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Monday Schedule (General Session)
7:30-8:30: Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-8:45: Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:45-10:00: 5 Minutes on F.I.E.R.O and the Symposium and Don’t Repeat Other’s Mistakes: Little Things Make a Huge Difference! (part 1) By Captain Don Collins; Clemson University Fire Department
10:00-10:30:  BREAK
10:30-11:15: The Design Process: Getting Started and What to Expect  By Ken Newell, AIA, Stewart-Cooper-Newell Architects – Gastonia, NC
11:15-Noon: Marketing Your Needs to the Community by  Dennis Ross, Pacheco-Ross Architects
Noon-1:30: EXHIBITS AND LUNCH
1:30-2:15: Value Engineering/Design/Construction  by Dennis Ross, Pacheco-Ross Architects
2:15-3:00: "De-Mystifying LEED"  by Lynn Reda and Paul Erickson, LeMay Erickson Willcox Architects
3:00-3:30: BREAK
3:30-4:15: Understanding ADA  by Zach Zettler; Cole + Russell Architects
4:15-5:00: A Station Designed for Training  by Mark Shoemaker; Cole + Russell Architects
5:00-6:00:  EXHIBITS

Tuesday Morning (Breakout session) Station tract
8:00-9:00: EXHIBITS AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00-10:00: Station Location by Kevin Roche; Phoenix Fire Department, and Sally Young; Charlotte Fire Department (retired)
10:00-10:45: GIS Mapping for Station Maximum Station Location by Rick Tripp, MSA; Cincinnati, OH
10:45-11:15: BREAK
11:15-Noon: CAD for Dummies!  By Chief Ken Leake and Jim Zwerg, Phoenix Fire Department
Noon-1:30: EXHIBITS AND LUNCH

Tuesday Morning (Breakout session) Training facilities tract
8:00-9:00: EXHIBITS AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00-10:30: Planning & Designing Training Centers  by Roger LeBoeuf; Elliot, LeBoeuf, & McElwain Associates
10:30-Noon: Training Facilities: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly  by Captain Brad Kobielusz; Poudre Fire Authority
Noon-1:30: EXHIBITS AND LUNCH

Tuesday Afternoon (General session)
1:30-2:30: New Ways to Fight Construction Costs  by Ken Newell, AIA, Stewart-Cooper-Newell Architects
2:30-3:15: Doors, Doors, Doors!  by Steve Bonacci and David Youngblood; Electric Power Door Company
3:15-3:45: BREAK
3:45-4:15: PPE in the Fire Station—Storage and Care   by Kirk Owen, Southern Mills, Inc.
4:15-5:00: Health & Safety in Fire Station  by Kevin Roche, Phoenix Fire Department

Wednesday Schedule (General Session)
8:00-9:00: CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00-9:45: 
Understanding the Contractual Requirements of Construction
By Greg Gilbert; Bignell Watkins Hasser Architects, Inc.

9:45-10:30: Part 2 of Mistakes That Add Up and Accent the Positive: Concepts and Features That Work by Captain Don Collins; Clemson University Fire Department
10:30-11:00: BREAK
11:00-11:45: Winning Designs: Awards Recognition  by Don Collins; Captain, Clemson University Fire Department
11:45: ADJOURN
1:00-4:00: Optional tour of Charlotte Fire Dept’s newest station on Lake Wylie (#38 which includes a boat ramp & 3-slip boat house) and the Charlotte Fire Department Training Academy.

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