FCIA Education and Committee Action Conference 2008
The Edgewater Hotel, Seattle, WA
April 29-May 2, 2008
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.
 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.
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Agenda (as of 4/21/08)
Download the Conference Agenda as MS Word document as soon as it becomes available.
Time |
Event |
| 1:30p - 4:00p |
FCIA Quality Management System Education
Bill McHugh & Betsy Titus, UL |
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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
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| 9:45a – 10:00a |
BREAK SPONSORED BY
Specified Technologies, Inc.
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| 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
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| 1:45p – 2:00p |
BREAK – SPONSORED BY 3M Fire Protection Products, Inc.
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| 2:00p – 2:30p |
FM, UL & ASTM Inspection Programs
Betsy Titus, UL; Jeff Gould, FM
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| 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
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| 4:30p – 5:30p |
FCIA Welcome Reception |
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.
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| 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
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| 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 |
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)
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| 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
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Enjoy Seattle!
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