ASHRAE rolls into Louisville for 2009 Annual Conference.The pounding hoof beats into the final turn. Ice tinkles in the glass of a frosted mint julep. The plaintive echoes of rivercraft are heard as they signal the drawbridge drawbridge: see bridge. . These are the sights and sounds of Louisville--the home of ASHRAE's 2009 Annual Conference. ASHRAE ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers , founded in 1894, is an international organization of some 50,000 persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). . |
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