Schedule

2023 Event Schedule

Sunday, March 19
Event	Time	Location	Presenter
Registration and Help Desk	4:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Registration Desk
Monday, March 20
Event	Time	Location	Presenter
Registration and Help Desk	5:30 AM - 3:00 PM	Registration Desk
Breakfast Buffet	5:30 AM - 7:00 AM	Foyer
Exhibitor Setup	6:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Grand Ballrooms
Bring us Your A2L Questions: Roundtable Discussion	6:00 AM - 6:45 AM	Sonoma Room A	Don Gillis Jamey Hale Charles Allgood
Coffee and Troubleshooting Roundtable	6:00 AM - 6:45 AM	Sonoma Room C	Jim Johnson
Proper Matching Equipment for Unit Coolers	7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Napa Room A	Andy Schoen
Mini-Split Operation and Service	7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Sonoma Room A	Craig Migliaccio
Low GWP Refrigerants and What the Workforce Needs to Know	7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Sonoma Room B	Helen Walter-Terrinoni
Helping to Ease Student Pain Points	7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Sonoma Room C	Eugene Silberstein, CMHE
You Know It, but Can You Teach It?	7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Napa Room B	Dirk Nauman, CSME
System Troubleshooting - Do you hear Hoof beats? Don't think Zebras	8:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Napa Room A	Casey Grow
Building a Stronger HVAC Workforce	8:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Napa Room B	Bruce Matulich Colleen Keyworth
Cold Climate Mini Split Application & Design	8:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Sonoma Room A	Darrin Kramer
Take a Look Under the Hood: The Nuts and Bolts of Building Automation	8:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Sonoma Room B	Freddie Williams Larry Chang
Introducing Technicians to Renewable Liquid Fuels	8:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Sonoma Room C	Robert O'Brien
Putting the ‘V’ back in HVAC-Ventilation for IAQ	8:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Sonoma Room D	Ron Auvil
Connected Solutions	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Napa Room A	Jeffrey Rozga
Building Automation Controls - Demystified	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Napa Room B	Jon Vietti
Critical Charging Procedures	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Sonoma Room A	Jose De La Portilla
Manual S is Getting a Face Lift	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Sonoma Room C	Ed Janowiak
Testing Methodologies	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Sonoma Room B	Patrick Murphy
Smart Diagnostic Tools: So Easy an Engineer Can Do It!	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Sonoma Room D	Jamie Kono, PE Charles Degan Alexander Rees Christian Valoria, PE
Exposition and Lunch	12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Grand Ballrooms
Fan Coil Control - Operation and Features - Cancelled	2:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Napa Room A	Marcia Christiansen
Teaching Techs to Read Wiring Diagrams	2:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Napa Room B	Brynn Cooksey Sr CEM, CMS, RCT, CESC
Commissioning on steroids without all the pimples!	2:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Napa Room C & D	Chris Hughes James Bergmann
Understanding the Electrical Flow in an Inverter Driven System	2:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Sonoma Room A	Juan Cardona
Refrigerant Leak Detection Technologies and Best Practices	2:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Sonoma Room B	Bob Belvick
System Commissioning in a Post-PSC World	2:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Sonoma Room C	Kyle Brown Thom Hardy
Minimizing & Troubleshooting Fan System Effects - Live Demo	4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Napa Room A	Mike Humann
Why Shift to Electronic Refrigeration Controls?	4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Napa Room B	Don Fort
Insight to Generation Z	4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Sonoma Room B	Ty Branaman, CMHE
State of the Union on Refrigerants	4:00 PM - 5:30 AM	Sonoma Room A	Doug Starasinic P.E.
