[BLDG-SIM] IBPSA-USA Chicago Meeting (Second Announcement)

[Rick Strand <r-strand@xxxxxxxx>]

Please excuse the cross-postings...

This is the second announcement for the IBPSA-USA Meeting in
Chicago.  Please note the deadline for reservations listed
below.

New in this announcement: 
Change of venue
                          
Membership information for 2003

IBPSA
International Building Performance Simulation Association
USA Affiliate

IBPSA-USA invites you to join us in Chicago, Illinois for our winter 2003 meeting!

Meeting Highlights:     

Software Demonstration
                        Social Hour and Dinner
                        Business Meeting
                        Guest Speaker: Marija Todorovic, Belgrade University

IBPSA-USA MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Dinner RSVP requested (see below)
4 PM, Saturday, January 25, 2003
Chicago, Illinois

Location:         
Renaissance Chicago Hotel
                  
1 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60601 
                  
1 312 372 7200
                  
[3 blocks from the Palmer House Hilton (ASHRAE Headquarters
Hotel)]

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM  Software
Demonstration
                  
View the latest in simulation software available from a variety of
                  
developers. Developers interested in demonstrating their software
                  
should contact Les Norford
<lnorford@xxxxxxx>.

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM  Social hour with cash
bar

6:30
PM           
Dinner
                  
$25/person for IBPSA-USA members (membership applications and 
                  
renewals will be accepted on-site and via email--see below)
                  
$35/person for non-members
                  
$15/person for students with a valid university ID

7:45 PM (approx)   Business
Meeting

8:00 PM (approx)  
After-dinner talk
                  
Marija Todorovic
                  
Professor, Belgrade University
                  
Title: TBA

Reservations:     
Reservations should be made with
Rick Strand
<r-strand@xxxxxxxx> via email
by January 15, 2003, 5PM (EDT).  Confirmation of
reservations will be sent via email (usually within two business
days).

2003 Membership:  
The IBPSA-USA Board of Directors has voted unanimously to extend our
policy of free membership to 2003.  Those interested in renewing
their membership or becoming new members may do so by expressing their
desire to be IBPSA-USA members for 2003 and providing updated contact
information (company name, mailing address, phone number, email
address).  Renewing or establishing membership may be done either
on-site at the IBPSA-USA Meeting in Chicago or by sending an email to the
IBPSA-USA Secretary, Rick Strand
<r-strand@xxxxxxxx>.

For the latest information on the IBPSA-USA meeting in Chicago and a
currently pending RFQ, please check out:
http://www.ibpsa.org/ibpsa_usa

We look forward to seeing you there!

Les
Norford

     

        

        

Rick
Strand
President,
IBPSA-USA

    

        

Secretary,
IBPSA-USA