3rd South American Symposium on Wildland Fire Control

7th Joint Technical Meeting FUPEF/SIF/IPEF on Wildland Fire Control

jointly with the

Foundation of the Regional South America Wildland Fire Network

 

14-17 June 2004, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil

From 14 to 17 June 2004 the 3rd South American Symposium on Wildland Fire Control and the 7th Joint Technical Meeting FUPEF/SIF/IPEF on Wildland Fire Control will take place simultaneously in the auditorium of the “Centro de Ciências Florestais e da Madeira da Universidade Federal do Paraná”. This event, which has been taken place since 1993, has become one of the most important forums on debates about the problem of wildland fires in Brazil and the other countries of South America. During the debates, the invited speakers, representatives of national and international wildland fire control entities will present tendencies and new technologies for the control of fires.

 

Target group

·    Forest enterprises
·    Research centres and universities
·    Governmental and non-governmental institutions
·    Technicians, researchers, professors and students
 

Side Meeting for the Foundation of the Regional South America Wildland Fire Network

On the last day of the joint symposium and meeting a Foundation Meeting of the Regional South America Wildland Fire Network will take place. The meeting is currently being prepared jointly by the Federal University of Paraná and UN-ISDR Wildland Fire Advisory Group (through the Global Fire Monitoring Center). It is envisaged that a future regional network will closely interact with the Western Hemispheric networks (Mesoamerica, North America) and the Global Wildland Fire Network.

The recommendations of the Network Foundation Meeting will be presented to the participants of the Western Hemispheric Wildland Fire Conference, scheduled for 23 October 2004 in Costa Rica. This conference will be a one-day side event of the joint meeting of the members of the FAO Forestry Commissions of North America and Latin America / Caribbean.

 

For more information on the Global Wildland Fire Network see:

http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/GlobalNetworks/globalNet.html


 Details for submitting voluntary contributions to the symposium and the technical meeting are provided on the symposium leaflets in three languages: 

Other information can be obtained from the web page: www.floresta.ufpr.br/~incendios

 

Product and equipment fair 

Parallel to the Symposium there will be a product and fire combat equipment fair. For information on the stand characteristics and prices, please contact the Secretary of the Organizing Committee.

 

Promotion

Fupef – Foundation of Forest Research of Paraná
UFPR- Departamento de Ciencias Forestales  
SIF – Society of Forest Research
IPEF – Institute of Forest Research 

Support

USDA Forest Service


 Organizing Committee

Ronaldo Viana Soares – UFPR
Antonio Carlos Batista – UFPR
Nilton José de Sousa – UFPR
Daniela Biondi – UFPR
José Renato Soares Nunes – UFPR
Luiz Antonio Nunes de Melo - UFPR
Alexandre Beutling - UFPR

Direction for contact

Fundación de Investigación Forestal de Paraná
Av. Lothário Meissner, 3400 – Jardim Botânico
CEP 80210-170
Curitiba, Paraná
Brazil

Tel:      +55-41 360-4222
Fax:     +55-41 360-4221
e-mail: incendios@floresta.ufpr.br
http://www.floresta.ufpr.br/~incendios 

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