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Welcome to PARARI 2026

Proportional Safety – From Competition to Conflict.

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Invitation to Attend

The Department of Defence, through the Directorate of Ordnance Safety – Explosive Ordnance Branch, is pleased to invite you to attend the PARARI 2026 Australian Explosive Ordnance Safety Symposium - Proportional Safety From Competition to Conflict

PARARI serves as Defence's biennial international Explosive Ordnance (EO) Safety Symposium, aiming to facilitate professional development, education, and networking opportunities for EO safety experts and practitioners. Since its inception in 1993, PARARI, currently hosted by the Directorate of Ordnance Safety, has a strong network of leaders, educators, policy makers and world class engineers and scientists within the domestic and international explosive safety community. Accessing this professional network is a highlight for every participant at the Symposium and what makes PARARI such a prestigious event.

PARARI 2024 drew participation from over 700 delegates, the largest explosive safety Symposium ever held in the southern hemisphere, representing the Australian Defence Force, foreign defence forces, industry and academia. The upcoming PARARI 2026 Symposium will continue this tradition of excellence.

The Symposium provides a platform for delegates from across the globe to enrich dialogue discussions into a wide array of explosives, munitions safety and risk mitigation topics. Be a part of PARARI 2026.

We look forward to welcoming you and providing you with an inclusive space to make a meaningful
impact to drive progress and innovation in our field of explosive safety.

CAPT Paul Yow, RAN
Director of Ordnance Safety

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This year's theme

The theme for this year's prestigious event is Proportional Safety – From Competition to Conflict. The theme will explore the evolving demands of explosive ordnance safety in a world where strategic competition can rapidly escalate into operational conflict. This theme invites Defence, foreign defence forces, industry and academic stakeholders to examine how explosive safety must adapt proportionally to the scale, tempo and complexity of modern warfare. From operational readiness innovation to conflict, the Symposium will showcase how proportionality in explosive safety is not just a regulatory imperative, but a strategic advantage.

Who should attend

PARARI 2026 is relevant to:

Symposium Dress Code

Civilian: Business Professional
Navy: Summer Non Ceremonial Day Dress S7
Army: General Duty Dress (polyesters) 2E
Air Force: Service Dress SD2,SD3 or SD4

The Welcome Reception will be held in the Exhibition Hall at the National Convention Centre Canberra.
Note: Alcohol will be served at the Welcome Reception at the end of Day 1.

The Symposium Dinner will be held in the Royal Theatre at the National Convention Centre Canberra.
Symposium Dinner Dress: Business Casual

PARARI acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia.

We recognise their continuing connection to land, water, air and sky where we work and live.

PARARI pays respect to Elders both past and present, and all First Nations peoples who have contributed to the defence of Australia in times of peace and war.

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