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SUMMARY
Event: IBPSA Chicago Social
Topic: Getting the Chicago IBPSA Chapter started and plan activities and programs for 2013-2014
Time: Tuesday Sept 10th, 6:00pm.
Location: Rockit Bar & Grill @ 22 W Hubbard St, River North Chicago
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CHIBPSA
As some of you in the Chicago region may have heard, an International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) Chicago Regional Chapter (CHIBPSA for short!) has been in the works and was provisionally approved this past July 2013. Read the official announcement here (http://www.ibpsa.us/newsletter/2013-07-ibpsa-usa-newsletter.pdf).

What's next?
IBPSA-Chicago is ready to Meetup! Come join the newly-formed IBPSA regional chapter to give your input on ideas for our newly formed Chapter and discuss upcoming educational events. We recognize that there is an established community of building performance modelers in the Chicago area, including; consulting engineers, architects, energy service contractors, researchers and academics who all have an interest in some form of building performance simulation. Our goal is to provide educational development opportunities while promoting networking for interested professionals and researchers in and around Chicago.

Did we mention socializing and drinks?
Come meet us at Rockit Bar & Grill (http://www.rockitbarandgrill.com/) from 6pm-9pm on Tuesday, Sept 10th. There will be a cash bar for drinks and appetizers.

Rockit Bar & Grill is located @ 22 W Hubbard St. If you are attending USGBC Greening The Heartland / BUILDINGChicago it's just a short 1 block north and 3.5 blocks east from the Merchandise Mart. Directions are found here:

http://goo.gl/maps/vMS0i

To connect to CHIBPSA before and after...
A LinkedIn Group has also been setup for the IBPSA-Chicago Chapter to allow internal chapter discussions and communications.

http://www.linkedin.com/groups/IBPSAChicago-5130922/about

Craig Burton