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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>IBPSA Seattle Chapter Brainstorming Meeting<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Some of us local energy modelers are contemplating forming a Seattle area IBPSA-USA chapter. IBPSA-USA is the United States regional affiliate of the<a href="http://www.ibpsa.org/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'> International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA)</span></a>. The mission of IBPSA-USA is to advance and promote the science of building simulation in order to improve the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of new and existing buildings in the United States. We are in contact with IBPSA national and are following their recommendations on initial organizing steps.<br><br>At this time we would like to hear from anyone interested in forming a local chapter. If there is a sufficient response, we will convene to brainstorm local topics of interest and start to shape the direction of a future local chapter. To get a count of people who are potentially interested in an IBPSA Seattle chapter, please lets us know you are interested by filling out the following one question survey: <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SCWLQKN">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SCWLQKN</a> We have scheduled a brainstorming meeting for the evening of Friday, January 27<sup>th</sup>, 2012. If you are interested in attending the brainstorming session, please RSVP at <a href="http://groupspaces.com/IBPSASeattle"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://groupspaces.com/IBPSASeattle</span></a>. You can also join the group at <a href="http://groupspaces.com/IBPSASeattle"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://groupspaces.com/IBPSASeattle</span></a> We would keep you informed about upcoming events and presentations through occasional emails.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><span style='color:black'>Signed,</span><br><span style='color:black'>Supriya Goel, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory</span><br><span style='color:black'>Molly Curtz, Arup</span><br><span style='color:black'>Jeremy McClanathan, CDi Engineers</span><br><span style='color:black'>Sangeetha Divakar, CDi Engineers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#D47500'>__________________________________________________</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <br></span><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Supriya Goel</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Engineer</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Building Energy Systems and Technology</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Pacific Northwest National Laboratory</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>902 Battelle Boulevard</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>P.O. Box 999, MSIN K5-20</span><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Richland, WA 99352 USA</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Tel: 509-372-6034</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Supriya.Goel@pnnl.gov</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#D47500'>www.pnl.gov</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>