A message from Vali Sorell, Chapter President

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Thank you to the 218 people who attended our 2019 Winter Meeting in Raleigh. This meeting marked our 10^thanniversary as a chapter. We are all very proud of the success this chapter has experienced, and we wish to thank the founding members, board members,  and all participants who have supported us over the years.

On Monday afternoon, the WiMCO event was attended by over 50 people. The keynote speaker for this meetingwas Michelle Gessner who spoke about the legal issues around the #MeToo movement.

The Keynote Speaker for Tuesday’s event was Eric Termuende, Co-Founder of NoW Innovations. Eric is a thought leader who gave an insightful view of optimizing the workplace culture.

Colby Synesael, Managing Director, Senior Equity Research Analyst at Cowen and Company, gave an overview of the data center market.

Carrie Goetz, Global Director of Technology, Paige Datacom Solutions, spoke about the supply chain in the data center market.

Ed Gazzola, CEO at Bennett & Pless, Inc., presented on the structural issues unique to data center design and construction.

Nick Shanley, Data Center Sales Manager, Saft America, gave an introduction to the use of lithium-ion batteries.

PDH credits are available for attendance at these presentations below. 

We are grateful for our sponsors who made this event possible. Thank you to all who attended. We send out a special thank you to Paul Marcoux, who also attended on the occasion of this anniversary. Paul recognized the need for trained professionals to work in the Mission Critical field, and through his vision,  jump-started the CMCO program by obtaining the funding and the support of the local community colleges.

I hope all enjoyed and learned from the diverse presentations and took advantage of the fun and networking opportunities. We encourage all to get involved with the Chapter by participating in our active Committees. You may contact us via info@7x24carolinas.org to get connected with the Committee Chairs. 

Don’t forget to mark these dates in your calendar - our Summer Meeting is in Charleston, SC on August 8-9.

Presentations:

ANSI/ASHRAE 90.4 Energy Standard for Data Centers Update

The Future of Our Workforce - PDH
Eric Termuende - Co-Founder, NoW Innovations

Data Centers: An Industry Overview - PDH
Colby Synesael - Managing Director, Senior Equity Research Analyst, Cowen and Company

How to Use Your Supply Chain as an Extension of Your Team in 2019 - PDH
Carrie Goetz - Global Director of Technology, Paige DataCom Solutions

From the Edge to the Hyperscale Data Center Case Study - PDH
Ed Gazzola - CEO, Bennett & Pless, Inc.

An Introduction to Lithium-ion Batteries - PDH
Nick Shanley - Data Center Sales Manager, Saft America

If you attended, please take a minute to complete our meeting survey. Your feedback is valuable to our future planning!

View photos from the event here.

Thank you to our Sponsors

2019 Chapter Sponsor

Event Sponsor

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Lunch Sponsor	Breakfast Sponsor

WiMCO Sponsor

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