Conferences
Fall Conference
September 9-12, 2008, on the Campus of Michigan State University at the Kellogg Center
Registration form (download for complete details and registration)
Program details include:
Tuesday, September 9
7:30 am Registration – Coffee and pastries provided
9:00 am Opening Ceremonies
9:45 am State Fire Marshal Welcome & Update
10:15 am Keynote Address – Ronald Siarnicki, National Fallen Fire Fighters Foundation
11:30 am Lunch – on your own
1:00 pm Handling the Media to Your Advantage – Stephen Serkaian, Serkaian Communications
2:30 pm Break – Refreshments provided
4:00 pm Adjourn
4:30 pm Get Acquainted Reception – Red Cedar AB – Please call and invite your Representative or Senator to this reception
Wednesday, September 10
7:30 am Registration – Coffee and pastries provided
8:30 am Politics and the Fire Inspector – Richard Marinucci, Fire Chief, Farmington Hills Fire Dept.
10:00 am Break – Refreshments provided
11:30 am Lunch – on your own
1:00 pm Legal Aspects for the Fire Inspector – Ray Walker
2:30 pm Break – Refreshments provided
4:30 pm Business Meeting
Thursday, September 11
7:30 am Registration – Coffee and pastries provided
8:30 am Session 1 – Workshop Topics 1, 2, 3, 4 offered
9:50 am Break – Refreshments provided
10:10 am Session 2 – Workshop Topics 1, 2, 3, 4 offered
11:30 am Lunch – on your own
1:00 pm Session 1 – Workshop Topics 5, 6, 7, 8 offered
2:20 pm Break – Refreshments provided
2:40 pm Session 2 – Workshop Topics 5, 6, 7, 8 offered
5:30 pm Reception – Cash Bar – Big Ten Room A
6:30 pm Dinner – Big Ten Room A
7:30 pm Installation of Officers / Awards / Door Prizes
Entertainment: Project 2 Improv Troupe – John Thiede
Friday, September 12
7:30 am Registration – Coffee and pastries provided
8:30 am MSU Structural Fire Test Facility–Dr. Venkatesh Kodur, Structural Fire Safety & Diagnostics
9:45 am Measuring the Effectiveness of Fire Prevention – Casey Grant, NFPA Research Foundation
11:30 am Adjourn – Have a safe trip home!
WORKSHOP TOPICS – for Thursday
AM Workshops
- Review of U.L. Design Criteria – Robert James, Underwriters Laboratory
- High Piled Storage – Combustible – Craig Tuokkola, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
- Kitchen Ceiling Systems – Carl Cressey, Halton Company
- Time Management for the Fire Inspector–Beth Anne Spinner, Amway North America–Quixtar
PM WORKSHOPS
- Sprinkler Hydraulics Calculations – Bob Buchanan, Ahern Fire Protection
- Methods of Fire Separations of Occupied Buildings While Under Construction/Modification – Jon W. Pasqualone
- Green Buildings and Fire Safety – Jim Newman, Newman Consulting Group, LLC
- Battery Calculations for Fire Alarm Systems – Thomas Hammerberg, American Fire Alarm Assn.
Winter educational conference
is scheduled for February 3 and 4, 2009 at the Kellogg Center on the Campus of Michigan State University (Lansing Michigan).
Network Golf Outing
Save the date for our annual event. The golf outing is scheduled for June 17, 2008 in webberville. If you would like to help in the planning process please contact Kevin Abbasse.
Did you know that the Michigan Fire Inspector Society offers scholarship initiatives to those inspectors who can not attend due to financial constraints. The application must be submitted to the board by January 2008. For more information please email Ron Farr
