COMING EVENTS
DEPARTMENTS
January 25-28, 1988—The Maritime Administration will hold a four-day MERCHANT SEAMAN/TERMINAL OPERATORS COURSE in Swanton, Ohio. Basic shipboard firefighting procedures and techniques will be taught; there will be two days of classroom instruction and two days of field exercises. Contact Maritime Administration, Great Lakes Region Marine Fire Training Center, 2600 Eber Rd., Swanton, OH 43558; telephone (419) 259-6362.
February 8-11, 1988—The Maritime Administration will hold a four-day MERCHANT SEAMAN/TERMINAL OPERATORS COURSE in Swanton, Ohio. See Jan. 25-28 entry.
February 11-14, 1988—An INTERNATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT seminar will be sponsored by the Florida chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians. The seminar, which will be held in Kissimmee, Fla., will delve into the practical aspects of disaster management. Speakers include disaster incident commanders. For more information, contact: Registrar, ACEP—Florida Chapter, Airport Business Center, 5824 S. Semoran Blvd., Orlando, FL 32822; telephone (305) 281-7396.
March 15-17, 1988—The HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION/CENTRAL will be held at O’Hare Exposition Center in Rosemont, 111. It will serve as a forum for purchasers and vendors of equipment, systems, instruments, and services for the handling, transportation, and treatment of hazardous materials and waste. Contact Bob Myhelic, Show Manager, Tower Conference Management Co., 331 W. Wesley St., Wheaton, IL 60187; telephone (312) 668-8100.
May 3-6, 1988—The International Association of Fire Educators will hold its first conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. Seminar topics include stress in the fire service, teaching burn safety, the selfextinguishing cigarette, and counseling juvenile firesetters. There will be a one-day workshop on residential sprinkler systems. For more information, write: IAFE, 15609 N. Ashland, E. Wenatchee, WA 98801; telephone (509) 884-9186.
May 9-13, 1988— The INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ARSON INVESTIGATORS’ 39TH ANNUAL SEMINAR will be hosted by its New York State Chapter in Niagra Falls. Topics include arson evidence, insurance investigations, and explosives and incendiaries. Participants will be able to choose from among 12 workshops. A late fee for registration will be charged after April 25. Contact IAAI, New’ York State Chapter #23, Box 18163, Rochester, NY 14618.
May 19-22, 1988—Hot Zone, a conference for HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, will be held in Tulsa, Okla. The conference, sponsored by the International Association of Hazardous Materials Specialists, will include seminars on the role of the environmental contractor, public information, detection devices, cellular data communications, recognition and identification for EMS and law’ enforcement, and chemistry for haz-mat responders. Contact IAHMS, 11127 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20904; telephone (301) 681-6800.
May 28-June 2, 1988— Interschutz 88, an INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION FOR FIRE AND CATASTROPHE PREVENTION, will be held in Hannover, West Germany. Vehicles and equipment, firefighting appliances, protective equipment and clothing, first aid and medical equipment, and construction techniques will be on display. For more information about the trade fair, contact: Hannover Fairs USA Inc., P.O. Box 7066, 103 Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ 08540; telephone (609) 987-1202.
