Research Forum - AFAC17

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05 Sep 2017

Research Forum - AFAC17

What happened at the #AFAC17 Research Forum? Get all the highlights in 3 minutes!

Key Topics

communication
emergency management
multi-hazard

More information

Prof John Handmer
Researcher
john.handmer@rmit.edu.au
Neil Cooper
End-user
neil.cooper@act.gov.au
Dr Veronique Florec
Researcher
veronique.florec@uwa.edu.au

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