First Symposium on Crowd Management and Safety in Mass Gatherings

The Challenge of Mega-Events With the arrival of the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ in Toronto, the critical importance of crowd management and safety at mass gatherings has been thrust into the spotlight. Mega-events of this scale bring together staggering volumes of spectators, creating complex movement flows that demand seamless, multi-layered coordination across various public safety […]

First Symposium on Crowd Management and Safety in Mass Gatherings

The Challenge of Mega-Events With the arrival of the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ in Toronto, the critical importance of crowd management and safety at mass gatherings has been thrust into the spotlight. Mega-events of this scale bring together staggering volumes of spectators, creating complex movement flows that demand seamless, multi-layered coordination across various public safety […]

An Introduction to Mine Action

Mine Action: Innovation, Sustainability, and Global Partnerships Speaker Series Landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) continue to pose a critical humanitarian and developmental challenge worldwide. These hazards hinder infrastructure development, agricultural productivity and socio-economic recovery directly impacting the achievement of multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), unmanned […]

Code Silver: Active Attacker Lockdown

Emergency Management in Hospitals & Healthcare 2026 Emergency management (EM) is often taught in the context of community, provincial, national and international emergencies. There is currently a gap in disaster and emergency management (DEM) education and training when transitioning from a generic and public emergency management context to a hospital and health care setting. Emergencies […]

From Concept to Field Deployment: UAV-Enabled Testing and Validation facility for AI-Driven landmine and UXO detection Technologies at the Swiss Drone Competence Center

Mine Action: Innovation, Sustainability and Global Partnerships Speaker Series Landmines and explosive remnants of war continue to pose a critical humanitarian and developmental challenge worldwide. These hazards hinder infrastructure development, agricultural productivity and socio-economic recovery, directly impacting the achievement of multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals. Emerging technologies such as AI, unmanned systems, robotics and digital […]

The Mine Action Innovation Hub: challenges and enablers of the mine action innovation system

Mine Action: Innovation, Sustainability and Global Partnerships Speaker Series Landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) continue to pose a critical humanitarian and developmental challenge worldwide. These hazards hinder infrastructure development, agricultural productivity and socio-economic recovery, directly impacting the achievement of multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Emerging technologies such as AI, unmanned systems, robotics […]

The Burn MCI Gap: Critical Vulnerabilities in Canadian Healthcare Systems

Emergency Management in Hospitals & Healthcare 2026 Emergency management (EM) is often taught in the context of community, provincial, national and international emergencies. There is currently a gap in disaster and emergency management (DEM) education and training when transitioning from a generic and public emergency management context to a hospital and health care setting. Emergencies […]

Code Yellow – Missing Patients and Residents

Emergency Management in Hospitals & Healthcare Speaker Series There is currently a gap in disaster and emergency management (DEM) education and training when transitioning from a generic and public emergency management context to a hospital and health care setting. Emergencies affect hospitals differently and require unique approaches to EM efforts. Hospitals and healthcare facilities also […]

The Psychosocial Response and Education Preparedness Program (PREPP)

Tuesday, May 27 and Wednesday, May 28, 2025 The PREPP curriculum provides relevant information and training to individuals and trainees with careers in public safety. It is designed around the occupational culture of and service roles within Disaster and Emergency Management. The course is interactive, highlighting theoretical, practical, and experimental learning in Trauma Resilience. The […]

Environmental Resiliency and Sustainability Hub at CIRUS: Navigating Challenges and Celebrating Achievements

Drones for Public Health, Safety, Risk, Humanitarian and Emergency Management Speaker Series The use of drones and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) has revolutionized numerous sectors, offering unparalleled advantages in mapping, monitoring, efficiency, safety, and accessibility. In the realms of public health and safety, Risk and emergency management, and humanitarian response, these technologies have become […]