Emergency Services Conference

Emergency Management: Themes in Emergency Planning, Response and Recovery

Tuesday 13 November 2012
Nottingham Conference Centre, Nottingham Trent University, UK

This was the inaugural conference for a new annual conference and networking event. The intention was to bring together academics and practitioners to learn about the latest developments, share research and information and to allow the development of opportunities for promoting and initiating future research in the emergency services and emergency management. The conference presentations were peer reviewed and included both oral and poster presentations.

As well as opportunities to share information and network across the broad spectrum of emergency management, the conference was intended to provide a forum for supporting and encouraging both experienced and early career researchers, as well as practitioners involved in practice-focussed research. Non-presenting delegates were also welcome and it is hoped that the audience will include not only academics but also those who work full or part-time within the emergency services, emergency planning, disaster management and allied professions.

A number of research prizes are associated with this event with the International Journal of Emergency Services offering a prize for the best oral presentation and the Emergency Services Research Unit at NTU offering a prize for the best student poster.  The Emergency Planning Society Education Committee also gave out a prize for the best oral presentation by a student.

The conference organising committee was led by staff within the Emergency Services Research Unit (ESRU) and also includes external practitioners working in the field. 

All enquiries about the conference should be directed to Rowena Hill or Viv Brunsden.