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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">Announcing Project StaSIO and the BPCAs 2018 Competition
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">Please register for
<b>Project StaSIO- A Means for Improving Communication and Decisions Making</b> on Feb 27, 2018 10:00 AM PST at:  <br>
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</span><a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1776099795237701635"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#389ED8;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1776099795237701635</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333"><br>
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Join us for a webinar to learn more about Project StaSIO and the competition in conjunction with the 2018 Building Performance Analysis Conference. <br style="border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">Description:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333"><br>
Project StaSIO has been developed by IBPSA-USA’s Architectural Simulations subcommittee. It is an online website populated with crowd-sourced simulation graphics and case studies organized around the ASHRAE 209 framework. The objective of this competition is
 to catalyze crowd-sourced submissions to Project StaSIO through execution of an online competition for Project StaSIO’s two forms of submissions: 1) Graphic Outputs and 2) Case Studies. The webinar will provide some background on the project and its objectives. <br>
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For individuals and organizations interested in participating in the competition, the webinar will also discuss the competition guidelines and rules.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">More information on the competition can be found
<a href="https://www.ibpsa.us/project-stasio-competition">here</a>. <br>
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">Competition Organizing Committee:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;background:white">Kjell Anderson, LMN Architects<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;background:white">Supriya Goel, PNNL</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</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">Energy Research Engineer</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Pacific Northwest National Laboratory</span>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">620 SW 5th Ave, Suite 810</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><br>
<span style="color:black;background:white">Portland, OR 97204</span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Tel:  503-227-7766</span>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Supriya.Goel@pnnl.gov</span>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#D47500">www.pnl.gov</span>
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