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PROGRAMME & REGISTRATION DETAILS PROGRAMME & REGISTRATION DETAILS PROGRAMME & REGISTRATION DETAILS FIRE FIRE FIRE AND AND AND MATERIALS MATERIALS MATERIALS 2015 2015 2015 14th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION 2 - 4 February 2015 Hyatt Hotel, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, USA Organised by www.intersciencecomms.co.uk
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14th INTERNATIONAL

CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION

2 - 4 February 2015 Hyatt Hotel,

Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, USA

Organised by

www.intersciencecomms.co.uk

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S ince the first Fire and Materials conference in1992 this biennial event has grown to be the leading North American forum for discussing issues of importance to those concerned with the fire performance of; materials, finished products, the built environment and transport applications.

The growth in the events stature and strength means that the 2015 conference will feature some 81 papers given by experts from 15 countries. Presentations will be made in parallel sessions providing exchanges and necessary forums to those with specialist interests. Technical Sessions cover a wide range of fundamental and specialized subjects which ensures that throughout the conference there are papers which appeal to our diverse audience. This diversity encourages participation from a broad cross-section of the fire industry and academia enabling them to interact and discuss multi-disciplinary issues and concerns at an international level. Technical Sessions include: Building Fires • Compartment Fires • Electro-Technical • Fire Investigation • Fire Resistance • Fire Testing • Flame Retardants & Coatings • Furniture & Mattresses • Ignition • Modeling • Transportation • Ventilation-Controlled Fires • Wildland /Urban Interface Benefits of Attending

Update your technical knowledge | Network with speakers and colleagues | Learn about developments in Fire Safety Engineering and Modeling | Hear about Consumer Product Issues | Exchange ideas with

some of the world’s leading researchers |

VENUE AND ACCOMMODATION The conference returns to the Hyatt Hotel located in the heart of the world-famous Fisherman’s Wharf area on San Francisco waterfront. Major tourist attractions such as the Powell and Mason cable car line, Pier 39, the Cannery, harbour cruises and Ghirardelli Square are all within a few minutes walk of the hotel. The hotel also has an outdoor heated swimming pool and whirlpool, sauna and fully equipped fitness centre. The hotel offers covered valet parking. Special rates have been negotiated at a cost of $209 plus tax (currently 14%) for single occupancy. Delegates are responsible for booking their own accommodation directly with the hotel and must do so before the allocation is released on the 8 January 2015. (Rates applicable from the 31 January to 4 Febru-ary 2015). Please make your accommodation reservationsbooking at https://resweb.passkey.com/go/AFRR to secure the special rate. Please note that continental breakfast will be served, on conference days only, in the hotel conference room foyer. This is included in the delegate fee. Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf 555 North Point Street, San Francisco, CA 94133. USA Tel: +1 415 563 1234, Reservations: +1 888 421 1442 Fax: +1 415 749 6122 Website: http://fishermanswharf.hyatt.com Please note: Whilst we make every effort to secure the best deals for our delegate’s better rates may be found via the Internet.

LOCATION DETAILS The location for the 2015 conference will once again be the popular Fisherman’s Wharf area in San Francisco, California. San Francisco has much to offer the visitor from visits to the famed Chinatown, Union Square, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Alcatraz. City information will be sent out with the joining in-structions but delegates should check out the excel-lent tourist web sites at www.sfvisitor.org and www.fishermanswharf.org OTHER HOTEL ACCOMMODATION Within 2-5 minutes walk of the Hyatt Hotel, delegates will find alternative accommodation atthe Holiday Inn, Sheraton, Marriott, Hilton and the Wharf Inn hotels.

