<div>Dear Bldg-Sim,</div>
<div>Here are the remote access instructions for the IBPSA-USA Boston -- Symposium on Weather and Building Simulation, Tuesday July 12, 2011 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Eastern Time.</div>
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<div>We will be broadcasting the session using AnyMeeting. You may register ahead of time, which would be helpful to us, but you may also sign in without registering once the meeting starts. If you are local to Boston, please consider joining us in person to help create a lively discussion. (RSVP to with the subject "in person" to <strong><font face="Calibri"> </font></strong><a href="mailto:ibpsa.boston@gmail.com" target="_blank"><strong><font face="Calibri">ibpsa.boston@gmail.com</font></strong></a>.)</div>
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<div>The URL for the meeting broadcast will be:<br><a href="http://www.anymeeting.com/ibpsaboston1">http://www.anymeeting.com/ibpsaboston1</a><br>The registration URL is:</div>
<div><a href="http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=E954DD848948">http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=E954DD848948</a> <br>You will be able to hear the presentations through your computer speakers, and to text questions for the speakers (using AnyMeeting) to our webmaster, who will be monitoring the remote attendees. </div>
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<div>More event details below.</div>
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<div>Best,
<div>Holly W. Samuelson</div><font color="#888888">
<div>IBPSA-USA Boston<br></div></font><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Holly W. Samuelson</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hwasilow@gsd.harvard.edu">hwasilow@gsd.harvard.edu</a>></span><br>
Date: Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 6:42 PM<br>Subject: July 12 Symposium on Weather and Building Simulation<br>To: <a href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br><br><font face="Calibri"><font size="3"><span>Dear Bldg-Sim Group,</span></font></font></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><font size="3"><span>You are invited to the Symposium on Weather and Building Simulation, organized by IBPSA (International Building Performance Simulation Association) -USA Boston Chapter. </span>This event is Part 2 of 3 in our "Big Uglies" series, investigating the major unknowns in energy modeling.</font></font></div>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">Symposium on Weather and Building Simulation </font></font></span></b></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">July 12, 2011 7:30-9:30pm</font></font></span></b></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Calibri"><font size="3"><span>Room 111 Harvard Graduate School of Design, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA</span></font></font></b></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Calibri"><font size="3"><span>With Live Webcast</span></font></font></b></p></div>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri">The evening will include presentations and an open discussion on current best practices. Presenters include: </font></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><font size="3" face="Calibri">Drury Crawley of Bentley Systems</font></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><font size="3" face="Calibri">Charles Khuen of Weather Analytics</font></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><font size="3" face="Calibri">Seth Holmes of Harvard Graduate School of Design</font></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Topics include:</font></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><font size="3" face="Calibri">Design conditions and different types of hourly weather data</font></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><font size="3" face="Calibri">Where to obtain this data</font></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><font size="3" face="Calibri">The limitations of each type</font></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><font size="3" face="Calibri">What to do when there's no nearby data</font></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><font size="3" face="Calibri">The Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) dataset</font></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><font size="3" face="Calibri">Simulation with future climate-change data</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span>Refreshments will be provided. </span>For more information on IBPSA-USA Boston, visit: </font></font><a href="http://ibpsa-boston.com/" target="_blank"><font size="3" face="Calibri">http://ibpsa-boston.com/</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"> <span>For directions to the event please visit: </span></font></font><a href="http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/admissions/visiting/" target="_blank"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/admissions/visiting/</font></span></a><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"> Participates unable to make it to Cambridge can join us via the internet. Details to follow. However, in order to create a lively discussion, we request that local participants join us in person if possible.<b></b></font></font></span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font face="Calibri"><strong>PLEASE RSVP by sending an email with the subject "RSVP In-Person" or "RSVP Remote" to </strong><a href="mailto:ibpsa.boston@gmail.com" target="_blank"><strong>ibpsa.boston@gmail.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong> Please forward this invitation to anyone you think may be interested.</font></span></p>
<div><br>Best,</div>
<div>Holly W. Samuelson</div><font color="#888888">
<div>IBPSA-USA Boston<br><br><br><br><br></div></font></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Holly (Wasilowski) Samuelson<br>Registered Architect | LEED AP<br>Doctor of Design Candidate in Sustainable Design <br>Harvard Graduate School of Design<br>
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