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UPDATE! Virtual attendance is available for those who prefer to watch our meeting from a computer or mobile device! Please check the email you register with for your registration confirmation, which will contain the virtual meeting link you will use to access our meeting.
The in-person meeting will begin with registration and networking at 6:00 p.m., and the virtual presentation will begin at 7:15 p.m.
Wildfire and the Built Environment
Speaker: Dr. Stephen Quarles, University of California Cooperative Extension Advisor Emeritus
Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 6:00 p.m.
Scott’s, Jack London Square #2, Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607
A short ferry ride from Downtown San Francisco
12 Blocks to BART-Antioch-Millbrae
Richmond-Daly City, Warm Springs!
Secure Garage or Street Parking Available
Remember: Conceal your valuable possessions!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
For the safety of all in attendance:
Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination is required for meeting attendance. You will also be asked to attest to your full COVID-19 vaccination during registration for this meeting.
Meeting attendance is limited to 50
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Meeting Agenda:
6:00 p.m. - Registration, Bar Opens, Networking
6:30 p.m. - Dinner and Announcements
7:15 p.m. - Presentation Begins
8:30 p.m. - Adjourn
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About This Meeting:
This presentation will discuss:
The vulnerabilities of homes and buildings to wildfire
Relevant building codes and referenced standard test methods
Recent research on the vulnerability of buildings, particularly to wind-blown embers
Learning Objectives:
Understand and describe the three basic exposures that buildings threatened by wildfire must resist
Be able to describe the meaning of a “coupled approach” as related to building survival during wildfires
Understand the available basic building code options in the United States
Discuss the two basic approaches for compliance with Chapter 7A in the California Building Code
For the safety of all in attendance:
Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination is required for meeting attendance. You will also be asked to attest to your full COVID-19 vaccination during registration for this meeting.
Meeting attendance is limited to 50
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About Our Speaker
Dr. Stephen Quarles is a University of California Cooperative Extension Advisor Emeritus. After 26 years with the University of California, Quarles retired in 2011, and joined the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) Research Center team in Richburg, SC. Quarles retired from IBHS in 2018 as the Chief Scientist for Wildfire and Durability. At both the University of California and IBHS Quarles’ research and outreach efforts focused on durability and in-service performance issues of buildings subjected to wildfire exposures. During 2007 and 2008, Steve worked half-time for the California Office of the State Fire Marshal where he developed, coordinated and served as an instructor for the educational program related to the Wildland Urban Interface (wildfire) Building Code and Standards (Chapter 7A in the California Building Code. Quarles served on the initial WUI Task Group that made recommendations to the Office of the State Fire Marshal for Chapter 7A and has served on subsequent task groups.
Quarles is a member of the American Society of Testing and Materials (and is Chair of ASTM E05.14 Subcommittee on Exterior Fire), the National Fire Protection Association [and former member of the NFPA Technical Committee on Forest and Rural Fire Protection (2013-2018]] , the International Association of Wildfire Fire, the International Association of Fire Safety Science, the Forest Products Society [and former Editor-in-Chief, Forest Products Journal (2010-2017)], the Society of Wood Science and Technology, the American Wood Protection Association and the Association of Fire Ecology.
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Vendor Table Sponsorship
$250 Members
$500 Non-Members
Details:
• One Vendor Table located in the back of dining room
• One Vendor Table display table per company per year (limit does not apply to Symposium)
• Includes display table, complimentary dinner admission for one, recognition on event announcements and website as “Dinner Meeting Sponsor,” photograph on WestCon website post-event recognizing sponsor company
For the safety of all in attendance:
Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination is required for meeting attendance. You will also be asked to attest to your full COVID-19 vaccination during registration for this meeting.
Meeting attendance is limited to 50
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Menu
Salmon Alla Bella – Dipped in an Egg and Parmesan Batter with a Lemon-Caper Butter Sauce
Chicken Breast & Wild Mushroom Piccata – Shiitake Mushrooms, Wine, garlic, Capers and Demi-Glace
Roasted Vegetable Ravioli – with a Red Pepper Cream Sauce
NY Steak Dinner - Additional $35 (During registration, please remember to select how you would like your steak prepared.)
Our Networking Meetings give guests the opportunity to engage with other experts and exchange knowledge.
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• If registering on the Monday before the meeting, please call (916) 485-6350 to register. Registrations on the Monday before the meeting and walk-ins will be assessed an additional $10 charge, have no guarantee of a meal choice, and given a white meal ticket.
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