2024 ANNUAL / FALL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

FAMA Board Meeting

CORAL REEF

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

FEMSA Board Meeting

SUNSET

1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

FAMA Technical Committee Planning Meeting

CORAL REEF

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm

Joint FAMA/FEMSA Board Meeting

SUNSET

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm

FAMA Board and Committee Chairs Meeting

CORAL REEF

5:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Networking Hours

WATERSIDE

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Breakfast

OASIS FOYER

8:00 am - 8:05 am

Welcome to Tampa Meeting Kick-off

OASIS BALLROOM

Chief Barbara Tripp, Tampa Fire Rescue

8:05 am - 9:10 am

Opening Keynote

OASIS BALLROOM

Andrew Davis, “Digital Doppelgänger”

9:10 am - 9:45 am

Washington Update

OASIS BALLROOM

CFSI’s Bill Webb & GAC’s Dave Gatton, David Durstine, John Granby, Lee Morris and David Russell

9:50 am - 10:30 am

Networking Break

OASIS FOYER

10:15 am - 1:30 pm

Spouse / Guest Program

PIRATE WATER TAXI

Meet on Level 1 near the bottom of the escalator at 10:15 AM for the walk to the boat. Boarding is at 10:25 AM.

10:30 am - 11:20 am

FEMSA & FAMA Fire Lanes

OASIS BALLROOM I – FAMA Lane: Eric Schlett, Lauren Ocoma, & Erin Moriarty, Clarion’s 5-Year Vision for FDIC and Current Marketing Trends

OASIS BALLROOM II – FEMSA Lane: Ken Holland, NFPA Update

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Lunch 

CHANNELSIDE

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm

FEMSA & FAMA Lanes

OASIS BALLROOM I – FAMA Lane: Chief Ed Rice, “Exploring Technology and Challenges in Metro Departments”

OASIS BALLROOM II – FEMSA Lane: Aaron Heller, “How Firefighters are Actually Wearing Our Gear”

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

FAMA Business Meeting

OASIS BALLROOM I

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

FEMSA Business Meeting

OASIS BALLROOM II

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Networking Hour

WATERSIDE

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Welcome Reception

CHANNELSIDE

7:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Networking Hours

WATERSIDE

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Breakfast

OASIS FOYER

8:00 am - 10:30 am

FAMA Business Meeting

OASIS BALLROOM I

8:00 am - 9:00 am

FEMSA Panel Presentation

OASIS BALLROOM II

9:00 am - 10:30 am

FEMSA Member Sections

OASIS II

  • Dealer/Distributors & Manufacturing
  • Technology and Future Focus
  • PPE and SCBA
  • Health and Wellness
  • Tradeshow and Marketing

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Networking Break

OASIS FOYER

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Structured Networking 

OASIS BALLROOM

12:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Lunch – On Your Own

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Joint Presentation – Anirban Basu

OASIS BALLROOM

3:30 pm - 3:45 pm

Networking Break

OASIS FOYER

3:45 pm - 5:00 pm

Closing Keynote – Jamie Clark

OASIS BALLROOM

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Networking Hours

WATERSIDE

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Reception 

OASIS FOYER

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Dinner & Entertainment

OASIS BALLROOM

9:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Networking Hours

WATERSIDE