Reasons to Attend

• The Backyards and Beyond Conference offers a great opportunity to learn from those who work and live in the wildland/urban interface-
• Network with like-minded professionals-
• Share best practices used in the Wildland/Urban Interface –
• Leave with the knowledge to influence others who work and live in the WUI-
• Over 70 Educational Sessions from seven tracks to choose from –
• Special Thursday Opening General Session
• Special Friday General Assembly Presentation
• Spend time with Firewise Sponsors and Partners
• Earn CEUs (Continuing Education Units)

About the Conference

Join Firewise Communities for its third Backyards and Beyond Conference in Tampa, Florida November 6-8, 2008 with three 2-day Pre-Conference Workshops November 4-5, 2008. You won’t want to miss an opportunity like this that offers a large diverse group of individuals where you can customize your educational curriculum from over 70 sessions from seven educational tracks. Each session will provide opportunities to ask questions of the experts and those that have real life experience in wildland/urban interface fire and Firewise Communities.

This conference provides a great opportunity to network with other like-minded professionals and to share best practices and offers invaluable information to take back with you, to your community and workplace.

Join us for our Opening General Session Thursday morning for our special session of discussion and debate on “Responsibility in the ‘Real’ World” moderated by Albany School of Law Associate Dean Patty Salkin; Friday’s Special General Assembly Presentation, when Stephen J. Pyne , Ph.D., professor in the School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University and Jack D. Cohen, Research Scientist, USDA Forest Service discusses “Reframing Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Disasters: A New Approach”, and don’t forget to stop by and visit our sponsor exhibits.