CANADIAN FIRE ALARM ASSOCIATION Plan to attend the 2010 CFAA Technical Seminar as presentation topics were chosen by YOU, the participants. This conference is loaded with important issues such as: Fire Alarm System Intelligibility, Verification, Mass Notification Systems, Smoke Detector applications and sensitivity, Air Aspiration Systems and much more. See inside for the full listing of presentations. In today s marketplace, knowledge is power! Register today. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Toronto, Ontario, Canada The Canadian Fire Alarm Association 85 Citizen Court, Unit 5, Markham, Ontario L6G 1A8
SEMINAR AGENDA 7:30 8:30 am Registration and Complimentary Continental Breakfast. 8:30 8:40 am Moderator s Welcome and Introductions. Allen Hodgson, CFAA 8:40 8:50 am The CFAA; A brief update on CFAA activities. Gerry Landmesser, CFAA President 8:50 9:30 am Fire Alarm System Intelligibility; A review of design strategies, in achieving what is required by the Building Code. David Sylvester, Morrison Hershfield Inc. 9:30 10:10 am The Perspective from a Municipal Building Department The Building Code, and common problems encountered at plan examination and recommendations to overcome them. Mike Seiling, City of Kitchener, Director of Building 10:10 10:30 am Coffee Break 10:30 11:15 am A review of Section 6 of CAN/ULC-S537 The Standard for the Verification of Fire Alarm Systems. Ken Baird, Leber/Rubes Inc. 11:15-12:00 pm Mass Notification Systems, trends, and requirements. Donald Boynowski, Siemens Building Technologies, Ltd. 12:00 1:00 pm Buffet Lunch 1:00 1:30 pm Choosing the right smoke detector type for fire alarm applications, their differences explained, and the do s and don ts of detector sensitivity. Philip Anderson, System Sensor Canada 1:30 2:00 pm Fire investigation case studies; The lessons learned. David Goodyear, D. Goodyear Fire Consulting 2:00 2:30 pm The perspective from the Risk Insurance Industry; The most common problems we see, and recommendations to overcome them. Nicole LeBlanc, Intact Insurance (Formerly ING) 2:30 2:45 pm Coffee Break 2:45 3:30 pm Fire Stop Systems and materials, and their application in the containment of fire and smoke. Tony Crimi, A.C. Consulting Solutions Inc. 3:30 4:00 pm Air Aspiration systems; The technology explained, and the how, what and where. VESDA Air Aspiration systems. Andrew Turchet, Xtralis 4:00 4:30 pm The most common testing mistakes made by Technicians performing verifications to ULC S537, and how to perform them successfully. Paul Jewett, Mircom Group of Companies
SPEAKERS SPEAKERS Philip Anderson, is the National Sales Manager for System Sensor Canada based in Mississauga, Ontario. Philip holds a Fire Protection Engineering Diploma from Seneca College and has been working in the Fire Safety industry for the past 15 years. He has been an active member of the CFAA since 1996. Ken Baird, is the Vice President of Systems Engineering for Leber/ Rubes Inc. where for the past 22 years he has been a fire protection consultant.with more than 40 years of experience in the fire protection industry, his understanding of fire protection technology has created very progressive and highly reliable fire detection designs to address the needs of our building and their occupants. He has participated in the development of the Codes and Standards which affect life safety is currently a member of the CFAA executive, chairman of the ULC subcommittee for fire alarm control panels and a participant in a number of working groups. Donald Boynowski, is the Product Manager for Siemens Building Technologies, Ltd., Fire Safety Division. A Certified Engineering Technologist and a CFAA registered Fire Alarm Technician, Don has over 30 years experience in the fire alarm industry. Don is a voting member of the ULC Committee on Fire Alarms Equipment and Systems and serves on various Sub-Committees and Working Groups. He is also Canadian Co-Chair of the NEMA ULC/UL Technical Harmonization Committee for Notification Appliances. Don represents ULC on the UL Standards Technical Panel for Mass Notification Control Units (UL2572) and will chair the working group that will create the Canadian version, ULC-S576. Dave Goodyear, is president of D. Goodyear Fire Consulting, which offers fire investigation and fire safety consulting services. He has over 30 years experience in fire protection engineering, including 20 years with the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal. He