It all started as an idea by Dave Chatmon, district manager, Lennox Intl. Inc., long before he was with the company. Chatmon grew tired of his contractors missing work to attend training conferences.
HVAC, plumbing, and electrical service contractors let the good times roll as they descended upon The Big Easy — also known as New Orleans — in April for Service Roundtable’s 2018 Spring International Roundtable event. Contractors were met with riveting keynote speakers, powerful breakout sessions, and interesting new products and services from Roundtable Rewards Partners.
From slight-of-hand magic tricks to technologically advanced miracles, attendees of the 2017 annual Mechanical Service Contractors of America (MSCA) Connect conference were introduced to this year’s theme of “The Possible” on a number of different levels.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a subject area where so many of the strategic questions are being sorted out in the field,” said Robert Cavey, a partner with Praxis Inc., in kicking off Danfoss’ 30th EnVisioneering Symposium, Refrigerants2Sustainability, which was held Sept. 27 in Orlando, Florida.
I had the privilege of attending the 14th annual — and first stand-alone — Women in HVACR (WHVACR) conference last month. It was an amazing event. The energy was high, the presenters were on-point, and I left feeling inspired by the strength and the knowledge of the women I met.
ASHRAE, in partnership with ASHRAE India and the Delhi Chapter of ISHRAE, has announced that registration is open for the Developing Economies Conference, Nov. 10 and 11, in Delhi, India. The conference theme “Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges for the Built Environment in Developing Economies,” provides a platform for interaction among designers, building professionals, and policymakers from both developed and developing nations to share knowledge.
Dr. Avi Shalev from Krashin-Shalev Metal Industries Ltd. In Barkan Ind. Park, Israel, who has been working with Evapco for 20 years, was announced as the winner of the car.
Evapco recently held its 2017 Global Sales Conference where the company announced the newest products to complete Evapco’s full spectrum of global evaporative cooling solutions. Sales representatives from around the globe attended the conference.
There is still time to submit your abstracts for the inaugural IIR International Conference on the Application of HFO Refrigerants with an extended deadline of Oct. 20.