Some of the biggest names in the field of fire protection engineering will be featured as keynote speakers for the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) 2010 Professional Development Conference and Exposition.
The two-day Professional Development Conference includes presentations on advanced and cutting-edge practices in fire protection engineering that are used to protect people, property and the environment from fire. Keynote presentations include:
• Fire Forensics -- Craig L. Beyler of Hughes Associates, Inc, USA
• Tenability: How Long Can People Survive in a Building Fire? -- Richard G. Gann of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
• Environment Analysis Fire Departments Responding to Fire or Community Response Elements -- Edward Plaugher of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, USA
• Skillful Engineers -- J. Kenneth Richardson of Ken Richardson Fire Technologies, Inc., Canada
• Engineering Failure or Failure to Engineer? -- Robert P. Schifiliti of R.P. Schifiliti Associates, Inc., USA
• Simple Fire Models that can be used Conveniently in Fire Safety Design Practices -- Takeyoshi Tanaka of Disaster Prevention Reserach Institute, Japan
The two-day Professional Development Conference includes presentations on advanced and cutting-edge practices in fire protection engineering that are used to protect people, property and the environment from fire. Keynote presentations include:
• Fire Forensics -- Craig L. Beyler of Hughes Associates, Inc, USA
• Tenability: How Long Can People Survive in a Building Fire? -- Richard G. Gann of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
• Environment Analysis Fire Departments Responding to Fire or Community Response Elements -- Edward Plaugher of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, USA
• Skillful Engineers -- J. Kenneth Richardson of Ken Richardson Fire Technologies, Inc., Canada
• Engineering Failure or Failure to Engineer? -- Robert P. Schifiliti of R.P. Schifiliti Associates, Inc., USA
• Simple Fire Models that can be used Conveniently in Fire Safety Design Practices -- Takeyoshi Tanaka of Disaster Prevention Reserach Institute, Japan
“The keynote speakers for this year’s event are some of the most authoritative and well respected names in the field of fire protection,” said Chris Jelenewicz, Engineering Program Manager at SFPE. “They will lead sessions along with dozens of other presentations that will make this a truly unique educational opportunity.”
The SFPE 2010 Annual Meeting: Professional Development Conference and Exposition will be held on October 3-8, 2010 at the Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans, LA. To find out more go to http://www.sfpe.org/Education/2010SFPEProfessionalDevelopmentConferenceandExpo.aspx.
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