Tunnel Safety & Security - istss

ISTSS began in Sweden in 2003 as the International Symposium on CatastrophicTunnel Fires. Interest for the first Symposium clearly identified theneed for a conference dealing with safety and security issues related totunnels. In response to overwhelming interest, the scope of the Symposiumwas broadened and the event was renamed the International Symposium ofTunnel Safety and Security (ISTSS). The 1st ISTSS was held in Washington, DC,in 2004 and has continued biennially since then attracting more than 250 delegateseach meeting. At SP, we are proud to have established this prestigiousevent in collaboration with our event partners.5 th ISTSS in New York, USATunnels are an increasingly important part of the infrastructurenetwork. They create challenges for incident preventionand management, fire protection and security against attacksor sabotage. This Symposium offers an excellent opportunityfor experts working with transport, infrastructure security systems,manufacturers and technical organisations to exchangetheir experience in an international forum.The symposium will be held at:The Roosevelt Hotel, 45 East 45th. at Madison Avenue,NEW YORK, NY 10017, USASP Technical Research Institute of Sweden develops and disseminates technology to assist the developmentand competitiveness of industry, to improve safety in society, to support sustainable developmentand to help protect the environment.2

Keynote speakersTunnel safety and security is a challenge for both private and public sectors. ISTSS provides a forum over 3 days to discuss current practice andemerging trends and research in the field of tunnel safety and security. We have created a program with leading experts from a variety of fieldswithin the following themes: risk & security, human behaviour, passive fire protection & construction, active fire protection & fire fighting,ventilation and fire dynamics. Each day is opened by two invited Keynote Speakers, leaders in their field, providing an overview of their topic ofexpertise as an introduction to the themes of the day. We are proud to present our Keynote Speakers below.MariekeMartens,TNOMarieke Martens isa traffic psychologist,who has beenworking in the areaof Human Factorsand tunnel design for15 years. She is seniorresearch scientist atTNO in the Netherlands,with a researchposition since 1996.Since 2009 she is also an Associate Professorat the Centre for Transport Studies at theUniversity of Twente. Her main researchfield is to design tunnels for human use.This includes designing tunnels for optimaldriving behaviour in normal conditions, butalso to design for emergency evacuationand incidents. Optimal design in the tunneloperator centre and training the operatorsand emergency rescue teams is also of greatimportance. Marieke has worked in nationaland international projects dealing with tunneldesign, driving behaviour and accidentsand incidents. She was involved in the EuropeanSAFESTAR project, dealing with tunneldesign and exits and entries in tunnels, andshe was work package leader of the HumanFactors work package of the European UP-TUN project, dealing with tunnel users, tunneloperators and rescue teams. She is also amember of the PIARC WG3, concerned withhuman behaviour and calamities in tunnels,that is about to finish its third term.Martin Brown,Transport forLondonMartin had alengthy careerwith HSE (the UKSafety Regulator)including practicalexperience of thesafety and securityissues of the LondonUndergroundand the Channel Tunnel, and a wide rangeof manufacturing industry (including defenceand electronics) and the constructionsector. He moved to Tube Lines as DirectorHealth, Safety and Environment, which includedinvolvement in the service restorationand clear up following the 7/7 Kings Crossbombings. He is currently Director HSE forLondon Rail, part of Transport for London,where his responsibilities include staff andsystem security issues, including preparationsfor the London 2012 Olympics.Peter Johnson,ArupPeter Johnson isa Principal andFellow of theglobal consultingfirm of Arup. Heis also a Fellow ofEngineers Australiaand the Societyof Fire protectionEngineersand Life Member and Board Advisor of theFire Protection Association, Australia. He is amember of the Standards Australia committeeon tunnels. Peter has worked in the fire safetyfield for over 35 years, and has been involvedin a wide range of building and infrastructureprojects internationally. This has includeddesign involvement in a significant numberof road and rail tunnel projects, includingthe Fehmarnbelt tunnel proposed betweenDenmark and Germany, Airport Link tunnelin Brisbane, and Cross City tunnel in Sydney.Peter has a special interest in fire scenariodevelopment as the driver of fire engineeringdesign and risk analysis.William H “Bill”Arrington, U.S.Department ofHomeland SecurityBill was sworn in asa Maryland StateTrooper in September,1974 andenjoyed a long andremarkable careerbefore retiring atthe rank of LieutenantColonel. InOctober, 2002, Bill answered the call to servewhen the