Conference

Emergency Management: Themes in Emergency Planning, Response and Recovery
Tuesday 13 November 2012
Nottingham Conference Centre, Nottingham Trent University, UK

This is the inaugural conference for a new annual conference and networking event. The intention is to bring together academics and practitioners to learn about 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 will be peer reviewed and include both oral and poster presentations.

As well as opportunities to share information and network across the broad spectrum of emergency management, the conference is 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 are also welcome and it is hoped that this 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 will be giving a prize for the best oral presentation by a student.

The conference organising committee is 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.

Conference programme

The full conference programme is now available to download. Please note that the conference programme is subject to change.

We are delighted to announce the names of our keynote speakers.

Dr Anne Eyre is a sociologist specialising in psychosocial aspects of major incidents, emergency planning and disaster management. She works independently and provides research, training and consultancy services for a range of organisations focussing on the management and support of people. Her publications include two research reports for the Government focussing on the development of best practice in humanitarian assistance after disaster. Anne is a Fellow of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust and Vice Chair of Disaster Action. She serves on the Editorial Advisory Boards of a number of academic journals related to emergency services and emergency management research.

Genevieve Goatcher is a sociologist specialising in emergencies and disaster. Her work is conducted as an independent researcher and consultant. She is currently acting as an adviser to the Cabinet Office on areas elated to community resilience and to mass fatalities. She is also an external member of the Emergency Services Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University.

Lucy Easthope is a specialist in disaster management with a particular interest in the human costs of emergencies, particularly in relation to loss in all its forms. Within this she has a particular interest in the losses incurred in flooding and in the care of the bereaved and deceased. She is an Affiliate of the Joint Centre for Disaster Research at Massey University, New Zealand. Lucy has participated in the response to several incidents including aviation disasters, the Bali terrorist attacks, and the operations at Brize Norton during the military campaign in Iraq. She has led numerous training and exercise events and provided contingency plans for organisations internationally. She is an adviser to the Cabinet Office: Guidance Inventory Project as part of the National Resilience Intranet and to their National Recovery Group with a specific focus on training and exercising. She is also an advisor to the Metropolitan Police Family Liaison Team and Contingency Planning Unit. She is the Associate Course Director for the Cabinet Office Emergency Planning College.

Anne Eyre's keynote: Emerging Themes in Emergency Management
Lucy Easthope and Genevieve Goatcher's keynote: Journeying through research and practice collaborations: co-production in emergency management

Booking

All bookings for the Emergency Management Conference 2012 will be accepted online.

If you have any questions please email Viv Brunsden

Venue

We are pleased to confirm that the conference will be hosted at Nottingham Conference Centre. The Centre is a brand new modern conference facility in the heart of Nottingham city centre. Housed in the Grade II listed Newton building, the centre offers modern facilities in a stunning architectural setting unparalleled in the region. There is an emphasis throughout the centre on providing open and airy spaces for delegates, ranging from smaller conference rooms to an expansive open foyer and atrium areas.

Nottingham Conference Centre
Burton Street
Nottingham
NG1 4BU

Nottingham Conference Centre location maps and information about travelling to the city are available for your information.