Technical Activities Committee (TAC) coordinates HVAC&R technical activities, including appointment, development and oversight of technical committees, task groups and technical resource groups. This committee reports to Technology Council.
Block A: Five E’s – Envision, Equip, Empower, Edify, Evaluate (A) Intro to Block A (B) A.1a - Envision (C) A.1b - Equip (D) A.1c - Empower (E) A.2d - Edify (F) A.2e - Evaluate Block A Introspections Block B: Three C’s – Change, Communication, Character (G) Intro Block B (H) B.1.a - Leadership and Change (I) B.1.b.i - Communication (J) B.1.b.ii - Communication Applied (K) B.1.c - Leadership and Character Block B Introspections Block C: Committee Dynamics; Consensus; Decision Making (L) Bridge to Block C (M) C.1.a.1 - Typical or Atypical Meetings (N) C.1.a.ii – Flow (O) C.1.b - Consensus (P) C.1.c - Decision Making Block C Introspections Block D: Creativity; Ideation; Problem Solving; Planning (Q) Bridge to Block D (R) D.1.a.i – Creativity (S) D.1.b - Ideation (T) D.1.c.i - Problem Solving Intro (U) D.1.c.ii - Problem Solving Blocks (V) D.1.c.iii Part 1 – Thinking Like an Engineer (W) D.1.c.iii Part 2 – Failure to Think (X) D.1.d - Strategic Planning (Y) E.1.a - Think Like a Leader Block D Introspections
2022 Toronto Annual Conference Minutes
2022 Las Vegas Winter Conference Minutes
2021 Virtual Annual Meeting Minutes (DRAFT)
2021 Virtual Winter Meeting Minutes
2020 Virtual Fall Meeting Minutes
2020 Virtual Annual Conference Minutes
2020 Orlando Winter Conference Minutes
2019 Kansas City Annual Conference Minutes
2019 Atlanta Winter Conference Minutes (includes Conference Call Minutes, December 2018)
2018 Fall Meeting Minutes (Final)
2018 Houston Annual Conference Minutes (Final)
2018 Spring Web/Conference Call Minutes (Final)
2018 Chicago Winter Conference Minutes (Final)
2017 Long Beach Annual Conference Minutes (Final)
2017 Las Vegas Winter Conference Minutes (Final)
2016 St. Louis Annual Conference Minutes (Final)
2016 Orlando Winter Conference Minutes (Final)
2015 Atlanta Annual Conference Minutes
2015 Chicago Winter Conference Minutes
Introduction to TAC
TAC Open Mic Policy
TAC Manual of Procedures (MOP) (02/2023)
Functional Group (FG) Manual of Procedures (MOP) (updated 6/2022)
Multidisciplinary Task Group (MTG) Manual of Procedures (MOP) (updated 6/2022)
TAC Reference Manual (02/2023)
George B. Hightower Technical Achievement Award for TC/TG/TRG Members
TG/TRG Proposal Form
MTG Proposal Form
2020 TAC Presentation Package (zip file containing five PowerPoint presentations)