Wildfire workshop Schedule 2025
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7:30 am - 3:00 pm: Field excursions and lunch
Hosts: Mark Dyer, Diogo Spinola, Samuel Bartels & Violet Zhao
6:00 pm: Check-in/registration desk at NUSC
7:00 pm: Ice-breaker and refreshments at NUSC
Hosts: Zoe Meletis et al.
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08:30 am - 09:00 am: Opening and Welcome to the Traditional Territory of the Lheidli T’enneh by Elder Lenora White with coffee and snacks in 6-205
09:00 am - 09:30 am: Wildfire management in British Columbia in 6-205
Special presentation by Mark Dyer
Host: Violet Zhao
09:45 am - 11:00 am: Wildfire mitigation & adaption strategies in 6-205
Presentation chair: Diogo Spinola
11:15 am - 12:00 pm: Fire & soils in 6-205
Presentation chair: Diogo Spinola
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm: Lunch in Bentley Center (7-170)
01:15 pm - 02:15 pm: Coexisting with Wildfire: Learning from the Past and Adapting for the Future with Keynote speaker Dr. Lori D. Daniels (UBC) in Bentley Center
Host: Samuel Bartels
02:30 pm - 04:00 pm: Specialist panel and discussion in Bentley Center
Panelists: Lori D. Daniels, Marc-André Parisien & Dinyar Minocher
Facilitator: Zoe Meletis
04:15 pm - 05:00 pm: A short film: a place of connections by Cariboo Coast Tourism Association in 6-205
05:15 pm: Refreshments and networking in 6-205
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09:00 am - 09:30 am: Coffee and snacks in 6-205
09:30 am - 11:00 am: Forest and wildfire management in 6-205
Presentation chair: Samuel Bartels
09:30 am - 11:00 am: Fire & nice - tourism and wildfire in Bentley Center in 6-205
Special session chair: Zoe Meletis
11:15 am - 12:30 pm: Fire & climate change in 6-205
Presentation chair: Diogo Spinola
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm: Poster session & lunch in Winter Garden & Doug Little Lounge
02:15 pm - 03:15 pm: Fire away - networking event in Winter Garden
03:30 pm - 04:30 pm: NRESi Talk in 8-166
05:00 pm: Social event in Thirsty Moose Pub