ISTSS Planned for Frankfurt, Germany

Tunnels are an increasingly important part of the infrastructure network. They create challenges for incident prevention and management, fire protection and security against attacks or sabotage. The International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security offers an excellent opportunity for experts working with transport, infrastructure security systems, manufacturers and technical organizations to exchange their experience in an international forum.

The 4th ISTSS will be held at the Frankfurt am Main Fire and Rescue Services Headquarters, Feuerwehrstrasse 1, Frankfurt am Main, Germany March 17-19, 2010.

ISTSS began in Sweden in 2003 as the International Symposium on Catastrophic Tunnel Fires. Interest for the first Symposium identified the need for a conference dealing with safety and security issues related to tunnels. In response to overwhelming interest, the scope of the Symposium was broadened and the event was renamed the International Symposium of Tunnel Safety and Security (ISTSS). The first ISTSS was held in Washington, D.C., in 2004 and has continued biennially since then attracting more than 250 delegates each meeting.

Conference organizers have created a program with leading experts from a variety of fields within the following themes: risk and security, human behavior, passive fire protection and construction, active fire protection and fire fighting, ventilation and fire dynamics. Each day is opened by two invited Keynote Speakers, leaders in their field, providing an overview of their topic of expertise as an introduction to the themes of the day.

For more information, visit www.istss.se.