The symposium holds three parallell sessions during five days. An overview of the program is given below and the detailed symposium program is available for download. Note that this is a the final program. For questions regarding the program, please contact the program Co-Chairs: Bart Merci (Bart.Merci@ugent.be) and Arnaud Trouvé (atrouve@umd.edu).
MONDAY, JUNE 12
| Opening Ceremony (Kårhuset:Aula) | ||
| Howard W. Emmons Invited Plenary Lecture: Wildland Fire Spotting by Sparks and Firebrands, Carlos Fernandez-Pello, University of California at Berkeley, USA (Kårhuset:Aula) | ||
| Invited Lecture # 1: Fire Safety Engineering in Timber Buildings, Birgit Östman, Linneaus University, Sweden (Kårhuset:Aula) | ||
| Coffee Break (MA:9) | ||
| MATERIAL BEHAVIOR IN FIRES (MA:7) | FIRE SUPPRESSION (MA:4) | FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING (MA:6) |
| Lunch (MA:9) | ||
| MATERIAL BEHAVIOR IN FIRES (MA:7) | FIRE SUPPRESSION (MA:4) | FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING (MA:6) |
| Coffee Break (MA:9) | ||
| MATERIAL BEHAVIOR IN FIRES (MA:7) | FIRE SUPPRESSION (MA:4) | FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING (MA:6) |
| Break | ||
| EVENING EVENT: Swedish midsummer celebration (separate ticket required) | ||
TUESDAY, June 13
| Invited Lecture # 2: A Review of Pool Fire Behaviors in Wind and Challenges, Longhua Hu, University of Science and Technology of China, China (Kårhuset:Aula) | ||
| MATERIAL BEHAVIOR IN FIRES (MA:7) | FIRE SUPPRESSION (MA:4) | TUNNEL FIRES (MA:6) |
| Coffee Break (MA:9) | ||
| MATERIAL BEHAVIOR IN FIRES (MA:7) | FIRE SUPPRESSION (MA:4) | TUNNEL FIRES (MA:6) |
| Lunch (MA:9) | ||
| POSTER SESSION I (MA:9) | ||
| MATERIAL BEHAVIOR IN FIRES (MA:7) | FIRE SUPPRESSION (MA:4) | FIRE DYNAMICS (MA:6) |
| Break | ||
| EVENING EVENT: MSB Rescue School visit (separate ticket required) | ||
WEDNESDAY, June 14
| Invited Lecture # 3: Safe Evacuation for All – Fact or Fantasy? Past Experiences, Current Understanding and Future Challenges, Karen Boyce, University of Ulster, UK (Kårhuset:Aula) | ||
| FIRE DYNAMICS (MA:7) | FIRE EMISSIONS AND TOXICITY (MA:4) | MATERIAL BEHAVIOR IN FIRES (MA:6) |
| Coffee Break (MA:9) | ||
| FIRE DYNAMICS (MA:7) | FIRE EMISSIONS AND TOXICITY (MA:4) | EVACUATION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR (MA:6) |
| Lunch (MA:9) | ||
| FIRE DYNAMICS (MA:7) | WILDLAND FIRES (MA:4) | EVACUATION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR (MA:6) |
| Coffee Break (MA:9) | ||
| IAFSS Membership Business Meeting (Kårhuset:Aula) | ||
| Women in Fire Safety Science – everyone is welcome (MA:7) | ||
THURSDAY, June 15
| Invited Lecture # 4: Structural Response of Cross-Laminated Timber Compression Elements Exposed to Fire, Luke Bisby, University of Edinburgh, UK (Kårhuset:Aula) | ||
| FIRE DYNAMICS (MA:7) | WILDLAND FIRES (MA:4) | STRUCTURES IN FIRE (MA:6) |
| Coffee Break (MA:9) | ||
| FIRE DYNAMICS (MA:7) | WILDLAND FIRES (MA:4) | STRUCTURES IN FIRE (MA:6) |
| Lunch (MA:9) | ||
| POSTER SESSION II (MA:9) | ||
| FIRE DYNAMICS (MA:7) | WILDLAND FIRES (MA:4) | EVACUATION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR (MA:6) |
| Break (MA:9) | ||
| Symposium Banquet – awards | ||
| Symposium Banquet | ||
FRIDAY, June 16
| Invited Lecture # 5: Studies on Accidental Gas and Dust Explosions, Ritsu Dobashi, University of Tokyo, Japan (Kårhuset:Aula) | ||
| FIRE DYNAMICS (MA:7) | WILDLAND FIRES (MA:4) | STRUCTURES IN FIRE (MA:6) |
| Coffee Break (MA:9) | ||
| FIRE DYNAMICS (MA:7) | WILDLAND FIRES (Room MA:4) | STRUCTURES IN FIRE (MA:6) |
| Lunch (MA:9) | ||
International Symposium on Fire Safety Science 