Mark Chrisman, an Associate & Fire Protection Engineer with Fire Dynamics (a division of Henderson Engineers), will be presenting an overview on passive fire protection systems, including common misnomers associated with the practice. The presentation will begin at noon at Cinzetti’s in Overland Park. See all registration and RSVP information on our Calendar page. You can also add this to your outlook calendar here.

We are excited to announce that the Missouri-Kansas Chapter of Society of Fire Protection Engineers will once again host a Regional Technical Seminar on May 3, 2016. Registration for the event includes a light breakfast, catered lunch, attendance and professional development hours for up to seven different presentations, networking opportunities with industry, and the opportunity to have a table display.

Speakers
Cost of the all-day event will be $175 for members, $225 for non-members, and free for current students and event speakers. Interested in speaking at the big event? We have a long list of potential topics we would be happy to host as part of this seminar: See here for a list of all currently available speaking topics for the event. Example topics include historical case studies, common installation issues, value engineering opportunities, current technologies for fire alarm monitoring, common issues in design documents, and fundamental training for various systems.

We already have seven speakers lined up, and are looking for representatives from each of our local design firms, contractors, departments, and companies to participate. 

Lunch & Table Representatives
Alongside our catered lunch will be open table displays for companies interested in marketing and/or networking. The cost of hosting the table display is included for registered participants. 

Sponsorship
We are very thankful for our five Platinum Chapter Sponsors for 2015-2016, which includes American Fire Sprinkler, Ferguson Fire & Fabrication, George Butler & Associates, Fire Dynamics of Henderson Engineers, and Victaulic. If your company is interested in joining our chapter platinum sponsors for this seminar and into 2017, please contact us.

Registration
See the latest topics and speakers with registration information on our Seminar page.

The City of Olathe is accepting applications from persons interested in serving on the City of Olathe Board of Code Appeals. This is a volunteer board that considers and hears interpretations and appeals on adopted building, fire and property maintenance codes. Get the full description on this opportunity here.