2009 inFIRE Annual Conference
Organized by Institute for Research in Construction National Research Council Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada| May 25-28
About the Conference
Theme: From Research to Practice: Role of the Fire Library
Conference Program
Program Schedule | Call for Papers 2009
Presentations
Monday 25th May
- Behind the Clang of the Fire-Gong: Posing Historic Research Questions Illuminating the Nineteenth
Century American Fire Experience
Paul Schneider Independent Historical Research & Writing, U.S.A. - When Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, or How Would You React During a Fire Evacuation?
Dr. Guylène Proulx, Senior Research Officer, NRC Institute for Research in Construction. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. - Meeting Fire Service Field Staff Instructors' Dynamic Information Needs
Lian Ruan, Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A
Tuesday 26th May
- The IAFSS (International Association for Fire Safety Science) Digital Archive
Terry Fay, Hughes Associates, U.S.A.
Wednesday 27th May
- Creating an Institutional Repository: The NRC Experience
Alison Ball, Manager, NRC e-Library, NRC Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information - Citation Analysis Tools: The State of the Art
Ian Henderson, Information Specialist, NRC Institute for Research in Construction. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. - Aircraft Materials and Construction Familiarization - Fire and Impact Damage Hazard Awareness
Ron Gould, Technical Officer, NRC Institute for Aerospace Research, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. - International Road Tunnel Fire Detection Research Project
Dr. Ahmed Kashef, Senior Research Officer, NRC Institute for Research in Construction, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Is Your Fire Safety Library Fire Safe?
Dr. John M. (Jack) Watts, Director, Fire Safety Institute, U.S.A. - Fire Safety in the Library of Congress
Dr. John M. (Jack) Watts, Director, Fire Safety Institute, U.S.A.
Thursday 28th May
- Basic Applications of Google Earth in the Fire Community
Laura Logan, Information Specialist, Safety Engineering Laboratories, Inc, U.S.A.
Meeting Minutes
inFIRE Executive Committee Minutes - Friday, May 29