Annual Conference
Photoluminescent Safety Association
2008 Annual Conference Scheduled for
March 16-18 in the Washington, DC, Area
Look for the Preliminary Agenda in February
Arlington, VA, January 24, 2008—The Photoluminescent Safety Association will hold its second annual conference and annual business meeting March 16-18 in Arlington, VA. The event will be held at the Marriott Courtyard, located next to Washington Reagan National Airport. The hotel offers free shuttle service from the airport.
Guest speakers will include Dr. Guylène Proulx, senior researcher in the Fire Research Program at the National Research Council Canada. She will present an update on her “Study of Different Installations of Photoluminescent Marking in Highrise Building Stairwells.” The project tested the effectiveness of different stairwell installations and assessed the effectiveness of three different stairwell PLM installations in an office building environment. Proulx also compared these three installations to a stairwell under normal emergency lighting conditions.
Other speakers and panels will discuss the future of the photoluminescent industry, including the status of several proposed codes and standards changes being considered or recently approved by such bodies as the International Code Council, International Standards Organization, Underwriters Laboratories, and ASTM International, and by local and state governments in New York and Connecticut.
During the annual conference the PSA will also holds its annual business meeting on March 16. The meeting agenda includes elections to fill any board vacancies. The members also consider other issues affecting the association’s strategic direction.
Registration Information
The registration fee for the two-day conference is $500 until February 15, $600 after that date. The fee for additional registrants from the same organization is $400 until February 15, $500 after that date. For a registration form send an email to info@plsafety.org. A special registration option will be available to nonmembers who only want to hear the speakers on the second day.
Sponsorship Information
Click here for a copy of the sponsorship brochure.
Hotel Information
A limited number of hotel rooms are available from March 16-18 for $199. The hotel reservation deadline is February 18. To reserve a hotel room call 800-321-2211 and ask for the Photoluminescent Safety Association Annual Conference rate.
Online registration is also available at this special website: http://marriott.com/WASCT?groupCode=PSAPSAA&app=resvlink. (Be sure to link to this special page that has the group code (PSAPSAA) already on it, which will ensure that registrants receive the special group rate.)
For Nonmembers:
A New Half-Day Seminar in Washington:
Designing and Managing Safer Buildings with Photoluminescent Products
March 18, Arlington, VA, 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.