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AHR/ASHRAE expected to attract 60,000

McCormick

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Nearly 43,000 visitors attended the last AHE Expo in New York last year

USA: The AHR Expo and ASHRAE winter conference are expected to draw as many as 60,000 visitors to Chicago this coming January.

The 2015 AHR Expo, taking place at McCormick Place from January 26-28, will be the largest AHR Expo ever held.

The show will include 465,000ft2 of exhibits from 2,000 companies representing every segment of the hvacr industry.

Starting two days earlier and running from January 24-28 at the Palmer House Hilton, ASHRAE’s 2015 Winter Conference will encompass more than five new tracks, 100 sessions and 400 speakers.

“With the Conference being held in the big city of Chicago, the Technical Program itself is going big with a focus on big projects, the big picture and big impacts with the intent of presenting big results for engineers, contractors, manufacturers and building professionals,” Doug Cochrane, Conference chair, said.

Complete Conference information and registration can be found at www.ashrae.org/chicago, and Expo information at www.ahrexpo.com.

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