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The Government Affairs Committee is responsible for organizing ASHRAE members to educate local, state, provincial, and national government bodies and officials in areas of interest to ASHRAE members, and to promote effective cooperation between ASHRAE members and government. The committee works to coordinate government affairs efforts and is responsible for developing the extent and the manner in which ASHRAE implements and pursues actions to influence government affairs and public policy.

A new standing committee beginning in Society Year 2013-14, the Grassroots Government Activities Committee (GGAC) wants members at all levels of ASHRAE to be a part of this exciting program.  In Society Year 2015-16, the Advocacy Committee and the Grassroots Government Activities Committee merged into the Grassroots Government Advocacy Committee, bringing all of ASHRAE’s government affairs under one umbrella.  In Society Year 2018-19, the name of the committee was changed to the Government Affairs Committee to more accurately reflect the purpose and work of the Committee. More information about the work of the committee can be found here:

Government Affairs


Did you know that:

  • ASHRAE’s Government Outreach Days are targeting legislative leaders and other policy makers at all levels of government?
  • Building connections with representatives from relevant government entities and related professional and technical organizations is a critical goal of ASHRAE for the adoption and use of our Standards, Guidelines, and other technical and educational resources?
  • The Government Affairs Committee confers an Award annually to an ASHRAE member who demonstrates outstanding efforts in government activities of importance to ASHRAE?

Minutes

pdf_icon.png May 2024 Meeting Minutes

pdf_icon.png Spring 2024 Meeting Minutes

pdf_icon.png January 19, 2024 - Winter Conference Meeting Minutes

pdf_icon.png October 23, 2023 Conference Call Minutes

pdf_icon.png June 23, 2023 Tampa Annual Meeting Minutes

pdf_icon.png April 12, 2023 Conference Call Minutes

pdf_icon.png February 3, 2023 Atlanta Winter Meeting Minutes

pdf_icon.png November 7, 2022 Conference Call Minutes

pdf_icon.png June 24, 2022 Toronto Annual Meeting Minutes

pdf_icon.png May 5, 2022 Conference Call Minutes

pdf_icon.png January 29, 2022 Vegas Winter Meeting Minutes

pdf_icon.png December 2, 2021 Conference Call Minutes

pdf_icon.png September 30, 2021 Conference Call Minutes

pdf_icon.png June 16, 2021 Conference Call Minutes

pdf_icon.png March 17, 2021 Conference Call Minutes

pdf_icon.png January 27, 2021 Conference Call Minutes

pdf_icon.png October 21, 2020 Conference Call Minutes

pdf_icon.png June 9, 2020 Conference Call Minutes


GAC Governing Documents

pdf_icon.png Manual of Procedures (approved June 25, 2024)

pdf_icon.png Resource Manual (approved June 21, 2024)

Link to the Manual for Chapter Operations: https://www.ashrae.org/communities/chapters/ashrae-chapters/manual-for-chapter-operations (Sections of the MCO Pertaining to GAC are Sections 2.1 and 2.5)

Link to the Rules of the ASHRAE Board of Directors (Section of the ROB Pertaining to GAC is Section 2.402)

For more information and updates on the Government Affairs Committee, please visit: https://www.ashrae.org/about/government-affairs


Should you be interested in being a GAC leader in your chapter or section, please contact the ASHRAE Government Affairs staff at GovAffairs@ashrae.org to initiate communication with the Regional Vice Chair for GAC in your region:

  • William Fisher (I)
  • Adrianne Mitani (II)
  • Patrick Adams Villaume (III)
  • Weston Hockaday (IV)
  • Adam Doubblestein (V)

    • Victor Nino (VI)
    • Doug Cage (VII)
    • Eleazar Rivera (VIII)
    • Peter Koneck-Wilwerding (IX)
    • Tracey Jumper (X)
    • Geoff Jenks (XI)
    • Luis Miguel Alvarado (XII)
    • Abdul Syed Mubarak (XIII)
    • Ioan Dobosi (XIV)
    • Varun Jain (XV)
    • Ahmed Bolbol (RAL)

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