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.
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.
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
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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 |
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, |
11:00a - 11:10a | Break |
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. |
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 |
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 |
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, |
12:00p – 12:45p | Luncheon & IFC / AFSCC Update |
1:00p – 4:00p | Afternoon Sessions
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Sat, Nov 11 | Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat |
Time |
Event |
9:30a | USS Yorktown Tour |
Trade Show is Thursday all day, Friday until Noon. Casual Dress for the meetings