HVAC Petting Zoo!	4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Napa Room C & D	Bill Spohn Bill Graber Eric Kaiser, CSME Chris Hughes Steve Rogers
The 10-Year HVAC Survey - What New Technicians Don't Know	4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Sonoma Room C	Ned Hart
Reception:Exposition, Awards and Hors d'oeuvres	5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Grand Ballrooms
Tuesday, March 21
Event	Time	Location	Presenter
Registration and Help Desk	5:30 AM - 3:00 PM	Registration Desk
Breakfast Buffet	5:30 AM - 7:00 AM	Foyer
Activate the Textbook - Instructional Strategies to Energize Your HVACR Curriculum	6:00 AM - 6:45 AM	Sonoma Room C	Mandy Green
Daikin City and Daikin University	6:00 AM - 6:45 AM	Sonoma Room D	Jeff Bledsoe
Get Heat Pump Ready with the Dept of Energy	6:00 AM - 6:45 AM	Sonoma Room A	Jamie Kono, PE Charles Degan Alexander Rees Christian Valoria, PE
The Intentional Language of Leadership	7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Napa Room B	Angie Snow
Effective Troubleshooting of Gas Furnaces	7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Napa Room A	Jim Fultz
Thermal Mass and Energy Technologies	7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Sonoma Room A	Allen Coggins
Why Teach Your Students About Ice Maker Water Treatment	7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Sonoma Room C	Jonathan Bailey
How to Teach Different Metering Device Operation and Troubleshooting Simplified	7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Sonoma Room D	Joey Henderson
Daikin: Hands-On Service Tools	7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Napa Room C & D	Jeff Bledsoe
Holistic Approach to Infection Control, Security, and Resilience, for All Building Systems	7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Sonoma Room B	Kurt Steenhoek Scott Hamilton Robert Vilches
Teaching Sensible and Latent Heat	8:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Napa Room B	Harvey Caplan
Proper Air Management in Closed Loop Hydronic Heating and Cooling Systems	8:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Napa Room A	Michael Licastro
Daikin: Hands-On Service Tools	8:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Napa Room C & D	Jeff Bledsoe
CO2 as a Refrigerant	8:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Sonoma Room A	Rusty Walker
Hit Me with Your Best Shot!	8:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Sonoma Room B	Keith Clark
Learn the Causes for the Rise in Refrigerant Pipe Pinhole Leaks	8:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Sonoma Room C	Howard Ahern
Everything You Need to Know About Refrigerant Retrofits	8:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Sonoma Room D	Jim Jansen
Teaching Methodical Problem Solving	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Napa Room B	Rachel Kaiser
Demystifying Parallel Refrigeration Racks Introduction	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Sonoma Room A	Don Elliott John Cowart
Airflow Evaluations for the Techs	10:30 AM - 12:00 AM	Sonoma Room B	Jose De La Portilla
Keys to Unlocking Perkins Funding $$ for your Program	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Sonoma Room C	Lori Northrup
Air Tightness Testing: Home Performance for HVAC Pros	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Sonoma Room D	Sam Myers
Unlock the Power to Wireless Technology for System Troubleshooting and Service	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Napa Room A	Tony Gonzalez, CSME
Exposition and Lunch	12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Grand Ballrooms
Exhibitor Teardown	2:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Grand Ballrooms
The FUN in FUNdamentals	2:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Sonoma Room C	Ty Branaman, CMHE
Daikin: Hands-On Service Tools	2:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Napa C&D	Jeff Bledsoe
HVAC Zone Damper Systems	2:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Napa Room A	Richard Foster
