TECNIFUEGO-AESPI ORGANIZES THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON FIRE SAFETY, SCI 2009, ON 8 AND 9 JUNE IN IFEMA

THE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM BRINGS TOGETHER THE LATEST TRENDS AND TOP EXPERTS IN THE SUBJECT MATTER

The International Congress on Fire Safety, SCI 2009, that is to be held on 8 and 9 June in Madrid’s Trade Fair Ground, has scheduled a cycle of conferences that includes the most novel developments as regards latest know-how and cutting-edge technology for the fire-fighting sector on a world scale.

The SCI2009 is organized by the Spanish Association of Fire Prevention Companies, TECNIFUEGO-AESPI, and has the support of national and international organisations related with building, engineering, public authorities, regulatory agencies, test laboratories, fire services, insurance companies, universities, professional institutes, chambers of commerce, etc. In this Third Edition, the SCI2009, will become the international forum where open discussion will take place on codes and standards, legislation, problems and future challenges in Safety from Fire, and furnish the most novel solutions and key factors for sustained growth in the sector based on quality and effectiveness.

The Congress will bring together more than 40 experts - 30 percent from abroad - in technologies, trends, testing and certification, and development and innovation in both active and passive fire protection. The challenge facing this third edition of the SCI2009 is to deliver the most innovative and advanced solutions for the prevention of fire in any kind of building and civil work.

The Scientific Program is spread over two days in which both active and passive protection will be treated, and specialist papers will be presented on the latest progress.

The SCI2009 is organized by the Spanish Association of Fire Prevention Companies, TECNIFUEGO-AESPI, and has the support of national and international organisations related with building, engineering, public authorities, regulatory agencies, test laboratories, fire services, insurance companies, universities, professional institutes, chambers of commerce, etc. In this Third Edition, the SCI2009, will become the international forum where open discussion will take place on codes and standards, legislation, problems and future challenges in Safety from Fire, and furnish the most novel solutions and key factors for sustained growth in the sector based on quality and effectiveness.

The Congress will bring together more than 40 experts - 30 percent from abroad - in technologies, trends, testing and certification, and development and innovation in both active and passive fire protection. The challenge facing this third edition of the SCI2009 is to deliver the most innovative and advanced solutions for the prevention of fire in any kind of building and civil work.

The Scientific Program is spread over two days in which both active and passive protection will be treated, and specialist papers will be presented on the latest progress.

On June 8, the PASSIVE PROTECTION segment will cover a great variety of subjects such as, in Reaction to fire: Correlation between the results of the Room Corner Test with the figures obtained in the SBI; Environmentally friendly fireproofing materials; Fire behaviour of organic insulating materials in ventilated facades of high-rise buildings, etc. In Resistance: Control of the safety of persons and assets and the surroundings in firebreak doors; Multisector smoke extraction ducts, tests, requirements and solutions; New technologies in the production of safety glass; Intumescent protection in thin-web beams; etc.

The ACTIVE PROTECTION area will, on one hand, treat Equipment and Facilities: Fire resistance of automatic sprinkler systems with CPVC; UNE 23500-90 revision: fire-fighting water supply systems; Sprinklers for storage spaces; Low pressure water mist systems for the protection of highway tunnels, etc. In the Detection segment: New standard EN 54-16: Fire detection and fire alarm system/ Voice alarm control; reliable fire detection - fire detection enhanced with CO detection; Secure alarm transmission systems as per the EN 54-21 standard; etc.

The keynote report will deal with “Protection against fire in the Brazilian market”.

On the second day, June 9, the ACTIVE segment will include reports centred on Design and Application, such as: Fire pumps for high-rise buildings; automatic sprinklers in Building Codes; Control of old sprinkler facilities to guarantee their effectiveness; Extinction systems based on the application of medium and high expansion foam in transformer risks and cable galleries; etc.

On the other hand, the PASSIVE segment, titled passive product evaluation, will focus on: Guaranteeing the installation of passive protection facilities and the maintenance thereof; The free movement of products in Europe. Current situation and intervention of the member states; Design features; etc.

In the section on Analysis and Modelling the following topics will be treated: Adaptation of a fire simulator to the characteristics of the Spanish building system; Simulation of large steel doors subjected to fire conditions; and Variation of the outset parameters of the computational fluid dynamic modelling of fires versus true-scale trials; European standardisation.

Finally, in the central room the MASTER PAPERS will be read: Physical scale modelling for smoke control in large atria; European standardisation. Why the regulation of building materials has become the construction products directive; and building design strategies: Accessibility and safety from fire.

The SCI2009 is sponsored by SICUR (Madrid Trades Fair Enterprise) and AENOR. It also has the following global patrons: PACISA, PEFIPRESA and PROMAT and, as collaborators, COLT, NOTIFIER, LPG, JALITE-OBEISA, VIKING, NORDES PROSEGUR, AERIE, ROCKWOOL, ESSER and CDAF.

Finally, on June 10, the Second SCI Golf Tournament will be held, in the pro-am scramble format. The tournament offers participants an opportunity to enjoy a round of golf, as well as a location where they can meet with other professionals in the Fire Prevention Sector after the Congress in a relaxed and informative environment.

The Tournament will be held in the facilities of the “Olivar de la Hinojosa” Golf Club, sited in the Madrid Campo de las Naciones, a stone’s throw away from IFEMA.

In its third edition the SCI2009 is an essential venue for professionals and specialists concerned with fire prevention who, additionally, will also have access to meeting points, poster exhibits and graphic presentations of reports that include innovations concerning application, technology, etc., as well as a commercial exhibition of companies, products and services.

HEADQUARTERS
North Convention Centre
Feria de Madrid
Organized by: www.tecnifuego-aespi.org
8 and 9 June 2009
SECRETARY TO THE CONGRESS
Serrano, 43 – 6, of. 25
28001 Madrid
Tel.: 0034 91 436 14 19
Fax: 0034 91 575 96 35
www.congreso-sci.org