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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The programme
sessions<SPAN class=203282320-05052010> </SPAN>for eSim 2010 are
now <SPAN class=203282320-05052010>available at <A
href="http://www.esim.ca/2010/documents/eSim2010_programme_sessions_only.pdf">http://www.esim.ca/2010/documents/eSim2010_programme_sessions_only.pdf</A></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><?xml:namespace
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">IBPSA-Canada's
biennial conference, eSim, brings together professionals, academics and students
interested in building performance simulation issues and applications. The 2010
conference is hosted by Manitoba Hydro, in collaboration with the Natural
Research Council of Canada. It will be held in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Winnipeg</st1:City></st1:place> on May 19th and 20th, 2010
(pre-conference and post-conference workshops on May 18th and 21st, 2010).
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visit <A title=http://www.esim.ca/ href="http://www.esim.ca/">www.esim.ca</A> to
register and<SPAN class=568561619-05052010> to</SPAN> read more about the
conference. </SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=568561619-05052010><SPAN class=normaltxt1><SPAN
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face="Century Gothic">Conference Chair:
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<DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=568561619-05052010><SPAN class=normaltxt1><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'"><FONT
face="Century Gothic">Devin Evenson, Manitoba Hydro, <A
title=mailto:devenson@hydro.mb.ca
href="mailto:devenson@hydro.mb.ca">devenson@hydro.mb.ca</A> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=568561619-05052010><SPAN class=normaltxt1><SPAN
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face="Century Gothic"></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=568561619-05052010><SPAN class=normaltxt1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'"><FONT
face="Century Gothic">Chair of the Scientific Committee:
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<DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=568561619-05052010><SPAN class=normaltxt1><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'"><FONT
face="Century Gothic">Dr. Iain A Macdonald, National Research Council Canada, <A
title=mailto:iain.macdonald@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
href="mailto:iain.macdonald@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca">iain.macdonald@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca</A></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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