2010 NFPA Conference & Expo

Seven documents from NFPA's Fall 2009 revision cycle to be considered in Las Vegas

The Motions Committee of the Standards Council has determined that the following documents in the 2009 Fall Revision Cycle have at least one certified amending motion that may be presented at the Association Technical Meeting in Las Vegas:

• NFPA 18, Standard on Wetting Agents
• NFPA 45, Standard on Fire Protection for Laboratories Using Chemicals
• NFPA 53, Recommended Practice on Materials, Equipment, and Systems Used in Oxygen-Enriched Atmospheres
• NFPA 214, Standard on Water-Cooling Towers
• NFPA 276, Standard Method of Fire Tests for Determining the Heat Release Rate of Roofing Assemblies with Combustible Above-Deck Roofing Components
• NFPA 409, Standard on Aircraft Hangars
• NFPA 505, Fire Safety Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks Including Type Designations, Areas of Use, Conversions, Maintenance, and Operations

There are also 51 documents in the 2009 Fall Revision Cycle that received no "Notice of Intent to Make a Motion" (NITMAM) or were not certified by the Motions Committee ("Consent Documents"). The documents will have been forwarded directly to the Standards Council for issuance.

Read the full report from the NFPA Motions Committee and the list of Consent Documents.

In May 2010, NFPA will publish the final list of documents (including those in the Annual 2010 Revision Cycle) to be considered in Las Vegas.

 - Mike Hazell

"The Mentalist" to perform at NFPA conference in Las Vegas

You won’t want to miss the special presentation during the C&E general session on Monday, June 7, starting at 1:00 pm.  Gerry McCambridge, better known as “The Mentalist” will be performing.  He’s amazing and word has it that he’s one of the hottest up-and-coming shows in Las Vegas.  McCambridge is also the creator and executive producer of the hit prime-time network television show “The Mentalist”. Read more about Gerry McCambridge and watch him in action!

Online registration now available for Las Vegas conference

You can now register online for the NFPA Conference & Expo, and take advantage of our early-bird rates. We've also posted some offers on travel discounts (air and ground transportation).

Last call for education session proposals

This Friday, September 18, is the deadline for educational presentation proposals for our 2010 conference in Las Vegas.

Once all proposals are in-house, the Conference Planning Committee and the Content Advisory Council will review all presentation proposals. Selections will be made based on quality, relevance, focus, practical application, timeliness and on the presenter’s experience and credentials. Please remember: submissions emphasizing a specific product, process or manufacturer will not be considered.

We'd love to hear from you in Las Vegas...submit your proposal today!

Audio recordings from Chicago conference

Couldn't attend the NFPA Conference & Expo in Chicago last month, or need access to the educational sessions you attended onsite? No problem! All of the educational sessions from this event, including the featured presentation on NIST's report on the collapse of World Trade Center Tower 7 are now available for purchase.

Call for presentations for 2010 NFPA conference in Las Vegas

NFPA's 2010 Conference & Expo is heading back to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, June 7-10.

Call for Presentations: Share your knowledge with your peers in the fields of fire and life safety as an educational session presenter at this conference. Presentation proposals are due September 18.

Access your CEU records for the Chicago conference

You can now access and track your continuing education unit (CEU) records for NFPA's Conference & Expo in Chicago earlier this month.

Watch side-by-side home sprinkler demonstration in Chicago

On Wednesday, June 10, a side-by-side fire and sprinkler burn demonstration with two furnished 8 x 8 foot rooms, one protected with a home fire sprinkler) was held outside at McCormick Place in Chicago. The demonstration, part of NFPA's Conference & Expo, showed the tremendous speed of a typical home fire and its potential for deadly destruction in one room and how quickly a home fire sprinkler system controls a fire and can save lives and reduce property damage in the other room.

Learn more about NFPA's Fire Sprinkler Initiative, an effort to educate community decision-makers across the United States about the need for home fire sprinklers in all new one- and two-family new homes.

Photos from the NFPA Booth

The Expo half of this year's conference opened with the official ribbon cutting ceremony Monday afternoon. Here are a few photos taken that day.

Click here for more photos of the NFPA booth on Flickr.com.

Click here for all the photos from the 2009 NFPA Conference and Expo.

Audio recordings of NFPA education sessions

Audio recordings of most education sessions at NFPA's conference in Chicago are available for sale on CD and MP3 CD-ROMs. Visit Fleetwood Multimedia for details.