Diversity Insights from Wildland fire canada 2019

by Jen Beverly
I recently had the great fortune to serve as Program Chair for Canada’s national fire conference Wildland Fire Canada 2019. The conference was held in Ottawa, Ontario, November 19-21, 2019, following several years of planning. As Program Chair, my role included assembling a Program Committee. I wanted a committee that could represent the diverse components of Canada’s wildland fire science and management community. I also wanted to use my role as program chair to promote gender diversity at the conference. 

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