granted. Options to extend access will also be made available after 30 days.
Discounted accommodation and breakfast rates
Access to conference app
9 keynote presentations
Over 80 engaging presentations from industry experts
5 star conference catering package
Access to exclusive networking functions
Printed copy of conference handbook
Exposure of your organisation
Plus a chance to win great prizes!
Conditions Apply
