NIST and the World Trade Center

TENTATIVE AGENDA

Public Meeting
To Gather Comments and Suggestions Related to the Scope of the
Pending Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster

National Institute of Standards and Technology
U.S. Department of Commerce
Monday, June 24, 2002

8:00 - 8:10	Welcome Meeting Agenda and Procedures	Facilitator
8:10 - 8:30	Introduction	Jack Snell, NIST
8:30 - 9:00	Overview of WTC Investigation Plan	Shyam Sunder, NIST
9:00 - 10:00	Public Comments Session I Sally Regenhard—Skyscraper Safety Campaign Anthony Weiner—Member of Congress George Miller—National Association of State Fire Marshals Frank Lombardi—Port Authority of New York and New Jersey James Quintiere—Self Abolhassan Astaneh-Asl—University of California, Berkeley Ray Daddazio—Weidlinger Associates
10:00 - 10:15	BREAK
10:15 - 11:55	Public Comments Session II Patricia Lancaster—NYC Department of Buildings Jake Pauls—Jake Pauls Consulting Services Ken Camarro—Camarro Research Charles Jennings—John Jay College of Criminal Justice Beverly Eckert—Self William Schell—Self (retired FDNY) Roger Morse—Morse Associates Bill VanAllen—Consultant John G. O'Neil—Gage-Babcock & Associates Calvin Zhou—ZQ Technical Consulting
11:55 - 12:40	LUNCH
12:40 - 2:10	Public Comments Session III Jack Murphy—Fire Safety Directors of Greater New York Gene Corley—ASCE/FEMA WTC Building Performance Study Glen Corbett—John Jay College of Criminal Justice Charles Carter—American Institute of Steel Construction James Shannon—National Fire Protection Association John Durrant—American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Kathleen Almand—Society of Fire Protection Engineers Ramon Gilsanz—Structural Engineers Association of New York Joseph Messersmith—Portland Cement Association
2:10 - 2:25	BREAK
2:25 - 3:35	Public Comments Session IV Javeed Munshi—Construction Technology Laboratories Brian Meacham—ARUP Monica Gabrielle—Skyscraper Safety Campaign Henry Bertoni—Polytechnic University Kathleen Tierney—University of Delaware Richard Tomasetti—Thornton-Tomasetti Group Shankar Nair—Teng Associates Vincent Dunn—Vincent Dunn Consultants
3:35 - 4:05	Open Session for Comments on Scope of NIST Investigation A limited number of 2-minute slots will be available for attendees who did not request in advance to present comments on the proposed NIST investigation plan. A sign-up sheet will be available at the meeting to request slots. Requests will be reviewed on-site until all available slots are filled.
4:05 - 4:15	Wrap-Up and Next Steps	Jack Snell, NIST
4:15	ADJOURN
NOTE: Throughout the day, attendees will be able to submit written questions about the NIST pending technical investigation plan. Depending on the volume of questions received, brief responses to those questions will be given after each break.

For additional information, go to: WTC Contacts | Building and Fire Research Laboratory | NIST

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Last updated: 6/21/2002