See what attendees said about the 17th World Conference on Disaster Management:

“I have been attending for 6 years and each year the conference gets better and the high caliber of presenters and exhibitors compels me to attend. Keep up the good work – see you next year”.
- Gus Sakelos – Legislative Assembly of Ontario

“WCDM continues to improve with each successive year. Their ability to adapt to the changing climate of ER/DM/BC is unequalled in conferences worldwide.”
- David M. Barber, MIT

“I will definitely attend again – well run and relevant!”
- Julie Bentley – TD Asset Management

“Excellent world-class conference. Many thanks to the staff and your wonderful skilled and personable volunteers.”
- Barry Cardoza, Union Bank of California

“I thoroughly enjoyed this conference and look forward to the next. The many different speakers in many many areas makes me think, grow, and learn beyond what I can learn in my own silo. Keep up the good work.”
- Don Lum – OPG

“I have learnt so much & look forward to attending next years conference. Kudos to all that worked so hard to ensure the conference success.”
- Diane Webber, Ontario Gov’t

“Excellent use of practicing a “green environment”. Overall experience for the first time was excellent!”
- Tracy R. Volkman, Denver Public Health

“I applaud the organizers of this conference. It is extremely well run. It is nice to have a commitment to keeping all sessions on time. All speakers are excellent and very knowledgeable in their fields. And the venue is wonderful and makes me proud to be a Torontonian. That we can host a conference of this size so well. Congratulations to all!”
- Vicki Brown, OCAD

“Keep it up!”
- Terry Hutchinson, South Bruce Penninsula

“Great conference! I learned a lot and felt I had the opportunity to share quality information. I made some great contacts and plan to interact with them in the future. PS – The volunteers were terrific! Amazing!”
- Rita Kepner, WSU Edward R. Murrow School (USA)

“Very relevant and well organized”
- Rob McDonald, OPP

“I thought that the conference maintains its high standards. It was a pleasure to be a part of it.”
- David Kaye, UK

“This is my 4th WCDM and once again proved to be an outstanding event. It continues to be relevant, timely and helpful.”
- Jill Ackerman, Ontario MOHLTC Hamilton

“This was my first conference. I am extremely impressed with the callibre of speakers and the excellence and relevancy of the content. Very well done! Thanks for injecting humour to relieve the seriousness of this event.”
- Lindsay McWilliams, Ontario Ministry of Environment