Benefits of ASHRAE Membership ASHRAE membership provides free management training Employee involvement in chapter and regional activities increases: –Profitability –Productivity –Proficiency

Employers and Employees Experience Benefits of ASHRAE Membership Areas of employer and employee membership benefits include: –Improved Networking Skills –Improved Communication Skills –Improved Management Skills –Management Education –Professional Development

Networking Skills Training by ASHRAE Develop an industry network Develop the ability to work with a wide spectrum of people Learn to work with speakers

Communication Skills Training by ASHRAE Improve ability to conduct a business meeting Improve ability to work with a wide spectrum of people Improve public speaking and presentation skills Improve presentation of results Learn to organize and present seminars Learn to work with speakers Learn to introduce speakers Develop negotiating skills

Management Skills Training by ASHRAE Learn to solve problems without confrontation Learn to differentiate between leadership and management Improve goal setting skills Learn to organize and present seminars Develop negotiating skills Develop the ability to delegate and assign tasks Learn to monitor progress of tasks Improve ability to conduct a business meeting Develop ability to work with a wide spectrum of people

Management Education Training by ASHRAE Develop coordination and scheduling skills Learn to differentiate between leadership and management ASHRAE Journal –Business and Management column –Legal Issues column Distinguished Lecturers programs –Business, management, and legal issues

Professional Development Training by ASHRAE ASHRAE can contribute to continuing education through Continuing Education Units for professional development

Available at CRC and Society Meetings Minimal Cost Management Training by ASHRAE Business management and legal education programs at CRC and Society meetings Special publications such as “The ASHRAE Member’s Survival Guide” and a DVD on how documents and s can be used in litigation Society Committee members receive the same training as above