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        lang="EN-GB">Dear Simulationists,</span></p>
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        lang="EN-US">École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) and
        IBPSA-Canada are pleased to invite you to the</span><span
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        lang="EN-CA"> tenth edition of the Canadian conference dedicated
        to building simulation</span><span
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        lang="EN-US">: eSim 2018. The conference will be held in
        Montreal, Quebec on May 9-10 2018 with the theme:
      </span><i><span
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          lang="EN-CA">Building simulation to support building
          sustainability</span></i><span
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        lang="EN-CA">.</span><span
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        lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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        lang="EN-US">The deadline for abstract submissions is
        <b>October 1st, 2017</b>. Papers are peer-reviewed and published
        in the conference proc</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
        lang="EN-CA">eedings, which will be available on the
        IBPSA-Canada and IBPSA web sites. International as well as
        Canadian submissions are welcome. Visit esim.ca to submit your
        abstract and get more information about the conference.</span></p>
    <span
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      lang="EN-CA">Note that this edition of eSim will include a track
      dedicated to practitioners. Details for these contributions will
      be announced on esim.ca.<br>
      <br>
      Liam O'Brien<br>
      President, IBPSA-Canada<br>
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    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
Liam (William) O'Brien, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Carleton University 
Canal Building, 5208
(613) 520-2600 ext. 8037
PI, Human Building Interaction Laboratory
carleton.ca/hbilab</pre>
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