Organizing Committee

chair

co-chair

Members

ADAI-CEIF, University of Coimbra

Carlos Ribeiro;

Carlos Viegas;

Daniela Alves;

Maria Teresa Viegas;

Miguel Almeida;

Tiago Rodrigues;

Thiago Barbosa.

Local Committee

Fátima Guedes

Joana Cardoso

Joao Carvalho

Nuno Luis

Scientific Committee

co-chair

Members

Adam Watts Team Leader for Fire and Environmental Applications and a Research Biologist at the US Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. USA.
Adrian Cardil Department of Vegetal Production and Forestry Science. Universitat de Lleida, Spain

Agoston Restas

University of Public Service. Fire Protection and Rescue Operation Management, Hungary
Albert Simeoni Department of Fire Protection Engineering. Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Worcester, MA, USA
Alexander Filkov Ecosystem and Forest Sciences. The University of Melbourne, Australia
Ana Miranda CESAM & Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Antonio C. Batista Department of Forestry Sciences, Parana Federal University, Brazil
Bill De Groot Great Lakes Forestry Centre. Canadian Forest Service, Canada
Bret Butler Missoula Fire Laboratory, USA
Carlos Borrego CESAM & Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Chelene Krezek-Hanes Great Lakes Forestry Centre. Canadian Forest Service, Canada
Craig Clements Department of Meteorology. San Jose State University, USA
Cristina Vega-Garcia Forest Planning and Landscape Ecology Lab, University of Lleida, Spain
David Caballero Forest Fire Department. MeteoGrid, Spain
Elsa Pastor Associate Professor. Technical University of Catalonia, Spain.
Emilio Chuvieco Department of Geography, University of Alcala de Henares, Spain
Eulalia Planas CERTEC, Department of Chemical Engineering. University of Catalunya, Spain
Fantina Tedim Department of Geography. Faculty of Letters from the University od Porto, Portugal
Francesca Di Giuseppe

Coordinator of the Fire Forecast at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Reading, UK.

Gavriil Xanthopoulos Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems, Hellenic Agricultural Organization "Demeter", Greece
Gilberto Vaz Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Guillermo Rein Imperial Hazelab. Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
Haris Kontoes National Observatory of Athens, Greece
Ioannis Gitas School of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Jason Sharples School of Science at the University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia
Jesus San-Miguel Ayanz Joint Research Centre, Italy
John Handmer International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria
Juli Pausas The Spanish National Research Council, Spain
Karen Blouin Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Scienc, Canada
Kirsten Thonicke The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany
Liu Naian State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Lynn Johnston Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Canada
Maria Isabel Manta Nolasco University La Molina, Peru
Marielle Jappiot National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture, France
Mark Finney Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, Rocky Mountain Research Station.United States Department of Agriculture. Forest Service, USA
Martin Alexander Wild Rose Fire Behaviour, Alberta, Canada
Matthias Forkel Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany
Miguel Almeida Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Miguel Cruz Bushfire Behaviour and Risks. CSIRO, Australia
Mike Flannigan Department of Renewable Resources. University of Alberta, Canada
Mike Wotton Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Canada
Mikhail Sofiev Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Finland
Paulo Fernandes Department of Forestry Sciences and Landscape Architecture. University of Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro. Vila Real, Portugal
Peter Moore Integrated Fire Management, Natural Resources and Carbon Accounting. Australia.
Raphaele Blanchi Bushfire Research - CSIRO Land & Water, Australia
Samuel L. Manzello REAX Engineering, USA
Sarah Harris
Manager Research and Development. Fire Risk, Research and Community Preparedness. Country Fire Authority, Victoria, Australia.
Sara McAllister Forest Service. RMRS - Missoula Fire Sciences Lab, USA
Sarah McCaffrey Rocky Mountain Research Station. United States Department of Agriculture. Forest Service, USA
Sebastien Lahaye Association PEGASE, Safe Cluster, France
Stephen Pyne Writer, urban farmer, and emeritus professor at Arizona State University, USA.
Stefan Doerr Department of Geography, College of Science, Swansea University, United Kingdom
Susan Conard Rocky Mountain Research Station. United States Department of Agriculture. Forest Service, USA
Thomas Hickler Senckenberg and Goethe university Frankfurt, Germany
Timothy Brown Division of Atmospheric Sciences. Desert Research Institute, USA
Xianli Wang Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Canada

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