EMPA Australia 2024

5 - 7 June 2024

QT Canberra, Australia

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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.

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Registrations for EMPA Australia 2024 are now open!

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

The EMPA Australia 2024 conference program is available to download.

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EMPA 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

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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.

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DELEGATES’ HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TAKE-AWAYS FROM 2023

“Important learnings on how to communicate before during and after a disaster event. Disrupt!”
“A deeper assessment of my target audience when it comes to certain messages and their clarity”.
“It was a great two days of networking and learnings.”
“Just the importance of learning from others and thinking outside of the box, I think that too often we forget this.”
“I'm inspired to keep promoting greater community engagement and education within the disability sectors.”
“Listening more to the communities we're involved with. As communicators, we're so preoccupied with getting our message out, we often forget the power of listening.”
“To create a bond within your team prior to the crisis so they all work cohesively when disaster strikes.”
“Joe Buffone is always inspiring, and variety of keynote speakers”
“Kjell's presentation and workshop were fantastic. Enjoyed meeting new people within the communications area of the sector.”

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One-day and full registrations available. Special rates for groups of three or more and student rates available.

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Program

Join us for two days of engaging and insightful presentations and panel discussions from leading emergency communicators.

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EMPA Awards

The EMPA awards recognise excellence in emergency communications in Australia over the past year. Entries close 28 April 2024.

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Venue

QT Canberra is in the heart of New Acton and offers quirky sophistication and comfort with a capital ‘C’.

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Sponsors receive logo coverage, networking and professional development opportunities.