Schedule: AFSA44 Attendee Registration

Wednesday, October 15, 2025
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Private Event Leadership Conference (Invitation Only) Chesapeake D-F
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM	Registration Open Exhibit Hall C Foyer
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Seminar Automated Storage Warehouse Protection Chesapeake A-C Storage Mark Hopkins, P.E., FSFPE - Summit Fire National Consulting Brandon Ingram, P.E. - Summit Fire Consulting Amanda Kimball - Fire Protection Research Foundation			Seminar Increasing Profits Through Better Design Chesapeake G-I Design/Project Management Duane Johnson, P.E., SET - Diamondback Fire Protection, LLC			Seminar AFFF-SFFF Conversion Updates - Recent Lessons Learned Chesapeake 1-3 Updates John Malescio Jeremy Souza, P.E., CFPS, PMSFPE - Code Red Consultants			Seminar Interfacing Fire Sprinkler Systems to the Fire Alarm Chesapeake 4-6 Sprinkler Tech Thomas Parrish, CFPS, SET, PSP, GROL - Telgian Fire Safety
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Spotlight Session AFSA44 New Attendee Orientation Chesapeake 7-9
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Seminar Bid Less, Win More Chesapeake G-I Business Matt Verderamo - Well Built Construction Consulting				Seminar AFSA Design Training Project Chesapeake 4-6 Design/Project Management				Seminar The Hazard of Open-Top Combustible Containers and New Guidelines for Their Protection Chesapeake A-C Storage Weston C. Baker, Jr. - FM Global
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Seminar Women in the Industry Chesapeake D-F Business Linda Biernacki - Fire Tech Systems Meaghen Wills - Anchor Fire Protection Meda Merritt, CAE - AFSA Jacqueline Wilmot, P.E. - Fire Protection Research Foundation
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Special Event Opening Party Harbor Social / Garden Atrium
Thursday, October 16, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Networking Meal Networking Meal Breakfast 1 Maryland CD						Networking Meal Networking Meal Breakfast 1
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration Open Exhibit Hall C Foyer
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Seminar The Last Six Feet Chesapeake 1-3 Sprinkler Tech Tom Savage - ASC Engineered Solutions			Seminar Evolution of Data Center Fire Protection Chesapeake D-F Special Occupancies Shaun Kramer - Viking Corp.			Spotlight Session Level Up Your Membership: Engage with Your AFSA Chapter Chesapeake G-I Business Meda Merritt, CAE - AFSA Jessica Cox - AFSA Florida Chapter Jeff Lewis, SET - VSC Fire & Security, Inc. Ellen Ballard - Fire Tech Systems, Inc. Danielle Fowler - Potter Signal			Seminar Suppression Research from FPRF Chesapeake 4-6 Updates Amanda Kimball - Fire Protection Research Foundation
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM	Seminar Tips For Being A Next Generation Leader Chesapeake G-I Business Matt Verderamo - Well Built Construction Consulting		Seminar NFPA 420 Updates Chesapeake 4-6 Updates Johnathan Carl, CET - Victaulic Louis Guerrazzi - Victaulic			Seminar Component Action: The “Other” NFPA 25 Tables ITM Jason Webb - Potter Electric Signal		Seminar Fire Protection Challenges for Li-Ion Batteries Special Occupancies Scott Golly, P.E. - Jensen Hughes			Seminar Electrical Requirements for Fire Pumps Sprinkler Tech John Denhardt, P.E., ET, CWBSP, FSFPE, P.E., ET, CWBSP, FSFPE - AFSA
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Seminar Introduction to BIM Chesapeake 1-3 Design/Project Management Samuel Harbert - Driven Fire Consultants Jared Van Gammeren, ET - Driven Fire Consultants		Seminar History of the Sprinkler Industry Chesapeake G-I Business George DiMatteo - DiMatteo Consulting Michael Meehan - VSC Fire & Security, Inc. Manny Silva, P.E. - Johnson Controls, Inc.			Seminar Retrofitting Sprinklers in Historic Properties Chesapeake D-F Special Occupancies Mark Hopkins, P.E., FSFPE - Summit Fire National Consulting Don Hopkins, P.E. - Jensen Hughes Inc.		Seminar Emerging Technologies for the Fire Sprinkler Industry Chesapeake 4-6 Sprinkler Tech Micah Davis, SET - Ferguson Fire & Fabrication Justin Hassell - Ferguson Fire & Fabrication			Seminar Field Sprinkler Testing Statistics and ITM in NFPA 25 Chesapeake A-C ITM Kerry Bell - UL Solutions Terry Victor, SET - Risk Suppression Partners LLC
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Networking Meal Networking Meal Lunch 1 Maryland CD						Networking Meal Networking Meal Lunch 1 Maryland CD
