Emergency media and public affairs conference - Australia

EMPA is the national conference for emergency and disaster communications practitioners held annually since 2006.

EMPA disaster communication conference sponsored by Emergency Management Australia will beheld in Canberra in June.

Attendees will hear some of the world’s leading disaster communications professionals, including Denis McLean, Chief of Communications for the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, discuss their experiences and give advice and tips on how to lead the community through a disaster.

Key speakers include:

Denis McClean
Chief of Communications, UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

Bob Jensen
Department of Homeland Security, Washington DC News on US Disaster Comms

Mark Crosweller
Director-General, Emergency Management Australia Strategic Leadership to Support Disaster Ops

Melanie Irons
Tassie Fires, We Can Help Harnessing the Power of Social Media

Kate Brady
Australian Red Cross The Language of Emergencies

Chris Collett
Asst Sec, Attorney-General’s Department Australia’s Crisis Coordination Centre

Christine Wallace
Australian Federal Police The Art of Preparing Spokespersons

David Bruce
Bushfire & Natural Hazards CRC Building on a Decade of Research

Program includes:

• ‘Beyond the media officer' - Half-day workshop
• Interactive sessions
• Two days of regular sessions
• Welcome cocktails
• Conference dinner & ‘Disastrous’ - Trivia