BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) chose the Gulf Coast of Florida as the backdrop for its 2011 Annual Meeting. The Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa in Bonita Springs, which is situated about halfway between Fort Myers and Naples, has been the host location for the AHRI event in past years.
More than 4,500 AHRI members attended the meeting Nov. 12-15, 2011. The AHRI organization is one of the HVACR industry’s primary certification bodies, and consists of 308 member companies. The AHRI certification program is one of the association’s three pillars, and the one for which it is most well-known in domestic and international circles.