Transportation Security Administrationwas created under the United StatesDepartment of Transportation shortly afterthe 9/11 attack. With a primary focus onaviation security, Bill served as one of the firstArea Directors in Aviation Operations withthe responsibility for overseeing security at allcommercial airports in the eastern half of theUnited States. At the present time Bill is theGeneral Manager for the Office of Highwayand Motor Carrier Security under TSA’s TransportationSector Network Management Directory.He has primary responsibility for commercialmotor vehicle security which includes;trucks and motor coaches, school bus securityand critical infrastructure (bridges and tunnels)security for our nation’s transportationsystems which consist of more than fourmillion miles of highway. Bill’s experience andexpertise are reflective of his ability to leadand direct in the Nation’s critical transportationsecurity arena.Rick Carvel, Universityof EdinburghDr Ricky Carvel is aResearch Fellow andassistant director ofthe BRE Centre forFire Safety Engineeringat the Universityof Edinburgh,Scotland. Originallyfrom Edinburghhe studied at StAndrews University, obtaining a BSc (hons) inChemistry and Physics in 1992 and an MPhil inChemistry in 1994. Since then he has workedfor the University of Aberystwyth, Heriot-Watt University, International Fire Investigatorsand Consultants and the University ofEdinburgh. He is editor of ‘The Handbookof Tunnel Fire Safety’ and has been workingin the field of tunnel fire phenomena since1998. He is also an associate editor of the FireSafety Journal. His tunnel work has highlightedthe influence that tunnel ventilationsystems and tunnel geometry can have on theburning behaviour of various different typesof fires in tunnels. In 2004 he was awarded aPhD from Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh,Scotland) for his thesis “Fire Size in Tunnels”.He currently provides fire safety engineeringconsultancy services to a number of differentcompanies, including Jacobs UK Ltd and someUK tunnel operators, primarily with regardsto tunnel fire safety.William G. Connell,Parsons BrinckerhoffIncBill Connell isTechnical Director ofMechanical Engineeringand an AssistantVice Presidentfor Parsons Brinckerhoff,Inc. USA. Billhas over 32 years ofexperience workingon major transportation infrastructureprojects and is a recognized technical expertin fire and life-safety design requirements forroad and rail tunnel facilities. He has been amember of the Technical Committee for NFPA502 – Standard for Road Tunnel, Bridges andLimited Access Highways for more than sixteenyears and has served as the committee’sChairman since 2005.3

Day 1 Wednesday 14 March 201208.00 Registration, Coffee and Pastries09.00 Opening CeremonyKeynote Session (Chair: Haukur Ingason, SP, Sweden)09.30 Managing security issues on the public transport systemsof LondonMartin Brown, Transport of London, UK10.00 Mitigation in Tunnel FiresRicky Carvel, Edinburgh University, UK10.30 Coffee break4Active fire protection; Supression systems(Chair: Jack Mawhinney, Hughes Associates Inc, USA)11.00 Advantages of Electronically Controlled Sprinklers (ECS)for fire protection of tunnelsLeonid Tanklevskiy, Gefest Enterprise Group, Russia,Sergey Kopylov, Mikhail Vasilev , Varvara Zima, RussianResearch Institute for Fire Protection and Alexander Snegirev, St.-Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Russia11.20 Benefit of Sprinkler Systems in Protection of TunnelStructure from FireBobby, J. Melvin and Kenneth J. Harris, ParsonsBrinckerhoff, USA11:40 Water Mist Concept - Effective Choice for ImprovingSafety in Road TunnelsPasi Vuolle, Marioff Corporation, Finland12.00 Automatic sprinkler system in tunnel firesYing Z. Li, and Haukur Ingason, SP, Sweden12.20 A study of the interactions between a water suppressionsystem and a longitudinal ventilation system in atunnelYoon Ko and George Hadjisophocleous, Carleton University,Canada12.40 Lunch and ExhibitsActive fire protection; Detection & Supression(Chair: Haukur Ingason, SP, Sweden)14.00 Automated fire detection and mitigation in rail tunnelsdesigned for freight trainsFrank de Vries, Covalent Infra Technology Solutions BV,the Netherlands14.20 Gas analytics for the early detection of fires in roadtunnelsMaximilian Wietek, Christian Berweger, ChristianLämmle, VSH, Switzerland15.00 CFD-based Assessment of Fixed Fire-Fighting Systems inTunnelsXavier Ponticq,CETU, France15.20 Fire in Road Tunnel in Slovenia January 2010Milan Dubravac, National Fire School, SloveniaExplosions(Chair: Stefan Zmigrodzki, CIMA+ Consulting Engineers,Canada)Protective Design Guideline of TunnelsSung Choi, Parsons Brinckerhoff/Manhattan College, USADesign Loads and Methods for Prestressed Open CutTunnels under Severe Accidental and Malicious Threats –ExplosionsAssad Nawabi, Andreas Bach and Ingo Müllers, Schüßler-Plan Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Germany and BRS-Design,Germany, Alexander Stolz, Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut, Germany and BRS-Design, Germany, Markus