Premier Event in Fire & Life Safety Back in Las Vegas in June
Every year, thousands of the top fire, electrical, and building safety professionals from all over the USA — and around the world — consider attendance at the NFPA Conference & Expo a “must”. The 2014 NFPA Conference & Expo, is widely regarded as the most comprehensive event in the industry. Convening at the Mandalay Bay Convention Centre, the event combines an unrivalled educational conference with an expo of more than 300 solution providers.
Why Do They Keep Coming Back?
They know there is no better place to be when they are looking for ways to do a better job; update their knowledge; solve a problem . . . save money; make more money; keep up with their competition, and much more. In general, show their commitment to a very important shared mission.
That mission has been the NFPA’s for more than a hundred years—reduce the pain, suffering, and financial burden created by a fire, an explosion, or an unsafe electrical discharge.
Who is the NFPA?
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 minimise the possibility and effects of fire and related risks. It publishes 300 codes and standards that influence every building, process, service, design, and installation in the USA and many other countries.
These codes have been developed by its members and other industry stakeholders over the course of the Association’s 115 years of concerted effort, and are continuously refined through research, training, communication, and a robust consensus building process.
The annual event, the NFPA Conference & Expo, plays a key role in developing and disseminating code information through a comprehensive technical program, and for the ever-evolving consensus codes, the Association Technical Meeting where revisions, motions, and consent documents are presented and voted on.
Who Should Attend NFPA Conference & Expo?
Professionals concerned with protecting people and property in any and all building and facility types, and anyone who shoulders responsibility in the areas of: fire prevention; life safety; electrical safety; premise security; building design and management; fire and emergency services; and loss control and risk management.
Conference Program
The 2014 conference offers more than 150 educational sessions, divided into tracks to help attendees identify sessions that best meet their professional needs. Plus, two new tracks have been added this year – sustainability and health care.
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Building & Life Safety
Technologies, best practices, and statistical data needed by designers, engineers, and building and fire officials responsible for plans review, inspections, and other building-related tasks.
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Codes & Standards
Expert guidance on the practical application of NFPA codes and standards, as well as information on recent updates and changes.
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Detection & Notification
Code requirements and design issues affecting the application of new technologies in alarm and signalling systems, and the impact of maintenance on systems performance.
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Electrical
Best practices in the electrical industry and how they are influenced by new electrical design issues, successful maintenance programs, effective inspection techniques, and safety programs.
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Emergency Preparedness/Business Continuity
The latest methodologies for accurately assessing risks and consequences, emergency preparedness, contingency planning, incident management and recovery capabilities.
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Fire & Emergency Services
A look at what is new in firefighting technology, safety preparedness for first responders, incident command strategies, and fire prevention and inspection techniques.
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Fire Protection Engineering
Ideas for meeting fire protection challenges using computer modelling, field testing, post-incident analyses, and other methods for developing performance-based building solutions.
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Fire Suppression
The importance of proper design, installation, inspection, testing, maintenance, and plans review on sprinkler system effectiveness.
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Health Care
In recognition of the changing healthcare landscape and the challenges facing those who design, develop, and maintain health care facilities.
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Loss Control/Prevention
Strategies for mitigating risk through accurate assessment of occupancy and commodity classification, enhanced reliability of fire protection systems, and other risk factors.
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Public Education
New planning strategies and creative solutions for meeting the challenges of effective public fire and life safety education.
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Research
The latest research into critical fire and life safety initiatives, including the reliability of emerging technologies.
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Sustainability
Addresses a broad range of topics related to green building, alternative energy sources, and associated processes and technologies.
Record-setting Exhibition
Alongside the conference programming is a three-day product exposition featuring the world’s top suppliers. Over three hundred exhibitors will be demonstrating the latest products, technologies and equipment for fire prevention and suppression; alarming and mass notification; system design and installation, testing, maintenance; and enhancing life safety measures.
The NFPA Technical Meeting (Tech Session)
The NFPA Technical Meeting (Tech Session) is an important step in developing a complete record to assist the Standards Council in determining the degree of consensus achieved on proposed changes to NFPA documents. During this meeting, NFPA members are given an opportunity to vote on proposed changes and members of the public can voice their opinions on these actions. NFPA Technical Meetings are held annually at the NFPA Conference & Expo.
The 2014 NFPA Conference & Expo constitutes the first NFPA Technical Meeting (Tech Session) under the revised Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards (Regs). Under these regulations, there will no longer be versions of the Report on Proposals (ROPs) and Report on Comments (ROCs). In addition to the Final Motions Committee Report, the Complete Committee records (First Draft Report and Second Draft Report) including all changes to the appropriate NFPA Standard and additional relative material, are accessible through the Next Edition tab of the specific Document Information page, www.nfpa.org/document for your review prior to the Technical Meeting (Tech Session).
Register and Book Your Hotel
You can register in advance at www.nfpa.org/conference. The exhibition is free when you pre-register.
Get the NFPA Conference & Expo App
To get the most out of your time at the show, add the NFPA Conference & Expo mobile app to your phone or tablet (available 30 days before the event) and create your own customised schedule. Search and add conference sessions you would like to attend, flag exhibits you plan to visit, and then access your custom, time-saving schedule during the show!
For the free download, search NFPA 2014 C&E on the app store of your choice, or scan this QR code with your smartphone or tablet.
See what is Happening Now
Visit the event blog for the latest updates, coming attractions, and local colour . . . http://nfpa.typepad.com/conference/
