The meeting was supported by American Standard and consisted of two days of classroom breakout sessions in addition to keynote presentations by executives from both American Standard and the two ACES A/C Supply distributors. Groups of dealers made their way through five sessions including: outdoor products, indoor products (air handlers, furnaces, and coils), residential package units and light commercial, retail financing and marketing, and indoor air quality (IAQ) and e-Training.
The meeting began with Dave Pannier, American Standard president, as he introduced the dealers to the meeting's theme, A Brand New Day. Pannier described a vision that took everyone past the hectic pace of change all are currently experiencing with the arrival of 13 SEER baseline energy-efficiency standards. Pannier fast-forwarded the group to the year 2016, with suggestions of how the manufacturer, ACES A/C Supply, and American Standard dealers might look at that juncture in the industry's history.