CHICAGO (April 16, 2009) – The most important fire, security, electrical and life safety event of the year – the NFPA Conference & Expo – comes to Chicago Monday, June 8 through Thursday, June 11, at McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. More than 5,000 fire and life safety professionals are expected to attend.
Presented by ROC-NFPA, LLC, the annual event is designed for professionals who work daily to save lives and protect property. Meeting outcomes not only effect the profession but the public, as many proposed safety and building codes are voted on. The conference and expo runs Monday through Wednesday, June 8-10. Code voting takes place June 10-11.
The conference features more than 130 education sessions. Concurrent tracks focus on building and life safety, codes and standards, detection and suppression, emergency/business continuity, fire and emergency services, fire protection engineering, facility fire safety and security, electrical, public education and research.
The featured presentation, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Wednesday, is titled “World Trade Center – NIST Report on Collapse of Tower 7,” with Shyam Sunder, Ph.D., National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md.
This year’s spotlight sessions (from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10) include:
• “How the Great Chicago Fires Impacted Code Development,” with Martin J. Pabich, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., Northbrook, Ill.
• “U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board Response to Dust Explosions and Other Investigations,” John Bresland, U.S. Chemical Safety Board, Washington, D.C.
Attendees and exhibitors benefit from face-to-face interaction with influential professionals involved in the specification and purchase of fire- and safety-related products and services. The three-day exposition features more than 300 organizations and companies exhibiting products and services related to fire protection, building and life safety systems, electrical systems and building design. For the latest information on the conference, including the conference news blog, visit www.nfpa.org\conference.
NFPA has been a worldwide leader in providing fire, electrical, building and life safety to the public since 1896. The mission of the international nonprofit organization is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training and education. ROC Exhibitions, Inc., Lisle, Ill., celebrating 15 years in business in 2009, produces seven trade shows annually in the United States and Mexico.
Together, ROC-NFPA, LLC presents NFPA Americas’ Fire & Security Expo, July 28-30, 2009 in Miami Beach, Fla., and NFPA Mexico Fire & Safety Expo, Nov. 11-13, 2009 in Mexico City. To learn more, visit www.nfpa.org.
ROC Exhibitions, Inc. is the premier organizer of facility management, technology, manufacturing, fire, police and security educational conferences and expos in the U.S. and Mexico. The Lisle, Ill.-based company celebrates 15 years in business in 2009 by continuing to offer the best value and return on investment to thousands of event attendees and exhibitors annually.
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is the world’s leading advocate of fire prevention and an authoritative source on public safety. NFPA develops, publishes and disseminates more than 300 consensus codes and standards intended to minimize the possibility and effects of fire and other risks. NFPA membership totals more than 81,000 individuals from around the world and more than 80 national trade and professional organizations
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