SUPDET 2012

Suppression, Detection and Signaling Research and Applications - A Technical Working Conference (SUPDET 2012)
March 5-8, 2012
Sheraton Crescent Hotel, Phoenix, AZ

The 16th annual SUPDET event features 30 presentations and a special workshop on Emergency Communications Strategies
Register now for the Suppression, Detection and Signaling Research Symposium, to be held March 5-8, 2012 at the Sheraton Crescent Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona. Keep your knowledge at the leading edge through 30 presentations featuring the latest developments and current research in key areas including:

New detection technology
Approaches and human response to emergency/mass communication
New developments in water-based suppression systems
Environmental regulations and new fire suppression agents
Applications/Case studies
Featured session on high challenge commodity protection – new research on lithium ion batteries, aerosols and other hazards

Hotel information

Sheraton Crescent Hotel Phoenix
2620 West Dunlap Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85021
For reservations call:
+1 800 325-3535 and reference NFPA or SUPDET.

Who will benefit?

Anyone who needs to stay up to date on new developments and technologies related fire suppression, detection and emergency communication systems including:

fire alarm and sprinkler system designers
installers consultants
projectmanagers
engineers
fire marshals
manufacturers
plan reviewers
inspectors
insurers
maintainers
loss control professionals
building owners
facility managers
and those whose job requires following requirements found in NFPA 13, NFPA 72®, NFPA 2001, NFPA 750 and other NFPA® suppression system documents.

Free half-day Emergency Communications Workshop* to all attendees - Wednesday March 7
A special Workshop on Emergency Communications Strategies will be available for all SUPDET 2012 attendees. Earn additional CEUs, network with other professionals in your field, and learn about new technologies and advancements from experts in fire detection, suppression, and signaling issues.

Due to the great response at previous SupDet symposia, the Fire Protection Research Foundation will again be holding a workshop between the Detection and Suppression sessions at SupDet 2012 that will be free for attendees of either session.

This year’s workshop will focus on emergency messaging, which will involve development of emergency messaging templates that will serve as the technical basis for explanatory material in the next edition of NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code. Guidance will be presented to workshop attendees by Erica Kuligowski of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) who is currently working on a guidance document on emergency messaging for a Foundation project sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Then, workshop attendees will be split into groups to develop message templates for various types of scenarios, which will then be critiqued by experts on human behavior attending the workshop as well as workshop consensus. The critiqued, expert-driven messages will be included in the guidance document, which will later be used by NFPA 72 Technical Committees to create explanatory material for development of emergency messages. This workshop will also provide workshop attendees an opportunity to practice message development and planning.

Detection and Signaling Program + Emergency Communication Workshop (Monday – Wednesday)
Suppression Program + Emergency Communication Workshop (Wednesday - Thursday)

See agenda (PDF, 269 KB) for program speaker and topic details.

Speakers register at a special discounted rate. Contact Eric Peterson for details and link to special registration page.

*Emergency Communications Workshop is open to all paid attendees. Attendees will automatically be registered for the Workshop.

Continuing Education Credit
Earn up to 22 hours or 2.2 Continuing Education Units. Attendance is required to earn CEU's. Please verify applicability with your professional board before attending.

Full Symposium including Workshop* (Monday-Thursday): 22 hours or 2.2 CEUS
Detection+ Workshop* (Monday – Wednesday) : 12 hours or 1.2 CEUs
Suppression + Workshop* (Wednesday – Thursday): 13 hours or 1.3 CEUs

*Workshop 2 hours or .3 CEUs

For additional questions contact Eric Peterson.