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AS OF 8/28/2024:

2024 Symposium has been cancelled. Refunds will be processed to all individuals who registered & provided payment.

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ANNOUNCEMENT

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we regret to inform you that the planning committee has decided to cancel the 2024 UMD/NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem Symposium. The committee will work on offering the scheduled program in a different format.

September 23 - 25, 2024

University of Maryland

College Park, MD USA

The University of Maryland and NFPA host the second Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem Symposium to address complex fire safety challenges in today's built environment, through the lenses of academic and applied research.

As the world continues to evolve and transform, there are both new and lingering challenges that impact fire and life safety; many examples that point to gaps, cracks and weaknesses in our safety system that otherwise should protect communities. The NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem identifies the components that must work together to minimize these risks and help prevent loss, injuries and death from fire, electrical and other hazards.

In September, the University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) will host their biennial symposium to discuss the principles of the NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem and its application to address today's fire safety issues. The symposium brings together top researchers, academics, risk managers, code officials, engineers, architects, fire service personnel, public policymakers, and urban planners who will present, collaborate and apply learnings of the Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem to the modern-day built environment.

SYMPOSIUM OBJECTIVES:

Bring together leaders from across the fire and life safety spectrum to learn about a full safety systems approach and encourage action-oriented collaboration between industry professionals using the principles of the Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem.
Build consensus for the development of a multi-disciplinary group at the University of Maryland and universities in the Baltimore-Washington area to collaborate on research and educational programming for university students and working professionals associated with the Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem.
Initiate discussion of subsequent symposia that focus on the partner activities related to the Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem.

Plenary Speakers

JIM PAULEY, President & CEO - National Fire Protection Association
RICHARD SHAUN WALLS, Ph.D., Professor of Structural and Fire Engineer, Stellenbosch University
BIRGITTE MESSERSCHMIDT, Director, Applied Research Group - National Fire Protection Association
ADAM K. THIEL, M.Sc., Ph.D. (ABD), Managing Director - The City of Philadelphia

Symposium Topics & Tracks

Applications of the NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem through the lens of Fire Hazards in Renewable Energy (WS-1)

Track A: Fire Safety in Energy Storage Systems (ESS)

Track B: Fire Safety in Photovoltaic (PV) Panels

Track C: Fire Safety in Battery-Powered Vehicles

Applications of the NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem through the lens of Residential Fire Challenges (WS-2)

Track A: Buildings Repurposed as Temporary Housing for Homeless/Migrant Individuals

Track B: Affordable Housing Developments

Track C: Housing with a Micro-Mobility Device Stored in the Home

Applications of the NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem through the lens of Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Fires (WS-3)

Track A: Design of Ignition Resistant Communities

Track B: Structure Protection and Life Safety During an Event

Track C: Public Policy Implications - From an Informed Public to a Responsible/Responsive Government

THANK YOU to this year's symposium sponsors!

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