The document provides an agenda and overview for the Illinois Chapter ASHRAE kick-off meeting. It discusses unfinished and new business, introduces the chapter committees and goals for the upcoming year. It encourages members to get involved in committees and provides details on upcoming events like the golf outing and winter meeting. The overall purpose is to promote membership, engagement and volunteer opportunities within the local ASHRAE chapter.

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
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

6. ASHRAE the Society
52,000 Members
176 Chapters
14 Regions
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

8. Illinois Chapter

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!
Illinois Chapter

10. Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

13. Illinois Chapter ASHRAE
Committees
 Audit  Publication/Newsletter/Web
 Attendance & Reception  Research Promotion
 CTTC  Student Activities
– CTTC Awards – Education
– Government Activities – Scholarship
– Programs  YEA
– Refrigeration
 Golf Outing
 Historical Committee
 Honors & Awards
 Membership Promotion
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

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)
Illinois Chapter

21. Research Promotion
 Co-Chairmen:
– Tad Hofkin
– Gary Stern
 Coordinates Chapter’s fundraising for the Society
sponsored research projects
 Committee Members:
– How about you
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

23. Research Promotion
ILLINOIS CHAPTER FOR 2011-2012 CAMPAIGN
GOAL IS:
$31,000.00
SAME AS LAST YEAR
Illinois Chapter

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)
Illinois ASHRAE Chapter
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

31. YEA
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

33. Golf
 Chairperson:
– Joseph Kurcz
 Plans and organizes annual golf outing
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

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
Illinois Chapter

36. Goals for 2011-12
 Get Chapter Members Excited About ASHRAE
 Get Chapter Members Involved
 Provide Value to Chapter Membership
Illinois Chapter

37. Illinois Chapter
ASHRAE
Technology for a Better Environment
Make a Difference, Get Involved