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Seattle Conference 2008

FCIA Education and Committee Action Conference

April 29 - May 2, 2007 at Edgewater Hotel in Seattle, Washington. Hear new developments in the FCIA Accreditation & Apprenticeship Programs, Code Development, and join in FCIA Committee Meetings and hear new developments that can make a difference in your business.

Conference Registration Information

The shimmering city is behind you, beautiful Elliott Bay right at your feet. The Edgewater Hotel is Seattle’s only waterfront hotel, with dramatic views of Elliott Bay, the Olympic Mountains and the downtown skyline, and a location right on Pier 67 at the city’s dynamic doorstep.

Edgewater Hotel
2411 Alaskan Way, Pier 67
Seattle, WA 98121
Tel: 206.728.7000

Registration: $189/nite city side rooms; Waterview at Market Rate. Includes free Internet. Reservation by phone 800-624-0670, ask for Firestop Contrctors International Association rate. Deadline for FCIA hotel rate: 03/31/08. Parking (valet only) $28 overnight

Agenda (as of 4/21/08)

Download the Conference Agenda as MS Word document as soon as it becomes available.

Tue, Apr 29

Tue, 4/29 Wed, 4/30 Thu, 5/1 Fri, 5/2

Time	Event
1:30p - 4:00p	FCIA Quality Management System Education Bill McHugh & Betsy Titus, UL

Wed, Apr 30

Tue, 4/29 Wed, 4/30 Thu, 5/1 Fri, 5/2

Time	Event
7:30a - 4:00p	FCIA Registration, Coffee & Pastries
7:30a – 12:00p	FCIA / UL DRI Education and Testing
7:30a – 12:00p	FCIA / FM DRI Education and Testing
8:00a – 12:00p	UL Standards Technical Panel Study Group Meetings – Exposure, Movement, Labeling
9:45a – 10:00a	BREAK SPONSORED BY Specified Technologies, Inc.
11:30a – 12:00p	Lunch Service – Greet old friends, meet new friends
12:00p – 1:45p	FCIA Presidents Welcome & Update ‘Focus on the Future’ Tom Hottenroth & Bill Hoos
1:45p – 2:00p	BREAK – SPONSORED BY 3M Fire Protection Products, Inc.
2:00p – 2:30p	FM, UL & ASTM Inspection Programs Betsy Titus, UL; Jeff Gould, FM
2:30p – 2:45p	BREAK – SPONSORED BY HILTI, Inc.
2:45p – 4:30p	FCIA Committee Action Sessions Committee Chair Invitations Accreditation – Aedan Gleeson Apprenticeship – Bob Hasting Code – Bob LeClair Education – Meets with Technical Marketing – Don Murphy Membership - Bill Hoos Program – Scott Rankin Technical – Mike Dominguez Standards – Randy Bosscawen
4:30p – 5:30p	FCIA Welcome Reception

Thu, May 1

Tue, 4/29 Wed, 4/30 Thu, 5/1 Fri, 5/2

Time	Event
7:30a - 8:30a	Continental Breakfast
7:30a - 3:00p	Registration Open
9:45a - 2:30p	Spouse Program
8:30a – 10:00a	Firestop Systems Education- Perimeter Fire Containment Systems Fire, Moisture, Thermal Protection as a System Mike Pautsch, Superl, Inc. ~ Jim Shriver, Thermafiber, Inc.
10:00a – 10:15a	BREAK SPONSORED BY Thermafiber, Inc.
10:15a – 11:45a	FCIA Education Session – What happened at ICC and NFPA Codes for Firestopping and Effective Compartmentation Bill Koffel, Koffel Assoc., FCIA Code Consultant & Bill McHugh , FCIA
11:45a – 12:00p	BREAK - SPONSORED BY - Specified Technologies, Inc.
12:00p – 1:00p	Break & Box Lunch Service Luncheon Speaker
1:00p – 2:30p	Firestopping and LEED – How Green are we? Chris Chatto, CSI, LEED AP, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP Don Newman, CSI, CCS, AIA, LEED AP, rightspec
2:30p – 2:45p	BREAK SPONSORED BY 3M Fire Protection Products, Inc.
2:15p – 3:45p	Panel – Enforcement of Specifications… Why does what gets spec’d not get built? Architect, Owners Rep, General Contractor, Building Official.
5:30p – 6:30p	FCIA Reception

Fri, May 2

Tue, 4/29 Wed, 4/30 Thu, 5/1 Fri, 5/2

Time	Event
7:30a - 8:30a	Continental Breakfast
8:30a –10:00a	Special Occupancy Focus - Hospitals How do Firestop / Containment Firms work in Hospital Environments. What’s required, what are clients looking for? Bill Koffel, Koffel Associates, Consultant to American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE)
10:00a – 10:15a	BREAK - Sponsored by Nelson Firestop Products
10:15a – 11:15a	FCIA Education Programs - Be the Leader! FCIA AIA CES Appoved Programs Session We’re as successful nationally as we are locally. Learn about FCIA Programs you can present!
11:15a – 11:30a	Conference Wrap-up BREAK Sponsored by UNIFRAX
	Enjoy Seattle!

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