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Indoor Air Quality and ASHRAE Standard 62.1 with Hassan Younes, from the Global Training Center (GTC) in Dubai
Wednesday, June 30 from 6:00 am – 9:00 am EDT (Live participation only)
This GTC course (typically $120 USD per registrants) is available free to conference registrants. Indoor Air Quality and ASHRAE Standard 62.1 will be presented live in the virtual conference venue. Participants will need to be present during the live course to participate and earn PDHs. This course will not be recorded and archived for later viewing. Participants will be able to ask questions using the chat feature.
Course Description
Live Sessions Available for Attendees Across the Globe!
Several technical sessions have been scheduled strategically so registered attendees from around the globe can participate in live sessions during their core work hours! Sessions scheduled at 7:00 a.m. EDT are prefect for attendees joining live from the Middle East, Europe and Africa. Sessions scheduled at 7:00 p.m. EDT are prefect for US West Coast attendees as well as people joining live from Asia and Oceania!
Interactive Technical Panels and Forums
All Technical Panels and Forums will be presented via Zoom. Attendees will be able to unmute themselves and turn their webcam on to ask questions during these sessions as well as use the chat box feature.
Panel topics include:
- The Efforts of ASHRAE Chapters to Help Reduce Risks of COVID-19 Transmissions
- Importance of Achieving Verified Net Zero Goals
- Lessons Learned from Adapting BAS to Meet Changing Requirements
- What Indoor Farmers Need and Want from their HVAC System
- Controlled Environment Agriculture and the Future of Secure and Sustainable Food Production
Forum topics include:
- Post Pandemic Resiliency Measures for Transportation Facilities
- Is there a Magic Formula for Combining Multiple Air Cleaning Technologies to Improve Air Quality?
Interactive Sessions: Roundtable Discussions and Meet Ups
Roundtables and Meet Ups are small group sessions hosted and moderated by Society grassroots committees and are meant to bring attendees together for an interactive discussion. A Roundtable is hosted by a moderator on a certain topic of interest, generally inciting a more technical discussion. Meet Ups are perfect for a small group of people who wish to meet “face-to-face” during the virtual conference to engage in casual conversation. Attendees can unmute themselves and communicate with one another via their microphone and/or webcam. These interactive sessions will be scheduled from 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. ET on Monday, June 28 and Tuesday, June 29. Check the Schedule-at-a-Glance for a listing of these interactive sessions. Topics include:
- GAC Meet Up: ASHRAE Advocacy 101: How you can help ASHRAE serve society hosted by Government Affairs Committee (GAC)
- YEA Roundtable: How COVID 19 Impacted Careers of New Graduates and Young Professionals Roundtable hosted by Young Engineers in ASHRAE
- Certification Roundtable: ASHRAE Certification: Validation. Recognition. Career Development hosted by Certification Committee
- Standards Roundtable: Why Standards Matter - and other mysteries of the Universe Explained without consensus
- Communications Meet Up: How to Communicate in a Virtual World
- bEQ Roundtable: Enhancing Building EQ As Designed Rating with Standard 90.1
Research Summit
The Research Summit will be held on Wednesday, June 30 in the afternoon. The Summit will include more than ten 60-minute sessions for authors of Conference Papers to present a summary of their paper. The sessions will be presented in PechaKucha-style, allowing each presenting author to summarize their paper in 2 minutes with 1 slide. There will be up to eight presenters per session. After the paper summaries, all authors will be available for an interactive Q&A hosted via Zoom with conference attendees. These sessions will be moderated by members of the Conferences and Expositions Committee.
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Connect with Sponsors LIVE!
Are you missing the business connections made at a face-to-face conference? While a virtual environment cannot completely fill the void of in-person connections, attendees can still connect with conference sponsors directly and live in the virtual conference environment. Starting on Monday, June 28, dedicated time has been established to allow for live interaction between attendees and conference sponsors. Check out the Schedule-at-a-Glance for more information on when to connect with sponsors live. Each day one luck attendee who visits the Sponsor Hall will receive a special gift!
Sponsor Technology Demonstrations
Technology Demonstrations hosted by sponsoring companies provide the opportunity for attendees to join a 30-minute interactive session via Zoom to learn more about conference sponsors’ technology. Additional slots were added to the schedule for the 2021 Virtual Annual Conference. Check the Schedule at a Glance section for more information on scheduled sessions. Presenting Sponsors include: