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Short Interruption in Service – Apologies to All

On Tuesday morning last, 28th April 2009 … this Site crashed … ‘went down’ … a blank screen with just a short, cryptic message in computer jargon at the top … it was no more … it had expired … but briefly, and temporarily !

 

The reason was traffic overload … too many visitors.  For this, we humbly apologise.  And apologies to Monty Python for mangling their ‘dead parrot’ sketch !   I couldn’t help it ?!?

 

That was the bad, bad news.

 

 

The good news behind the interruption, however, is that I was away in Lund … one of the big university towns in Sweden … attending an important meeting of CIB Working Commission 14 : Fire.  CIB stands for ‘Conseil International du Bâtiment’ (International Council of Building Research).

 

CIB W14 is an international, multi-stakeholder, trans-disciplinary, pre-normalization forum for discussion on research and innovation in Built Environment Fire Engineering.

 

 

Colour photograph showing the Dinner for participants at the CIB W14 & ISO TC92 Meetings which were held in Lund University during Week 17. Our very friendly Host was Mr. Robert Jönsson, Head (and Associate Professor) of the Department of Fire Safety Engineering & Systems Safety at Lund University. 30 of his students also attended the Dinner. Click to enlarge. Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2009-04-23.

Colour photograph showing the Dinner for participants at the CIB W14 & ISO TC92 Meetings which were held in Lund University during Week 17. Our very friendly Host was Mr. Robert Jönsson, Head (and Associate Professor) of the Department of Fire Safety Engineering & Systems Safety at Lund University. 30 of his students also attended the Dinner. Click to enlarge. Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2009-04-23.

 

Successful meetings in Lund … and, on the return journey home, successful business in Stockholm … the weather was marvellous throughout …

 

Colour photograph showing Kungsträdgården, a principal piazza in Central Stockholm lined with Cherry Blossoms, on a beautiful, sunny April evening. Click to enlarge. Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2009-04-25.

Colour photograph showing Kungsträdgården, a principal piazza in Central Stockholm lined with Cherry Blossoms, on a beautiful, sunny April evening. Click to enlarge. Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2009-04-25.

 

 

 

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