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Fire and Mater ia ls 2015 Programme MONDAY, 2nd February 2015

Delegate conference breakfast Presidio Foyer : 8.00-9.00am

09.15 Welcome and Introduction Chair: Stephen Grayson, Interscience Communications Ltd, UK

ELECTRO- TECHNICAL Chair: Patrick van Hees, Lund Univ, Sweden

BUILDING FIRES Chair: Sergey Dorofeev, FM Global, USA

09.30 Emissions from flame retarded and non-flame retarded circuit board laminates Alex Morgan, M Kahandawala, Univ of Dayton and B Gullet, D Tabor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USA

Regulation of foam plastic insulation by US construction codes Marcelo Hirschler, T Earl, GBH International, USA

09.50 Small scale evaluation and characterization of simulated low voltage cables with and without electrical current

Serge Bourbigot, J Sarazin, P Bachelet, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de

Lille (ENSCL), France

Challenges for fire safety in ETIC systems with polystyrene insulation

Anja Hofmann, S Kaudelka, A Ruhs, BAM and A Ruhs, Frankfurt Fire and Rescue

Service, Germany

10.10 Characterization of the thermal exposure in the EN 50399 cable test apparatus

Michael Försth, J Sjöström, U Wickström, P Andersson, SP Technical Research

Inst of Sweden and B Girardin, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille,

France

Fire safety of textile membranes in temporary structures Per Blomquist, A Bergstrand, N Neumann, I Larsson, P Thureson, SP Technical Research Inst of Sweden and S Bengtsson, Brandskyddslaget, Sweden

10.30 Discussion Discussion

10.45 Refreshments - Presidio Foyer Refreshments - Presidio Foyer

ELECTRO-TECHNICAL Chair: Patrick van Hess, Lund Univ, Sweden

BUILDING FIRES Chair::Sergey Dorofeev, FM Global, USA

11.15 Development of small scale tests and numerical modelling of fire performances for electrical cable B. Girardin, G. Fontaine S. Duquesne S. Bourbigot, ENSCL, France, L. Delineau, Leoni Studer AG, M. Försth, SP Technical Research Inst of Sweden and F. Hewitt, A. Witkowski, A.A. Stec, T.R. Hull, University of Central Lancashire UK

Polystyrene foam insulation with a sustainable flame retardant: transition update

Christine Lucas, Dow Chemical Company, UK

11.35 Studying fire behaviour of photovoltaic panels with a Cone Calorimeter WK Chow, CL Chow, SS Han, Univ of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

A case study on the effect of building construction type, height and area on the building fire risk using the fire risk assessment model CUrisk Xiao Li, P Rao, X Zhang, G Hadjisophocleous, Carleton University, Canada

11.55 Discussion Discussion

12.10 Lunch - Presidio Foyer Lunch - Presidio Foyer

ELECTRO-TECHNICAL

Chair: Richard Lyon, Federal Aviation Administration, USA COMPARTMENT FIRES

Chair: Anne Steen-Hansen, SP Fire Research AS, Norway 13.20 An investigation of thermally-induced failure of lithium ion batteries

Xuan Liu, S Stoliarov, Z Wang, University of Maryland and M Denlinger, A Masias, K Snyder, Ford Motor Company, USA

Cone Calorimeter and Room Corner Fire Testing of Balsa Wood Core / Phenolic Composites Skin Sandwich Panels Elias Toubia, Alex Morgan, Univ of Dayton, USA

13.40 Measuring stored chemical energy in lithium ion batteries using a bomb calorimeter Richard Walters, R Lyon, Federal Aviation Administration, USA

Gas and particle effluents released from boundaries of fire compartments: First results and analyses Miroslav Smolka, Rockwool Intl, Denmark, V Mozer, Univ of Zilina, Slovakia and P Tofilo, The Main School of Fire Service, Warsaw, Poland

14.00 Influence of the state of charge on the heat release rate of Li-ion batteries Hubert Biteau, V Somandepalli Exponent, USA

Time until flashover as a function of polyurethane content in a cell or structure Kate Grimwood, Australian Inst of Forensic Fire Investigation / Univ of Technology, Sydney and M Tahtouh, C Roux, Univ of Technology, Sydney,Australia

14.20 Discussion Discussion

14.35 Refreshments - Presidio Foyer Refreshments - Presidio Foyer

PRESIDIO HALL THAYER HALL

FIRE TESTING Chair: Marc Janssens, SwRI, USA

FIRE RESISTANCE III Chair: Colleen Wade, BRANZ, NZ

15.00 Practical aspects of microscale combustion calorimetry

Rich Lyon, R Walters, Federal Aviation Administration, N Safronava, Technology

and Management International and S Stoliarov, University of Maryland, USA

Optical characterization of high temperature deformation in novel structural materials