Nöldgen, Cologne University ofApplied Science, CUAS, GermanyRescue Operations in Underground Mass Transport Systemsat Fires and Deliberate AttacksMia Kumm and Anders Palm, Mälardalen University, SwedenStudies of Explosions Occurring in a Metro Carriage in aTunnelGero Meyer and Bo Janzon, Mälardalen University, SwedenSecurity(Chair: Sung Choi, Parsons Brinckerhoff/ManhattanCollege, USA)Safety and security of underground infrastructure – newconcepts for evaluating and mitigating risks of tunnelsGoetz Vollmann and Markus Thewes, Ruhr-UniversityBochum, Institute for Tunnelling and Construction management,Germany, Frank Heimbecher, Federal HighwayResearch Institute, GermanyInfluence of different tunnel ventilation systems on thedispersion of light and heavy gases due to car accidentsMarion Meinert, Muenster University of Applied Science,Germany, Wolfram Klingsch, University of Wuppertal,GermanyRisk-Based Prioritization of Terrorist Threat MitigationMeasures for Highway TunnelsBruce Walton of the US Army Corps of Engineers ProtectiveDesign Center, USAIdentification of critical Tunnels in a Road NetworkIngo Kuandinya and Frank Heimbecher, Federal HighwayResearch Institute, Germany

Continuation of day 115.40 Coffee breakDesign & Functional Safety(Chair: Peter Johnson, ARUP FIRE, Australia)16.00 An integrated functional design approach for safetyrelated tunnel processesThijs Ruland, Twan Daverveld, Bas van Duijnhoven,Jenny van Gelder, René Krouwel and Jan-MartijnTeeuw, Royal Haskoning, The Netherlands16.20 The Stockholm Bypass – Enhanced design and interactionbetween Safety systemsBo Wahlström and Henric Modig, Faveo ProjektledningAB, Sweden, Leif Eklöf and Ulf Lundström, SwedishTransport Administration Stockholm, SwedenSafety and Regulatory Framework(Chair: William Connell, Parsons Brinckerhoff, USA)Some of the NFPA 130 Improvements proposed for the2014 EditionHarold L. Levitt, The Port Authority of New York & NewJersey (PANYNJ), USA, William D. Kennedy, ParsonsBrinckerhoff, USASafety of Dutch tunnels guaranteed by standard approachHans A. Ruijter and Fred Bouwmeester, Rijkswaterstaat, TheNetherlands16.40 Decision support for tunnel safetyDiderick Oerlemans, Covalent Infra Technology Solutions,Holland17.00 Problems with Tunnel Safety SystemsGary English, City of Seattle Fire Department, USA17.20 Cocktail Reception and Poster SessionCurrent practice of Fire design for Road & Rail Tunnels inAustriaJohannes Wagender, GEOCONSULT Wien ZT GmbH, AustriaA North-American Approach to the Refurbishing of ExistingTunnels Based on European Specific Hazard InvestigationsHubert Dubois, CIMA+ Consulting Engineers, Canada19.00 Close Day 1Day 2 Thursday 15 March 201208.00 RegistrationKeynote Session(Chair: Anders Lönnermark, SP, Sweden)08.30 Regulating Road Tunnel Fire SafetyWilliam Conell, Parson Brinkerhoff, USA09:00 Risk Reduction for Today’s Critical InfrastructureWilliam H. Arrington, U.S. Department of Homeland Security,Transportation Security Administration09.30 BreakVentilation(Chair: Mia Kumm, Mälardalen University, Sweden)09:40 Some Effects on Natural Ventilation System for SubwayTunnel FiresAhmed Kashef, Institute for Research in Construction, NationalResearch Council, Canada, Zhongyuan Yuan, Bo Lei,School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest JiaotongUniversity, China10.00 External conditions have a significant impact on the airflow in tunnels using transverse ventilation for smokeextractionJonas Andersson, City of Stockholm Traffic Administration,Sweden and Anders Lönnermark, SP, SwedenRisk & Cost benefit analysis(Chair: Yajue Wu, Sheffield University, UK)A Risk-Based Assessment of Tunnel Emergency VentilationSystem DesignJohn S. Devlin, Scott T. Laramee, jennifer M. Zaworski, AonFire Protection Engineering, USAOn Risk Analysis using Bayesian Networks on Road TunnelsRune Brandt, HBI Haerter, Switzerland, Niels Peter HøjHOJ Consulting, Brunnen, Switzerland, Matthias SchubertMatrisk, Switzerland10.20 Coffee break5

Continuation of day 2Ventilation(Chair: Richard Carvel, University of Edinburgh, UK)10.40 Dynamics of natural air flow inside subway tunnelsMarkus Bruene, Andreas Pflitsch & Jonathan Spiegel, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany11.00 Multiscale Modelling of Fire Emergencies in a TransverseFrancesco Colella, Adriano Sciacovelli, Vittorio Verda, Politecnicodi Torino, Italy, Guillermo Rein, Ricky Carveland Romano Borchiellini, University of Edinburgh, BRE Centrefor Fire Safety Engineering, UK11.20 Design Fires in Road Tunnels & the Impact on VentilationSystemsNorman Rhodes, Kirit Kottam and David Hartman, Hatch MottMacDonald, USA11.40 Theoretical Analysis on Longitudinal Tunnel Ventilation in FireEmergencyQihui Zhang, A. Canfora, E. Trussoni, G. Astore , S. Xu and P.Grasso GEODATA Engineering SpA, Italy12.00 Lunch and ExhibitsVentilation(Chair: Rune Brandt, HBI Haerter, Switzerland)13.30 The influence of blockages on backlayering in tunnel fires - anumerical studyRicky Carvel, David Bishop and Stephen Welch, University ofEdinburgh, UK13.50 Design, simulations