IAEM Oceania

Oceania News

Election Time

Next month we will be having an election for an Australian National Representative. If you know of someone who you think would do a great job at this, now is the time to start encouraging them to think about it. Details will be sent out with the next Oceania Offerings.

New Treasurer

James Gustus has stepped into the role of Treasurer. Welcome aboard, James!

Four items to bring to your attention:

1 - Call for Presenters for AOR2010
If you would like to present at AOR 2010 there are details on how to do so here. I would like to encourage Oceania members to be actively involved in helping shape the content of AOR 2010. It's our conference and it needs to represent the topics we are passionate about and want to share with Asia and the wider IAEM and emergency management communities.

2 - Auckland CEM Study Workshop, CEM Exam and CEM 101 Presentation

Deadline: None
The Global Risk Identification Newsletter is accepting 500-800 word articles highlighting the experience and efforts of those involved in risk assessment around the world. Those interested in submitting to the quarterly newsletter can send their articles to info@gripweb.org.

Work is progressing on the Asia-Oceania Conference. To stay up to date visit AOR 2010. This page also has information on how to submit an application to present at the conference. The conference will be the first IAEM conference outside of the USA. To make it a success we need members support in:

Sourcing speakers
Sourcing sponsors
Sourcing exhibitors
Spreading the word about the conference
Attending the conference

Congratulations to Jon Mitchell, the new New Zealand national representative.

Find information on this years' conference call for speakers here.

The Oceania Membership Survey is open to all Oceania members. Take part and help contribute to your voice to shaping our Council. The survey takes a few minutes to complete and will be available for all of April. To complete the survey click HERE.

Your participation in BC Management’s 8th Annual BCM Study is requested. Our worldwide study focuses on compensation and program management within business continuity and related professions. This is the leading study for BCM professionals. As a thank you for your participation, you will be entered into a drawing for incentives, which vary from a $200 Amazon certificate to a customized continuity benchmarking report tailored to your needs (a $800 - $15,000 value).

IAEM’s Scholarship Commission is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for scholarships for the 2009-10 school year. Eligible individuals will be full-time students working towards a degree in emergency management, disaster management or a related field. Please help us spread the word about the scholarships. The application deadline is May 15, 2009.

The application with instructions may be downloaded here.

The IAEM Editorial Working Group is looking for articles for the next special focus issue of the IAEM Bulletin on "Research to Practice." This issue will focus on innovation and new ideas that are put into practice. We especially want to hear from practitioners who have put research into practice, not just researchers who have great ideas. Also, how have you taken a lesson learned from some event and applied it to a different situation, circumstance, event or organization?