John Gales, Carleton University and M Green, Queen's University, Canada

15.20 Sample surface treatment for experiments in the fire propagation apparatus Gaurav Agarwal, D Boardman, M Khan, M Chaos, FM Global, USA

Performance and design of intumescent coatings on concrete filled hollow steel sections David Rush, L Bisby, Uni of Edinburgh and A Jowsey, International Paint Ltd, UK

15.40 Comparison of the Mass Loss Calorimeter to the Cone Calorimeter for wood-based materials

Laura Hasburgh, R White, M Dietenberger, C Boardman, USDA Forest Products

Laboratory, USA

Heat transfer in small-scale models of exterior wall designs C Aire, D Torvi, , University of Saskatchewan , M DiDomizio, Elizabeth Weckman, University of Waterloo and R Roos, Roxul Inc, Canada

16.00 Development of large Cone Calorimeter – accuracy and precision of measurement on low level of heat release

Koichi Yoshida, Yokohama National University, H Yoshioka, National Inst for Land

and Infrastructure and Management and T Hayakawa, Tokyo Systems Vac Inc,

Japan

Analysis of cross-laminated timber charring rates upon exposure to non-standard heating conditions

Rory Hadden, A Bartlett, L Bisby, University of Edinburgh and A Law, Arup, UK

16.20 Obtaining additional smoke characteristics using multi-wavelength light transmission measurements Konrad Wilkens, P van Hees, Lund University, Sweden

Revisiting normalised heat load and its usefulness in a fully developed fire model Colleen Wade, BRANZ and C Fleischmann, M Spearpoint, A Abu, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

16.40 Discussion Discussion

17.05 Close Close

17.15 Conference Reception and Buffet – Presidio Foyer

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TUESDAY, 3rd February 2015

Delegate conference breakfast Presidio Foyer : 7.50-8.50am

PRESIDIO HALL THAYER HALL

FIRE TESTING Chair: Beth Weckman, University of Waterloo, Canada

TRANSPORTATION Chair: Joe Zicherman, Fire Cause Analysis, USA

8.50 An exercise in obtaining flame radiation fraction from the cone calorimeter

James Quintiere, University of Maryland and R Lyon, S Crowley, FAA Technical

Center, USA

Car bumpers reaction to fire Célia Rich, LCPP, France / University of Lausanne, Switzerland, B Vanlerberghe, N Risler, S Pereira-Rodrigues, LCPP, France and O Delémont, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

9.10 Application of FTIR analyzers to fire gases - progress in apparatus and method validation for quantitative analysis Eric Guillaume, L Saragoza, LNE, France

Motorcoach tire fire prevention Rhoads (Rody) Stephenson, Friedman Research Corp and J Huczek, SwRI, USA

9.30 Testing metal wall panel systems Cynthia Frank, M Slocumb, FM Approvals, USA

Motorcoach engine compartment test procedure development Jason Huczek, SwRI and R Stephenson, Friedman Research Corporation, USA

9.50 A new fire performance test for cavity wall insulation Kristin Jamison, M Khan, FM Global and D Boardman, FM Approvals, USA

Aircraft blanket ignition and toxic emission in simulated aircraft cabin fires using the Cone Calorimeter Gordon Andrews, M Bell, L Witty, A Alarifi, H Phylaktou, University of Leeds, UK

10.10 Discussion Discussion

10.30 Refreshments - Presidio Foyer Refreshments - Presidio Foyer

TRANSPORTATION Chair: Anja Hofmann, BAM, Germany

IGIGNITION Chair: Mohammed Khan, FM Global, USA

11.00 Challenges in determining critical mass flux for ignition Frida Vermina Lundström, P van Hees, Lund University, Sweden

Gas temperature and concentration measurements in the vicinity of a burning/decomposing carbon-epoxy aircraft composite material Sean Kearney, A Dodd, A Bohlin, C Kliewer, Sandia National Laboratories, USA