and implementation of ventilation systemfor Metro Line 9, at Barcelona city in SpainAna M. Ruiz-Jimenez and A.Matas, TD&T S.L., Spain14.10 The Dynamics of Tunnel Ventilation and Fire DevelopmentYajue Wu, Sheffield University, UK14.30 The Importance of Exit Spacing to the Choice of Tunnel VentilationSystemPaul Williams, Norman Disney & Young, New Zealand14.50 Coffee breakFire Dynamnics(Chair: Arnold Dix, University of Western Sydney,Australia)15.20 Potential methodologies for calculating the overall heat releaserate of a vehicle in a tunnel or an underground structureRickard Hansen, Mälardalen University, Sweden15.50 Large Scale Fire Tests for the “Calle 30 Project”Sonia Fernández, FFII - CEMIM, Spain, Del Rey, ETSII-UniversidadPolitécnica de Madrid, Spain, A. Grande, I. Espinosa,FFII - CEMIM. Madrid. Spain, E. Alarcón, ETSII-UniversidadPolitécnica de Madrid,. Spain16.10 Experimental study on heat release rate in a full-scale trainmodelMao Shaohua, Shi Zhu, Yuanzhou Li, Haobo Wang , Ran HuoUniversity of Science and Technology of China, China16.30 Large-scale Commuter Train Fire Tests – Results from theMETRO ProjectAnders Lönnermark, Johan Lindström, Ying Zhen Li, HaukurIngason, SP, Sweden, Mia Kumm, Mälardalen University16.50 Full-scale Experiments for Heat Release Rate Measurementsof Railcar FiresGeorge Hadjisophocleous, Carleton University, Canada19.00 Banquet22.00 Close Day 2Risk & Cost benefit analysis(Chair: Marco Cigolini, RFI, Rome, Italy)Assessment model for the transport of dangerous goods,through road tunnelsMirjam Nelisse, TNO, The NetherlandsFire Ventilation Upgrades Can a retrofit be detrimental to FireLife SafetySam Hoffman, Daniel McKinney, Bruce Dandie AECOM TechnicalServices, Inc., USARisk Framework – Methodology for TunnelsJimmy Jönsson, ARUP Fire, Spain, Peter Johnson, Arup Fire,AustraliaFixed fire fighting systems for tunnels – SOLIT Research ProjectMax Lakkonen, FOGTEC Fire Protection, GermanyRisk & Cost benefit analysis(Chair: Goetz Vollmann, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany)Effectiveness analysis of a fire detection system configured as amulti-function portal aimed at protecting railway tunnelsMarco Cigolini, RFI spa, ItalyRisk-based evaluation of longitudinal ventilation with enhancedsafety conceptGöran Nygren, Per-Olof Jönsson and Johan Lundin, WSP, SwedenAssessing Fire Development Risk in Rail Vehicles and the Impactson Tunnel InfrastructureJarrod Alston and Kurt Schebel, ARUP, USAOptimization of Measures Directed on the People Safety at TunnelFire by Means of Computational MethodsAlexey Karpov, I.R. Khasanov, N.P. Kopylov, D.V Ushakov,. All-Russian Research Institute for Fire Protection, RussiaDecission support & Operation(Chair: Jens Stiegel, Frankfurt Fire Brigade, Germany)Decision Support System for Emergencies in Road TunnelsJorge A. Capote, Daniel Alvear, Orlando Abreu, Arturo Cuesta,Virginia Alonso, University of Cantabria, SpainBrisbane’s Busway network – Twelve years of designing andoperating safe tunnelsNick Agnew, Stacey Agnew Pty Ltd, Australia, Matthew Bilson,Parsons Brinckerhoff, Australia, Ray Donato, Donato Consultancy,AustraliaThe use of traffic flow predictions to enhance tunnel safetyTomas Julner, Trafikverket, SwedenSafety in Swedish railway tunnelsPer Vedin and Peter Lundman, Swedish transport administration,SwedenOn the Power of Simulation and the Need for ExperimentalValidationMarco Bettelini and Maximilian Wietek Amberg EngineeringLtd., Switzerland6

Day 3 Friday 16 March 201208.00 RegistrationKeynote Session(Chair: Björn Sundström, SP, Sweden)08.30 Fire Safety Engineering as a Tool in Tunnel DesignPeter Johnson, Arup, Australia09.00 Human behavior in TunnelsMarieke Martens, TNO, The Netherlands09.30 BreakDesign fires(Chair: Martin Brown, London Transport, UK)10.00 New concept for design fires in tunnelsHaukur Ingason, Ying Zhen Li, SP, Sweden10.20 Tunnel fires and fire protection of tunnels withsprays of water dropletsCarsten Palle, VID Fire-Kill, Denmark10.40 Coffee breakHuman behaviour & Evacuation(Chair: Håkan Frantzich, LTH, Sweden)11.10 Taking advantage of theories and models on humanbehaviour in the fire safety design of undergroundtransportation systemsKarl Fridolf, Daniel Nilsson and Håkan Frantzich,Lund University, Sweden11.30 Ways of improvements in quantitative risk analysesby application of a linear evacuation module andinterpolation strategiesChristoph Forster, M. Sc. Bernhard Koh, IFL ConsultingEngineers, Austria11.50 FP7 – iNTeg-Risk - ERRA A5 Evacuation of a complexunderground facilityMaximilian Wietek, VSH, Switzerland Jonatan Hugosson,SP, Sweden, Frank Leismann, STUVA, Germany,Fabien Fouillen, INERIS, France12.10 Start Design and optimisation of VA systems intunnelsEvert Start, Duran Audio, The NetherlandsPasssive Fire protection(Chair: Daniel Joyeux, Efectis France, France)Quantification of fire damage of concrete for tunnelapplicationsJoakim Albrektsson, and Mathias Flansbjer, SP, Sweden, JanErik Lindqvist, CBI Swedish Cement and Concrete ResearchInstitute, Robert jansson, SP, SwedenSubmerged Floating