I. Call to order - Jonathan Bushman called to order the regular meeting of the ASHRAE Saskatoon General Meeting at 6:47 pm on March 7th, 2011 at the ParkTown Hotel.
II. Introductions / Attendance
III. Reading of minutes from last meeting - Mike Nemeth read the Feb 7th, 2011 meeting minutes. o Motion to accept the meeting minutes as read. (Chris Watt / Ryan MacGillivray). § Passed unanimously.
IV. Reports Vice-President / Programs – Jeff Frie - March 7th: Ronn LePage - VerEco Home Presentation and Tour - April 12th: Dan O’Brian, National Sales Manager, Halton Canada, speaking on Kitchen Ventilation
Treasurer – Chris Watt - Account balances were reported.
Research Promotion – Chris Conley absent - No report
Membership Promotion – Ryan MacGillivray - The roster is available.
Chapter Technology Transfer – Jonathan Bushman (for Blake Erb) - ASHRAE Technology Awards: We are looking for nominations for the Technology Awards. Please bring forward any ideas of your work; even if you think it is normal for us, it still may be new and innovative. o March 15 is the deadline to submit applications for the Chapter Technology Awards o Our Regional Vice-Chair (RVC) of CTTC would like local chapter competition; the winners would be submitted to the regional competition.
History – Jack Scott - Golf tournament is planned for Friday, June 3rd, at the Willows, 11:30 tee-time. The golf committee is looking for companies to be hole sponsors for $100.
Refrigeration – Jonathan Bushman (for Manfred Gerber) - No report.
Student Activites – Mike Nemeth - No report
Webpage / Newsletter – Mike Nemeth - Please notify Mike if you are having any issues accessing the newsletter or webpage.
V. Old business - None.
VI. New business - Board Positions: We are looking for nominations to the ASHRAE Saskatoon board for the upcoming elections in April. Jeff Frie was nominated as President, and Chris Watt was nominated as Vice-President / Programs. Mike Nemeth was nominated for Secretary. Also looking for nominations for Treasurer. If you are interested in these positions, or any other position on the boards, please speak to a board member. - Student Activities and possibly CTTC positions will be available. - The CRC for this year is in Portland, Oregon. - The presentation by Travis Harbicht on uranium mining and mine ventilation to us last year was mentioned in ASHRAE Insights. VII. Adjournment - Motion: To adjourn (Chris Watt / Ryan MacGillivary). Meeting adjourned at 7:09pm. Minutes submitted by: Mike Nemeth |