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Greetings from ASHRAE Central Florida!
ASHRAE Central Florida had an awesome year in
2005/2006! Thanks to the hard work of so many great volunteers last year, our
chapter was honored with Best Chapter, Region XII at the Chapter Regional
Conference in Ft.  Myers on August 19th. We’re looking forward to an
exciting 2006/2007 and have some important news to share!
First, our meetings will continue to take
place at Historic Dubsdread Golf Course. It’s a great venue with excellent
atmosphere and great food.
Second, registration for the ASHRAE meetings
remains available through our web site at
www.ashrae-cfl.com and Paypal is still
available for those who wish to RSVP and pay online. We are also offering an
incentive for pre-payment for the season. Register and pay for all eight
meetings up front and receive a $25.00 discount (equal to one free meeting)!
Third, our meeting schedule has changed to
the second Thursday of each month! We have exciting meetings planned and also
have some later in the year that are tentative. So, if you have a subject that
you would like to learn about and have a speaker that you would like to suggest
email me at
mdillard@msifla.com. It’s your chapter
and we value your input! Here’s a look at what’s in the schedule for this
year:
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September 14th - Michael Sasso,
Esquire, of Michael C. Sasso P.A. will speak on the legal challenges we face in
design and construction and what you can do to mitigate risk.
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October 12th - Patrick Paris of
Paris Webb Consulting, Inc., Energy Manager for Publix Supermarkets (Florida’s
single largest purchaser of electricity!) will speak on energy policy and
strategies.
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November 9th - Mike Hess will
update us on Sustainable Construction, the central theme of ASHRAE Society
President, Terry Townsend’s presidency. This will be a joint meeting with the
members of the USGBC.
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December 14th – we’re working on a
special event for the holidays…more information to come!
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In 2007, we’re working to book a speaker from
NASA, we’ll have the Shrimp Boil in March and we’ll honor past Chapter
Presidents in April!
So, plan on helping ASHRAE Central Florida
win Best Chapter again next year by attending meetings, participating in chapter
activities and most of all…supporting research promotion!!!
See you Thursday September 14th!
Mike Dillard
September Meeting
Topic:
Legal Issues in Design and Construction
Presenter: Michael C. Sasso,
Esq.
Date:
Thursday September 14th, 2006
Time:
4:30 Board Meeting
6:00 to 6:45 Social Period
6:45 Dinner Begins
7:00 Presentation
Location:
Dubsdread
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Please make sure that you register also.
Thanks to all of our loyal Chapter Members that attended
the May meeting to witness the installation of out new Central Florida Chapter
Officers and Board of Governors.
It is with great gratification and anticipation, that I
accept this new role as President of the Central Florida Chapter of ASHRAE.
When I relocated from Tampa to Orlando, four short years
ago, the first item on my agenda was to attend a Central Florida ASHRAE Board
meeting. It was at this meeting, I fully valued the importance of being an
ASHRAE member. The first thing I realized was that I knew almost everyone at
the meeting. And secondly, I was immediately received and welcomed into the
Central Florida Chapter by my ASRAE brethren. In my few short year as a member
of this Chapter, I quickly realized what a great core group of dedicated
individuals we have.
Being an ASHRAE member provides many benefits, on so many
different levels. Whether it be technical guidance, educational advancements,
personal and professional development, networking, or simply making new friends,
ASHRAE will provide something beneficial or everyone. Some of the best friends
I have today, are a result of my ASHRAE involvement.
I am very pleased with the commitment from all our Chapter
Officers, Board of Governors and Committee Chairs. We have had every person
from last year, recommit for service for the 2006-2007 year. It says volumes
about our Chapter to have such continuity within the ranks.
The heart and soul of ASHRAE is it’s membership. And as it
is with any undertaking, ASHRAE is what you make of it. The single biggest
contribution that anyone can make to ASHRAE, and to the Profession that provides
for you and yours, is to participate…. in any manner… or on any level. . even if
it is just making a commitment to attend our monthly meetings. I know that we
have a lot of good people, working very hard for our ASHRAE Chapter and its
members. It can tell you it make us all feel very rewarded when we get a large
turn out at our local meetings. Currently our average attendance is about 64
people per meeting. I would love to see, once again, attendance of 100 plus
members at our meetings. With our members help, this can easily be
accomplished.
We have a lot of work to do this summer to prepare for the
new ASHRAE year. The Chapter Regional Conference (CRC) planning meeting in June,
Local Chapter Board meetings during June, July and August, a local Chapter
planning meeting, and the CRC meeting in August. A lot of quality work,
performed by a lot of quality people, performed all for our membership.
So with that said, I invite you all to come out, be an
active participant in our Central Florida Chapter. Give a something back to our
Society and your Chapter that provide so much opportunity, for all our members.
Tim Citek
Chapter President
Central Florid Chapter of ASHRAE
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