has specialized knowledge in post fire evaluation and an extensive background in fire alarm systems. Dave is on many fire alarm related ULC standards writing committees and is a member of the ULC/ULI Harmonization Co-ordinating Conference and Technical Committee. He is a member of the NFPA technical committee on Fire Alarm Fundamentals (NFPA 72) and the Canadian Advisory Council to ISO/TC21/SC3. Tony Crimi, is the founder of A.C. Consulting Solutions Inc., which specialize in Building and Fire Protection related Codes, Standards, and product development activities in Canada, the US, and Internationally providing services to manufacturer s and industries in achieving testing and product approval/recognition. Prior to founding ACCS in 2001, he spent over 15 years in the area of Codes, Standards, Testing, and Conformity Assessment with Underwriters Laboratories of Canada, where at various stages he was responsible for Engineering & Laboratory Operations, Standards Development, Regulatory Affairs, Field Services & Quality System Registration, and concurrently held the positions of Vice President & Chief Engineer. Mr. Crimi continues to be a contributor to a wide range of Codes and Standards development activities in Canada, the US, and Europe. He is currently the Chair of the NBCC Standing Committee on Fire Protection, Chair of the Ontario Building Code Part 3 Technical Advisory Committee, and a co-chair of the Ontario Building Code Energy Advisory Council. In addition to his Code Development activities in Canada, Mr. Crimi is an active participant and/or member of the International Code Council, NFPA, ASTM, ULC, UL, IEC & ISO. Mr. Crimi holds a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering and Applied Sciences from the University of Toronto.
SPEAKERS SPEAKERS Paul Jewett, is a Corporate Trainer for Mircom Technologies Ltd. He has been actively involved in fire alarm inspection and service for over 30 years, specializing in large hotels and hospitals. Paul is a qualified CFAA instructor presenting courses for Seneca Collage and has participated in working groups for ULC standards. He is a member of the CFAA Board of Directors and registered technician since 1989. Nicole LeBlanc, is the Loss Control Manager for Intact Insurance in Ontario. With 12 years of industry experience, Nicole is responsible for managing Intact Insurance s in-house team of loss control inspectors. Nicole is a frequent presenter and trainer in the areas of liability loss prevention, building construction, building valuations, restaurant fire protection, sprinkler systems, and industrial process hazards. An instructor with the Insurance Institute of Canada and a member of the Executive Committee for the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Nicole also holds her Canadian Risk Management (CRM) designation Mike Seiling, is the Director of Building for the City of Kitchener with 25 years of construction experience in both private and public sector. He has reviewed residential and non-residential projects including fire alarms for building code compliance. Mike is a Board member with the Ontario Building Officials Association. David Sylvester, is a Senior Life Safety Systems Specialist at Morrison Hershfield Limited in Toronto. David has over 21 years of engineering experience, within fire protection and life safety systems and with related services, as a designer, building systems manager and consultant. He is an accredited Master Electrician/Electronic Technician with experience in electrical/fire alarm instruction/ training. He also provides instruction on the Canadian Electrical Code at George Brown College and Fire Protection Engineering at Seneca College. David is 1st Vice President and Chair of the Education Committee for the CFAA. Andrew Turchet, is a regional sales manager for Xtralis and is responsible for the business development of their premier product Vesda. Andrew has over fourteen years experience in the fire industry performing roles ranging from technician, design, project management and sales. His depth of knowledge of special hazards and more specifically aspirated smoke detection systems along with his hands on approach has contributed greatly to his success. Making Andrew a sought after resource in the risk management and consulting community. Mr. Turchet is a graduate of the Fire Protection program at Seneca College, and is a member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
