By popular demand, the deadline for the submission of papers and posters has been extended to the end of the day on April 22. Click here for more information about to submit abstracts. The submissions may include any subject as it relates to wildland fire challenges, and should not be limited to the 1988 fires.

April 22 is the deadline for: (1) oral paper abstract submission (2) poster abstract submission and (3) special sessions for “The ‘88 Fires: Yellowstone and Beyond” conference. The Program Committee will review all abstracts and determine which will be accepted as well as the schedule of presentations. Authors of accepted papers and/or posters will be notified by e-mail no later than May 30, 2008. The ‘88 Fires: Yellowstone and Beyond is being held in Jackson, Wyoming on September 22-27, 2008. This momentous conference commemorates the 20th anniversary of the 1988 fires in Yellowstone and the northern Rocky Mountain area.

The event is presented by the International Association of Wildland Fire in association with the National Park Service 9th Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem with the support of a consortium of partners. The conference will offer a host of opportunities to celebrate and learn lessons from past and present fire management practices and scientific research which serve as a foundation for the future of fire management. Discussions, presentations, and special sessions will focus on the following themes:

• Fire behavior, weather and fuels, including crown fire modeling, long range fire behavior, weather forecasting, fuels, and fuels management.
• Fire ecology, including wildlife, water, aquatic systems, landscape ecology and fire history.
• Fire management and policy, including fire suppression, operations, safety, and planning.
• Global trends: carbon, invasive species, climate change.
• Cultural and social perceptions of fire and the human interaction.

The content of submissions may include any subject as it relates to wildland fire challenges, and should not be limited to the 1988 fires.

More information, including the call for papers and a draft of the program can be found on the conference web site. The website has recently been updated and registration for the conference is now OPEN! Be sure to join us in Jackson, Wyoming September 22-27, 2008.