Tunnels, a new tunnel concept, creatingnew challenges in tunnel safety and securityLidvard Skorpa, Norwegian Public Roads Administration,NorwayMobile Furnace for Determining Spalling Sensitivity of ExistingConcrete Tunnel LiningsMartin Vermeer and A. Breunese, Efectis Nederland BV, TheNetherlands12.30 Lunch and ExhibitsHuman Behaviour & Evacuation(Chair: Marieke Martens, TNO, The Netherlands)13.30 Emergency Escape and Evacuation Simulation in RailTunnelsMarco Bettelini and Samuel Rigert, Amberg EngineeringLtd., Switzerland13.50 Experiment for behavior estimation in the egressusing electronic devices in the SAVE ME ProjectStefano Marsella, Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili delFuoco, Italy, Francesco Tesauri, Università di Modenae Reggio Emilia, Italy , Jan Paul Leuteritz, FraunhoferInstitute, Germany, Uberto Del Prato, IES Solutions,Italy14.10 French initiative to implement PIARC’s recommendationsregarding HGV driver training in road tunnels,Marc Tesson, Véronique Aurand and Bertrand Perrin,CETU, France,Passive Fire Protection(Chair: Nick Agnew, Stacey Agnew Pty Ltd, Australia)Temperature Loads and Passive Protection in StructuralTunnelsStefan Zmigrodzki, CIMA+ Consulting Engineers, CanadaThe methods for determining fire spalling of concreteLars Boström, Robert Jansson, SP, SwedenAssessing the fire resistance in existing tunnelsLeander Noordijk, Tim van der Waart & George Scholten, EfectisNederland BV, The Netherlands, Coen van der Vliet M.Sc.ARCADIS Nederland BV, Amersfoort, The Netherlands14.30 Technical VisitMore Details in January 20127

Registration3-day registration*Before February 1st 2012 ............................................................................... USD 825From February 1st 2012 ............................................................................... USD 975Student/Speakers (before February 1st) ........................................................................... USD 7001-day registration*Before February 1st 2012 (14th or 15th March) .............................................................. USD 500Before February 1st 2012 (16th March) ........................................................................... USD 400From February 1st 2012 (14th or 15th March) ................................................................. USD 550From February 1st 2012 (16th March) .............................................................................. USD 450Student/Speakers (before February 1st) (14th or 15th March.......................................... USD 375Student/Speakers (before February 1st) (16 th March)..................................................... USD 375* The fee includes: technical sessions, exhibit, poster session, refreshments,lunches, cocktail reception, symposium documentation.Banquet Dinner (Thursday) ................................................................................. USD 85RegistrationRegister online at www.istss.seSymposium languageThe official working language of the conference is English.8

Scientific CommittéeHaukur Ingason, chair, SP, SwedenProfessor Haukur Ingason has over twenty years of international experiencein fire safety research and engineering. He has been involved inlarge scale and model scale studies of fire and smoke spread in tunnelssince 1992. He was the initiator and project leader of the Runehamar tests2003. Haukur gives PhD courses and supervises in fire safety in undergroundfacilities at Mälardalens University.Anders Lönnermark, SP, SwedenDr Anders Lönnermark is a Senior Research Scientist at the Departmentof Fire Technology at SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, wherehe has been employed since 1995. Lönnermark has a long experienceof performing fire tests, both in model-scale and in full scale. In 2003Lönnermark was responsible for the performance of the large-scale testsin the Runehamar tunnel. In 2005 he obtained his PhD degree from LundUniversity. The title of his thesis was “On the Characteristics of Fires inTunnels”.Margaret McNamee, SP, SwedenDr Margaret Simonson has worked in the field of fire and combustionresearch for more than 20 years. She obtained her PhD in Combustionchemistry from the Chalmers University of Technology 1995 before beginningwork in Fire Technology. Her main field of interest has been the environmentaleffect of fires, in particular the development of models for theenvironmental assessment of products incorporating fire performance asan important parameter. She has more than 40 international publications,co-authored 20 SP Reports and four book chapters.Jack Mawhinney, Hughes Associates, Inc., USAJack Mawhinney joined Hughes Associates, Inc. in Baltimore, Marylandas a fire protection research engineer in 1996. From 1984 to 1995 heworked as a Research Officer at the Canadian Institute for Research inConstruction in Ottawa, Canada. He is past chair of the National FireProtection Association (NFPA) 750, Standard on Water Mist Fire ProtectionSystems, and author of chapters on water mist systems in the NFPA andSFPE handbooks. Mr. Mawhinney