Events and Exhibitions
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The new BOG and chairs are as follows : Officers Chapter President Chapter President Elect
Chapter Board of Governors
Chapter Treasurer Chapter Secretary Committee chairs Communications Diversity in ASHRAE Fire & Related Technologies Government Affairs Historian Honours and Awards Membership Promotion Nominating Committee Refrigeration Research Promotion Student Activities Chair Sustainability Technology Transfer Chair YEA
Mr Olu Soluade Mr Richard Humphrey Mr Olu Soluade Mr Richard Humphrey Dick Morkel Garid Glenn Mrs Mischa Tessendorf Mr Richard Humphrey Mrs Mischa Tessendorf
Ms Priscilla Leigh Carneiro Mrs Mischa Tessendorf Mr Trevor Johnstone Mr Olu Soluade Russell Hattingh Mr Patrick Hawes Christo Vermeulen Garid Glenn Christo Vermeulen Mr Deon Nadasen Mr Christian Mauritz Von Zijl Mr Francois Daniel Retief Mr Grant Watters Byron Coetser
As re-elected chapter president , Olu Soluade had the opportunity to share a few words . “ The mission of the society remains to serve humanity by advancing the arts and sciences of heating , ventilation , air conditioning , and refrigeration . It is critical for us to realise that we , who are sitting here now , need to make sure that quality is enhanced in whatever we do . We are going to continue with the mission and the vision of the society with the core values the society talks about : commitment , integrity , excellence , diversity , volunteerism , and collaboration . This is also to form part of our goals and objectives .”
Soluade continued , “ The society put together three goals and objectives . The first is knowledge resources for a sustainable high-performance built environment , goal two is to maximise the member value and engagement , and third is the organisational structure to maximise performance . Last year ’ s theme was team – Together , Each Achieving More – and one of the key things that we have discovered is that when we have a united outlook and we have all hands on deck , this generates inevitable success . Now we can look towards our five-year strategic plan . Everything we do together now will not only be of value to the 21 / 22 society year , but for everything in future
The ASHRAE-SA Chapter annual general meeting was wellattended as a hybrid event – with both in-person and virtual platform participation .
Dr Ahmed Alaa Eldin Mohamed – director and regional chair , ASHRAE Region at Large performing the installation of the incoming board of governor ’ s via virtual participation .
we need to achieve to make a difference . This we must do as servants for the industry because this is ultimately what we have signed up for – and as servant leaders we receive the reward of satisfaction in a job well done at the end of the day and where you have been a support to others . This is not an individual effort and requires a collective to achieve .”
Next on the agenda was the installation of the student council that was carried out by Richard Humphrey , chapter president elect . The new student members were welcomed to the society that currently has over 56 000 members . Advice was shared with them in terms of their roles of volunteerism to better society and their career growth as pioneers of the committee . They were also guided around their responsibilities and opportunities , networking and getting to know what the industry is all about and finding their direction as mechanical engineering involves many disciplines .
The student chapter members are led by Dr Daniel Madyira and those installed at the event were :
• President : Hahubedu Khutso Ntobeng
• Vice President : Mathapelo Sekwai
• Treasurer / Secretary : Keamogetswe Rachel Phiri
Participants were again offered opportunity to say a few words before the event was ended off with thanks and well wishes to all . RACA
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