FIRE: The Federation for International Refractory Research and Education

FIRE is a non-profit organization incorporated in Canada, with BY-LAWS and RULES.

FIRE members are academic institutions and companies active in the fields of refractories (manufacturers,suppliers,users and other services providers).

FIRE is managed by an Executive Committee (4) and a Board of Members (24 at the time: 9 from academics, 15 from industries).

FIRE Education Programs have started with the academic's year 2006-2007.

GOALS

• To fund international studies and research activities in the field of refractories
• To support academic education by promoting student exchanges and generating double(multiple) degree programs organized by two or more universities.
• To pool the expertise, the experience and the willingness of the worwide most competent persons,institutions and companies in the field of refractories.

Updates

FIRE NETWORK - See FIRE video [+...]

FIRE - The Federation for International Refractory Reseach and Education.

"FIRE: Focusing on Innovation and Education" - 12th UNITECR 2011 Congress, Kyoto, Japan, Oct.30-Nov. 2, 2011 [pdf]

"FIRE: an outstanding network to promote education, research and industrial partnership" - 20th Annual International Conference "Refractories for Industries 2011", Moscow, February 8th-9th, 2011 [pdf]

"An International Education for Refractories Engineers: the FIRE's Experience" - Advances in Refractories V, The Michel Rigaud Symposium, COM 2010, of the Methological Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 2010 [pdf]

"What does Seduction has to do with Refractories Education in the 21st Century?", TAJR, Vol. 28, no.1, 2008 [pdf]

FIRE - Students

[Graduation Day in Limoges - December 5th, 2008]

Two French students in Japan [pdf]

FIRE Members at work

[in Vancouver, October 7th, 2010]

ALAFAR 2012 Congress in Cancun, Mexico, Nov. 5-8.

United technical conference on refactories - UNITECR 2013

13th Biennial Worldwide Congress on Refractories in Victoria, Canada [+...]