The Howard Emmons Lecture

Dr. Vytenis Babrauskas (Fire Science and Technology Inc., Issaquah WA, USA), "Research on Electrical Fires: The State of the Art"

Plenary Speakers

Professor Andy Buchanan (University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand), "The Challenges of Predicting Structural Performance in Fires"

Professor Reinhard Grabski (Institute of Fire Department Saxony-Anhalt, Heyrothsberge, Germany), "Fire Safety Science in Germany - A Status Report about Research Activities and Technological Requirements"

Dr. George Hadjisophocleous (Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada), "Development of Design Fires for Performance-Based Fire Safety Design"

Professor Haukur Ingason (SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Borås, Sweden), "State of the Art of Tunnel Fire Research"

Professor Takeyoshi Tanaka (Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan), “Risk-Based Selection of Design Fires to ensure an Acceptable Level of Evacuation Safety"