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> PREFACE TO THE CUMULATIVE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 
> 16 HALON OPTIONS TECHNICAL WORKING CONFERENCES (HOTWCs)
> 
> Richard G. Gann, Ph.D.
> Program Chair
> Fire Research Division
> Building and Fire Research Laboratory
> National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
> Gaithersburg, MD  20899-8664
> 
> 
> 
> It is with
> both sadness and anticipation that we issue this final cumulative set of papers
> from the 16 HOTWCs. The U.S. Department
> of Defense's Next Generation Fire Suppression Technology Program (NGP), which
> assumed the sponsorship for the conferences from the New Mexico Engineering
> Research Institute (NMERI), has completed its mission and can no longer serve
> as host and sponsor.
> From 1990,
> when Dr. Robert Tapscott of NMERI created the first of these meetings, to the
> past 5 years, when I have had the privilege of serving as Conference Chair, the
> "hot-wicks" have attracted the sponsors, scientists, systems
> engineers, fire suppressant and suppression system manufacturers, regulators,
> and technology implementers that ensured that new technologies were developed,
> evaluated, and implemented.  The progress
> made in this field has been nothing short of spectacular.
> 
> As in many
> technological fields, there is a point at which the very success leads to a
> decrease in research.  While there were
> 37 papers at HOTWC 2006, just over half of these were either summaries of DoD successes or of NGP results. The remaining number of papers, despite their
> quality, is at best marginally sufficient to support a dedicated conference.
> 
> Nonetheless,
> there is ample evidence of strong continuing interest in following any new
> developments and applications in fire suppression science and engineering.  To this end, we have created a merger between
> the Fire Protection Research Foundation FPRF) annual conference on fire
> suppression/detection and the HOTWC.  The
> first Fire Suppression and Detection Research and Applications (SUPDET) - A Technical Working Conference
> will be held March 5-8, 2007 in Orlando,
>  FL.The first two days will be devoted to fire
> suppression, the latter two to detection.
>  Based on our survey of HOTWC aficionados and discussions at the past two
> meetings in Albuquerque,
> I expect a strong presence of our stalwarts.
> 
> In closing,
> I want to express my appreciation and admiration for the many who prepared and
> presented papers over the past 16 years, to the hundreds who listened to the
> papers and joined in the extensive discussions, to the NMERI staff and to
> Gamboa International Corp. for the skillful service they provided to all of us,
> and to the City of Albuquerque for providing an ambiance that kept us coming
> back for most of two decades.
> 
> NIST will continue to host the HOTWC web site www.bfrl.nist.gov/866/HOTWC, with
> the cumulative papers and news of the 2007 meeting.  This will soon be joined by a page on the National Fire Protection Association web site,
> www.nfpa.org.  (CLICK on "Research and Reports," then "Fire Protection 
> Research Foundation," then “2007 Symposium.”)
> 
> See you in Orlando
> 
> Dick
> 
> Certainequipment, instruments or materials are identified in these Proceedings in order to document the research adequately.
> Such identification does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the Nation 
> Institute of Standards and Technology, nor does
> it imply that the materials or equipment are necessarily the best available for the purpose.

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