About the Conference

Julienne Morissette (Co-Chair) A/Director, Wildland Fire Research, Natural Resources Canada Toddi Steelman (Co-Chair) Stanback Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University President, Board Chair, Board of Directors, International Association of Wildland Fire Tim Brown Research Professor Desert Research Institute Dianne Carlson Manager, Strategic Wildfire Initiatives, WFMWG Secretariat, Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada WFMWG Secretariat Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service Natural Resources Canada Amy Cardinal Christianson Fire Research Scientist Canadian Forest Service, NRCan Kelsey Copes-Gerbitz PhD Candidate Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia Mike Flannigan Professor of Wildland Fire, University of Alberta Renewable Resources Tanya Letcher Wildfire Management Specialist, Agriculture & Forestry Wildfire Management Branch, Government of Alberta Miss Betty Letendre Elder Advisor Karen MacKenzie  Elder Advisor Ian Meier Executive Director, BC Wildfire Service | Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Mike Norton Director General Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Government of Canada Mikel Robinson Executive Director International Association of Wildland Fire Maria Sharpe Fire Science and Information Manager, Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre Kaysandra Waldron Forest Ecology Research Scientist Canadian Forest Service, NRCan Gregg Walker, MSc. Wildland Fire Science Specialist, Fire Management, Natural Resource Management Branch Parks Canada / Government of Canada Brian Wiens Managing Director, Canada Wildfire, University of Alberta Tom Zimmerman Wildland Fire Management Consultant/Strategic Coordination Advisor /IAWF