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Suppression, Detection and Signaling Research and Applications – A Technical Working Conference is sponsored by The Fire Protection Research Foundation. The program will address the latest developments in research, technology, and applications for the fire protection community. In addition to the conference’s expansion last year to include emergency communications, this conference will include a special focus on fire protection for high challenge warehouses. If you're interested in presenting, please download the Call for Papers (206 KB).

22-26 World Urban Forum 5
Rio de Jeniero, Brazil

In the space of a few short years, the World Urban Forum has turned into the world's premier conference on cities. The Forum was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing problems facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. More info...

The Building Officials Institute of NZ is planning an Asia/Pacific Symposium in conjunction with their Annual Conference and Expo to be held in Rotorua, New Zealand during April 2010.  This is a first for building and code officials in this part of the world.

The Registration Brochure will be available later in the year but, in the short term, the Call for Papers and Exhibitors Prospectus are now ready! You may access the PDF files here: Call for Papers (370 KB) and Exhibitor Prospectus (728 KB).

The combined event will bring together professionals from throughout the Asia/Pacific region for a unique opportunity to develop a better understanding of the responsibilities and duties imposed on them by Acts and Regulations and to exchange knowledge and experiences in their common passion of public safety and building of safe communities. Delegates will also be able to use the opportunity to benchmark programmes they have found effective and to share other information of relevance to their day to day work practices, experiences and ideas as well as undertake problem-solving together.

20-22 WOBO World Congress 2010
Mexico City, Mexico

The World Organization of Building Officials (WOBO) will conduct its activities concurrently with the NFPA Mexico Fire Expo, Expo Seguridad, Facilities Mexico, and Mexico Safety Expo 2010.

WOBO activities and events include:

• WOBO World Congress
• WOBO Membership Meeting
• WOBO Board of Governors Meeting
• Election of new officers and governors (Members Vote!)
• Educational sessions sponsored by WOBO
  Tuesday, April 20 - 9:15-10:15 a.m.
  High Rise Buildings - Design, Construction and Fire Safety Challenges
  Thursday, April 22 - 10:30-11:30 a.m.
  NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code® - Requirements for Day Care Occupancies and Centers

Note: Details on specific dates, times, and meeting locations to follow.

NFPA's Mexico Fire Expo is part of the newly created "imex4: Security, Safety, Fire, Facilities". More than four hundred companies will be demonstrating electronic security systems, fire protection systems, occupational and life safety products, and intelligent building technologies to an audience expected to exceed 15,000 professionals responsible for facilities all across Mexico.

View the full event web site at www.rocexhibitions.com/mfe2010

In 2007 the Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Association International (RIMA-I) held their first global conference April 19-20 in Paris, France.  Since that time, the association’s international efforts have continued to expand along with the membership and the industry as a whole.  As the industry continues its rapid expansion and more companies are producing reflective products around the world, the need to share information has also increased.

Because of this growth and demand for uniformity on a global level, the International Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Conference (I-RIM Conference) has been created and will be held June 21-23, 2010, at the Hotel Avenida Palace in Barcelona, Spain.  The I-RIM Conference will provide guests with the insight and education on what is happening within the industry and exclusive access to the most knowledgeable experts in the field.  View Confernce Brochure or learn about RIMA International.