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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=normaltxt1><font
size=2 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>(apologies for cross-postings)</span></font></span></p>
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size=2 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Narrow"'> </span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=normaltxt1><font
size=2 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Narrow";font-weight:bold'>Online Registration - eSim2008</span></font></span></p>
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size=2 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Narrow"'> </span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=normaltxt1><font
size=2 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Narrow";font-weight:bold'>21-22 May 2008</span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=normaltxt1><font
size=2 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Narrow";font-weight:bold'>Québec City, Canada</span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=normaltxt1><font
size=2 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Narrow";font-weight:bold'><a href="http://www.esim.ca/">http://www.esim.ca/</a></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=normaltxt1><font
size=2 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Narrow";font-weight:bold'> </span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'>The 5<sup>th</sup> IBPSA-Canada Conference,
eSim2008, will be hosted by <i><span style='font-style:italic'>l'École
d'architecture de la Faculté d'architecture, d'aménagement et des arts visuels
de l'Université Laval</span></i> in collaboration with the National Research
Council of Canada, and held in Québec City, Canada on May 21 and 22, 2008.</span></font></p>
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lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'>Online registration is now open until Friday,
May 16, 2008: <a href="http://www.esim.ca/2008/registration.htm">http://www.esim.ca/2008/registration.htm</a></span></font></p>
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lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-align:justify'><b><font
size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:
bold'>Early registration</span></font></b><font size=2><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt'> $<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>350</span></b> CDN</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-align:justify'><b><font
size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:
bold'>Late registration</span></font></b><font size=2><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt'> $<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>400</span></b> CDN</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-align:justify'><b><font
size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:
bold'>Student registration</span></font></b><font size=2><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt'> $<b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>150</span></b> CDN</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-align:justify'><b><font
size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:
bold'>Accompanying person</span></font></b><font size=2><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt'> (banquet) $<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>100</span></b>
CDN</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'>An IBPSA-Canada membership registration
discount of $<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>50</span></b> applies to all
fees above (except for the accompanying person fee). Note that in order to take
advantage of the conference discount for IBPSA-Canada members, first visit <a
href="http://www.ibpsa.ca/">http://www.ibpsa.ca/</a> and join if you are not
already a member - it’s free, open to everyone, and only takes a couple
of minutes. For (full-time) student discounts, send a copy of your valid
student card to <a href="mailto:esim2008@faaav.ulaval.ca">esim2008@faaav.ulaval.ca</a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'>Conference participants can also register
online for pre- and post-conference workshops (May 20<sup>th</sup> and 23<sup>rd</sup>,
2008):</span></font></p>
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lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
href="http://www.esim.ca/2008/workshops.htm#energyplus">Introduction to EnergyPlus</a>
(May 20th and 23rd) </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
href="http://www.esim.ca/2008/workshops.htm#hot3000">NRCan's HOT3000™</a>
(May 20th PM) </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
href="http://www.esim.ca/2008/workshops.htm#nrc_irc">NRC-IRC Software</a> (May
23rd AM) </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
href="http://www.esim.ca/2008/workshops.htm#daylight">Explore Daylighting Visualization
with Autodesk ® 3ds Max ®</a> (May 23rd PM) </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'>The deadline for <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>early registration</span></b> (conference and workshops) is Thursday, <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>March 20</span></b>, 2008.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Authors who want their papers published in the
conference proceedings must register before Friday, April 25, 2008.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Please keep in mind that Québec will be quite busy at that
time of year. Of note (!), the 2008 IIHF Men's World Hockey Championship medal
games (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_IIHF_World_Championship">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_IIHF_World_Championship</a>)
will be held in Québec on May 17<sup>th</sup> and 18<sup>th</sup> - a few days
only before eSim2008. We expect few hotel vacancies at that time. Arrangements
for accommodations have been made for eSim2008 participants (<a
href="http://www.esim.ca/2008/hotels.htm">http://www.esim.ca/2008/hotels.htm</a>)
but only until the early registration deadline (<b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>March 20</span></b>).</span></font></p>
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lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'>À bientôt!</span></font></p>
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lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><em><i><font size=2
face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Conference
Chair:</span></font></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'>Dr. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Denis
Bourgeois</span></b> <a href="mailto:denis.bourgeois@arc.ulaval.ca">denis.bourgeois@arc.ulaval.ca</a>
</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><em><i><font size=2
face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'> </span></font></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><em><i><font size=2
face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Chair
of the Scientific Committee:</span></font></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'>Dr. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Christoph
Reinhart</span></b> <a href="mailto:christoph.reinhart@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca">christoph.reinhart@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca</a></span></font><font
size=2><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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