PRESENTATIONS AND EVENTS

The research has been presented at academic conferences and seminar series, including:

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Technology, Media and Strategy Research Group, UTS, October 2023

Sydney, Australia

Researchers presented findings from the project in the presentation for the Researching with "vulnerable" and "marginalised" communities seminar: "Reducing risk and increasing resilience in CALD communities: A need for culturally appropriate communication."

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Public Relations Institute of Australia, Research Communication Seminar, September 2023

Sydney, Australia

Researchers presented findings from the project in the presentation for the Community Engagement in Emergency and Disaster Preparedness seminar: "Reducing risk and increasing resilience in CALD communities: A need for culturally appropriate communication."

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Disaster & Emergency Management Conference, June 2023

Gold Coast, QLD Australia

Melinda McDonald presented project findings at the DEMC23 conference, Australia and New Zealand’s leading disaster and emergency management conference. Min talked about how when we begin to recognise our culturally diverse communities as trusted partners, who bring previously untapped knowledge and resilience to this dialogue – we can begin to bridge the gap between tokenism and authentic engagement, the gap between the values, practices and norms of diverse community members, and the necessary messaging of government agencies. And perhaps…the gap between preventable fire fatalities and a safer future for all Australians.

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73rd International Communications Association Conference, May 2023
Toronto, Canada

The ICA 2023 conference theme of Reclaiming Authenticity in Communication invites communication scholars to examine the relational, social, political, and cultural implications of authenticity in public discourse. The Research Team have been invited to deliver two presentations at the 2023 Conference based on outcomes of the project:

• Authenticity in Community Engagement in Emergency and Disaster Risk: Building community resilience in culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) communities in Australia.

• Authenticity in Multicultural Disaster Risk Resilience: Mobile app as tools for culturally competent community engagement in Australia.

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You can view some of the presentations below.