International FORUM of Fire Research Directors

Membership

Membership of the FORUM is held on a personal basis and is available to Directors of fire research organizations (principally those holding national status) which are undertaking major research in support of fire safety.

Specifically, FORUM members are expected to:

be prominent figures in the strategic direction and management of fire safety research;
be personally responsible for setting research priorities and allocating significant resources for fire safety research;
lead organizations with broad charters for fire safety research;
be prepared and willing for their organizations to commit resources to international programs of research, and to make input to international bodies concerned with international developments in fire safety (e.g., ISO, CIB, etc.);
participate personally in the meetings and activities of the FORUM (or when unable to attend, send on their behalf, a suitable representative).

The FORUM welcomes applications from Directors of fire research organizations for membership providing that the criteria above can be supported fully. However, applicants should note that any membership appointment granted by the FORUM will be made on a personal basis and cannot be delegated to other staff of their respective organization for attendance at meetings.

Additionally, the FORUM welcomes contact with Heads of all organizations involved in fire safety research for correspondent status where the criteria above may not be fully met. For further information on FORUM membership and an application, contact:

Dr. Franco Tamanini
FM Global

1151 Boston-Providence Hwy
Norwood, MA 02062 USA
Tel: +1 781 255 4930
Fax: +1 781 255 4024
e-mail: francesco.tamanini@fmglobal.com

Current Members of FORUM

Name	Location	Organization
Greg Baker	New Zealand	BRANZ
Dr. Pierre Carlotti	France	CSTB
Dr. Paul Croce	USA	Ex-officio
Dr. Pravinray Gandhi	USA	UL
Dr. Louis Gritzo	USA	FM Global
Dr. Eric Guillaume	France	Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d'Essais
Dr. Ichiro Hagiwara	Japan	BRI
Dr. Tuula Hakkarainen	Finland	VTT
Dr. Anthony Hamins	USA	NIST/Engineering Laboratory
Dr. ing Atle William Haskestad	Norway	SINTEF NBL as(the Norwegian Fire Research Laboratory)
Dr. Ming-chin Ho	Chinese Taipei	ABRI
Dr. Marc Janssens	USA	SwRI
Prof. Naian Liu	Peoples Republic of China	State Key Laboratory of Fire Science
Dr. Yoshiyuki Matsubara	Japan	NRIFD
Dr. Hyun-Joon Shin	Korea	KICT
Dr. Debbie Smith	UK	BRE
Dr. Björn Sundström	Sweden	SP
Dr. J. Russell Thomas	Canada	NRC Construction
Mr. Randall D. Watkins	USA	Sandia National Labs
Dr. Shuitsu Yusa	Japan	TBTL
Qinglin Zhang	China	TFRI

Membership Fees

Fees are collected annually from the FORUM members to cover awards and operation expenses. These annual dues are based on a graduated schedule, which takes into account the size of the organization to which the member belongs. There are three categories defined by the fire research budget of the organization (gross income). The current membership fees are given in the following table:

Category	Fire Research Income/Budget	Membership Fee*
1	= and > $5M	400
2	= and > $1M < $5M	300
3	< $1M	200

* All figures are in US$.

A member organization may also commit funds to a project, over and above the annual membership fee. This is done at the sole discretion of the member organization, and the funds are normally limited to cover the individual organization's expenses associated with the project.