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Wildfire2026

Be Part of the UK’s Leading Wildfire Event in 2026

Following the success of the 2024 conference in Aberdeen, and earlier events, the biennial UK Wildfire Conference has established itself as a must-attend event. This year’s conference is expected to welcome over 250 delegates across two days.

The theme for Wildfire2026 is ‘New Perspectives – Shared Solutions’, reflecting the urgent need to rethink how we approach wildfire challenges and recognising that no single perspective can address the complexity of fire risk. By sharing knowledge, experiences, and strategies, we aim to create solutions that are informed, inclusive, and effective, helping communities, policymakers, and professionals to respond to wildfires more resiliently.

We particularly encourage submissions from authors in the following areas:

  • Emerging or new wildfire threats

  • Management of wildfires in complex environments

  • New wildfire technologies

  • New perspectives from sectors or organisations who haven’t previously attended UK Wildfire Conferences

We are inviting speakers and posters with an interest in wildfire, whether practitioner or researcher, or from inside or outside the UK. Proposals for both speaker presentations and posters that can demonstrate clear links to the conference theme are warmly welcomed.

Details about how to submit can be found below. Deadline for submissions 24 April 2026. We will aim to let authors know about the outcome by early June 2026.

Benefits of presenting at Wildfire2026

As the largest multi-agency wildfire conference in the UK, this biennial meeting will provide an ideal opportunity for stakeholders from all sectors to network and exchange ideas and good practice. The event represents a unique opportunity to share new insights, cutting edge research and collaborative work on new wildfire perspectives and shared solutions. More specifically, delivering a presentation at this event will provide you with the opportunity:

  • To discuss best practice with others

  • For career development - to show others your expertise and experience

  • To gather feedback on your ideas, practices and research projects- this may help you overcome a problem or suggest a new area of work of research

  • To network and make new contacts

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Speak at Wildfire2026

  • Prospective speakers are invited to submit their proposal by 24 April 2026. Please complete the Speaker proposal form here. If you have any questions about the submission process, please email hello@ukwildfireconference.co.uk. Authors will be notified if their proposal has been accepted via email in early June 2026.

    Presentation slots will be 15 minutes. Please note that the conference schedule may not allow us to meet all requests for oral presentations. Unfortunately, we are unable to assist speakers with the conference fee.

  • The Conference will take the form of a main plenary session with over 250 delegates with roughly 85% from the UK and Ireland and others from Europe, USA, South Africa and beyond. Speakers will have a maximum of 15 minutes for their talk, with question and answer sessions taken as a block for 2-3 speakers, typically at the end of programme sections. There may also be space for parallel breakout sessions, if demand for speakers requires it.

    The overall theme is ‘New Perspectives – Shared Solutions’.

Submit a presentation proposal

Present a Poster at Wildfire2026

  • Prospective poster presenters are invited to submit their proposal by 24 April 2026. Please complete the Poster proposal form here.  If you have any questions about the submission process, please email hello@ukwildfireconference.co.uk. Authors will be notified by email if their poster has been accepted in early June 2026.

    Posters will be on display throughout the whole conference as well as during dedicated poster viewing times. Posters should be designed for A0 portrait. Please note that space may be limited and we may not be able to accommodate all poster proposals. Unfortunately, we are unable to assist presenters with the conference fee.

  • The Conference will take the form of a main plenary session with over 250 delegates with roughly 85% from the UK and Ireland and others from Europe, USA, South Africa and beyond. A significant proportion of the audience will be or have previously been from a research background, with research posters and talks forming a key part of these biennial conferences. Posters will be exhibited on display boards near the main exhibition room.

    The overall theme is ‘New Perspectives – Shared Solutions’

Submit a poster proposal

Have a question?

If you have any questions about the submission process or any other aspects of Wildfire2026, please don’t hesitate to get in touch using the button below. Contact us and let’s begin our journey together to spark solutions!

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