Joint Meeting with CSI and SMCI

When

Wednesday December 12, 2018
11:30 a.m. – Registration Opens/Networking
11:45 a.m. – Lunch
12:00 p.m. – Announcements
12:15 p.m. – Program – Presentation by ASHRAE DL Tim Wentz (Past ASHRAE President)

Location

Holiday Inn Downtown – Mercy Campus
1050 6th Ave
Des Moines, IA 50314

Program

Presentation: The Interface Between Risk and Ethics
The topic of ethics has always been difficult to address because ethics is often seen as fluid and difficult to quantify. The fluid nature of ethics is generated by the wide spectrum of individual perspectives, coupled with highly variable cultures and situations, thus making ethical decisions difficult to predict. Risk has many of the same attributes in that it can also be very fluid and difficult to measure or predict. The presentation looks at the relationship between risk and ethics while exploring some ways to place both into a common context so that viable strategies can be developed for both the firm and the individual.

Earn 1 PDH for attending this program.

Presenter

Presenter: Tim Wentz (ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer and past ASHRAE President)

Tim is an Associate Professor of Construction Management at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, where he teaches a wide spectrum of courses, including environmental systems, mechanical estimating, mechanical project management, professional practice/ethics and the senior capstone course. Tim’s professional focus is in teaching and undergraduate education, where he has participated in numerous committees and initiatives. He currently serves as an advanced team leader for the Peer Review of Teaching program, a College representative on the Student Success task force and is also currently chair of the College of Engineering Curriculum and Academic Standards Committee.

Tim has served the Society in many different capacities. He started his ASHRAE career in 1976 after graduating from the University of Nebraska and worked in a grassroots capacity for many years. He is a past president of the Nebraska Chapter, past RVC of Student Activities for Region IX, past DRC of Region IX and as Society president in 2016-2017. Tim also serves as Faculty Advisor of the Mechanical/Electrical Specialty Contractors (MESC) student chapter, which is an umbrella student chapter co-sponsored by ASHRAE, the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) and the National Electrical Contractors of America (NECA). He received an ASHRAE Technology Award in 1987, Region IX Chapter President of the Year, Region IX Hall of Honor in 2005, E. K. Campbell Award of Merit for Teaching in 2000, the Distinguished Service Award in 2013 and the Exceptional Service Award in 2015. Tim was named an ASHRAE Fellow in 2005.

Tim has also been very active in the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA), where he has served as a trustee for the Mechanical Contractors Education and Research Fund (MCERF) and is currently a member of the National Education Initiative (NEI) faculty and also on the Institute for Project Management (IPM) faculty. He was named the MCAA ‘Educator of the Year’ three times (2000, 2002 and 2004) and in 2009 was the recipient of MCAA’s highest award, the Distinguished Service Award, the first academic to receive the award.

Cost

Free for ASHRAE Iowa members
$20 for non-members
Always free for students

Social Sponsor

We do not have a social sponsor for this event. Let us know if you want to sponsor a future event.

Registration

Registration is open now – it will close on December 5th so we can get food counts turned in.

ASHRAE® Iowa Chapter

A Division of Region VI

2018 December Chapter Meeting