Lynn,<br><br>I imagine you are already familiar with IBPSA's SimBuild conference which are also energy modeling conferences. If not, you can find info about them on the IBPSA web site. Would ASHRAE try to make their conferences unique from IBPSAs in some way? If you could maybe I would consider attending another conference, if not I probably wouldn't be able to afford it. In any case, be sure to pick a site that is inexpensive to fly to and stay at. Many of us modelers are self employed or work for cost conscious companies and it's hard to justify a lot of expense. If we are self employed we are also losing income for the duration of the conference so it's kind of a double hit. For this reason I would also hope that ASHRAE would make every attempt to keep the conference fee as low as possible. Just some food for thought.<br>
<br>Regards<br><br>Carol Gardner<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 1:24 PM, Bellenger, Lynn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lbellenger@pathfinder-ea.com">lbellenger@pathfinder-ea.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ASHRAE
is in the early planning stages of an Energy Modeling Conference for the spring
of 2011 that is targeted for consulting engineering practitioners. We are
looking for input on the appropriate topics and/or session types you would like
to see at such a conference. Some topic thoughts are: energy simulation, BIM,
CFD and daylight modeling. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">What
conference content would prompt you to travel and attend such a conference?
Please be as specific as possible in describing what you would like covered at
the conference. What do you want to learn? What location(s) in the US would
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G. Bellenger, PE, FASHRAE</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></b></p>
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