2001 inFIRE Annual Conference

Organized by RJA Group LLC, USA
Chicago, IL, USA | May 1-3

About the Conference

Theme: Our New Horizon: Challenges and Solutions

Knowledge Transfer vs. Training: A New Dynamic in Fire Protection Education
Patrick Johnson, RJA Group, Inc., U.S.A.
Success Stories from the Illinois Fire Service
Dan Williams, Deputy Director, Illinois Office of State Fire Marshal, U.S.A.
Developing Internet Outreach Training Program for Illinois Firefighters, Public and Community College Libraries
Lian Ruan, Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.
How to Stay Fired Up in Times of Change
Sara Tompson, Illinois Chapter, Library Director Packer Engineering Inc., U.S.A.

State and National Fire Training Perspectives - a Vision for the 21st Century
Richard Jaehne, Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.
Approaches to Continuing Professional Development for the Special Librarian in the Internet Age
Linda Smith, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, U.S.A.
Illinois Digital Cultural Heritage Community Project
Nuala A. Bennett, Visiting Special Projects Librarian, Digital Imaging and Media Technology Initiative, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Chicago Fire Department; the Past, the Present, the Future
James Stedman, Chicago Fire Department, U.S.A.
Fire Incident Documentation for the Twenty First Century: A System for Post-Incident Documentation of Building Performance
Scott G. Nacheman, LZA Technology, Building Performance Research Institute, U.S.A.

Success Stories of the Illinois Fire Service
Dan Williams, Deputy Director Office of the State Fire Marshal
Knowledge transfer vs. training: A new dynamic in fire protection Education
Patrick M. Johnson, Protection Knowledge Concepts, Inc., Director of Sales & Marketing
Developing Internet Outreach Training Program for Illinois Fire Service Personnel, Public and Community College Librarians
Lian Ruan, Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.
How to Stay Fired Up in Times of Change
Sara Tompson, Past President, Illinois Chapter of the Special Libraries Association and Library Director, Packer Engineering, Inc.

Approches To Continuing Professional Development for the Special Librarian in the Internet Age
Linda C. Smith, Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
State and National Fire Training Perspectives - a Vision for the 21st Century
Richard Jaehne, Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.

Fire Incident Documentation for the Twenty First Century: A System for Post- Incident Documentation of Building Performance
Scott Nacheman, LZA Technology/BPRI, Building Performance Research InstituteAssociation (SLA- IL)and Library Director, Packer Engineering, Inc.
The Chicago Fire Department; the past, the present, the future
James Stedman, Battalion Chief, Chicago Fire Department