Agenda for Wednesday, May 8, 2002



6th Annual

Joint NYS Chapters, Society of Fire Protection Engineers

Conference with NYS Government Officials

Wingate Inn

Wednesday May 12, 2004

Congratulations New York Metropolitan SFPE Chapter 50th Anniversary! !

Third SFPE Chapter 1954-2004

7:45 AM Registration, Coffee & Pastries

8:15 AM Welcome & Self-Introductions

Russell Fleming, PE, VP SFPE Board of Directors, Northeast Region Chapter Liaison

8:30 AM NYS Society of Fire Protection Engineers Chapters Presents' Reports

Glenn Hewitt, President NY Empire Chapter

James Goerl, President NY Metropolitan Chapter

Tribute to Fire Chief Kevin Shea, CEO Town of Bethlehem, Past President NYS Building Officials Conference

by Robert Cordell, CEO Town of Colonie, Past President NYS Building Officials Conference

FPE Regulatory Issues in NYS

9:00 AM James Burns, State Fire Administrator

NYS Department of State, Office of Fire Prevention & Control

9:30 AM Ronald Piester, RA, 1st Director who is a Licensed NYS Design Professional

Raymond Andrews, RA, Assistant Director for Code Development

NYS Department of State, Division of Code Enforcement & Administration

Break

10:00 AM Technical Code Developments in NYS

Joseph Razza, PE, Rolf Jenson Associates

NYS Building Code Subcommittee

NYC Building & Fire Code Technical Committees

Timothy DeRuscher, PE, VP Principle, Robson & Woese Consulting Engineers

NYS Existing Building Code Subcommittee

Daniel Nichols, Staff FPE, NYS DOS Codes Division

NYS Fire Code Subcommittee Task Leader

NYS Code Development Fire Protection Proposal Submittal, Russell Fleming, PE

Development of FPE Education Programs in NYS

11:00AM NYS Board of Regents, Advanced Engineering Degree Requirements

Gail Rosettie, Coordinator Professional Education

John Fallon, Assistant Professional Education

NY State Education Department, Office of Higher Education

Development o f NYS Center for Fire Safety Engineering

Stuart Klein, Associate Director, Urban Security Initiative, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY

Richard Straney, Adjunct Instructor, Fire Protection Technology

??????? , Dean Engineering Technology Programs

Ononadaga Community College, Syracuse, NY

??????, Director Fire Protection Technology

???? College, Ontario, Canada

Glenn Corbett, MSFPE, Director Fire Science

Norman E Groner, PhD, Associate Professor Fire Science

Peter Mandeli, Coordinator Fire Alarm Laboratory

Department of Public Management, CUNY John Jay College, NYC

12:00 Lunch

FPE Professional Practice Issues in NYS

1:00 PM Design Delegation & Professional Practice for FPE Professional Engineer & Engineering Technician & Contractor

Michael Klemenz, PE, Davis-Ulmner Sprinkler Company, Syracuse NY

Michael Nelson, PE, VP Active Fire Protection Sprinkler Corporation, NYC

1:45 PM Need for Certified Engineering Technician Using NICET model to Resolve FPE / PE Regulatory & Practice Issues

Gregory Gallagher, PE, MSFPE, VP President Empire SFPE Chapter, Board of Director Metropolitan SFPE Chapter

2:30 PM New Statues / Regulations: Continuing Professional Competency & Illegal Practice Prosecution by SED & non-Engineers

PE Practice Issues in FPE: PE Exam in FPE Results & Engineering Technician Comments

Jane Blaire, PE, Executive Secretary

NY State Education Department, State Board for Engineering & Land Surveying

Break

3:00 PM Panel Discussion of the State of the Fire Protection Industry Concerning Engineering Technicians

Fire Sprinkler National Fire Sprinkler Association - Donald DeLuca, NICET III, President, SRI Sprinkler, Albany, NY

Fire Alarm Automatic Fire Alarm Association - Zygmunt Staszewski, PE, NICET III, President ZS Engineering, PC

- James Mundy, NICET IV, President & CEO Asset Protection Ass.

Special Hazards Ansul Foam Systems - James Schwander, Manager

Great Lakes Chemical - Lance Harry, PE, Regional Manager

Fenwall Protection Systems - Marvin Charney, PE, Director Sales

- Jonathan G Ingram, Regional Manager

- Kevin Donahue, Regional Manager

Past President Empire SFPE - Dennis McCarty, NICET IV, President MCK

3:30 PM Fire Protection Contracts Using NICET Qualifications

4:00 PM Formal Solicitation for Assistance from New York State Society of Professional Engineers

Acceptance of Letters from the NYS Fire Protection Profession, Requesting Certified Engineering Technician Licensure

Thomas Mitchell, PE, President NYSSPE

& Past President, Professional Institute for Engineers

Discussions & Status of FPE & CET Issues, NYSSPE PE in Government Committee to Date

James Galarneau, PE, VP for PE in Government Practice Division, NYSSPE

Next Steps for Development of Certified Engineering Technician in NYS with NYSSPE

Paul Bowers, PE, 1st VP & President-Elect, NYSSPE

Past VP for PE in Government Practice Division

Engineer's Lobby Day of NYS Legislature for NYS Engineering Issues

Kelly Norris, Executive Director, NYSSPE

4:45 PM Comments from Invited Guests & Other Code Official / Fire Department Professional Societies

Liquid Libations & Food Available in Restaurant

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