1. Illinois Chapter
ASHRAE
Technology for a Better Environment
2011 – 2012 Kick-Off Meeting
Membership Promotion Night
2. Agenda
Welcome!
Unfinished/New Business
Your ASHRAE
Introduction of Committees
Goals
Schedule
How to Volunteer
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3. Unfinished Business
Bill Ammons – 2010-2011 Illinois Chapter President
Have Bacon, Will Engineer
http://www.csemag.com/search/search-single-display/have-bacon-will-engineer/8a5895d63a.html
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4. New Business
Technology Awards Submissions Due October 7
Ron Russell
630.850.8638
ron.russell@khbgroup.com
Golf Outing Sponsorships Opportunities Available
Chapter Meeting or Winter Meeting Sponsorship
$250 (1 free admission)
$500 (2 free admissions, promo items)
$1,000 (4 free admissions, table top display, promo items)
YEA Sponsorships Available
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5. Illinois Chapter ASHRAE
-At a Glance
Oldest And Largest Chapter
Formed in 1907
ASHVE (1907-1953)
ASRE (Chicago Section – 1918-1958)
ASHAE (1954-58)
Current Membership 1270
746 members paid chapter dues last year
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6. ASHRAE the Society
52,000 Members
176 Chapters
14 Regions
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7. Society Officers
Ron Jarnagin Tom Watson Bill Bahnfleth Constantinos Balaras Ross Montgomery
President President-Elect Treasurer VP VP
David Underwood Timothy Wentz Jeff Littleton
VP VP Exec. VP
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9. Technical Committees
Technical Committees (TCs) are a great way for young ASHRAE members to get
involved with four of ASHRAE’s key contributions to the industry:
– Codes and Standards
• via Standard Project Committees (SPC)
– Research
– Programs
– Handbook
TCs have scheduled meetings at both Winter and Annual Conferences (free and open)
– More active TCs & SPCs have conference calls and even in-person meetings in-between
Sign up as a:
– Voting Member
– Corresponding Member
Find a topic you are interested in and just show up!
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11. Region VI of ASHRAE
Tina Brueckner Northeast Wisconsin
Regional Director & Chair
Mark Miller Madison
ARC & Membership RVC
Craig Johnson Minnesota
RP Regional Vice Chair
Corey Metzger Iowa
CTTC Regional Vice Chair
Andy Price Mississippi Valley Area
Student Activities Regional Vice Chair
Paul Melton Iowa
Regional Historian
Jim Rosick St. Louis Cedar Valley Area LaCrosse Area Northeast Wisconsin
RECC Central Illinois Madison St Louis
Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin
Steve Spentzas Illinois
Iowa Mississippi Valley Area
YRC
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12. Illinois Chapter ASHRAE
Officers and Board of Governors
President Benny Skelton Building Momentum Group
President-Elect Laura Ludwig Aramark Inc.
Treasurer Dan Hansen Automated Logic
Secretary Laura Michel Trane
Board Member Bill Ammons McGuire Engineers
Board Member Eric Rosenberg Grumman Butkus Associates
Board Member Tad Hofkin Holabird & Root
Board Member Steve Spentzas KEMA
Board Member Aaron Stout
Board Member Donald Doherty
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14. Attendance & Reception
Chair
– Jeff Dahnke
Our goal is to make a good first impression
Check folks in and collect their money
Act as a customer service team during the meeting,
fielding general questions and getting you in contact
with the right person
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15. Chapter Technical Transfer
Committee (CTTC)
Chair:
– Cyndi Hart
Largest chapter committee with over a dozen members and two official
subcommittees
Disseminates technical knowledge through seminars, meetings and tours
Administers the Chapter Engineering Excellence Awards for local projects
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16. History
Chairperson: Anthony (Tony) Ranallo
– Additional Contact: Eric Rosenberg
Tracks, records, and explores chapter history
Prepares display for CRC (chapter regional
conference) and annual meeting (Chicago, Jan 21-25,
2012)
Ongoing work:
– Interviews of key and long-time members (incl. audio/video)
– Digitization and organization of chapter archives/documents
– Helping promote and show off ASHRAE’s largest chapter
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17. Honors & Awards
Chair:
– <Insert Your Name Here>
Promote the recognition of outstanding members
within the Chapter, Society and the Community
Submit members for honors and awards given by
ASHRAE and the other organizations
Consider Chapter, Regional and Society-level awards,
including ASHRAE Fellow and Honorary Membership
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18. Membership Promotion
Co-Chairs:
– Mike Infanger Victaulic
– Michael Kuk Sieben Energy Associates
Attract and Welcome New Members to ASHRAE
Promote Grade Advancement
Reduce Resignations / Delinquencies
Sign-up Chapter Members
Distribute Certificates for Honors & Awards Banquet
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19. Office Management
Publications / Newsletter Editor
Office Manager & Editor:
– Don Doherty – 708.636.5819
– dkdoherty@sbcglobal.net
Handles event registration
and payments
Publishes and distributes
event notices, newsletter
Website updates
Organizes social events