has extensive experience in full-scalefire testing, including evaluations of the performance of water mistsystems in tunnels involving large fires in automobiles and heavy goodsvehicles (HGVs). He has provided scientific review and analysis of fire testsconducted at tunnel research facilities in Switzerland, Spain, Norway andEngland. He has applied CFD modeling to study the impact of active fireprotection systems on very large HGV fires in tunnels.Ricky Carvel, University of Edinburgh, UKDr Ricky Carvel is assistant director of the BRE Centre for Fire SafetyEngineering at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He is also editor of‘The Handbook of Tunnel Fire Safety’ (Thomas Telford, London, 2005).He has been researching tunnel fire phenomena since 1998 and has beena regular speaker at tunnel safety conferences since 1999. His work hashighlighted the influence that tunnel ventilation systems and tunnelgeometry can have on the burning behaviour of various different types offires in tunnels. In 2004 he was awarded a PhD from Heriot-Watt University(Edinburgh, Scotland) for his thesis “Fire Size in Tunnels”. He currentlyprovides fire safety engineering consultancy services to a number of differentcompanies, including Jacobs UK Ltd and some UK tunnel operators,primarily with regards to fire safety in tunnels. Further details on www.rickycarvel.infoArnold Dix, Arnold Dix Associates, AustraliaProfessor Dix is recognized as the world’s pre-eminent independenttechnical/legal tunnel risk expert adviser. He combines dual qualificationsin Law and Science, Professorships in Engineering and Medicine withappointments to PIARC, NFPA, ITA and ITIG. He commands a leadershiprole on approaches to tunnel operational safety, contractual, political andinsurance issues for complex tunnel issues. When independent advice isrequired and the choices are unclear - Dix has the reputation for providingauthorative, strong, independent and robust advice.Rickard Forsén, FOI - Swedish Defence Research Agency, SwedenRickard Forsén has a M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, from Lund Institute ofTechnology (1976). He began working at Swedish National DefenceResearch Establishment (FOA) in 1983 studying weapons effects such asblast and fragments loading and damage to buildings and occupantsafter attacks with conventional weapons. He has continued to also coverstudies of protective structures in his roll as Head of Buildings and Fortificationsdepartment at FOA (Protection and Materials department afterreorganisation 1998) between 1994 and 1999. Since 2003 he is EngineeringDirector at FOI (former FOA) with specialties blast and fragmentloadings from conventional weapons and improvised explosive devicesin acts of sabotage or terrorism, building damage assessment, protectivestructures and measures to protect buildings and occupants after attacks,risk analysis for explosive storage and dangerous goods transport andstorage. He is an author of more than 100 scientific and user reports,customer reports, memos and articles.Jens Stiegel, Frankfurt Fire Brigade, GermanyJens Stiegel, born in 1973 is an assistant chief with the Fire Departmentof the city of Frankfurt am Main in Germany. He's actually responsiblefor the department of education and training, which consists of thefire academy, the bureau of training, the EMS academy and the FireDepartment’s driving school. He graduated as a civil engineer with focuson construction and fire protection in 2000 from University of Darmstadtand worked for two years as an engineer for fire prevention. In 2002 hejoined the State Fire Academy of Northrhine Westfalia and started histraining period to become a chief fire officer. He graduated in 2004 andbecame chief of education and training at the Fire Department of theCity of Frankfurt am Main.Håkan Frantzich, Lund University, SwedenDr Håkan Frantzich is a Senior lecturer at the department of Fire SafetyEngineering and Systems Safety at Lund University. His main area ofexpertise is related to people safety during evacuation in fires. He hasa great experience in performing evacuation experiments for researchpurposes and linking fire human behaviour and movement of people toevacuation modelling. Frantzich has also been involved in the developmentof design procedures for linking risk assessment and fire safetydesign. He has contributed to the spread of fire related knowledge asan author of different publications e.g. design guides, building codes, achapter on risk assessment in the next SFPE handbook and several journaland conference papers.Dr Rune Brandt, HB Haerter, NorwayDr Rune Brandt heads the renowned and internationally reputed consultancyHBI Haerter. Since 1963, the tunnel ventilation and the safetyconcept of more than 600 tunnels world wide have been designed byHBI Haerter that has offices in Switzerland and Germany. Moreover,pollutions dispersion modelling and risk assessment is part of the coreservices. Dr Rune Brandt is active in PIARC’s tunnel working group “airquality, fires and ventilation”. Moreover, he