WELCOME TO HYDERABAD Dear all With bright prospectus of India becoming one of the three largest Aviation market in the world by 2020 with consequent phenomenal increase in air traffic, all the airports and stakeholders committed to maintain as well as enhance aviation safety standards. Keeping this in mind International Aviation Fire Protection Association (IAFPA) and Indian Aviation Fire Safety Specialist Group (IAFSSG) jointly organising International ARFF Conference and Exhibition at Marriot Convention Centre, Hyderabad, India from 26 to 28 Feb 2019. This event will be a meeting point for Aviation Fire Safety specialists, equipment manufacturers and regulators. The conference will deliberate upon many issues of interest through technical papers and will be addressed to ensure technical advancement and exchange of views. Eminent professionals of Aviation Fire Safety from different countries are selected to present technical papers. You are cordially invited to participate and help us making this event a grant success. Organisors : The seminar is jointly organised by International Aviation Fire Protection Association (IAFPA) and Indian Aviation Fire Safety Specialists Group (IAFSSG). IAFSSG
established in the year 2002 as a non-profit organisation with concerted efforts of some of the ARFF enthusiast for promotion and dissemination of technical knowledge, awareness and up gradation of fire safety standards among the ARFF personnel in particular, and personnel employed in the aviation sector in general. IAFSSG successfully conducted its first national seminar in the year 2010 and an international ARFF Conference and Exhibition in the year 2014 at Bangalore. In its continued efforts in enhancing the aviation protection and safety, IAFSSG now conducts its second international ARFF conference in India jointly with IAFPA (International Aviation Fire Protection Association) which is another similar well established international group. Who Should Attend : The conference aims to attract Aviation experts from AAI, Airlines, Regulators and Airports. Fire Chiefs from Government, Municipal fire brigade IAFPA and IAFSSG members Fire protection engineers, manufacturers and service providers. Defence, NDMA, SDMA and Civil defence representatives and all other aviation safety experts. Nevertheless, if you are a specialist in any of the following field, don t miss this golden opportunity coming at your door step :- (a) Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (b) Civil Fire Brigade (c) Manufacturers, suppliers and users of fire equipments (d) Aviation experts from Airports Authority of India (e) Airlines (f) Regulators (g) Fire Research Scientists
(h) Fire & Life Safety officers (i) Environment Safety officers (j) Power plant (k) Oil/Gas sector (l) Hospitals and High Rise buildings Conference Fees Eventhough such conference and exhibtions are conducted periodically all over the world, due to distance, travel constraints and very high conference fee, majority of professionals from India could not attend such events. Keeping this in mind conference fee for this event has been kept bare minimum to ensure participation of all. Following are the delegates fee :- (a) Indian Delegates INR 7000/- (b) Foreign delegates - US $ 250 (c) IAFSSG Life Members INR 3500/- (d) IAFPA Member US $ 150 (e) Group registration (five or more) Indian delegate INR 6500/- Foreign delegates - US $ 220 (f) Registration before 31 Dec 2018 Indian delegate INR 6500/- Foreign delegates - US $ 220 (g) Attending gala dinner with spouse/guest Additional US $ 100 OR INR 2000/- You as a delegate of this conference will have following benefits:- Free entrance to conference and exhibition hall 45 hours of networking with industry experts and key stakeholders Case study, panel discussion and round table sessions to benchmark your practices with industry peers and colleagues. Refreshments and lunch on 26, 27 & 28 Feb 2018
Networking dinner on 26 Feb 2018 Gala dinner on 27 Feb 2018 Conference kit Delegate certificate One year free IAFSSG membership To confirm your participation as a DELEGATE, please send an email with the delegate registration form dully filled to iafssgedior@gmail.com OR india2019@iafpa.uk.org. Kindly visit our website www.iafssg.com for more details Sponsors : This Conference will provide a right combination of advertising, sponsorship and show marketing opportunities for you to balance your decision to exhibit and be a partner of the event. As a sponsor your message will be extended to the entire aviation fraternity and decision makers. We invite your partnership by supporting as a sponsor for the successful launch of this international ARFF conference in India. Kindly mail your interest to our email id iafssgeditor@gmail.com. OR india2019@iafpa.org.uk for sponsor registration form. Call for Technical Papers : We invite professionals and experts from Aviation Fire Safety field to forward their Technical papers for selection by Technical committee comprising eminent professionals from the field. Following topics are suggested :- (a) ARFF Training (b) ARFF Operations and Strategic Management (c) ARFF Standards (d) New Technology and Innovation Supporting ARFF Incident Response (e) Incident Case Studies
Authors are welcome to select the topic based on the conference theme on Aviation Fire Safety subject. Limited time of 40 minutes will be allotted to each speaker and there will be five technical sessions as given below and a Q & A session of 10 minutes at the end of each session. The abstract of the paper should also be forwarded along with biodata and passport size photograph to the mail id iafssgeditor@gmail.com OR india2019@iafpa.org.uk latest by 30 Nov 2018. A hard copy of full text of the paper can be submitted by 31st Jan 2019. The paper should not have been presented in any other Seminar/Conference and published earlier. IAFSSG will have full rights to publish the papers selected for this conference in subsequent issues of IAFSSG journal. Selected speakers will have following benefits :- (a) Waiver of delegate fee (b) Three nights free accommodation on 25, 26 & 27 Feb 2019 (c) Speaker grant of US$ 400 or the actual air ticket cost which ever is less Tentative Programme : 26 Feb 2019 0900-1000 Delegate registration 1000 1100 Conference & Exhibition Inauguration by Chief Guest 1100 1115 Tea Break 1115 1330 Visit to Exhibition Hall 1330 1430 Lunch 1430 1730 Visit to Exhibition Hall 1900 2200 Networking with vendors and Welcome dinner to all delegates and speakers 27 Feb 2019 0900 1300 Technical Session 1300 1400 Lunch Bream
1400 1700 Technical Session 1900 2200 - Gala Dinner 28 Feb 2019 0900 1300 Technical Session 1300 1400 Lunch Bream 1400 1600 Technical Session 1600 1700 Valedictory Function