Date: Monday February 10th, 2020
Russo’s Spazio Westport – 12031 Lackland Rd, St. Louis, MO 63146

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EVENT SCHEDULE:
4:15 PM– 4:45 PM Registration & Networking
4:45 PM – 5:35 PM Technical Session
5:45 PM – 7:00 PM Dinner and Main Session
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Speaker for Tech Session:
Bob Schindler, B.S. Mechanical Engineering University of Missouri ‘01
Bob has spent the past 19 years filling various technical roles for industry leading commercial refrigeration equipment and component manufacturers. For eight years at the Sporlan Valve Division of Parker Hannifin he operated as both Field Sales Engineer and Supermarket Specialist. For the last 11 years Bob has been a Regional Sales Manager for Keeprite Refrigeration assisting with field service and equipment selection for area OEMs, wholesalers, and contractors. He has been a trainer and guest lecturer to thousands of technicians across North America during his tenure. Bob is the former “R” in ASHRAE chair for the St. Louis chapter.

Speaker for Main Session:
John Murray – Executive Vice President, KeepRite Refrigeration
A Mechanical Engineer from the University of Missouri-Columbia, John has been with KeepRite Refrigeration since September of 2008. His responsibilities include Technical Sales & Customer Service. Prior to KeepRite, John had been with Sporlan Valve Company (Parker Hannifin)since 1986 where he served as VP of Sales (Canada, USA, and Mexico), Sales Manager – Supermarkets & Commercial OEMs, Supermarket Sales & Applications Manager, Regional Sales Manager, District Sales Manager, and Sales Engineer. John has been a member of ASHRAE since 1990 having served as Chairman and Voting Member of Technical Committee 10.7 (Commercial Food Display and Storage Equipment), a member of Special Projects Committee 72-1998R (Method of Testing Open and Closed Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers) and has been active on the associated TC10.7 Subcommittees (Research, Handbook, and Standards). He also represents KeepRite at the appropriate AHRI meetings related to commercial refrigeration. He has been a member of RSES since 1988 and served as a Board Member of the St. Louis Gateway Chapter from 1992-1998.

Tech Session: The Impact of New Environmental Legislation
(The US EPA, Environment Canada, and individual State-by-State legislation) On the Industry as a whole, including how we size and select refrigeration equipment and the acceptable refrigerants that can be used.

Main Session: The Impact of New Energy Legislation
(US DOE and NRCAN-Natural Resources Canada). Because, hot off the press, new laws kicked in January 1st, 2020 for medium temp condensing units, with additional (low temp) laws that will take effect July 10, 2020.

These new laws are real and anyone not in compliance will be breaking the law. And “strict enforcement” of all of it is supposed to be in effect beginning in July.

These topics should be pertinent to anyone who has anything to do with commercial refrigeration, whether they are a wholesaler, an OEM, a designer/specifier, or end user.

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