Student ActivitiesCentralized Training

Session 2Student Membership

Mission & Vision of ASHRAE SA• Mission:

To advance the arts and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigerating to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world.

• VisionASHRAE will be the global leader, the foremost source of technical and educational information, and the primary provider of opportunity for professional growth in the arts and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigerating.

• SA mission is to support the ASHRAE Mission & Vision through student awareness and participation – this is done through:

• New student memberships

• Student membership retention

• Student involvement within society

• Student recognition (scholarships, grants, awards, etc…)

Student MembershipWho can be a Student Member of ASHRAE?

– Any student who is enrolled in:• Community College• Technical College• 4-year University Undergraduate Program• Graduate Programs

– Student Memberships are currently not available for students who are not post high school, however ASHRAE has many opportunities for these students which will be covered later.

Student MembershipWhy would a student want to be a member of ASHRAE?– Technical Knowledge (resources)– Cost Benefits– Society Benefits– Networking Opportunities– Career Exploration– Scholarship Potential– Added Value to Employers– Access to the ASHRAE Website

Student Membership• Technical Knowledge (resources)

– ASHRAE Handbooks

– ASHRAE Design Guides

– Monthly Journal

– Textbook Supplements• Understanding Psychrometrics

• HVAC Simplified

• Load Calculation Applications Manual

• Air Conditioning System Design Manual

• Principles of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

Student Membership

ASHRAE Publications Student Price Full Member Price

ASHRAE Handbooks (IP or SI) $49 $199

ASHRAE Handbook (CD only) $39 $179

Air-Conditioning System Design Manual, 2nd ed $45 $76

ASHRAE GreenGuide 3rd ed. $58 $83

ASHRAE PocketGuide (I-P or SI) $20 $39

HVAC Simplified $29 $67

Load Calculation Applications Manual (I-P or SI) $49 $97

Handbook of Smoke Control Engineering $59 $109

Principles of Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning, 6th ed $58 $76

Understanding Psychrometrics 2nd ed. $45 $84

• Cost Benefits

Student Membership• Cost Benefits– Most chapters have greatly reduced costs

for monthly meeting attendance

– Conference Registration Fees are greatly reduced• Gains access to further technical knowledge

• Exposure to ASHRAE volunteers

• Access to Social functions within the HVAC industry with potential employers

– Access ability via ASHRAE to employment resources (society and local sources)

Student Membership• Cost Benefits

– SMART Start Program for transition into society

• Votes rights as full associate member of ASHRAE

• Free Manuals during this time period

• Cost Benefit ($410 savings over 3 years)

Student Membership• Society Benefits– Instant potential for interaction with

industry professionals

– Added value to the Resume• Participation beyond the classroom

– Access to cutting edge technical information (info beyond the textbook)

– Networking Potential

Student Membership• Networking Opportunities

– Local Student Branch events

– Local Chapter meetings

– Regional meetings

– On-Line resources

– Society Gatherings• Summer and Winter Conferences

• AHR EXPO

• Technical Webcasts

• Special Conferences

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Student Membership• Career Exploration– AHR EXPO

• Broad range of companies within HVAC

– Local Chapters• Range of local members

– ASHRAE Website• Career resources

Student Membership

• Scholarship Potential– Awarded each year

• www.ashrae.org/scholarships

– Local Chapters• Many have local opportunities

Student Membership• Added Value to Employers– Exposure to Industry

Standards

– Knowledge of Engineering Resources

– Exposure to ASHRAE • Locally

• Society (possibly)

www.ashrae.org/greenstandard

Student Zone• Go to the Student Zone

– www.ashrae.org/membership--conferences/student-zone

• Example of “how to become a student member” of ASHRAE

• Questions to Assistant Manager Justin Ledford

Best Practices• Student are the future of our industry.– Chapters need to inform students of the benefits of being

an ASHRAE Student Member– Provide guidance and support for Student Members– Keep track of students and ensure they’re continuing their

ASHRAE membership

• Other ways that your Chapters have shown the benefits of ASHRAE to students?