2025 Conference Attendee Information – March 11-12

Lineup of Seminars and Class Sessions for 2025

Tuesday Seminars March 11

8:30am – 4:30pm

Seminar 1

Fire Pump Class and SPP  Pump Factory Practial

Kevin Biando – The Biando Group, Chris Dilday – SPP Pumps, Wills Lacrosse – Lacrosse Engineering

Seminar 2

Technology Symposium

Seminar 3

Special Hazards Classes presented by FSSA

Seminar 4

Last Chance P.E. Exam Overview and Refresher

Wednesday Sessions March 12

Track 1 – 8:30am-9:45am, EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE 9:45am-10:40am, Track 2 – 10:40am-11:55am, LUNCH 12:00pm-1:30pm, Track 3 – 2:10pm-3:25pm, Track 4 – 3:35pm-4:50pm

Session 1A 

Copenhagen Stock Exchange Fire

John Frank – AXAXL Chris Jelenewicz – SFPE, Brian Meacham – Fire,  Risk & Regulatory Consultant, Birgitte Messerschmidt – NFPA

Session 1B 

PANEL Discussion: Fire Protection of Parking Structures with Modern Vehicles

Rick Fluegge – City of Charleston, Victoria Hutchinson – NFPA, Brett Martin – CNA Insurance, Moderator: Dan Dahl

Session 1C 

Fire Protection in Buildings Under Construction

Bob Duval – NFPA

Session 1D  

Preparing for Fire Hazards involving Lithium-Ion Batteries

Patrick Durham – StacheD Training

 

Session 2A  

Repair and Restoration of Mass Timbered Buildings after a Fire (Final Extinguishment)

Carl Baldassarra – WJERichard J. Kristie, WJE

Session 2B  

One Code to Rule Them All – Combustible Dusts and NFPA 660

Rob McFeaters – Harrington Group

Session 2C  

Cooling the Heat: Fire Protection in the Era of Liquid-Cooled Data Centers

Dan Grieshaber DLB Associates

Session 2D  

FM New Data Sheet 7-122 Li-Ion Battery Manufacturing and Storage

Stephanie Thomas – FM Global

 

Session 3A  

Mastering the Pre-Plan for Automatic Storage Retrieval Systems (ASRS)

Sean Gray – Carine, Inc., Nathan Lordemann – Carine, Inc., Andrew Trost – Carine, Inc.

Session 3B  

Oxidizer Fires in Recent History

Scott Stookey – Austin FD

Session 3C  

Window Sprinklers and Window Curtains

Melissa Rodriguez – Johnson Controls

Session 3D 

Energy Storage and Data Centers: Developments in Batteries, Hybrid Super-capacitors, and Edge Technologies

Noah Ryder – Fire and Risk Alliance, LLC

Session 4A  

Healthcare – NFPA 101 

Michael Crowley – Coffman Engineers

 

Session 4B  

Lessons Learned from Loss Investigations can Make you a Better FPE/Designer

Mike Ernst – Coffman Engineers

Session 4C  

Adaptive Reuse Challenges in Georgia

Craig Landolt – GA State Fire Marshal

Session 4D  

Emergency Response to Electric Vehicle Incidents

Chris Soda – Junk Yard Dog Extrication Training

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If you have any questions please reach out to Tracy Williams directly at 770-355-0774 or email at tracysfpeatlanta@gmail.com

CONFERENCE LOCATION – GAS SOUTH DISTRICT 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, Georgia 30097 (770) 813-7500

HOTELS IN THE AREA WITH DISCOUNT RATE LISTED BELOW – Map of hotels near Gas South District

BLOCKS FOR SFPE GAC CONFERENCE

Courtyard Atlanta NE/Duluth Sugarloaf 1948 Satellite Blvd. – Duluth, GA 30097 $149-$159

Hampton Inn – Lawrenceville I-85/Sugarloaf 6010 Sugarloaf Parkway – Lawrenceville, GA 30043 $120

The Westin Atlanta Gwinnett 6450 Sugarloaf Pkwy – DULUTH, GA 30097 $239 Book your group rate for SFPE GAC Conference 2025

OTHER HOTELS NEAR GAS SOUTH DISTRICT CONFERENCE CENTER

Aloft Lawrenceville 2110 North Brown Rd – Lawrenceville, GA 30043

Home2 Suites Lawrenceville Atlanta Sugarloaf 1765 North Brown Road – Lawrenceville, GA 30043

Homewood Suites by Hilton Lawrenceville Duluth 1775 North Brown Road – Lawrenceville, GA 30043

Residence Inn by Marriott – Atlanta NE/Duluth Sugarloaf 1940 Satellite Blvd – Duluth, GA 30097