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ASHRAE
Philippine Chapter Retrospect and Prospect
August 30, 1999 marks the birth of
ASHRAE Philippine Chapter. The Chapter was chartered by
the President, Bill Goodman, together with Executive Vice
President Frank Coda, DRC Vincent Tse, ARC Wong Wai Kwong,
at the Metropolitan Club in Bel-Air, Makati
City, Philippines.
The following dates and events led
to the formation of the Philippine Chapter and culminated
in the Chartering Night:
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1994 - Joseph Ting
visited the Philippines and discussed the possibility
of forming a local chapter of ASHRAE during the Philippine
Society of Ventilating, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
Engineers (PSVARE) board meeting.
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January 1995 - Silvestre
Peñasales and Emmanuel Tan of PSVARE attended the
meeting on how to establish a local chapter together with
other country representatives applying to form a chapter.
The meeting was set by Carolyn Kettering and her staff
during the ASHRAE Winter Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.
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July 24, 1998 - ARC
Wong Wai Kwong visited Peñasales office and discussed
the formation of the Philippine Chapter of ASHRAE. He
likewise extended invitation to attend the first CRC Region
XIII in Singapore on August 14-15, 1998.
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August 14-15, 1998
- Peñasales attended the CRC as guest and had a
close door meeting with ASHRAE President George Jackens,
Vice President Donald Colliver and Carolyn Kettering of
Member Services to discuss the formation of the Philippine
Chapter.
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September 1998 -
Peñasales started gathering signatures for the
petition to form ASHRAE Philippine Chapter.
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December 1998 - The
petition to form the Philippine Chapter with fifty-two
signatories was transmitted to ASHRAE headquarters in
Atlanta, Georgia.
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May 13, 1999 - Kettering
advised Peñasales that eight out of fifty-two signatories
were delinquent members and disqualified as petitioners.
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May 30, 1999 - The
petition of additional members increasing the number of
signatories to fifty-eight was transmitted to ASHRAE headquarters.
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June 15, 1999 - DRC
Vincent Tse advised the petitioners that he will submit
their petition to ASHRAE Board of Directors during its
annual meeting in Seattle, Washington.
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July 16, 1999 - Kettering
and Tse informed the petitioners of the approval to form
the Philippine Chapter by the ASHRAE Board of Directors.
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August 27-28, 1999
- A number of Philippine delegates attended the 2nd CRC
Region XIII in Hong Kong.
After the Philippine Chapter was chartered significant
effects took place. Highlights of such events are as follows:
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September 1999 -
The first monthly meeting of ASHRAE Philippine Chapter
was held.
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March 4, 2000 - The
first workshop on "How to Operate as ASHRAE Chapter"
was conducted by Wong Yeh Wah, Sunny Tan, and ARC Wong
Wai Kwong of Hong Kong and Singapore Chapters.
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August 2000 - Philippine
delegation led by Chapter President Emmanuel Tan attended
the 3rd CRC Region XIII in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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January 28, 2001
- The first student branch - De La Salle University Student
Branch was chartered under the advisorship of Dr. Manuel
Belino.
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March 16, 2001 -
The first general Membership Meeting attended by over
sixty members, student members and guests was held in
Metropolitan Club.
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May 5, 2002 - The
Philippine Chapter and Malaysia Chapter held a bilateral
meeting to discuss the the Ozone Depleting Substances
(ODS) project and Research Promotion at EDSA Shangri-La
Hotel, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.
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June 10, 2001 - Chapter
President Eric Panzo attended the Regional Planning Meeting
in Taipei, Taiwan.
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July 27, 2001 - The
Second General Membership Meeting and Induction of new
Chapter Officers and Committee Chairs were held at the
Metropolitan Club. Chapter President Eric Panzo was inducted
by Congressman Jose Apolinario Lozada, 5th District of
Negros Occidental. The first research promotion was held
by having each dinner table sponsored by a person who
was properly acknowledged by placing his name on the table.
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September 14-15,
2001 - Chapter President Eric Panzo, president-elect Cesar
Lim and Immediate Past President and Research Promotion
Chair Emmanuel Tan attended the 4th CRC Region XIII in
Taipei, Taiwan. Eric Panzo attended the preparatory planning
meeting for the 5th CRC to be held in the Philippines.
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September 21-22,
2001 - Panzo, as General Chair for the 4th CRC Region
XIII, attended the CRC Region VII in Bluegrass, Kentucky,
to observe the conduct of CRC in the United States of
America.
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December 2001 - DRC
Raymond Wong and TEGA Chair NgG Eng Hong visited the Philippines
to conduct and inspection of the conference venue and
also conducted a workshop on chapter operation.
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June 1, 2002 - Panzo
attended the Regional Planning Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand
together with incoming President Cesar Lim and Charter
President Silvestre Peñasales.
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August 19, 2002 -
The Third General membership Meeting and Induction of
New Officers and Committee Chairs were held. Chapter President
Cesar Lim was inducted and adopted the "sponsor per
table" for research promotion.
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September 6-7, 2002
- ASHRAE Philippine Chapter hosted the 5th CRC Region
XIII which was held at the Midtown Ramada Hotel, Manila,
Philippines.
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May 31, 2003 - President-elect
Dr. Manuel Belino represented the Philippine Chapter in
Regional Planning Meeting which was held through teleconferencing
due to the SARS epidemic.
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July 10, 2003 - The
Fourth general membership Meeting and Induction of New
Officers and Committee Chairs were held in Architectural
Center Club, Inc. in Makati City, Philippines. The inducting
officer was Hon. Chona Evangelista, chairperson of the
Professional Regulation Commission Board of Mechanical
Engineering.
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September 18-19,
2003 - Chapter President Belino, President-elect Danito
Duya and immediate past President of DLSU Student Branch
Hans Felix Bosshard attended the 6th CRC Region XIII in
Bangkok, Thailand.
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November 18-19, 2003
- Chapter President Belino, Student Activities Vice Chair
Hans Felix Bosshard and student of DLSU Student Branch
attended the Asia-Pacific Conference on Built Environment
to present their research paper on indoor air quality
in Hong Kong Universities such as Hong Kong University
of Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
ASHRAE Philippine Chapter is a young chapter; it is only
four years old. Yet, it has grown fast in terms of professional
and student membership and has conducted, organized and
sponsored numerous activities. It has forged alliance with
such local societies such as PSVARE and PSME. It officers
work closely with various government agencies to provide
advice on HVAC and R related matters. Its Student Branch
hosts a wide-range of activities. Additional Student Branches
will be established to boost student involvement in ASHRAE
activities and train them as future leaders and professionals
thereby ensuring the continuity of the society and the HVAC
and R profession.
As a member of the huge ASHRAE family, the Philippine Chapter
will continue to serve all its members by providing them
with venues and opportunities to further develop their skills
and expertise so they could effectively serve both the local
and global communities.
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