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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 SFPE New England Fire Protection &amp; Life Safety Seminar (May 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;2026 Fire Protection &amp;amp; Life Safety Seminar - Presented by SFPE New England&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesday, May 12th | 8:00am | Norwood, MA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://nec-sfpe.wildapricot.org/event-6579175" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;REGISTER HERE&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="172" data-end="360" align="center" style="line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;If viewing in a browser, scroll down and click "Register" on the left-side of your page to proceed.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="172" data-end="360"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The New England Chapter of SFPE is pleased to announce the &lt;strong data-start="231" data-end="266" style=""&gt;2026 Fire Protection &amp;amp; Life Safety Seminar&lt;/strong&gt;, taking place on &lt;strong data-start="284" data-end="309" style=""&gt;Tuesday, May 12, 2026&lt;/strong&gt; at the &lt;strong data-start="317" data-end="359" style=""&gt;Four Points by Sheraton in Norwood, MA&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="172" data-end="360"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Registration and breakfast will be held from &lt;strong style=""&gt;8:00-8:30am&lt;/strong&gt;, followed by a full day of professional networking and engaging presentations. The seminar will conclude with a &lt;strong style=""&gt;Vendor Showcase and Networking Reception from 4:00-5:00pm&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
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Breakfast and lunch will be provided, as well as passed hors d'oeuvres and one complimentary drink ticket during the &lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Vendor Showcase and Networking Reception&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="362" data-end="727" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Featured Presentations&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;The Life of a Battery: Fire Safety at Every Stage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Kevin J. LaMalva, Fire &amp;amp; Risk Alliance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mass Notification Systems&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;- Scott Golly &amp;amp; Charles Mason, Jensen Hughes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Risk and Response: Mindful Fire Engineering&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;, Jen Hoyt, Code Red Consultants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What's New for Short-Term Rentals in Massachusetts?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;Jake Nunnemacher, MA State Fire Marshal's Office&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Dominoes of Disaster: Tracing Multiple Failure Points in Fire Protection Systems&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;Christopher Wood, FireLink, LLC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After the Fire: A Discussion with Survivors of the Seton Hall Dormitory Fire&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;Alvaro Llanos &amp;amp; Shawn Simons&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Updates from WPI Fire Protection and Explosion Protection Engineering Departments&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;Milosh Puchovsky, Worcester Polytechnic Institute&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Linear Heat Detection Principals (Sponsor Spotlight)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Alex Helms, Safe Fire Detection&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Updates from SFPE International&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;-&amp;nbsp;Jeff Tubbs, Arup&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spon&lt;font&gt;sorship Opportunities&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="1105" data-end="1191"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;We are proud to offer several sponsorship opportunities to showcase your organization:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li data-start="1193" data-end="1225"&gt;
    &lt;p data-start="1195" data-end="1225"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsor Spotlight -&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;$500&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li data-start="1193" data-end="1225"&gt;
    &lt;p data-start="1195" data-end="1225"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;strong data-start="1195" data-end="1216"&gt;Breakfast Sponsor&lt;/strong&gt; – $500&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p data-start="1228" data-end="1256"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="1228" data-end="1245"&gt;Lunch Sponsor&lt;/strong&gt; – $1,000&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li data-start="1257" data-end="1303"&gt;
    &lt;p data-start="1259" data-end="1303"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="1259" data-end="1292" style=""&gt;Reception &amp;amp; Cocktail Hour Sponsor&lt;/strong&gt; – $1,000&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p data-start="1366" data-end="1559"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Vendor tables will be located in a high-traffic area by the registration tables.&amp;nbsp;Ample time will be built into the schedule for attendees to visit vendor tables, including during networking and social portions of the program.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="1561" data-end="1691"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;We look forward to seeing you in May!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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