Leaders to gather at Fire Protection Research Foundation symposium
Gregory Cade, U.S. Fire Administrator, will join leaders with a wide range of expertise in areas of fire protection and safety at a symposium hosted by the Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) to focus on preparing for the next 25 years. The event will take place November 17-18 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. For more information or to register for this event, visit www.nfpa.org/foundation.
The one-and-a-half days of meetings will include keynotes and panel sessions on the following topics:
· Future Fire Protection: the Social and Demographic Context
· Tomorrow’s Materials and Technologies and Fire Safety
· Tomorrow’s Sustainability Challenges and Fire Safety
Speakers:
James M. Shannon, President, National Fire Protection Association and Chairman, FPRF Board of Trustees
Kevin McCarthy, Ph.D., Senior Social Scientist, RAND Corporation
Philip Anton, Ph.D., Director, Acquisition and Technology Policy Center, RAND Corporation
Craig Beyler,, Ph.D., Hughes Associates, Inc. and Chairman, International Association of Fire Safety Science
Shere Abbott, Director, Center for Science and Practice of Sustainability, University of Texas at Austin
Kathleen Almand, Executive Director, Fire Protection Research Foundation
Panel session participants:
Fred Mowrer, University of Maryland
Gregory Cade, U.S. Fire Administration
Paul Hough, Armstrong World Industries
William Koffel, Koffel Associates
Ozzie Mirkhah, Las Vegas Fire and Rescue
Kathy Ann Notarianni, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Stacy Welch, Marriott Corporation
Greg Monty, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
Robert Boyer, GE Fire and Security
John Dean, State of Maine
Russ Fleming, National Fire Sprinkler Association
Anthony Hamins, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Bob Khan, Phoenix Fire Department
Ian Stronach, Rio Tinto
Carl Baldassarra, Schirmer Engineering Corporation
Ed Altizer, State of Virginia
James Golinveaux, Tyco Fire and Building Products
Jon Hall, FM Global
Jim Pauley, Schneider Electric
Bill Stewart, Toronto Fire Services
Ian Thomas, Victoria University
For more information on The Fire Protection Research Foundation, visit www.nfpa.org/foundation.
The Fire Protection Research Foundation plans, manages, and communicates consortium-funded research on a broad range of fire safety issues in collaboration with scientists and laboratories around the world. The Foundation is an affiliate of NFPA.