• TheAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)has issued a new call for papers. The deadline for abstracts is Jan. 25. For more information, visit www.ashrae.org/iaq2010.

• TheAmerican Filtration and Separations Society (AFS)is holding its 23rd annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, March 22-25, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Antonio.

• TheHydraulic Institute (HI)is hosting its 2010 Annual Meeting at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort in Marco Island, Fla., from Feb. 19-23.

• TheAir-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute’s (AHRI’s)commercial refrigerator manufacturers section, approved for publication AHRI Standard 1250-2009, “Performance Rating of Walk-In Coolers and Freezers.”

• TheAir Movement and Control Association International Inc. (AMCA)approved the ANSI/AMCA Standard 550-09, Test Method for High Velocity Wind Driven Rain Resistant Louvers; and the ANSI/AMCA Standard 510/09 Methods of Testing Heavy Duty Dampers for Rating.

Publication date:12/28/2009