GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, December 20, 2018 — SFPE has selected José Luis Fernández as its first European director. In this new role, Fernández will work on a part-time basis to lead SFPE’s efforts in developing a long-term presence in Europe by managing program development and meeting logistics for SFPE’s bi-annual conference and other events in Europe;…

The Jean-Claude de Smedt Award SFPE Europe established The Jean-Claude de Smedt Award in 2018 to recognize significant contributions in advancing the recognition of the fire protection engineering and fire safety engineering profession in Europe. This award is named in honor of Jean-Claude de Smedt, the first chair of SFPE Europe, formerly called the ECCG,…

Deadline: 1 October 2018 The 3rd SFPE Europe Conference on Fire Safety Engineering will be held in Malaga, Spain, 22-23 May 2019. The SFPE conference is being hosted by the SFPE Spanish Chapter with support from our SFPE European Chapters. SFPE’s conferences have established a reputation globally as the premier events for keeping abreast of…

This year, the SFPE Board of Directors has granted Prof. Bart Merci, the program coordinator of the International Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering (IMFSE), the prestigious award of David A. Lucht Lamp of Knowledge, an award honoring an organization, company, or individual that has contributed substantially to increasing the opportunities for higher education…

SFPE Benelux wants to gain a role in setting the direction of research and knowledge development, by making active contributions on specific topics. We have 3 subjects for which we are currently making an inventory of what is going on, and of where we can make a contribution. These are: Tunnels; energy transition (new fuels),…