serves on several scientificcommittees. HBI Haerter follows projects from first ideas over preliminaryand detailed design to tendering, site supervision and operation. Dr RuneBrandt holds a Ph.D. from Cambridge University (UK), is Eur Ing and has aM.Sc. from the Technical university of Denmark.Dr Daniel Joyeux, Effectis, FranceDr Daniel Joyeux is the chairman of Efectis France, French official Fireresistance laboratory and leader of Fire Safety Engineer. He is also thelegal manager of the European Grouping including the four European laboratories.He is an active member of numerous standardization and prestandardizationgroups, as AFTES for fire safety of tunnel, AFCEN for firesafety in Nuclear Plant, but also working groups from French ministriesfor regulation evolution. He is also a member of SFPE French chapter, as adeveloper of the FSE as scientific tools for fire safety design. After a PHDon soot formation in 1993, he worked at CTICM and managed the fireresearch and engineering section.9

Sponsorship fees and benefitsAs Symposium Sponsor you will enjoy exposure at a prestigious international tunnel safety symposium – the InternationalSymposium on Tunnel Safety and Security (ISTSS). Benefits are commensurate with the level of sponsorship, which isdetermined by the total of in-kind and cash contributions. Sponsorship packages are offered at three different levels.Benefit Gold Sponsor Silver Sponsor Bronze SponsorPrice $12 000 $7 000 $4 500Exhibit space 4 m 2 4 m 2 4 m 2Full delegate registration 3 2 1Your company name and logo in the Symposium program • • •Your company logo, website address and a short descriptionon the Symposium website• • •Signage at the Symposium • • •Leaflet in Delegate Bag (max 4 pages) • •Your logo on the delegate bag•Advertisement in the Symposium program Full page Half page* Quarter page** Note that it is possible to upgrade the advertisement space for a fee. Price can be provided on request.Exclusive Platinum sponsorship is available. More information can be obtained on request.You can also choose to particpitate as an exhibitor only. The price for this is $1500.Exhibit floorplanState SuitePromenade SuitBreak-out room111012 13 14 15 16171 2 3 4 5 678918 19Grand Ballrom Foyer20232221ElevatorLobbyGrand Ballroom= Table top exhibitorsFloor space 2 x 2 m (6,6’ x 6,6’)Table size 1,8 x 0,8 m (6’x 30’’)= High table= Food and beveragePlenaryPlaza SuiteFor more information, contactFredrik RosénE-mail: fredrik.rosen@sp.sePhone: +46 10 516 56 86Mobile: +46 70 334 56 8610

Media partnersTunnelling Journal delivers unrivalled editorial quality that features contemporary,lively, cutting edge articles with specific and unparalleled relevance to the tunnellingcontractor, consultant, client and machine manufacturer. Published six times a year, theprint copy is partnered with a constantly updated website and a fortnightly newsletter.This ensures readers are kept abreast of breaking news and relevant industry developmentsas they happen. Further analysis and perspective is then offered in each publishedissue.Eurotransport is the leading bi-monthly technical journal for the urban public transportindustry. Readers are kept up-to-date with new developments and projects, coveringarticles that impact this sector, including Automated Metros, CCTV / IP Surveillance,Infrastructure, ITS, Light Rail & Tram, RTPI, Safety / Security, Smartcards and Ticketing.ABC audited, Eurotransport is regularly distributed to 11,794 key decision makers acrossEurope.The FeuerTRUTZ Magazin is the only magazine for preventive fire protection in Germany.With a bimonthly print run of around 7.000 copies the magazine reaches architects,engineers- and planning offices, technical planner for structural and building fireprevention, publicy appointed and experts for structural and building fire prevention.The FeuerTRUTZ Magazin give direction to technical planner for structural and buildingfire prevention and provides conceptions, building inspection in terms of fire protection,active regulation and planning aids.Fire Risk Management is the monthly magazine of the Fire Protection Association andthe Institution of Fire Engineers, and goes out to some 14,000 international fire safetyprofessionals each month. It features the latest news and views, as well as technicalarticles on fire safety, building design and emergency responseTBM: Tunnel Business Magazine is the leading publication covering all facets of theNorth American tunneling market. Launched in 1998, TBM is a bi-monthly publicationthat reaches more than 5,000 construction professionals, delivering the latest news andinformation on project updates, technical topics and issues shaping the market.The FS-World.com magazine, the official publication of the Fire & Safety Group, publishedboth on-line and in print, provides up-to-date information, opinions, articles andmore from Fire & Safety Group Members, as well as from readers who are non-Members,from companies, organizations and from the national and international press.Direct by DesignTunnelTalk.com a web-only