EMPA Australia 2024
5 - 7 June 2024
QT Canberra, Australia
EMPA Australia is the meeting of the voices of emergency management in this country
Effective public information and connection with communities is critical to building safer and more resilient communities. The need for constant improvement in warnings, information and engagement is always a major component of Royal commissions and inquiries into natural disasters.
It is critical that we focus on improving the capability and capacity of our public information and communications staff by
exposing them to research and experience of their local, interstate and overseas peers.
EMPA’s are the only EM conferences which occur in this region that provide the intense focus on communications and engagement that Australasia’s EM professionals require.
REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN
Registrations for EMPA Australia 2024 are now open!
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Melissa Pexton
Deputy Commissioner, Strategy and Emergency Management, DFES WA
Read MoreJoe Buffone
Deputy Coordinator-General, National Emergency Management Australia
Read MoreDr Jonica Newby
Science reporter, author, speaker, TV presenter and director
Read MoreDr Jeannette Sutton
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, University...
Read MoreCONFERENCE PROGRAM
The EMPA Australia 2024 conference program is available to download.
UPDATES
Joe Buffone to open the 2024 conference
The EMPA Australia 2024 committee is pleased to confirm that...
Read MorePanel: 2023 Canadian Wildfires
The EMPA Australia 2024 program will feature a panel discussion...
Read MoreKeynote speaker – Dr Jonica Newby
Science reporter, author, speaker, TV presenter and director
Read MoreDr Jeannette Sutton
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, University...
Read MoreEMPA AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS - ENTRIES NOW OPEN
The annual EMPA Australia Awards for Excellence in Emergency Communications aims to highlight outstanding emergency communications work undertaken in Australia over the past year across six categories:
1. Readiness and resilience
2. Response
3. Recovery
4. Research
5. Media
6. Community engagement
Over 100 delegates attended EMPA Australia in 2023. Delegates came from a broad range of emergency services agencies, local and State government, NGOs and industry groups. The EMPA Australia conference has become an important professional development and engagement event for communications specialists within the emergency management community.
DELEGATES’ HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TAKE-AWAYS FROM 2023
Register
One-day and full registrations available. Special rates for groups of three or more and student rates available.
Program
Join us for two days of engaging and insightful presentations and panel discussions from leading emergency communicators.
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