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Seminar Fire Protection for Distilleries Chesapeake D-F Special Occupancies Michael Reardon, P.E. - Reardon Fire Consulting		Seminar Changing How We Classify System Conditions, NFPA 25, 2023 Ed. Chesapeake A-C ITM Russell Leavitt, CFPS, SET, SET - TELGIAN Corporation			Seminar Navigating Disagreements in Code Development Updates Tracey Bellamy, P.E., CFPS, CWBSP - Telgian Engineering and Consulting Jason Webb - Potter Electric Signal		Seminar Need Employees: High School CTE is Your Answer! Chesapeake G-I Business Mac Beaton - Henrico County Public Schools Beverly Cocke, M.Ed. - Henrico County Public Schools Jeff Lewis, SET - VSC Fire & Security, Inc.			Seminar The Cut and Dry of Dry Sprinklers Chesapeake 1-3 Dry Systems Louis Guerrazzi - Victaulic
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Seminar AFSA & NFPA Advancing the Fire and Life Safety Ecosystem Chesapeake G-I Business Kevin Hall, M.Eng., P.E., ET, CWBSP, PMSFPE - AFSA Lorraine Carli - NFPA						Seminar Updates and Challenges in Parking Structures Chesapeake D-F Special Occupancies Melisa Rodriguez, P.E., SET - JCI
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Seminar NFPA 25 Inspection Reports: Questions to Include & Questions to Avoid Chesapeake A-C ITM Terry Victor, SET - Risk Suppression Partners LLC			Seminar Tech Top Five Chesapeake 1-3 Sprinkler Tech Cary Webber, CFPS - Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc.			Seminar Proposed Updates to NFPA 13, 2028 Ed. Chesapeake 4-6 Updates Kevin Hall, M.Eng., P.E., ET, CWBSP, PMSFPE - AFSA			Seminar Protection of Aircraft Hangars Chesapeake D-F Special Occupancies Jim Milke, PhD, FSFPE - Fire & Risk Alliance, LLC. Jack Poole, P.E., FSFPE - Poole Fire Protection
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Spotlight Session The K-Factor Podcast Presents: Hot Takes Under Fire Chesapeake 7-9
Friday, October 17, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Networking Meal Networking Meal Breakfast 2 Maryland CD						Networking Meal Networking Meal Breakfast 2 Maryland CD
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM	Registration Open Exhibit Hall C Foyer
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Seminar What's Going on With NFPA 200? Chesapeake 7-9 Updates Victoria Valentine, P.E., FSFPE - AFSA	Seminar Good Listing Processes and Jobsite Organization Chesapeake G-I Design/Project Management Samuel Harbert - Driven Fire Consultants			Seminar Estimating and Bidding: Best Practices Chesapeake 4-6 Business Bob Caputo, CFPS - AFSA		Seminar Address a Leaking System Without Total Pipe Replacement Chesapeake A-C Dry Systems Mathias Young - Engineered Corrosion Solutions		Seminar Is it Engineering or System Layout? Chesapeake 1-3 AHJ Tracey Bellamy, P.E., CFPS, CWBSP - Telgian Engineering and Consulting Russell Leavitt, CFPS, SET, SET - TELGIAN Corporation			Seminar Antifreeze in Fire Sprinkler Systems Chesapeake D-F Hydraulics Jeff Hebenstreit - UL Solutions
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM	Seminar Fire Service Demand Tariff Chesapeake 1-3 AHJ John Waters, CFPS (ret.), EFO, MA, MS - Upper Merion Fire and Rescue Services
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Seminar 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Fire Sprinkler Designer Chesapeake D-F Design/Project Management Micah Davis, SET - Ferguson Fire & Fabrication Russ Slaby - Ferguson Fire Design, LLC
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Networking Meal Networking Meal Lunch 2 Maryland CD						Networking Meal Networking Meal Lunch 2 Maryland CD
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Special Event Exhibitor Appreciation Event (Exhibitors Only) Prince George Exhibit Hall AB
3:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Special Event Exhibit Grand Opening Party Prince George Exhibit Hall AB
Saturday, October 18, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Networking Meal Networking Meal Breakfast 3 Maryland CD						Networking Meal Networking Meal Breakfast 3 Maryland CD
7:30 AM - 3:30 PM	Registration Open Exhibit Hall C Foyer
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Seminar Ask the Experts, Part 1 Chesapeake D-F Updates						Seminar How Employees Become Business Managers Chesapeake A-C Business Randy Stutzman - Randal Stutzman Advisors
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Discussion Manufacturer's & Suppliers Council Meeting Chesapeake D-F
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Seminar Practical Strategies for Professional Growth Utilizing LinkedIn Chesapeake 1-3 Business James Mongeau, Jr. - Detectors Group, Inc.				Seminar Is Employee Ownership a Better Fit for Your Company? Chesapeake A-C Business Randy Stutzman - Randal Stutzman Advisors				Seminar Ask the Experts, Part 2 Chesapeake D-F Updates
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Networking Meal Networking Meal Lunch 3 Maryland CD						Networking Meal Networking Meal Lunch 3 Maryland CD
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Special Event Exhibition & National Apprentice Competition Finals Prince George Exhibit Hall AB
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Special Event Awards Party River View Pavilion