Program Information
The inaugural UC Davis WiReS Conference aims to foster cross-disciplinary dialogues between fire resilient practitioners, social scientists, and leading policymakers, advocates, and industry leaders. In addition to providing training and education, WiReS will enable a national conversation that facilitates knowledge sharing across the large audience of stakeholder groups in attendance.
Experts on our Technical Program Committee have been working for several months on the outline of the program. We are developing educational sessions addressing a wide range of topics including:
- Land use planning & code development
- Design of new buildings
- Retrofit of existing buildings
- Defensible space development and maintenance
- WUI code and policy development
- Community recovery
- Exposure assessment and mitigation
Event Schedule
This enriching and educational event will be structured in the following format:
- Tuesday, February 7, 2023: Facilitating trainings and workshops (separate registration required)
- Wednesday, February 8, 2023: Conference Program and Tradeshow Day 1
- Thursday, February 9, 2023: Conference Program and Tradeshow Day 2
- Friday, February 10, 2023: Conference Program and Tradeshow Day 3 (Final Day)
Featuring leaders from federal and state government agencies, academia, NGOs, and the private sector, conference discussions will highlight the emerging challenges and solutions of wildfire resiliency for new and existing structures. This is an event you will not want to miss!
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