REGISTRATION LOCATION The Executive Learning Centre in the Schulich School of Business, York University will host the 2010 Annual Technical Seminar. This is a state of the art facility, and is designated non-smoking. Registration begins at 7:30 am in the Schulich School of Business Main Entrance which faces Ian MacDonald Blvd. OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS The Executive Learning Centre houses 60 hotel rooms for overnight accommodations. The cost is $150.00 plus tax and includes a continental breakfast served in the dining room. For reservations call 416-650-8300 or visit www.elc.schulich.yorku.ca. PARKING Parking is complimentary in the stacked parking building located directly across from the E.L.C. on James Gillies Blvd. Parking details will be provided in your confirmation package. DIRECTIONS Enter York University Campus from Keele Street. From Keele turn onto Pond Road. Take Pond Road to the first street, which is James Gillies Blvd. Parking is in the first building indicated as Student Services and E.L.C. parking Garage. The Executive Learning Centre is in the building next door to the garage. HWY 7 HWY 407 STEELES AVE. REGISTRATION FORM For the 2010 CFAA ANNUAL TECHNICAL SEMINAR Please complete and return this portion along with your payment for registration. Registrations will not be accepted without payment. Registrations must be received before Monday May 3rd. Print Clearly: Registrant s Name: Company Name: Bus. Tel.: Bus. Fax: E-mail: Bus. Address: City: Prov.: Postal Code: SEMINAR FEES (GST Reg.No. R124389750) Member: $165.00 + $8.25 GST = $173.25 Non-Member: $197.00 + $9.85 GST = $206.85 Payment Method Cheque (made payable to the Canadian Fire Alarm Association) VISA Master Card American Express Cardholder Name: Credit Card Number: Expiry Date: / SCHULICH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MAIN ENTRANCE STUDENT SERVICES AND E.L.C. PARKING GARAGE NORTH HWY 400 JANE ST. NORTH WEST GATE IAN MACDONALD BLVD. POND ROAD FOUNDERS ROAD YORK UNIVERSITY CAMPUS SENTINEL ROAD SHEPPARD AVE. HWY 401 FINCH AVE. CHIMNEY- STACK RD. YORK BLVD. P JAMES GILLIES BLVD. KEELE ST. POND ROAD DON VALLEY PARKWAY HWY 404 Cardholder Signature: No Company Purchase Orders will be accepted. Refunds will only be given to cancellations made on or before April 23, 2010. Registrations must be received before Monday May 3rd. CFAA National Office 85 Citizen Court, Unit 5, Markham, Ontario L6G 1A8 Tel.: 1-800-529-0552 Fax.: 905-479-3639 E-mail: admin@cfaa.ca Website: www.cfaa.ca
COMMENTS If you missed the 2009 Toronto Seminar, you missed a lot! Mark your calendars and plan to attend in 2010 as this one day conference will provide you with interesting and pertinent industry related information through informative speakers and handout materials. Registration will include complimentary parking, continental breakfast, morning and afternoon refreshment breaks, buffet lunch and great networking opportunities. Comments from Participants at the 2009 Toronto Seminar Great like last years. I plan to attend next years. Great flow of topics & value for the different interests of those attending. Practical Topics, Insightful Presentations. Venue, food, staff, organization Excellent. Very interesting and educational. Very suitable for all Fire Protection fields Very informative & good/diverse variety of speakers. Great information & interesting. Well Done Very good presentations, topics and venue again this year. Useful information I appreciated the legal info presented this time. The code updates were also very helpful. Informative as Always will be back next year This years topics where interesting and more useful. Thank you all for your full time effort Another Excellent technical seminar. Keep up the great work. Outstanding presentations informative, well paced and interesting. Very informative & good/diverse variety of speakers. Great information & interesting. Well Done! If you are a Fire and Building Official, Manufacturers Representative, Sales or Service Person, Fire Alarm Technician, Engineer, Designer, Building Owner, Building Supervisor, Facility Manager or Fire Protection Consultant, you will benefit from this educational seminar.
CANADIAN FIRE ALARM ASSOCIATION KNOWLEDGE IS POWER Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Toronto, Ontario, Canada CFAA National Office 85 Citizen Court, Unit 5 Markham, Ontario L6G 1A8 Tel.: 1-800-529-0552 Fax.: 905-479-3639 E-mail: admin@cfaa.ca Website: www.cfaa.ca