Dear Golden Gate ASHRAE Members and Friends,

It was great to see so many of you last month at Sinbad's, both new faces and long time members. Learning more about smoke control design and the overall construction impact smoke control has was extremely interesting. Now that I am personally much more involved with the performance and system efficiency of existing buildings, it especially resonated with me when Philip talked about the high quality construction practice of testing to fail not testing to pass. February brings us all a great opportunity to introduce friends and colleagues to these types of exciting perspectives and education through our excellent programs and chapter events. That's right; it is another membership promotion month!

Every chapter has NET growth goals this year. That means, not only do you consider your new members, but you must consider your cancellations. Due to past history, the majority of our members have memberships that run from July 1 – June 30. Past due is a 180 day process - so January 1 (181 days past June 30) typically shows a large impact with cancellations this time of year.

Even though there are still some areas for improvement, right now our numbers are up from last year at this time. We can only keep up this momentum with your help and involvement. Bringing a new member to our February dinner meeting gets each of you dinner for only $20. That’s half off! Please make sure to register on time to take advantage of this great bargain. Hopefully you've had the chance to check out the wonderful new ASHRAE logo, branding, and improved website introduced at the ASHRAE Society winter meeting! Our local chapter updates are soon to follow, so be looking forward to our new look and superior chapter website. I look forward to seeing you at Scott's Seafood in Oakland on Thursday February 9 for an excellent presentation from ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Dan Int-hout III on Selecting VAV Products for Acceptable Environments.

Kristin DeMartini
Golden Gate ASHRAE President 2011-2012

Selecting VAV products for Acceptable Environments
Dan Int-hout III, Fellow, ASHRAE
Thursday, February 9
5:30 pm to 8:45 pm
Scott's Seafood
Jack London Square, Oakland

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