IFBA 2023 CONVENTION IN MILWAUKEE

[Maxim]

Less than a month to the convention. Still some spaces open. See TURNOUT at the IFBA.org website..

 

[fdhistorian]

IFBA CONVENTION INFO
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
AUGUST 14-17, 2023
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2023 IFBA convention, 300 S 84th Street, Milwaukee WI 53214
V.MOKROS@IFBA2023CONVENTION.COM

SUNDAY AUGUST 13, 2023
Noon - 10pm Registration open in hospitality room
Noon - 10pm Hospitality room open
Afternoon Executive Board Meeting

MONDAY AUGUST 14, 2023
Noon - 10pm Registration open in hospitality room
6am - 9am Breakfast buffet in Hotel Restaurant (don’t forget to bring your ticket)
9:30am Opening Ceremony, posting of colors, 1st raffle at conclusion
10:00am Keynote speaker - Lt Brian Murphy - topic “Oak Creek Shooting”
11:00am Program - “PEACEFUL WARRIORS”
2nd Raffle of the day at end of program
NOON Lunch provided
1:00pm Board shuttle buses to Harley Davidson Museum
3:00pm Apparatus photo ops at the museum
4:00pm Shuttles back to hotel
5:00pm Dinner on your own (Hotel or Your choice)
6:00pm - 10pm Hospitality open, buffing, etc

TUESDAY AUGUST 15, 2023
As needed Registration open in hospitality room
6:00am - 8:00am Breakfast buffet in Hotel Restaurant (don’t forget to bring your ticket)
8:30am promptly Buses leave for Venerable Fire Museum
12 Noon Board buses for lunch at the Richfield Fire Department
photo ops of area Fire Apparatus
1:30pm Board buses for Holy Hill Basilica & National Shrine of Mary
4:00pm Board buses for return to Hotel
5:00pm Relax & dinner on your own (hotel or your choice)
6:00pm - 10pm Hospitality open, buffing, etc

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16TH, 2023
As needed Registration open in hospitality room
6:00am - 8:00am Breakfast buffet in Hotel Restaurant (don’t forget to bring your ticket)
8:30AM Annual IFBA Business Meeting
10:00am Program - “Preserving the Past for the Future” - Authors
10:45am Program - “Preserving the Past for the Future” - Photographers
11:30am Board Shuttle busses to Local 215 lunch
1pm - 3pm Apparatus Photo ops
3pm - 4pm Board shuttles for return to Hotel
5:00pm Relax & dinner on your own (Hotel or Your choice)
6:00pm - 10pm Hospitality open, buffing, etc

THURSDAY AUGUST 17, 2023
6:00am - 8:00am Breakfast buffet in Hotel Restaurant (don’t forget to bring your ticket)
9:00am Program - Underwriter Laboratories / Fire Safety
10:00am Program - MABAS & Shared Services
11:00am Program - “Deep Tunnels” Chief Neil Lipski
Noon Lunch provided at Hotel
1:00pm Board shuttles to Trinity for program on 5 alarm fire
“Controlling the Disaster” Presented by Chief of Department Aaron Lipski
4:00pm Board shuttles back to Hotel
4:30pm - 5:00pm Relax before Closing Banquet
5:30pm Socializing, appetizers & cash bar
6:15pm Presentation by the next years convention planning team
6:30pm Closing Banquet, Awards, Raffles
10:00pm See you next year in Richmond Virginia

FRIDAY AUGUST 18, 2023
6:00am - 8:00am Breakfast buffet in Hotel Restaurant (don’t forget to bring your ticket)
SAFE TRAVELS AS YOU MAKE YOUR WAY HOME

 

[Maxim]

Still have room for a few more guest. You don't have to be an IFBA member to attend.

 

[Atlas]

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[t123ken]

Don't forget to bring your ticket.