Key Biscayne Conference 2009
Firestop Industry Conference and Trade Show
The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne
November 10 - 13 , 2009
The agenda promises excellent programs with seminars, trade show, some fun, relationship building, and golf. Here's what you need to do now to get involved!
FCIA Registration Forms
 Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne
455 Grand Bay Drive
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
Phone: 305-365-4500
Book now for $179/night Rooms will go fast at this price. At the Ritz website, under hotel tab, enter desired room reservation dates and # of rooms. Click + Optional Information. Put in Group Code: FIEFIEA and click submit. Or, just give the hotel a call, and off we go...
Discover The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne, and experience a world-class resort community filled with beautiful nature preserves, charming shopping villages and golden beaches. Located on a seven mile-wide barrier island south of Miami Beach, The Ritz-Carlton in Key Biscayne, Florida, is just minutes from the city, but feels a world away.
Agenda
Time |
Event |
| 12:00p |
Conference Registration - All events, except Receptions, Banquet, in Salon 1 |
| 1:00p - 2:30p |
FM & UL DRI Education |
| 2:30p - 3:00p |
Break |
| 3:00p – 6:30p |
FM & UL DRI Testing |
| 3:00p – 6:30p |
Quality Manual Development Seminar
Free to FCIA Members – (Non Members - $350 Extra Fee)
|
| 6:30p - 7:30p |
FCIA Welcome Reception - Salon 1 Patio
|
Time |
Event |
| 7:30a - 4:00p |
Conference Registration Open - Tabletops Open
(Coffee, Great Cont'l. Breakfast) |
| 9:00a – 9:30a |
FM 4991 Update & UL Qualified Firestop Contractor Program Update |
| 9:30a – 9:45a |
Break - |
| 9:45a – 10:15a |
FCIA 2009 Report
Accreditation, Apprenticeship, Code (short, full Code Update Thurs), Standards, Technical, Program, Marketing, Legislative, Membership |
| 10:15a – 10:30a |
Break – Sponsored by |
| 10:30a – 11:30a |
FCIA Committee Sessions - In Meeting Room
Meet Committee Chairs, Co-Chairs, learn more, get involved, make a difference. |
11:45a - 6:00p |
FCIA Ray Usher Memorial Golf Outing
Proceeds Fund Fire Protection Scholarships at Universities - Shotgun Start – 12:30
Crandon Golf Course, Key Biscayne, FL |
| 7:00p – 7:30p |
FCIA Welcome Reception & Golf Awards - Ballroom Patio |
Time |
Event |
| 7:30a - 8:30a |
FCIA Continental Breakfast - Tabletops Open |
| 9:00 - 9:30a |
FCIA Board Candidate Presentations |
| 9:30a –10:00a |
International Firestop Council Update
Sarah Brewer, IFC President |
10:00a – 10:15a
|
Break – Visit tabletops |
| 10:15a – 11:15a |
FCIA Education Session - FCIA ICC Code Hearing Update (ICC Hearings were Oct. 24 – Nov. 11) Bill Koffel, Koffel Associates ; Gary Hamilton & Bill McHugh, FCIA |
| 11:15a – 11:30a |
Break – Sponsored By - Visit tabletops |
| 11:30a – 12:00a |
Exhibitor Presentations - 2 minutes Each, then Luncheon Service |
| 12:00p - 1:00p |
Luncheon and Speaker – Jim Milke, Ph.D, P.E., Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland
Sponsored by
|
| 1:00 - 1:20 |
New Life Safety Organization
Bob LeClair, President
|
| 1:20p - 1:30 |
Break & Tabletop Time Sponsored by 2pm, ballot box closes. |
| 1:30p - 4:50p |
Special FCIA HANDS ON Sessions - Effective Compartmentation Installation, Inspection and Maintenance Programs targeted to HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS |
| 1:30p – 2:40p |
Fire Resistance Gypsum Assemblies - Wallboard, Blocks - Bob Grupe, USG Corp
|
| 2:40p - 3:00p |
Break |
| 3:00p - 3:50p |
Fire Damper Systems
Mark Belke, Greenheck, Inc. |
| 3:50p - 4:00p |
Break |
| 4:00 - 4:50p |
Fire Doors & Hardware, Closers, Frames, Hinges - Brian Meade, Ingersoll Rand |
| 6:00p - 7:00p |
FCIA Annual Awards Reception - Courtyard |
| 7:00p – 10:00p |
FCIA 10 Year Anniversary Annual Awards & Recognition Dinner
Paid Dinner, Conference Attendees & Invited Guests Only!
FCIA Awards, Recognition
Guest Speaker - Rick Segel, CSP, Author, 'Retail Business Kit for Dummies'
Sport Jacket Recommended
Reception - Courtyard by Fountain
Dinner - Ponce De Leon Room
|
Time |
Event - Salon 1 |
| 7:30a - 8:30a |
FCIA Continental Breakfast -
Trade Show Area Open
|
| 8:30a – 9:30a |
FCIA Sponsored Insurance Program Update - The Phoenix Group – Jim Venezia delivers new infomration....on FCIA's Insurance Program for Contractors and Consultants. |
| 9:30a – 9:45a |
Break - Sponsored by
|
| 9:45a– 11:15a |
Firestopping Ligation Case History - Real Case Studies about improperly installed firestopping that went to court, and life safety won.
Don't miss this!
Joseph Colbert, Esq., -
Kagan, Lubic, Lepper, Lewis, Gold & Colbert, LLP, New York
|
| 12:00p -2:00p |
UL 1479/2079 Standards Technical Panel Task Group Meeting - Movement of penetrating Items – Working group meeting - open session |
Casual Dress for the meeting - It's warm in Florida
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