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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear eQUEST users:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">(Apologies for cross-postings)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Do you consider yourself a modeler, software developer, architect, engineer, building owner or practitioner working in the energy modeling sector? Ever considered the importance of establishing
yourself as a subject matter expert within your community? Or consider the rewards of sharing your knowledge and expertise within a broader community of your peers and colleagues?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">If so – the Call for Presenters is now open, and you are cordially invited to submit a presentation proposal highlighting your experiences for the 2016 ASHRAE/IBPSA-USA SimBuild Conference.
The overall theme for the conference is “Using Simulation to Improve Building Performance from Planning and Design to Construction, Operations and Retrofit." Presentations addressing case studies, workflow and process, cloud-based solutions, and challenges
and work arounds are encouraged. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Completed presentation abstracts (400 or less words in length), along with a 100-word promotional abstract are due
<u><span style="color:red">Feb. 3, 2016</span></u>. To submit an presentation proposal, please go to the
<a href="http://ashraem.confex.com/ashraem/ibpsa16/cfp.cgi" target="_blank">Call for Presenters website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The conference committee looks forward to reviewing many of your submissions.
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<p class="MsoNormal">All the Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">_Chris<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Chris Balbach, 2016 Joint Conference Committee Member<o:p></o:p></p>
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