Las Vegas Conference 2005
FCIA Education and Committee Action Conference
April 27 - 29, 2005 at the MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV. The program will bring value to your business through industry leading seminars, active committee meetings and Firestop Industry Forum sessions.
Conference Registration Information
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
3799 Las Vegas Blvd, South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 891-1111
(800) 929-1111
Fax: (702) 891-1030
Registration: The FCIA 2005 ECA Conference, returns to the 1999 site, the MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV.
Hotel Room Rates per night are: $119 -Tuesday, Wednesday, $149-Thursday, $209 per night-Friday. Reservations -Call 800-929-1111 and identify that you're with the Firestop Contractors International Association or “fci006”. Reservations must be made by March 30, 2005 to get the group rate.
For Air Travel, call CTMG - 800.323.3800 - FCIA's Travel Partner. Dianne Meyer-Fielmann's extention is x523. The best ground Transportation is local taxi to MGM. And, you will want to fly out late Friday as FCIA’s Golf Tournament for the Traveling "Firestop Bulk Gun" Trophy kicks off at the Revere Golf Club, Concord Course, Friday afternoon.
Agenda (as of 3/29/05, locations in brackets)
Time
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Event
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8:00a - 12:00p |
IFC Grease Duct Committee - Industry Forum
[101 South] |
1:00p - 6:00p |
IFC Code Action Committee
[102 South] |
Time
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Event
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8:00a - 12:30p |
FCIA Board Meeting (FCIA Board Only)
[210 Vista] |
8:00a - 3:00p |
FCIA Registration
[Vista Foyer] |
8:15a - 9:00a |
FM 4991 DRI Review - Jeff Gould
(DRI Candidates)
[208-209 Vista]
|
9:00a - 12:00p |
FM 4991 DRI Testing
[208-209 Vista] |
8:30a - 10:30a |
IFC Code Action Committee Meeting |
10:30a - 12:00p |
IFC Grease Duct Committee Meeting |
12:15p - 1:45p |
FCIA Welcome Luncheon
- Bob LeClair, FCIA President ~ Steve Tyler, IFC President
- Fire Protection in Nevada ~ Panel of Local Industry Leaders
- Michael Gentille-Schirmer Engineering; Jim Geurin-Clark County
[208-209 Vista]
|
2:00p - 3:00p |
FCIA / IFC Joint Committee Meetings:
FCIA Committee Chair Panel Report & Discussion |
3:00p - 5:00p |
FCIA / IFC Joint Committee Meetings:
- Technical Committee - Mike Dominguez
- FCIA & IFC Education & Marketing Committees - Phil Zanghi, Don Murphy
- Program Committee - Scott Rankin
- Membership Committee - Alan Rams
- Accreditation Committee - Aedan Gleeson
- Standards Subcommittee - Don Sabrsula & Randy Bosscawen
- FCIA & IFC Code Committees - Ray Usher, John Valiulis
All committee meetings are open to FCIA/IFC Members
|
5:00p - 6:00p |
FCIA Cocktail Reception, Immediately following
[206-207 Vista] |
6:00p |
Dinner on Your Own, find some friends! |
Time
|
Event
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7:30a - 8:30a |
Continental Breakfast
[Foyer- 201 S. Concourse]
|
7:30a - 3:00p |
Registration Open
[Foyer- 201 S. Concourse] |
8:30a - 8:35a |
FCIA Presidents Welcome
[201 S. Concourse] |
8:35a - 9:00a |
FCIA Specialty Firestop Contractor Concept Update
Aedan Gleeson, FCIA & Jeff Gould, FM Approvals
"The Firestopping Quality Process" - Specs, Codes, Insurance, Education - "Tested and Listed Systems, FCIA Member Contractors, FM 4991, ASTM E 2174 & ASTM E 2393 Inspection, FCIA Member Maintenance Programs is the Firestopping Quality Process,
Specs, Codes, Education, Insurance
[201 S. Concourse]
|
9:00a - 10:15a |
UL Update - "L" Rating & "W" Ratings
Rich Walke, UL
Join this discussion about how the industry can promote life safety through smoke protection….while protecting property and continuity of operations against smoke and water penetration.