magazine designed as a gateway to the world wide web ofinformation about the global tunnelling industry. A magazine that is Direct by Design.A site where readers will find what they are looking for, the search result, the answer tothe question, the information needed, the latest in news, views and video interviews.Underground in ActionFire & Rescue is the leading international publication that delivers the latest news andtechnology to the municipal fire and rescue industries, targeting fire chiefs, coastguards,search and rescue organisations and other key decision makers around theworld. Established for 20 years, Fire & Rescue is seen by 52,500 readers every quarterwho enjoy exceptional editorial coupled with a high quality product.Industrial Fire Journal is published quarterly, Industrial Fire Journal is the internationallyrecognised marketing leading journal, reporting world-wide to the Oil, Gas, Petrochemical,Chemical, Power, Marine, Aviation and other high risk industries. It keeps its52,000 international readership abreast of the changing pace of statutory regulationsgoverning fire protection within the world’s high risk industries. It covers risk assessment,firefighting techniques, equipment and passive/active fire protection.brandpostenBrandposten is published in Swedish and English by SP Fire Technology, and distributedwithout charge to SP's customers, fire and rescue services, public authorities, certificationbodies, classification bodies, fire consultants, fire engineers and architects. TheSwedish edition is distributed in 6000 copies and the English edition in 1500 copiesworldwide.11

Event partnersThe NI2 Center for Infrastructure Expertise (US) is a not-for-profitapplied research group dedicated to strengthening the resilienceof built critical infrastructure through the development, evaluationand implementation of cutting edge solutions and technologies.NI2 offers expertise in facility security; threat assessment; riskanalysis; emergency management and disaster preparedness; fireprotection; supply chain security; and maritime and port security.www.ni2cie.org or dbliss@ni2.org.L-SurF FoundationL-surF is a competent partner to solve challenging safety & securityissues related to innovations in the design, construction andoperation of underground systems such as tunnels, terminals,underground transport systems connected with shopping centres,metro systems, car parks, etc.Honorary sponsorsThe Society of Fire Protection Engineers was established in 1950 and incorporated as in independentorganization in 1971. It is the professional society representing those practicing the field of fire protectionengineering. The Society has approximately 4500 members in the United States and abroad, and 57regional chapters. The purpose of the Society is to advance the science and practice of fire protectionengineering and its allied fields, to maintain a high ethical standard among its members and to fosterfire protection engineering education.IAFSS was founded with the primary objective of encouraging research into the science of preventingand mitigating the adverse effects of fires and of providing a forum for presenting the results of suchresearch. The International Association for Fire Safety Science perceives its role to lie in the scientificbases for achieving progress in unsolved fire problems. It will seek cooperation with other organizations,be they concerned with application or with the sciences that are fundamental to our interests in fire. Itwill seek to promote high standards, to encourage and stimulate scientists to address fire problems, toprovide the necessary scientific foundations and means to facilitate applications aimed at reducing lifeand property loss.ITA-COSUF the Centre of Excellence for world-wide exchange of information and know-howregarding safety and security of underground facilities.The mission of the international nonprofit NFPA, established in 1896, is to reduce the worldwide burdenof fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes andstandards, research, training, and education. The world's leading advocate of fire prevention and anauthoritative source on public safety, NFPA develops, publishes, and disseminates more than 300 consensuscodes and standards intended to minimize the possibility and effects of fire and other risks. NFPAmembership totals more than 81,000 individuals around the world and more than 80 national trade andprofessional organizations.The FDNY Foundation is the official 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to benefit the New York City FireDepartment. The funds raised assist the FDNY in its mission to prevent and respond to fires, medicalemergencies, disasters and terrorist acts, protecting the lives and property of residents and visitors inNew York City. The FDNY Foundation funds programs to help meet the Department's training, equipment,and education needs.12For more information, contactSP Technical Research Institute of Sweden | Fire TechnologyP O Box 857 | SE-501 15 Borås | SWEDENemail: istss@sp.se | www.istss.sewww.istss.se