University of Edinburgh’s Christmas Lecture: Fire: A story of fascination, fear and familiarity

Please join us for the University of Edinburgh’s Christmas Lecture given by the winner of the Tam Dalyell Prize 2010 - Professor Jose Torero FREng FRSE

The lecture is entitled: Fire: A story of fascination, fear and familiarity



Wednesday, December 08, 2010 from 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM at George Square Lecture Theatre, EH8 9LK, Edinburgh.



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Professor Jose Torero  winner of the 2010 Tam Dalyell science prize, will examine how fire can provide welcome warmth in everyday life but, on a bigger scale, the unpredictability of fire can be terrifying.

The BRE Trust/RAEng Professor of Fire Safety Engineering will be presented with his prize at the event in George Square Lecture Theatre at 6pm on 8 December.

Professor Torero has been head of the BRE Centre for Fire Safety Engineering at the University since 2004, and is committed to addressing the public perception of science behind fire safety.
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International Symposium on Fire Safety Science at Maryland, June 2011

10th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science
University of Maryland, USA
19-24 June 2011

The Symposium is the premier fire safety science meeting in the world and has been organized triennially since 1985 by the International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS).

The Symposium will take place on June 19-24, 2011 at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, USA.

The deadline for paper submission is September 30, 2010. Additional
information can be found on the IAFSS website at http://www.iafss.org/html/Maryland/marylandhome.htm.

2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission releases final report on "Black Saturday"

The 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission has just released its final report. The Commission conducted an extensive investigation into the causes of, the preparation for, the response to and the impact of the fires that burned throughout Victoria in late January and February 2009 and caused the death of 173 people.

The report is written and released openly and worldwide to ensure that lessons from the disaster are clearly defined and learnt:
http://www.royalcommission.vic.gov.au/Commission-Reports/Final-Report