(apologies for any cross-postings)

Dear Bldg-Sim colleagues:

Last year Godfried Augenbroe, a champion of building simulation and mentor and friend of many on this list, passed away. Since then efforts have been underway to set up a memorial prize or fund. From a survey in 2021 we collected ideas and suggestions, and concluded that the most appropriate option would be to establish a prize that supports young PhD students, as that is where Fried?s heart truly was, and this would best operate through IBPSA (the International Building Performance Simulation Association). We have discussed this idea with the IBPSA Awards and Fellows Committee, who support this initiative. We have also connected with the Treasurer of IBPSA, who has confirmed that any funds raised can be kept in the IBPSA Bank Account.

We are now at the stage where we would like to invite donations to the Godfried Augenbroe Memorial Prize. Once funds have been brought together we will finalize full details and get the prize formally established, which will target PhD students who are still working on their thesis and who participate in the IBPSA Building Simulation Conference.

We have set up a campaign on GoFundMe. This is the easiest way to contribute, provided that you are happy for a small fee to be taken by the platform. This can be accessed via:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/godfried-augenbroe-memorial-prize-fundraising?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

Alternatively you can contact one of us as follows:

* USA:
* contact Ji-Hyun (Jeannie) Kim at Argonne National Laboratory if you consider yourself primarily as IBPSA-USA member;
* contact Yuna Zhang at Baumann Consulting if you are a GeorgiaTech alumnus;
* contact Zhaoyun Zeng at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory if you have another background.
* China: contact Zhengwei Li at Tongji University.
* South-Korea: contact Cheol-Soo Park at Seoul National University.
* European Union, UK or elsewhere: please contact Pieter de Wilde at the University of Strathclyde.

If you have any questions about these arrangements, then please feel free to contact Pieter de Wilde. You may also contact Wangda Zuo (Treasurer of IBPSA) or Liam O?Brien (Chair of the Awards and IBPSA Fellows Committee) for independent third-party confirmation that this a bona-fide fundraising effort.

We look forward to your help to keep the memory of Fried alive.

Best regards,

Pieter, Cheol-Soo, Ruchi, Jeannie, Yuna, Zhaoyun and Zhengwei