All,

Thanks to everyone who attended last month’s chapter meetings with Distinguished Lecturer Devin Abellon, and many thanks again to Joe Zhou and Jason Boatman for their coordination efforts in getting Devin to town. Overall feedback and review ratings were as high as I’ve ever seen them….nice work!

This month we have another entertaining round of presentations with Dan Dettmers returning back to Madison for our holiday chapter meeting. Also in December this month we will be featuring a Research Promotion (RP) Night. Plenty of raffles and prizes will be available, so please bring some extra cash to help promote RP and earn your chance for an early Christmas gift!

Lastly, please also keep in mind that we have an open Member at Large position available, as well as an open Research Promotion chair position available. Please see myself or any other Board of Governor member if you have an interest in either of these positions or if you’d like additional details.

Thanks and we look forward to seeing everyone at this year’s Holiday Chapter meeting!

Paul Schack

Madison ASHRAE Chapter President 2019-2020
[email protected]

ASHRAE RP General Fund

What is the RP General Fund?

This is the catch-all classification used when discussing all of the smaller funds used to support numerous programs of ASHRAE, including:

• Support for special research projects
• Specialized educational publications
• Sustainability projects at the Annual or Winter Conferences,
• YEA Leadership Programs

Can gifts to the RP General Fund be designated to a program?

Of course! We always want to ensure that donors can support the programs they wish. Noting on the check or summary form exactly to which program the money should be designated will allow ASHRAE to utilize the gift properly.

What are the sustainability projects at the two conferences?

These are community-focused projects, selected and supervised by the host chapter at each Annual and Winter Conference. Past projects include improving the energy efficiency of a homeless shelter, improved IAQ of a school for at-risk children, and updated HVAC systems at a women’s shelter. These projects highlight the benefits that ASHRAE, its Members, and the HVAC&R industry bring to the community and serve as a lasting benefit to conference hosts.

If you need further information please contact [email protected] or RP Staff – [email protected] - they’ll be happy to help answer your questions or direct you to another staff member who specializes in that area.

      Support ASHRAE RP by donating:  DONATE

      For information on RP, follow the ASHRAE link HERE.

Thank you to all the members who have already contributed!

If you have questions about Research Promotion please drop an e-mail.

Thank you,

Research Promotion Chair
[email protected]

We had a fairly successful Student Night for our October 14th meeting. We had several UW-Madison students attend the meeting. Unfortunately, I failed to spread the word about the meeting to our UW-Platteville students. We enjoyed having the students and learning about the fan energy index (FEI).

On October 30th, I joined a group of UW-Madison students on a tour through the West Campus Cogeneration facility – MG&E setup by Student Chapter president, Logan Kossel. I am currently working on setting up another tour of through one of two UW-Madison campus buildings that are nearing completion. This tour will be for the University of Wisconsin students along with our chapter YEA group. Last year, we were able to setup a successful Hamel Music Center tour with this group. Students and YEA members keep an eye out for information hopefully coming out soon.

We encourage our chapter members to get involved in your local school systems participating in or initiating activities such as classroom or campus visits and science or career fairs.  Whether it is for your son or daughter’s class or for your local school please take advantage of any opportunity to get into schools (K thru 12, college, or university) for classroom visits.  Our ASHRAE chapter receives recognition for any of these visits through President’s Award of Excellence (POAE) points.  If you have or will be participating in a school visit please send me (Jim Kraus) an email ([email protected]) indicating Who, What, When, and Where.

Do you have old ASHRAE handbooks sitting on your shelf?  We look for your old ASHRAE handbooks to pass on to our student members.  We distribute the donated books to the students when they attend the monthly ASHRAE meetings, ideally on student night.  Please bring them to a meeting or give me a call (Jim Kraus @ 263-3029) and we can make arrangements for drop off or pick up.  Your donation is greatly appreciated.

I am looking forward to another great year as the Student Activities Chair.

Jim Kraus
Student Activities Chair
[email protected]

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Join us Feb. 1-5 for the 2020 Winter Conference & AHR Expo in Orlando, Fl.
Connect with industry professionals from around the world, learn the latest from an exceptional technical program, and take a stroll through the AHR Expo, the largest HVAC&R show in the world. This is the industry event of the year, don’t miss it!

Technical Program
The 2020 Winter Conference offers over 100 technical sessions with 300 speakers. Technical Program tracks include:

1. HVAC&R Fundamentals and Applications
2. Systems and Equipment
3. Refrigeration and Refrigerants
4. Cutting Edge Approaches
5. High Efficiency Design and Operation
6. Big Data and Smart Controls
7. Ventilation, IAQ and Air Distribution Systems
8. Standards, Guidelines and Codes

600+ Committee Meetings
Whether you chose a Technical Committee dealing with your area of expertise or a Standing Committee to help emerging leaders, your participation is welcome. Select any that interest you and stop in while attending the conference.
Connect at Social Events & Tours
Conference social events are full of friendly faces and great conversation. Some events are free, and others can be included with your registration for an additional fee.

• Plenary
• Welcome Party
• Women in ASHRAE Breakfast
• Presidents Lunch
• Life Members Lunch
• Members' Night Out

Plenary Keynote Speaker
Ed Hochuli, Retire Head Referee in the National Football League (NFL)
Is this Pop Warner or the Super Bowl?....The Average Joe Principle Ed Hochuli is a Phoenix trial attorney with his own law firm, who has personally tried over 150 civil jury trials. But he is most widely recognized as a Referee in the National Football League, where’s he has worked for the last 28 years. Hochuli refereed two Super Bowls and 10 championship games, along with almost 600 games in the NFL.
Having been highly successful at both jobs, one wonders what he views as the keys to his success. How does a football official go from officiating 8 year-olds in front of 50 parents, to refereeing a Super Bowl with 350 million people watching?

By the very definition of the word “Average,” most people are either average or below average, but Ed believes that instead, anyone can be highly successful, if they just follow a few simple principles. In this very entertaining and enlightening presentation, Ed sums up the secret to his success in what he calls “The Average Joe Principle.” His presentation includes anecdotes and a variety of video clips from his long career in the NFL. It provides his tips and beliefs on the secrets to being successful at whatever job or avocation one takes on.

Orlando AHR Expo and Conference

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Recent Meeting Minutes:

• BOG July Meeting
• BOG September Meeting

The Madison Chapter of ASHRAE is rich with history and has many great things within its membership.  With a history of great programs and members to contribute, it is chapter with vitality.  Take an active involvement, meet new people and renew relationships with others.  Also, invite an associate to join ASHRAE and share in their professional experience, skills and talents.  If you are not sure, but are considering membership, take a look at the JOIN ASHRAE link.  With over 56,000 members worldwide there, there are benefits no matter where you go.

We would like to recoginize our new student member, Brett Lindeman.

Here is a summary of the chapter membership numbers.

Contact the Madison Chapter Membership Chair, [email protected] if you have questions or comments about ASHRAE Membership.

Recent Treasurer's Reports:

• 2019 September Treasurer's Report
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Recent ASHRAE Press Releases

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