I am very excited to serve as ASHRAE NAC chapter president for 2020-2021. As usual we have a great group of volunteers and have almost all of our committee chairs filled. I encourage you to reach out to any of our Board of Governors or chairs to see how you can get further involved in ASHRAE as well.

This year is going to be a great learning experience for everyone involved, as a majority of our usual events are going to look quite a bite different. Being the year of the pandemic all of our events for the foreseeable future are virtual, even our Board of Governors meetings have moved from the rowdy pub atmosphere to staring into our webcams. We still expect to get great attendance from our dedicated members and to keep everyone engaged with some excellent technical presentations, but let’s do our part to stop the spread so we can get back to our normal events in the new year.

Unfortunately some of our best fundraiser and networking events are in jeopardy (Christmas luncheon, curling bonspiel, and golf tournament) so I am formally requesting that you do your best to continue to support the Chapter in any way you can. With COVID and other infectious diseases top of mind, research dollars are as critical as ever. The support of our members has been phenomenal throughout all of my years in ASHRAE and I expect this great group of members to continue to stay engaged.

Lyle Van Wieren