THE ASSOCIATION FOR FIRE ECOLOGY (AFE) WILL HOST THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL FIRE ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT CONGRESS ("FIRE CONGRESS"), HELD JOINTLY WITH THE 2ND APPLIED FIRE SCIENCE WORKSHOP ("SCIENCE WORKSHOP"). THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA ON NOV. 28 TO DEC. 2, 2017. THE EVENT IS BEING PLANNED IN COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. PREVIOUS FIRE CONGRESSES HAVE BEEN THE WORLD'S LARGEST GATHERINGS OF WILDLAND FIRE EXPERTS IN EVERY YEAR THEY WERE HELD, DRAWING HUNDREDS OF SCIENTISTS, RESEARCHERS, MANAGERS, EDUCATORS, AND STUDENTS FROM EVERY REGION OF THE U.S AS WELL AS OVER TWO DOZEN COUNTRIES ACROSS SIX CONTINENTS. THE FIRE CONGRESS IS BROAD IN SCOPE AND FACILITATES INTERDISCIPLINARY COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION IN LAND AND FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH AT LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL SCALES. THERE IS ALSO A STRONG EMPHASIS ON THE FUTURE WITH THE INTEGRATION OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AS CONFERENCE CO-ORGANIZERS, PRESENTERS, HOSTS, AND ATTENDEES, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS SPECIAL EVENTS DESIGNED TO FOSTER NETWORKING AMONG PROFESSIONALS AND THE STUDENTS WHO WILL BECOME THE SCIENTISTS OF THE FUTURE. A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF CONFERENCE PRESENTERS AND WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS WILL BE USING DATA GENERATED BY VARIOUS NASA RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS AND PROGRAMS. THIS EVENT PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR NASA TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE NASA PLAYS IN FACILITATING SCIENCE-BASED WILDLAND FIRE RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT. AS WELL, NASA SCIENTISTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO: GAIN A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE APPLICATIONS OF NASA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; DISCOVER CRITICAL GAPS THAT REMAIN IN KNOWLEDGE OF WILDLAND FIRE AND ITS ROLE ACROSS DIVERSE SCIENTIFIC FIELDS IN THE EARTH SCIENCES; AND LEARN ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENHANCED COLLABORATION BETWEEN NASA AND THE INTERNATIONAL WILDLAND FIRE COMMUNITY. THE FIRE CONGRESS AND SCIENCE WORKSHOP ADDRESSES SEVERAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ALIGNED WITH NASA'S STRATEGIC PLAN, SCIENCE PLAN, STEM EDUCATION PLAN, AND NASA PROGRAMS IN EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH AND APPLIED SCIENCE. AFE IS SEEKING A GRANT OF $40,000 TO SUPPORT AUDIO-VISUAL (A-V) EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND SERVICES REQUIRED TO FACILITATE THIS UNIQUELY IMPACTFUL EXCHANGE OF SCIENCE, TOOLS, AND TECHNOLOGY.