11.20

An ignition model for wood under transient radiant exposures Matt DiDomizio, P Mulherin, E Weckman, University of Waterloo, Canada

Challenges in establishing design fires for passenger rail facilities Joe Zicherman, Fire Cause Analysis and C Lautenberger, A Wolski, Reax Engineering, USA

11.40 A study of ignition by rifle bullets Sara McAllister, M Finney, T Maynard, I Grob, USDA Forest Service, USA

Numerical simulation of the assembly of panels exposed to a fire test B Mercier, Jean-Charles Craveur, J Bournot, ISMANS and S Lair, MAPAC Panel, France

12.00 Discussion Discussion

12.15 Lunch - Presidio Foyer Lunch - Presidio Foyer

MODELING Chair: Kathryn Butler , NIST, USA

VENTILATION-CONTROLLED FIRES Chair: Eric Guillaume, LNE, France

13.40 Pyrolysis simulation of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites: challenges of zero-dimensional testing of resin and additive mixtures to measure kinetic parameters Nicholas Dembsey, B Gillespie, M Long, N McMillan, C Walde, WPI and William Kreysler, Kreysler & Associates, USA

Determination of the fire behaviour of an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene material using a Controlled Atmosphere Cone Calorimeter Fabien Hermouet, LNE / Institut P', É Guillaume, LNE, T Rogaume, F Richard, Institut P' and X Ponticq, Centre d’Etude des TUnnels (CETU), France

14.00 A model to predict fire behaviors of combustible materials under external heat flux Long Shi, M Yit Lin Chew, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Ventilation effects on cable trays fire tests in confined/ventilated facility

Pascal Zavaleta, L Audouin, L Rigollet, Nuclear Safety and Radioprotection Inst,

France

14.20 Challenges in predicting the pyrolysis rate of solid materials Marc Janssens, SwRI, USA

Experimental investigation of externally venting flames in under-ventilated compartment fires Eleni Asimakopoulou, D Kolaitis, M Founti, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

14.40 Discussion Discussion

14.55 Refreshment Break Refreshment Break

MODELING Chair: Nicholas Dembsey , WPI, USA

WILDLAND/URBAN INTERFACE

Chair: 15.25 Experimental and pyrolysis modeling study of delaminating materials

Dong Zeng, M Chaos, Y Wang, S Dorofeev, FM Global, USA Climate impact on forest fire risk in Sweden

Francine Amon, J Sjöström, L Vylund, S Fasth, SP Technical Research Inst of Swe-

den, Sweden

15.45 Using the Cone Calorimeter to develop a detailed model of carpet for flammability studies Kathy Butler, NIST and K Ranjan Samant, E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co, USA

A model to evaluate infrastructures vulnerability in case of forest fires in wildland-urban interfaces zones Laura Bonora, National Research Council / Centre for Application of Computer Sci-ence in Agriculture, N Brachetti Montorselli, University of Florence and E Tesi, Tus-cany Region - Settore programmazione forestale, Italy

16.05 Pyrolysis of solid materials exposed to high thermal radiative heat fluxes Mathieu Gillet, Direction Générale de l’Armement - DGA / DT / TA / MT / MTO, G. Rambaud, M. Roudot , CEA, DAM, GRAMAT, France

Firebrand accumulation zones in front of structures in wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires Samuel Manzello, NIST, USA and S Suzuki, NRIFD, Japan

16.25 Numerical modeling of vertical flame testing of nylon-cotton and flame resistant fabrics used in army combat uniforms Esther Kim, T Godfrey, NSRDEC and N Dembsey, WPI, USA

Effect of siding treatment on firebrand production from building components Sayaka Suzuki, NRIFD, Japan and S Manzello, NIST, USA

16.45 CFD modeling of the effect of hardwood pallets on the fire growth behavior of rack-storage fires Ning Ren, J de Vries, M Chaos, Y Wang, FM Global, USA

On the safety of LPG tanks located in the Wildland Urban Interface during a wildfire Frederic Heymes, L Aprin, S Forstier, P Slangern, G Dusserre, Ecole des Mines d’Alès, France

