posted Sep 13, 2011, 3:10 PM by ASHRAE Saskatoon
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updated Nov 30, 2011, 1:33 PM by ASHRAE Saskatoon Secretary
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Regular Meeting Minutes for ASHRAE Saskatoon Chapter 102- Call to Order
- Jeff Frie called to order the regular meeting of the Saskatoon ASHRAE Chapter at 6:40 pm on September 13, 2011 at the Parktown Hotel.
- Introductions / Attendance
- Reading of minutes from last meeting
- Mike Nemeth read the April 12, 2011 meeting minutes.
- Motion to accept the meeting minutes as amended. (Kirk Nagus / Chris Watt).
- Passed unanimously.
- Reports
- Vice-President / Programs – Chris Watt
- September 13. Shawn Wedewer & Chris James from SRC will be giving an overview of Micro Combined Heat and Power technology and the potential benefits of the technology
- October 11 – DL Dennis Knight. Topic Building Information Modeling for the Mechanical Disciplines.
- November 8 – DL Paul L. Pieper, Venmar CES Inc. Topic: TBA
- December 13 – Past President Pool Night
- January 9 (Monday Meeting) – ASHRAE President Ron Jarnagin
- February 13 – Open (Monday meeting so its not on valentines days)
- March 13 - Peter Simmonds DL - High Performance Buildings and Occupant Comfort
- April 10 – Open
- May – ASHRAE Golf Tournament
- Treasurer – Blake Erb
- Balances reported.
- History – Jack Scott
- No report.
- Research Promotion – Jonathan Bushman
- Our research goal for the year is $9,500
- Ryan MacGillivray may answer any questions
- Membership Promotion – Ryan MacGillivray
- New Members since January:
- Christine Rogers (Cypress Sales)
- Matt Rohachuck (Nu-Trend Industries)
- Trevor Bemis (Victaulic)
- Chris Richards (City of Saskatoon)
- We currently have a few delinquent members - If your membership was due over the summer, please renew. I will be contacting everyone soon as a reminder.
- Please ensure your ASHRAE information listed on the website is correct, we will be publishing a roster again this year, and hope to have it complete soon.
- If you have over 12 years of experience in AHSRAE, you may be able to be upgraded from an Associate Member to a Member. If you think you qualify, please let me know.
- Please let me know why you joined ASHRAE – we are looking to promote membership, and it is good to hear from everyone.
- If there are any membership issues I can help you with, please let me know.
- Student Activites – Greg Scrivener
- We are planning two student nights again and students meal pricing will likely remain at $5
- We have agreed to offer a tour for the U of S HVAC class again this year. Chris Conley and Mike Nemeth did one last year. If anyone is interested in presenting a building they’ve been involved with please let me know as soon as possible. The lecture/tour date is November 28th, 2011
- Greg will have more of an emphasis in K-12 education this year. If anyone has any ideas or knows of organizations that need help in the K-12 science and math area please pass them on to me.
- Chapter Technology Transfer – Blake Erb
- We will once again be offering a Fundamentals course this year.
- However, this time we would like to get your feedback on which of the 8 available courses you would like to see offered.
- Please take a moment to fill out the online poll, and vote for the course you are most interested in.
- If there is enough interest, we may even try to hold the top two courses throughout this year.
- The available fundamentals courses are:
- Fundamentals of…..
- Air System Design
- Heating and Cooling Loads
- Heating Systems
- Psychrometrics
- Refrigeration
- Steam System Design
- Thermodynamics
- Water System Design
- Refrigeration – Manfred Gerber
- No report.
- Awards - Jonathan Bushman
- No report.
- Webpage / Newsletter – Mike Nemeth & Kirk Campbell
- Please notify Mike if you are having any issues accessing the newsletter or webpage or if there is something you'd like to post.
- Please notice the CTTC course poll on the website as well as the programs suggestion box.
- Over the next year, webpage and newsletter duties will be transfered to Kirk Campbell
- Old business
- CRC Awards
- Past President Award - Jonathan Bushman
- Presidential Award of Excellence - Chris Conley
- Technology Award - Kelly Winder
- Other Awards for the 2009 – 2010 Year
- Citation and Star based on PAOE points
- RP awards for Goal, Full Circle, Top by Chapter Size, Runner-up for total $ raised, PAOE and $ paid per member (Ryan McGillivray as RP Chair)
- New business
- Webpage Navigation Demonstration - Michael Nemeth
- Announcements
- Meal Plan Invoices will be out in the next newsletter
- Importance of Donor Recognition Night
- Meeting date revisions
- Monday, January 9th 2012 (Society Presidential Visit)
- Monday, February 13th, 2012 (Valentine’s Day)
- Kelly Winder - Building Saskatchewan Green Conference November 18. buildsaskgreen.ca
- Speaker -Shawn Wedewer MicroCHP (Combined Heat and Power)
- Adjournment
- Motion to adjourn by Greg Scrivener / Chris Watt. Meeting adjourned at 7:09pm.
Minutes submitted by: Mike Nemeth |
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