[201 S. Concourse]
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10:15a - 10:30a
|
Break
|
10:30a - 11:30a |
IFC / FCIA Code Panel Presentations & Q/A Tony Crimi, IFC Code Consultant; John Valiulis, HILTI; Richard Licht; IFC Code Committee; Ray Usher & Bill McHugh, FCIA
Codes are an important part of the Fire and Life Safety equation. Learn more about how FCIA and IFC have worked together over many years in code activities.
[201 S. Concourse]
|
11:15a - 11:30a |
Break & Lunch Service
[201 S. Concourse] |
11:30a - 1:00p |
FCIA Manufacturer Presentations 10 mins. each.
FCIA / IFC Member Manufacturers Present "What's Hot" from their perspective. All Manufacturers, Contractors and Associates are welcome.
[201 S. Concourse]
|
1:00p - 1:15p |
Break |
1:15p - 2:30p |
FCIA Marketing Tools
New Construction and Maintenance are opportunities for FCIA Members. FCIA Marketing tools can help make you the Effective Compartmentation and Firestopping Leader in your market. Market your firm with tools from FCIA.
AIA CEU Program Qualification Seminar
Learn how to present FCIA's AIA CEU Approved Education Program to Architects, and give them CEU's from FCIA.
All FCIA Members welcome.
Don Murphy, Scott Rankin & Bill McHugh
[201 S. Concourse]
|
2:30p - 2:45p |
Break |
3:00p - 4:00p |
Karen Layng, Esq. Vedder Price, & Bill Munyan,
AIA, CSI, Freeman White Architects - Legal Perspectives on Effective Compartmentation and Firestopping for The Construction Team -
Firestopping Contractors, Building Owners, General Contractors, Architects have legal issues to wrestle in their roles. Karen & Bill unravel these mysteries of the industry.
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4:00p - 5:00p |
FCIA Education and Committee Action
[206-207 Vista] |
|
Conference Reception Immediately Following
Dinner On Your Own
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Time
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Event
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6:30a - 8:30a |
Continental Breakfast
[Foyer -201 S. Concourse]
|
7:00a - 9:00a |
IFC General Membership Meeting
Code Action, Education & Marketing Committee Reports
[202 S. Concourse] |
8:30a - 9:00a |
Effective Compartmentation & the Fire Fighters Perspective - Sean DeCrane, Cleveland Fire Dept - International Association of Firefighters - Sean brings a perspective to effective compartmentation and firestopping that FCIA Members may not recognize…inside a burning building.
|
9:00a - 11:30a |
IFC Voting Membership Meeting - Manufacturer Members Only Financial Review, Membership Review, Committee Actions |
9:00a - 10:00a |
Partnership for Safer Buildings Update
Bert Polk, National Association of State Fire Marshals
The Partnership for Safer Buildings initiatives for Effective Compartmentation and Firestopping, Detection and Alarms, Sprinklers and Building Occupant / Manager Safety & Maintenance, plus occupant Education means safer buildings
[201 S. Concourse]
|
10:00a - 10:15a |
Break |
10:15a - 11:30a |
The Future of Effective Compartmentation Firestopping and Structural Protection, Sprinklers, Alarms and Detection and Education - Total Fire Protection Bill Koffel, Koffel Associates, FCIA Code Consultant, Past President, Society of Fire Protection Engineers
What is the future of Fire Protection? How do we fit in?
[201 S. Concourse] |
11:30a |
Conference Conclusion Comments
Bob LeClair, FCIA President
Steve Tyler, IFC President
[201 S. Concourse ]
|
12:00p |
Leave for FCIA Golf Outing
[MGM Lobby] |
1:00p |
FCIA Golf Outing & Tournament
[Revere Golf Club] |