13th International Conference and Exhibition
on Fire Science and Engineering

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
ABSTACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE 1st November 2012

The international organizing committee is pleased to make the 1st announcement and Call for Papers for the 13th international conference Interflam 2013.

As with previous conferences the programme will have a core plenary and several parallel sessions, supported by posters, exhibitions, demonstrations, workshops, discussion groups and student activities. The conference is intended to create an interface between the researcher, the fire safety engineer and the designer so that good fire science can be promptly harnessed to provide a safer built environment.

As always Interflam asks that prospective authors submit papers that embrace the general theme of the conference:

From Fire Science to Engineering

Since 1979 Interflam has brought together engineers, scientists, practitioners and regulators from around the globe to hear the latest state of the art papers, meet with new colleagues and importantly, to network with their peers in a friendly atmosphere conducive to exchanging ideas and developing new ones.

Interflam is organised by Interscience Communications in association with some of the world’s leading fire science institutes and organisations.

• BRE/FRS, UK
• NIST/Building & Fire Research Laboratory, USA
• National Fire Protection Association, USA
• Society of Fire Protection Engineers, USA
• SP Fire Technology, Sweden.

Topics include:
• Advances in Detection, Extinction and Suppression
• Applied Fire Safety Science and the Fire Service
• The Chemistry of Fire and Flame Retardants
• Comparison of Computer Models with Experimental Data
• Disaster Mitigation and Large Fire Studies
• Education
• Fire Behaviour of Materials
• Fire Dynamics - Flame Spread and Heat Release Studies
• Fire Investigation
• Fire Risk Assessment
• Fires in Tunnels and in Transport Applications
• Harmonisation of Fire Safety Standards
• Heat Transfer From Flames
• Human Behaviour and Evacuation Modelling
• Interpretation of Small Scale Test Data
• Combustion Products
• Performance Based Codes
• Structural Behaviour
• Fire Safety Engineering

A 1 – 2 page Abstract (min 600 words) will be required for review by 1st November 2012. One author per technical paper will be entitled to register for the conference at a highly subsidised rate. Submission should be sent by email to Carole Franks at the address below.