The Qatar Oryx Chapter of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) recently conducted the ‘3rd HVAC Contracting Conference’ with the theme of ‘Evolution of HVAC Industry’ at The Intercontinental Hotel – The City.
The event was held under the patronage of HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-
Thani, Prime Minister and Interior Minister, and the support of Qatar General Authority for Standardisation and Metrology.
The conference sessions was attended by over 250 professionals from various backgrounds, including suppliers, contractors, consultants, project managers, ministries and Qatar University. The conference, included 17 technical session, one workshop on ASHRAE Hot Climate Design Guide and a panel discussion on healthcare facilities.
Hassan Sultan, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the ASHRAE Qatar Oryx Chapter, thanked the State of Qatar for supporting this association. He welcomed the audience and thanked all
the speakers, attendees and supporters of the conference. Ghassan Trabolsi , President of Qatar
Chapter of ASHRAE, and Kinan Fahs, The President elect for the Qatar Chapter of ASHRAE, were the master of ceremony for the conference.
The conference featured interactive sessions by speakers, including Hassan Sultan, Hani Hawamdeh, Professor Walid Chakroun and Francis Mills, from ASHRAE; Seenu Pillai , Haitham a-Dali, Anto Thilak, Jamil Qassim and Dmitro Sverdlov, ASTAD; Dr Saud Ghani, Qatar University; Emad Yuzhu Chen, Midea; Jones Wu, GREE; Sachin Nehete, Rheem; Volker Kohler, Aquatherm; Allah Beeston, Jersey Group; Manhal A Jaweesh, KIMMCO-ISOVER ; Stefano Gavioli, Unical; Jean Chehade, FTC Qatar; Varun Pahwa, DRI; Francesco Fogari, AERMEC; along with independent established speakers, including Professor Fadl Moukalled, Lakshmi Suryan and Ahmad al-Jolo, President of Federation of Arab Engineers.
On behalf of ASHRAE, Ahmad Jolo also presented the Leadership Award to Hassan Sultan and the Pinnacle Award to Kinan Fahs for their contribution to the HVAC field in the region.
The speakers and panellists were felicitated by Ahmad al-Jolo and Hassan Sultan.