inFIRE

2000 inFIRE Annual Conference

Organized by Institute for Research in Construction (IRC), National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | May 9-12

About the Conference

Theme: Fire Information in the New Millennium: Challenges and Opportunities

Conference Program

Program Schedule

Presentations

Tuesday 9th May

Wednesday 10th May

  • An Automatic System for Monitoring and Mapping Forest Fires, Scars and Smoke from Satellite
    Dr. Robert Fraser, Canada Center for Remote Sensing, Natural Resources Canada.
  • A Field Study on Photoluminescent Signage Used to Guide Building Occupants to Exits in Complete Darkness
    Dr. Guylène Proulx, Institute for Research in Construction, NRC, Canada
  • Electronic Libraries: Challenges to Bibliographic Instruction at the Institute for Research in Construction
    Ian Henderson, Information Specialist, Institute for Research in Construction, NRC, Canada
  • Creating a Virtual Library at the National Research Council of Canada
    Scott Mellon, Project Coordinator, Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI), NRC, Canada

Thursday 11th May

  • The Canadian Fire Service - Overview
    Gary Richardson, Ottawa Fire Chief, Ottawa, Canada
  • Protective Clothing for Firefighters - Research at the National Research Council of Canada
    Dr. David Torvi, Institute for Research in Construction, NRC, Canada
  • inFIRE - A Short History [html]
    Nora H. Jason, Manager, Fire Research Information Services, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA
  • Teaching Fire Science and Fire 11:00am Protection Engineering to University Engineering Students
    Dr. David Torvi, Institute for Research in Construction, NRC, Canada
  • Fire and Emergency Services - A Snapshot of Western Australia
    Elizabeth Hides, Manager, Information Resources, Fire & Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia
  • A Customer-Defined Library Service for Emergency Services Personnel
    Jill Don, Librarian-in-Charge, Dept. of Emergency Services, Queensland, Australia
  • 'Virtually Yours': Searching the Web
    Ann Kelly, International Association of Fire Chiefs; Chris Dahms, Nuclear Service Organization, USA

Proceedings

Tuesday 9th May

Wednesday 10th May

Thursday 11th May

Meeting Minutes

Call For Papers 2000