Member fulfillment
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20. Website
www.IllinoisASHRAE.org
Chairperson:
– Don Doherty
Increases communication to membership
Enhances member services
Provides storage for chapter archives
Online meeting registration
Online payment (with Google account)
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21. Research Promotion
Co-Chairmen:
– Tad Hofkin
– Gary Stern
Coordinates Chapter’s fundraising for the Society
sponsored research projects
Committee Members:
– How about you
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22. Research Promotion
Why Contribute:
– So our “Bible” does not look like this… Without RP,
Fundamentals Handbook would be 32 pages thick,
and
– To help Society conduct research projects
– Every donated $ is spent on research. A list of current
projects is available on ashrae.org/research page
– Every Region receives 1.2 - 4 times as much money
back in form of contracts awarded primarily to
universities
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24. Research Promotion
2010-2011 DONORS
Platinum Circle ($20,000 +)
None
Golden Circle ($10,000 - $19,999)
None
ASHRAE Partner ($5,000 - $9,999)
None
ASHRAE Associate ($2,500 - $4,999)
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25. Research Promotion
Major Donors ($250 – $2,499)
Air Product Equipment Company
Advance Mechanical Systems Incorporated
Alpha Controls & Services
Arco Mechanical Equipment Sales
Berg Engineering Consultants, Ltd
Bornquist Incorporated
Carrier Corporation - UTC
Energy Improvement Products
Exhausto Northern Illinois LLC
Grumman Butkus Associates
Hatchell & Associates Incorporated
Imbert Corp
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26. Research Promotion
Major Donors ($250 – $2,499) cont’d
ITT – Residential & Commercial Water
Midwest Applied Solutions
Rockford Section Illinois ASHRAE Chapter
Temperature Equipment Corporation
Thermo Systems Inc
Trane - Chicago
Honor Roll Donors ($150 – $249)
Companies
Automated Logic Chicago
Oxford Engineering
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27. Research Promotion
Honor Roll Donors ($100 – $249)
Individuals
William Ammons Michael DeSantiago Jeremy Dickinson Donald Doherty
Edward Fredricks, Jr David Grumman Daniel John Hansen,Sr Charles Hansen, III
Mark Hegberg Tad Hofkin John Janssen Edward Kedzie
Jack Kremers William Kusnierz Irving Lieberman Karen Lindsey
Laura Ludwig Matthew Maddock Anthony McGuire Joseph Mekel
George Myrtle Carl Nordeen Anthony Ranallo David Robertson
Kyle Schultz Donald Seibert Benjamin Skelton Gary Stern
James Vallort Ronald Vallort David Weiner Edward Zoladz
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28. Student Activities
Chair:
– Ron Ramey
Encourages and supports student engineering organizations/events
(student branches, science fairs, E-week)
Participate in Career Fair programs; judging for Science Fairs in Public and
Non-Public schools
Supporting Regional/National Student Activities at the upcoming CRC and
meeting in Chicago
Serves as liaison between chapter and educational institutions
Oversees two subcommittees
– Education/HVAC series
– Student Scholarship
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29. Education/HVAC Series
Chair:
– Mark Hegberg
Present annual eight night course in review of
principles of HVACR design
Provide assistance to the Student/Educational
Activities Committee
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30. Student Scholarship
Chair:
– Kyle Schultz
Administers the Illinois Chapter Scholarship Awards
Organizes a committee to review and judge the
applications
Awards are presented as part of a monthly meeting
Provide assistance to the Student/Educational
Activities Committee
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32. Schedule of Upcoming Events
Sept. 15th St. Andrew’s 9:30a-7p Golf Outing
Sept.15th – Nov 4th. ITT Little Red Schoolhouse Wednesdays 6-9pm Basics of Engineering
Principles for HVAC Design
(registration by Monday, August 30th)
Education & Student
Activity Committees –
Hegberg
Oct.12 The Parthenon 314 S. Halsted St. AFTERNOON 2-5:00p Primary secondary
pumping
DINNER 5:00-8p Utility Rebate
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33. Golf
Chairperson:
– Joseph Kurcz
Plans and organizes annual golf outing
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34. Winter Meeting
Hip Hooray our tri-annual long cold weekend in
Chicago is nearly upon us!!!
What we do:
– Help make the Winter meeting happen, help
attendees feel welcome
– Have a good time
What we get:
– Free registration, and some free drinks
– Knowledge if you want it
Chairperson: Mark Hegberg (630) 359-3445
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35. Winter Meeting: Sessions
Chairperson: Michael Kuk (mkuk@siebenenergy.com)
– NEED >100 volunteers as Session Monitors
– Get free meeting registration
Monitor Duties:
– Requested to help for a day of session monitoring
– Operate lights, and assist AV for the speakers
– Scan badges, and monitor admissions
– Assure that the program runs as smoothly as
possible
– Report any problems to Day Captain for
resolution
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36. Goals for 2011-12
Get Chapter Members Excited About ASHRAE
Get Chapter Members Involved
Provide Value to Chapter Membership
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