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.
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 FCIAs Golf Tournament for the Traveling "Firestop Bulk Gun" Trophy kicks off at the Revere Golf Club, Concord Course, Friday afternoon.
Tue, Apr 27 | Tue, 4/26 Wed, 4/27 Thu, 4/28 Fri, 4/29 |
Time |
Event |
8:00a - 12:00p | IFC Grease Duct Committee - Industry
Forum [101 South] |
1:00p - 6:00p | IFC Code Action Committee [102 South] |
Wed, Apr 27 | Tue, 4/26 Wed, 4/27 Thu, 4/28 Fri, 4/29 |
Time |
Event |
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 |
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
[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:
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! |
Thu, Apr 28 | Tue, 4/26 Wed, 4/27 Thu, 4/28 Fri, 4/29 |
Time |
Event |
7:30a - 8:30a |
Continental Breakfast |
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 "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, |
9:00a - 10:15a |
UL Update - "L" Rating & "W"
Ratings |
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 |
11:15a - 11:30a | Break & Lunch Service [201 S. Concourse] |
11:30a - 1:00p |
FCIA Manufacturer Presentations 10 mins. each.
|
1:00p - 1:15p | Break |
1:15p - 2:30p |
FCIA Marketing Tools AIA CEU Program Qualification Seminar |
2:30p - 2:45p | Break |
3:00p - 4:00p |
Karen Layng, Esq. Vedder Price, & Bill Munyan,
|
4:00p - 5:00p | FCIA Education and Committee Action [206-207 Vista] |
Conference Reception Immediately Following Dinner On Your Own |
Fri, Apr 29 | Tue, 4/26 Wed, 4/27Thu, 4/28 Fri, 4/29 |
Time |
Event |
6:30a - 8:30a |
Continental Breakfast |
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 |
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 |
12:00p | Leave for FCIA Golf Outing [MGM Lobby] |
1:00p | FCIA Golf Outing & Tournament [Revere Golf Club] |