17.05 Discussion Discussion

17.30 Close Close

19.00 Evening at Leisure or Informal Dinner at Swiss Louis, Pier 39 (pre-booked tickets) Meet in hotel foyer at 6.45pm to walk 7 minutes to venue

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WEDNESDAY, 4th February 2015

PRESIDIO HALL THAYER HALL

FURNITURE & MATRESSES Chair: Marcelo Hirschler, GBH International, USA

FIRE INVESTIGATION - Wildland Chair: Samuel Manzello, NIST, USA

8.50 Cigarette ignition of cellulosic materials with non-fire standards compliant (FSC) cigarettes James Lord, J Geiman, ATF Fire Research Laboratory, USA

Relative humidity and wildland fire ignition by cigarettes Tara Henriksen, K Lewis, CASE Forensics Corp, USA

09.10 Furniture fire safety solutions: A study on the Open Flame Ignition Resistance of California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 compliant upholstered furniture Marshall Moore, R Campbell, C Powell, Great Lakes Solutions, USA

Influence of moisture and organic content on cigarette ignition of soil Amanda Robbins, M Bodnar, M Lejeune, SERECA, Canada

09.30 Fire behavior of bed mattress on the viewpoint of flame-spread Kye-Won Park, FILK, South Korea

Spot fire ignition of natural fuel beds by hot aluminum particles James Urban, C D Zak and C Fernandez-Pello, University of California Berkeley, USA

09.50 Discussion Discussion

10.05 Refreshment Break Refreshment Break

FLAME RETARDANTS & COATINGS

Chair: Alex Morgan, Univ of Dayton, USA

FIRE INVESTIGATION Chair: Vytenis Babrauskas, Fire Science & Technology Inc., USA

10.30 Milligram-scale Flame Calorimeter: A novel instrument for flammability assessment and flame temperature measurements using mg-sized samples Fernando Raffan-Montoya, X Ding, S Stoliarov, University of Maryland, USA and R Kraemer, BASF-SE, Germany

Effects of cooking on the thermal ignition behavior of vegetable oil Delmar Morrison, S Dee, B Cox, R Hart, R Farina, Exponent Inc, USA

Delegate conference breakfast Presidio Foyer : 7.50-8.50am

10.50 Combustion characteristics of flat panel televisions with and without fire retardants in the casing Matthew Blais, K Carpenter, SwRI, USA

How can a wood pellet stove cause a fire? Herve Breulet, ISSeP, Belgium

11.10 Fire Properties of borated polyethylene Dan Madsen, P van Hees, Lund University and F Jörud, ESS, Sweden

Investigation of the fire hazard of mixed paper products in recycling facilities Nicole Nagy, P Mulherin, M DiDomizio, E Weckman, University of Waterloo, Canada

11.30 New phosphate epoxy flame retardants for polyurethanes Vladimir Benin, A Morgan, Univ of Dayton, USA

How PVC-insulated cables exposed to radiant heat fluxes cause short circuits and arc beads Tomoyasu Iwashita, Yamanashi Prefectural Police HQ / Tokyo Univ of Science, Y Hagimoto, Hagimoto Fire Research Lab, O Sugawa, Tokyo Univ of Science, Japan and M Keller, ATF Fire Research Lab, USA

11.50 Discussion Discussion

12.10 Lunch - Presidio Foyer Lunch - Presidio Foyer

FLAME RETARDANTS & COATINGS Chair: Serge Bourbigot, ENSCL, France

FIRE INVESTIGATION Chair: Vytenis Babrauskas, Fire Science & Technology Inc., USA

13.20 Thermanl protection of natural fibre-thermoplastic composites using sol-gel coat-ing Baljinder Kandola , W Pornwannachai and E Caminade, Univ of Bolton, UK and J Alongi, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Fish tank heater fire analysis Kevin Lewis, D Murphy, Case Forensics, USA

13.40 Low emissivity surfaces for improved fire performance Robert Svensson, M Försth, SP Fire Research, Sweden

Necked vessel flamethrower effect P Kennedy, Richard Meier, John A Kennedy Assocs, USA

14.00 Revealing the inner secrets of intumescent chars by advanced small scale tests combined with μ-CT Michael Morys, B Illerhaus, H Sturm, B Schartel, BAM Germany