Does Vacuum Really Suck?	2:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Napa Room B	Eric Kaiser, CSME
Controllers That Teach Refrigeration in the Classroom and in the Field	2:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Sonoma Room A	Neal Thompson
The Importance of Reclaiming Refrigerant	2:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Sonoma Room D	Kate Houghton
Daikin: Hands-On Service Tools	4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Napa C&D	Jeff Bledsoe
SEER 2 and Beyond	4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Sonoma Room D	David Brannen
A Closer Look at A2L Refrigerants	4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Sonoma Room A	Don Gillis
Psychrometrics Without Tears	4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Sonoma Room B	Eugene Silberstein, CMHE
3 Steps to Successfully Implement Hands-on Simulations in the Classroom	4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Napa Room A	Vanessa Myers
MSCA MAY BE THE FUTURE FOR YOUR STUDENTS! Or... HOW TO GET THEM HIRED!	5:45 PM - 6:30 PM	Napa Room B	Alex Haan Brian Kelly David Geith Wayne Turchetta Robert Vilches
Quench Your Thirst and Dive Into VR: Interplay Event	5:45 PM - 6:30 PM	Sonoma Room C	Vanessa Myers
EPA Town Hall: Upcoming Regulatory Actions	5:45 PM - 6:30 PM	Sonoma Room A	Christian Wisniewski
Wednesday, March 22
Event	Time	Location	Presenter
Registration and Help Desk	5:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Registration Desk
Breakfast Buffet	6:00 AM - 7:00 AM	Foyer
Daikin SKYAIR Installation/Commissioning Class - Full Day Event	7:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Grand Ballroom B	Jeff Bledsoe
Lunch	11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Grand Ballroom B
Monday, May 01
Event	Time	Location	Presenter
The 4 Generations of Learning Behaviors	May 01, 2023 - May 31, 2023	Online Class	Clifton Beck, CSME
HVAC Soft Skills	May 01, 2023 - May 31, 2023	Online Class	Mohammad Abdallah
Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom and in the Field	May 01, 2023 - May 31, 2023	Online Class	Randall Allender
Fundamentals of Air Flow	May 01, 2023 - May 31, 2023	Online Class	Jason Meinke
Update on Final Fan-Efficiency Regulations for the U. S. and California	May 01, 2023 - May 31, 2023	Online Class	Aaron Gunzner Michael Ivanovich
Burn Baby Burn Combustion Inferno	May 01, 2023 - May 31, 2023	Online Class	Louise Kellar
Let Socrates Open the Door	May 01, 2023 - May 31, 2023	Online Class	David Roberts
Planning for Success	May 01, 2023 - May 31, 2023	Online Class	Carter Stanfield
Ready, Set, Automate! STEM Adventures in Building Automation	May 01, 2023 - May 31, 2023	Online Class	Larry Chang
Educator Credentialing Exams	2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	May 01, 2023 - May 31, 2023	Online Class
Thursday, June 01
Event	Time	Location	Presenter
Chemicals in the Classroom	Jun 01, 2023 - Jul 01, 2023	Online Class	Mike Burke
Selecting the Right Fan	Jun 01, 2023 - Jul 01, 2023	Online Class	Jason Meinke
Mini Split Accessories	Jun 01, 2023 - Jul 01, 2023	Online Class	Michael Emerick
Teaching Techniques - How to Keep Heads off Tables	Jun 01, 2023 - Jul 01, 2023	Online Class	Casey Grow
Educator Credentialing Exams	Jun 01, 2023 - Jul 01, 2023	Online Class
From the Service Truck to the Classroom	Jun 01, 2023 - Jul 01, 2023	Online Class	Senobio Aguilera
Saturday, July 01
Event	Time	Location	Presenter
Making and Keeping the Connection: A Model of Success	Jul 01, 2023 - Jul 31, 2023	Online Class	Steve Gutsch
Not your father's hammer	Jul 01, 2023 - Jul 31, 2023	Online Class	Greg Guse
OSHA Construction 1926 for HVAC Instructors	Jul 01, 2023 - Jul 31, 2023	Online Class	John Kok
District and Technical College Perspectives on Accelerating HVAC Programs with Augmented and Virtual Reality	Jul 01, 2023 - Jul 31, 2023	Online Class	Nikki Lester
How to determine correct design flow and head for a centrifugal pump in an Open Loop piping system.	Jul 01, 2023 - Jul 31, 2023	Online Class	Michael Licastro
Trouble Shooting Heat Pumps	Jul 01, 2023 - Jul 31, 2023	Online Class	John L Riggs Jr

Schedule and sessions subject to change.