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Charleston Conference 2006

Firestop Industry Conference and Trade Show

November 8 - November 11, 2006
DoubleTree Guest Suites, Charleston, South Carolina
Our agenda will look like past programs with seminars, trade show and education programs.

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Get yourself recognized as a sponsor to one of our breaks or lunches
Show what your firm has to offer by exhibiting at the trade show.

Charleston DoubleTree Guest Suites
181 Church St
Charleston, South Carolina
877-408-8733
Located in the heart of the historic district and only blocks from the river.

Agenda

Tue, Nov7

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Time	Event
2:00p - 7:00p	FCIA Board Meeting

Wed, Nov 8

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Time	Event
7:00a - 4:00p	Conference Registration Open (Coffee, Cont.Bkfst)
8:00a - 9:10a	FCIA Presidents Welcome & Address FIRESTOP INDUSTRY UPDATE Code – FCIA & Compartmentation Code Reports Accreditation- FM/UL Updates – FM & UL Education – FCIA Apprenticeship Development Report – Bob Hasting Marketing – Gary Hamilton, Don Murphy, FCIA Technical – MOP Updates - Mike Dominguez Program– Scott Rankin Membership –– Allen Rams
8:30a – 9:30a	FM 4991 Update – Jeff Gould UL Qualified Firestop Contractor Program Announcement – Betsy Titus
9:30a - 9:45a	Break Sponsored by 3M Fire Protection Products
9:45a – 10:45a	FCIA Firestop Worker Apprenticeship Program Bob Hasting & FCIA Committee
10:45a – 11:00a	Break Sponsored by HILTI, Inc. Early Lunch served for Keynote Speaker Program
11:00a – 11:40a	KEYNOTE SPEAKER Bert Polk, National Association of State Fire Marshals Compartmentation and Firestopping “How do we get the word out & Code Development Process”
11:45a – 6:30p	FCIA Ray Usher Memorial Golf Outing (Box Lunch provided from Hotel)
1:00p – 4:30p	FM & UL Test Prep & Exam
6:30p – 7:30p	FCIA Welcome Reception

Thu, Nov 9

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Time	Event
7:30a - 11:30a	FCIA Check In
7:30a - 8:00a	FCIA Continental Breakfast
8:00a - 8:30a	FCIA Election Candidate Presentations
8:30a - 9:00a	FCIA Compartmentation Symposium Summary
9:30a - 9:45a	Break Passive Fire Protection Partners / JM
9:45a - 11:00a	Fire & Smoke Dampers – new UL 555 Testing & Maintenance Panel, Fire Damper-Assoc., Manufacturer, Contractor SMACNA
11:00a - 11:10a	Break Specified Technologies, Inc.
11:00a - 12:30p	“What a firestopping contractor should expect” Contractor Quality Programs & Firestopping Inspection Standards. Learn about FCIA, FM & UL, ASTM E 2174 & ASTM E 2393 Panel – Randy Bosscawen, Rob Hlady, Bill McHugh
12:30p - 1:30p	Luncheon Speaker – Dennis Hall, Hall Architects, on Specifying Firestopping and Effective Compartmentation
1:30p – 2:30p	Fire Doors & Maintenance of Openings in Compartmentation DHI’s new inspection program…a model for FCIA. Kurt Roper, Ingersoll Rand, Representing the Door and Hardware Institute, Jerry Heppes, Executive Director, Door and Hardware Institute
2:30p - 2:45p	Break Sponsored by Thermafiber, Inc.
2:45p – 3:45p	Perimeter Fire Protection Update – Mike Pautsch. Superl, Inc. & Jim Shriver, Thermafiber, LLC
3:45p – 5:30p	FCIA Firestop Industry & Effective Compartmentation Trade Show Open to all FCIA Conference Attendees
6:00p	FCIA Annual Awards Reception
7:00p - 10:00p	FCIA Annual Awards Dinner - FCIA Full Conference & Paid Dinner Attendees Only FCIA Awards & FCIA Presidents Gavel Passing. Sport Jacket Recommended

Fri, Nov 10

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Time	Event
7:30a - 8:00a	FCIA Continental Breakfast, Trade Show
8:00a - 9:00a	Firestopping Project Site Safety Program Jeff Cheek, United Rentals
9:00a - 9:15a	Break
9:15a – 10:45a	Hospital Engineering Session Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation George Mills, JCAHO - Most Common Type 1 Violations Firestopping, Fire Doors, Fire Dampers, Fire Glass
10:45a – 11:00a	Break Sponsored by Tremco, Inc.
11:00a – 12:00p	FCIA Code Consultant Report – Bill Koffel, Koffel Associates and Bill McHugh - What’s happened at ICC & NFPA Hearings, what’s next for our industry?
12:00p – 12:45p	Luncheon & IFC / AFSCC Update
1:00p – 4:00p	Afternoon Sessions UL Standards Development Program – UL’s STP Process Dan Ryan, Underwriters Laboratory (1:00-2:00) FM 4991 DRI Renewal Testing (1:00-2:30) UL QFC Contractor DRI Exam (1:00-4:00)

Sat, Nov 11

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Time	Event
9:30a	USS Yorktown Tour REGISTRATION REQUIRED Front Desk Area

Trade Show is Thursday all day, Friday until Noon. Casual Dress for the meetings

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