SFPE Professional Development Conference and Exposition: The Annual Meeting

Monday, October 13, 2008

8:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.             Conference Opening Remarks, Russell P. Fleming, P.E., FSFPE, SFPE President

8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.             Keynote Presentation:  Mass Notification Systems – Design Challenges for the FPE, Wayne D. Moore, P.E., FSFPE

8:45 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.             Keynote Presentation: Structures and Fire:  The Role of the Practicing Fire Professional, Dr. Barbara Lane, Ph.D.

9:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.             Keynote Presentation: Development and Spread of Japanese FSE – Past, Present and Future, Kazunori Harada, Ph.D.

9:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.           Parallel Sessions

A	B	C
Video Cameras and Image Devices Performing Smoke Detection, J. Greene	Modeling the Thermal and Mechanical Responses of Fire Protected Loaded Restrained Beams, M. Tabaddor, B. Berhining, and P. Gandhi	Fire Protection Engineering Practices in LNG Plants, B. Biradar and C. King
Open Area Light-Scattering Smoke Detection, W. Aho and R. Know	The Practical Application of Structural Fire Engineering on a Retail Development in the UK, F. Block, C. Yu, N. Butterworth, and M. Green	Risk-Based Fire and Explosion Hazard Management for Hydrocarbon Processing Facilities, G. Lozano
Performance-Based Design of Fire Detection Systems, C. Marrion	Innovative Performance-Based Structural Fire Design – Case Study, D. Rini, S. Lamont, and I. Almufti	Fire Risk Management – A Case Study Review of Fire Engineers Role in Completing the Circle of Fire Safety, S. MacKenzie and A. Nicholson

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.           Lunch featuring SFPE Award Presentations

1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.             Keynote Presentation: Smoke Management:  State-of-the-Art and Areas for Improvement, James A. Milke, Ph.D., P.E., FSFPE

1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.             Keynote Presentation: Fixing the Shortage in FPE Graduates, David A. Lucht, P.E., FSFPE

2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.             Break

2:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.             Parallel Sessions

A	B	C
A Performance-Based Evaluation of an Alternate Method for Protecting High-Rise Stair Enclosures, M. Ferreira	Comparison of Sprinkler Discharge using Fire Dynamics Simulator and Experimental ADD Data, P. Hart and M. Tabaddor	Fire Safety of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites, A. Zhou
A Review of Pressures Caused by Room Fires and Application in Smoke Management Systems Design, Z. Sun	Advances in Water-Based Fire Suppression Modeling:  Evaluating Sprinkler Discharge Characteristics, A. Marshal	Probabilistic Fire Risk Assessment for Financial Loss Estimation, A. Singhal, M. Wang, R. Vojjala, V. Vyas, S. Bhattacharyya, C. Van Anne, A. Jha, and M. Rascio
On Elevator Shaft Pressurization for Smoke Control in Tall Buildings, R. Miller and D. Beasley	Records Storage Fires and Sprinkler Protection and Large-Scale Fire Tests of Cartoned Paper Records in Multi-Level Catwalk Storage Systems, L. Varn	Metal Fires and Their Implications for Advanced Reactors, T. Olivier
Multifloor Building Fire Scenarios – Assessment of Smoke Control Strategy Effectiveness using Correlations, Fast Running Tools and a CFD Code, G. Manzini, F. Parozzi, L. Nigro, and A. Ferrari	Systematic Approach to Contaminant Analysis of CPVC Fire Sprinkler System Piping and Development of Cleaning Technology for Elimination of Contaminants and Remediation, D. Priddy and B. Ross	Data for the Use in Quantitative Risk Analysis of Hydrogen Refueling Stations, J. LaChance, J. Brown, and B. Middleton

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.             SFPE Fellows Reception

Everyone is welcome to join SFPE in honoring the contributions of the leadership of our profession to advancing the science and practice of fire protection engineering.  The SFPE Fellows represents a distinguished group of members who have attained “Significant stature and accomplishment in fire protection engineering.”  Fellows have been professional members of the Society for at least 10 years and have been nominated by their peers for outstanding contributions to the advancement of fire protection engineering and valuable service to SFPE.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.             The Arthur B. Guise Award Lecture: Dr. Jose L. Torero

8:45 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.             The Jack Bono Award for Engineering Communications Award Lecture:  “Signage Legibility Distances as a Function of Observation Angle,” H. Xie, L. Filippidis, S. Gwynne, E. Galea, D. Blackshields, and P. Lawrence

9:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.             The Foundation Student Scholar Award Lecture:  “The Effect of Occupant Characteristics on the

 Development of a Density-Speed Relationship for Crawling in Evacuation,” Rani A. Muhdi, MS, ASP

9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.           Break

10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.         Keynote Presentation: Engineering Licensure – Today and Tomorrow, Jon Nelson, P.E.

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.         Parallel Sessions       

A	B
Capabilities and Limitations of Numerical Fire Modeling for Fire Protection Engineering, Y. Xin, X. Zhou, and P. Chatterjee	SFPE Exhibitor “Tech Talks”
The Applications of Toxicology in Fire Cause and Origin Determination, J.L. McAllister
Implementation Barriers to a Fully Risk Informed  Fire Safety Regime – Stakeholders' Perceptions of Infrastructure Needs, S. MacKenzie, A.  Nicholson, K. Taylor, and D. Moore
Characterizing Material Flammability Using a Critical B-number, J. Brown, F. Jervis, S. Rockwell, A. Rangwala, and N. Dembsey

12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.           Lunch

12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.           SFPE Engineering Technology Exposition

You are invited to join us for the 6^th Annual Engineering Technology Exposition.  You will have the opportunity to explore the latest advances in fire protection engineering from industry leaders.

4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.             SFPE Engineering Technology Reception

Registration Fees 

          $170 SFPE Members          $195 Non-Members

Registration includes:  All Monday and Tuesday conference presentations, breaks, The Awards Luncheon, SFPE Fellow Reception, Tuesday's Lunch, SFPE Exhibitor "Tech Talks," 6th Engineering Technology Exposition and Reception.

There are three easy ways to register:

1. Register online:  Joining online is fast and convenient using your credit card.  We accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express.
2. Download the seminar registration form or the entire brochure,  complete the registration form and fax it to +301 718-2242.
3. Contact Julie Gordon at SFPE Headquarters at +301 718-2910 ext. 104.