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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>ONE WEEK UNTIL THE CONFERENCE - eSim Building Simulation Conference 1-4 May 2012. <a href="http://esim.ca/" target="_blank">http://esim.ca</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Complete programme with abstracts and technical session speaker schedule</b> is on the website.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The 2012 eSim Building Simulation Conference in Halifax, Canada is hosted by Dalhousie University and features an exciting slate of speakers, social events, workshops, and tours. Major themes include: building performance modeling, innovative technology control methods, simulations tools, and quality control approaches. We invite you to explore our new website which contains all the information <a href="http://esim.ca/" target="_blank">http://esim.ca</a>.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://esim.ca/" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=700 height=147 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:163121415@24042012-2358" alt=image.png></span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Forty two full papers will be presented forming a full two-days of parallel technical sessions (a detailed schedule is available under <i>Conference Information</i> at </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://esim.ca/" target="_blank">http://esim.ca</a>)</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Several exciting features of the eSim conference are (complete descriptions at </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://esim.ca/" target="_blank">http://esim.ca/</a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>):</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Conference venue is the Pier 21 Immigration Museum on the Halifax Waterfront where over a million immigrants entered Canada.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Keynote speakers are Christoph Reinhart (MIT Architecture) and Mark Riley (former Sustainable Buildings Director at CanmetEnergy).</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Technical tour of the NSCC Centre for the Built Environment (LEED Silver)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Social events at the Seaport Farmers Market (LEED Platinum) and banquet at the historic Waterfront Warehouse.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Half and full-day workshops on modeling and simulation, communities, and certification tools.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Reduced rate accommodations at the Westin Hotel are within a 10 minute walk from all events.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Schedule overview of eSim 2012:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://esim.ca/" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=700 height=131 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:163121415@24042012-235F" alt=image.png></span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Keynote speakers of eSim 2012:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Christoph Reinhart is an Associate Professor of Building Technology in Architecture at MIT. He has built design tools such as DIVA-for-Rhino and Daysim. Dr. Reinhart's address is titled <em><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Building Performance Simulation – From Evaluating Performance To Suggesting New Forms.</span></b></em><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mark Riley was the S&T Director of the Sustainable Buildings and Communities Group within CanmetENERGY. He now consults on projects related to sustainable housing, buildings and communities. Mr. Riley's address is titled <em><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Housing for a Changing World: A Sustainable Housing Technology Roadmap for Canada.</span></b></em><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Workshop overview of eSim 2012:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>We have 8 great workshops on a variety of building simulation software and methods.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://esim.ca/" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=700 height=96 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:163121415@24042012-2366" alt=image.png></span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Partners and sponsors of eSim 2012:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://esim.ca/" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=700 height=96 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:163121415@24042012-236D" alt=image.png></span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>About the eSim 2012 Conference:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>eSim brings together professionals, academics and students interested in building performance simulation advancements and applications. The 2012 conference is hosted by Dalhousie University in collaboration with Natural Resources Canada. It will be held in the beautiful port city of Halifax, Canada on May 2 and 3, 2012, with workshops held one day pre and post the conference. Themes of the eSim conference surround the modeling and simulation of processes and performance of the built environment. This includes all aspects of building simulation ranging from the simulators themselves to results of unique and innovative models. Coverage includes modeling physical processes (energy, occupant comfort, daylighting, etc.), control methods, community energy systems, building simulator tools, use of tools with building code/incentive programs, and performance visualization/validation.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>We hope you will join us for the 2012 eSim Building Simulation Conference on 1-4 May. We invite you to explore our website at </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://esim.ca/" target="_blank">http://esim.ca/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Dr. Lukas Swan and Prof. Richard Kroeker</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Dalhousie University - Faculties of Engineering and Architecture</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Halifax, NS</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Canada <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#A0A0A0' align=center></div></div></body></html>