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Monday, October 18, 2021
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7:00 – 7:50
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Continental Breakfast in Expo
Sponsored by
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8:00 – 8:15
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Opening & Welcome Remarks, Nicole Boston, SFPE CEO, Jack Poole, 2021 SFPE President
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8:15 – 9:00
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Finding a Voice for Fire Safety Progress
Stephen Kerber, Fire Safety Research Institute, U.L.
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9:00 – 9:45
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NIST World Trade Center Investigation Recommendations and Changes to Building Codes, Standards, and Practices
Jason D. Averill, Materials and Structural Systems Division, NIST
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9:45 – 10:30
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Coffee Break in Expo
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Breakout Tracks
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10:30 – 12:00
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Track A
Fire Protection Systems
Location: Harborside C
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Track B
Engineering for the Fire Service
Location: Laurel
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Track C
Sponsored
Location: Kent
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Moderator
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Scott Futrell
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Gary Dominguez
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10:30 – 11:00
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Risk Analysis for MNS – Requirements, Challenges, and a Case Study
Bill Koffel
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Performance-Based Structural Fire Engineering for Firefighter Safety
Ali Ashrafi
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Self-Regulating Variable Speed Fire Pump Unit. Better, Simpler and More Cost Effective
Jesse Baker |
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11:00 – 11:30
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The Loss of the Density/Area Curves: What Have We Lost, What Have We Gained?
Ken Isman
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NFPA 13E: Recommended Practice for Fire Department Operations in Properties Protected by Sprinklers and Standpipe Systems
Frank Ellis
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Advanced Fire Alarm Connectivity
Brad Kappeler
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11:30 – 12:00
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Fire Pumps: Changes and Proposed Solutions for 2022 and Beyond
John Denhardt & Kevin Hall
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The Unsolved Mystery of the Cocoanut Grove Fire
Casey Grant
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Installation Flexibility within Storage Occupancies
Mark Fessenden
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12:00 – 1:30
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Networking Style Lunch in Expo
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1:30 – 1:45
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Award Presentation
- The Harold E. Nelson Service Award ‐ Mark E. Fessenden
- The D. Peter Lund Award ‐ Kevin J. LaMalva
- The Rolf H. Jensen Award for Outstanding Committee Award ‐ John A. Frank
- The John J. Ahern President’s Award ‐ Douglas Fisher
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1:45 – 2:45
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Panel: Advancing the Use of Engineering Principles to Address the Challenges of Fire
- A Proposed Probabilistic Methodology to Estimate Local Fire Exposures in a Structural Analysis
Brian Lattimer - Virginia Tech and Jonathan Hodges – JENSEN HUGHES
- New SFPE Standard on Fire Scenarios for a Performance-Based Design
Charley Fleischmann – University of Canterbury
- Development of a New SFPE Guide on Assessment of Fire Safety for Existing Building
Warren Bonisch – WJE Fire Protection/Life Safety
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Breakout Tracks
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2:45 – 4:15
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Track A
Performance-Based Design in Action
Location: Harborside C
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Track B
The Application of Fire Safety Codes and Standards
Location: Laurel
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Track C
Sponsored
Location: Kent
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Moderator
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Warren Bonisch
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Steve Sheldon
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2:45 – 3:15
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Occupant Tenability Assessment Approaches in Performance-Based Design
Jamie McAllister
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Code Requirements for Elevator Fire Protection: Fire Service Access Elevators Included
Ray Grill
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Technology and Code Updates Impacting Designs and Specifications
Jeff Merwin
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3:15 – 3:45
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The Future of Modeling Tools for Performance-Based Design
Bryan Klein
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The Impact of the Codes and Standards Seen through Data
Birgitte Messerschmidt
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Low Flow Attic Protection Scheme
Philip Gunning
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3:45 – 4:15
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Use-Neutral Tower – Adaptable Design for Evolving Real Estate
Robert Gerard & Kyle Johnson
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Balancing Fire Safety and Environment Priorities in Building and Fire Codes
Beth Tubbs
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Video Flame Detection Delivers Excellent Fire Protection without Compromise
Holland Smith
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4:15 – 4:45
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Afternoon Break in Expo
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4:45 – 5:30
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Fire Protection for the Developing World – Opportunities and Challenges for the Other 80%
Richard Walls, Stellenbosch University
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5:30 – 6:00
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Fellows Presentation
- Dennis J. Bessant
- Raymond B. Bizal
- Virginia R. Charter
- Mark Hopkins
- Jimmy Jönsson
- Susan Lamont
- John A. LeBlanc
- Deborah L. Scott
- Colleen A. Wade
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6:00 – 8:00
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Fellows Reception (Open to all attendees who RSVP in advance)
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