FEMA Region 5 presents the next webinar in the Strategic Partnerships Series. May is Building Safety Month, so we are bringing you two experienced professionals in the area of building codes research, building codes adoption and setting your sights on resilience. Jiqiu (JQ) Yuan, PE, PhD, PMP, with the National Institute of Building Sciences, and Mr. Ryan M. Colker, J.D., CAE, will speak to what community decision makers should know about building codes and how to build supportive partnerships in the research, public and private sector.

Whether you are a code official, architect, engineer, contractor, PMG or fire safety professional, your participation is vital in helping to develop model codes and standards used in the design, build and compliance process to construct safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient structures.

With over 400 attendees, this annual networking and educational event is geared for NEBB industry professionals, giving them the chance to network with familiar friends, make new industry contacts and expand their professional horizons. Our conference gives attendees the opportunity to explore latest trends and obtain technical updates facing the global industries serviced by NEBB and learn from you, our Exhibitors, about products and services that will advance their professional development and businesses.

IAPMO’s programs are developed through true industry consensus. This means that experts like you from around the country – from all segments of varying industries – gather to determine performance requirements, testing criteria and guidelines for products, and for professionals who work with these products.

The U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day (WSD) is an annual event recognizing the importance of various stakeholder groups across the standards community, including business leaders, industry, academia, and government. The event features a yearly theme relevant to the broader community and its priorities, and includes presentation of the Ronald H. Brown Standards Leadership Award.