Special Events & Program Highlights
Robin Crow's: The Power of Service
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The difference between businesses that thrive and the ones that struggle to keep the doors open often boil down to one thing…how well their customers are served. Ok, we all know that. But the critical distinction is knowing how to expand your resources, maximize your efforts, and inspire your team to consistently put great service into practice.
Robin Crow is a speaker, author, entrepreneur and one of the most innovative guitarists in the world. With over 2,000 presentations to his name, his expertise on leadership and customer service comes from 30 hard-won years in the trenches as an entrepreneur. His company, Dark Horse Recording, sets the gold standard for customer service and excellence in the recording industry and is home to Faith Hill, Neil Diamond and Jewel to name a few.
Comfortech Welcome Reception
Wednesday, September 24, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m , Renaissance Grand Ballroom
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Enjoy fantastic food and great drink at our traditional HVAC Comfortech “kick-off” event – The Welcome Reception. Presented by our friends at Emerson Climate Technologies, the Welcome Reception is the perfect place to meet and greet your fellow attendees and Comfortech faculty in a relaxed atmosphere.
PerformanceTown, USA
Thursday, September 24 - Friday, September 25 , Product Showcase
Pay a visit to PerformanceTown, USA…right in the Product Showcase!
This interactive, hands-on training exhibit, created by the National Comfort Institute, features five (5) test stations where participants can measure one or more elements of a live HVAC system’s performance. The professionals from NCI will be on hand as your personal “tour guide” through Performance Town USA.
Runs continuously during show hours on Thursday & Friday.
Test Stations:
Blower Boulevard – Learn the steps required to adjust a variable speed fan using dip switches and published manufacturer’s data. Test the amperage and watch the power consumption rise as static pressure increases.
Pressure Drop Hill – You can measure static pressures on this live HVAC system. Test total external static pressure using digital and analog manometers. Identify the pressure drops over a wide variety of air filters and plot fan airflow to see the airflow effects of each filter.
Efficiency Ally – Pressure and temperature measurements will be taken and combined with plotting air flow from manufacturer’s fan performance data to calculate the Effective Efficiency of a cooling system using NCI’s HeatMaxx and CoolMaxx reports.
Traverse Terrace – Learn to quickly measure the air volume passing through a supply and return duct. Identify supply or return duct CFM under live operating conditions by measuring fan airflow using this proven air balancing test. Use today’s improved test instruments to perform this test as the your instrument completes all calculations for you in one easy test.
Performance Peak – What if you could rate or score the operating efficiency of the air conditioning and heating systems that you install? Learn about NCI’s installed system efficiency ratings by measuring this live HVAC system. Measure wet bulb readings and use them to calculate delivered cooling system BTU to rate the system performance. What’s the score of the comfort system in your home?
Women in HVACR 6th Annual Meeting
Kick-Off Reception - Tuesday, September 22, Meeting and Workshops - Wednesday, September 23
Women in HVACR, an organization dedicated to furthering the growth of women in the industry, is proud to hold their 6th Annual Meeting in conjunction with HVAC Comfortech 2009. Could you benefit from networking with women in the business? Ever considered mentoring a student or a newcomer to HVACR? Maybe you are looking for a mentor yourself? Either way, Women in HVACR has a solution for you! For more information, please visit http://www.womeninhvacr.org or call Julie Eudy at 636/352-1148.
