Embracing technology in environmental biosecurity engagement

Image: Webinar 2 – It’s all about the people (August 2020)

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In place of the biannual Environmental Biosecurity Roundtables, this year the Chief Environmental Biosecurity Office is hosting a series of webinars. They will take place from July to November 2020.

Each webinar will focus on a different theme relating to environmental biosecurity. These themes are inclusive of attitudes and behaviours that influence biosecurity management.

A Have Your Say page supports the webinars, with a discussion forum for participants.

Philippe Frost, from the Environmental Biosecurity Office, said that this year the department had to think of other ways for interested stakeholders to stay connected.

‘With so much happening, it's important to have a space to learn and collaborate together. The webinars offer a great opportunity to continue these collaborations,’ Mr Frost said.

‘They’ve also helped us expand our audience this year. Stakeholders now have a new way to connect with us from around Australia.

‘We didn't expect such a strong uptake — the numbers are double what we would have at a roundtable meeting.

‘We're delighted to offer this opportunity for people to talk about environmental biosecurity,’ he said.

The July and August webinars attracted over 150 participants. We received positive feedback from participants about the webinar format and content.

You can register to take part in the next webinar. For recordings, slides, and related information from past webinars, visit Have Your Say.