Abstract Submission
Deadline Friday 19 March 2021 Friday 16 April 2021
Abstract submission is now closed.
Full Paper Submission (EasyChair link available here)
Deadline Friday 22 October 2021 Friday 5 November 2021
The full paper template will be available for download at a later date. The link to the EasyChair paper submission is available here. Papers will be accepted on the basis of their quality and originality. The proceedings of AOSFST 2018 can be found here.
All papers accepted will be included in the AOSFST 2021 conference proceedings. Each paper will have a unique DoI and will be indexed, making it easier for papers in the conference proceedings to find and cite.
Also, selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to be published in a special issue of Fire Safety Journal.
Conference Awards
For the Best Paper award, the selection process will be chaired by the Chair of the Scientific Committee. For the Best Presentation award, the awardees will be decided based on audience voting during the conference.
“Best Student Paper” and “Best Student Presentation” awards
The International Association of Fire Safety Science (IAFSS) is sponsoring awards to students in the categories for Best Student Paper and Best Student Presentation at AOSFST 2021. Awardees in each category will receive an award certificate and cash prizes for Winner (AU$1,000) and Runner-up (AU$500).
“Best Paper” and “Best Presentation” awards
Awardees in each category will receive an award certificate and cash prizes for Winner (AU$1,000) and Runner-up (AU$500).
Conference Themes
The focus of the Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology is on the research and developments in fire safety science and engineering. The themes below may include cover what the organising committee considers relevant to the conference attendees; any other topics related to the art, science and practice of fire safety engineering are welcome.
- Material fire behaviour or fire chemistry
- Fire dynamics
- Fire detection or suppression
- Structures in fire
- Evacuation and human behaviour
- Fire risk assessment and probabilistic analysis
- Tunnel fires
- Wildland and Wildland-Urban-Interface fires
- Explosion hazards
- Applications in fire safety engineering practice
- Any other fire science or engineering topic