Gas-fired space heaters: Defective products, defective standards, and burned vic-tims Vytenis Babrauskas, Fire Science & Technology Inc., USA

14.20 Discussion - Discussion

14.35 Refreshments Refreshments

FLAME RETARDANTS & COATINGS

Chair: Christine Lucas, Dow Chemcial Company, UK FIRE INVESTIGATION

Chair: John DeHaan, Fire-Ex Forensics, Inc, USA 15.00 Effect of flame retardants on polymer heat release rate

Marcelo Hirschler, GBH International, USA Assessment of damage by fire investigators Lee McCarthy, Crane Engineering, J Geiman, Amped I Fire, LLC, USA

15.20 Simulations of gas-phase interactions of phosphorus flame retardants with diffu-sion flame structure Fumiaki Takahashi, Case Western Reserve University, V Katta, Innovative Scientific Solutions and G Linteris, V Babushok, NIST, USA

Investigation on the Pontine Tower fire Cristina D'Angelo, S Di Maria, Department of Firefighters, Public Rescue and Civil Defence, Ministry of the Interior, Italy

15.40 Experimental and numerical simulations of the gas-phase effectiveness of phos-phorus compounds Gregory Linteris, N Bouvet, V Babushok, NIST, Fumi Takahashi, Case Western Reserve University, V Katta, Innovative Scientific Solutions and S Stoliarov, P Sunderland, University of Maryland, USA

Evaluation of fire spread in the large Lærdal fire, January 2014 Anne Steen-Hansen, A Gagnat Bøe, K Hox, R Fjellgaard Mikalsen, J Stensaas, K Storesund, SP Fire Research AS, Norway

16.00 Discussion Discussion

16.15 Close and Refreshments Close and Refreshments

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REGISTRATION You can do this Online on our website or by completing a hardcopy and email, fax or mail it to the number or ad-dresses below. An invoice and confirmation will be sent to you within 24 hours of our receiving your form. Interscience Communications West Yard House, Guildford Grove, Greenwich, London SE10 8JT, UK. Tel: +44 20 8692 5050, Fax: +44 20 8692 5155 E-mail: [email protected]

Delegates will receive joining instructions approx 2 weeks prior to the event but the website will be updated continu-ously and delegates should check the site regularly. On site registration will be accepted on a space-availability basis. CONFERENCE FEES The full conference fee for 3 days attendance is US$990. This includes:

Attendance at all technical sessions Conference proceedings All programme material

Lunches and refreshments Conference welcome reception and buffet

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Two day rate:US$890 One day rate:US$490

Payment is required before the event. We encourage pay-ment either by credit card via online registration at http://www.intersciencecomms.co.uk/html/conferences/fm/fm15/fm15reg.htm or direct transfer to our UK based US$ account. (Full bank transfer details will be given on your invoice).

EVENING SOCIAL FUNCTIONS WELCOME RECEPTION Sponsored by FM Global Welcome Reception and Buffet: Monday 2nd February At the close of session delegates are invited to network at our reception and dinner buffet (included in the delegate fee). The rest of the evening is at leisure to enjoy the nightlife at Fisherman’s Wharf and Ghirardelli Square. Extra tickets can be purchased for guests at US$60, includes drinks and buffet. OPTIONAL GROUP DINNER Tuesday 3rd February We have organised an optional dinner for Tuesday evening. This will be an informal dinner at the famous Pier 39 at Swiss Louis Italian Restaurant. Join colleagues for an convivial eve-ning of Italian food and wine with expansive views of the San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz Island, Aquatic Park, Angel Island and the famous resident seals at Pier 39. Price includes dinner, house wine/drinks and service - US$70 All tickets need to be ordered and purchased in advance.

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THE ORGANISERS Interscience Communications Ltd is a company that organises conferences, specialist training and pub-lished books in the fire science and engineering fields. Our commitment is to produce well organised, high quality and value for money events around the globe which bring together the world community of fire scien-tists, technologists and engineers with end users. In addition, our multi-disciplinary team which includes leading experts provides professional technical consul-tancy and fire testing services.

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