YEA is an ASHRAE program for young members to create activities and social networking opportunities for our peer group and have some fun at the same time. YEA gives us the opportunity to interact in a forum other than the more formal chapter meetings.  YEA will be one of the avenues to help students preparing for entry into our field. With involvement in promoting student development and membership through a mentoring role and participation with the ASHRAE student chapter this can succeed. Grady Sanders, John Cole and I met with Dr. Singh to discuss the North Piedmont Chapters involvement in student development. We need assistance in establishing Co-Sponsors for an 'ENERGY DAY' at A& T on November 20. If you or your organization is interested please let me know. We would also like to have a YEA member meet with the student Chapter on a regular basis at their monthly meeting to develop open lines of communication. I plan to speak to the Board of Governors for input on raising money for financial assistance for the students and YEA members to attend the annual meeting in Orlando Jan 23-25th 2010. If you plan to attend and need help with the logistics don't hesitate to contact me. Anyone interested in being a lecturer for the Senior Design Project (AREN 662) or student meetings please contact me or Dr. Singh. We will be providing facilities and industrial site visits if you are interested in attending and providing input on your area of expertise for the student. We need YEA and student members to be more involved in the monthly chapter meetings to ensure we get the professional development we need to be productive members of this society. As YEA members you are a valued source of information to the upcoming future of our organization. Any input you would you contribute would be greatly appreciated. The first YEA meeting will be in November. The event and location are to be determined so keep an eye out for the notice.  
 
I look forward to your participation in making this a successful endeavor. This is a new initiative and will only be successful if eligible members like you help make it happen.  Take a look at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Atlanta-GA/Young-Engineers-in-ASHRAE/133925524350?ref=nf.  (Note you have to be logged into facebook to access this link).

History Notes ... Morgan Jones
 "Natural Ice Cooling"
The first American to try to cool a room was John Gorrie. He was a doctor in charge of the U.S. Marine Hospital in Apalachicola, Florida, where yellow fever was common. Following a severe outbreak in 1842, he sought new ways to treat it. Using ice, he eventually succeeded in chilling a hospital ward.The ice had been imported from New England, whose merchants were then enjoying a brisk trade in natural ice, cutting blocks from frozen lakes and shipping them with sawdust for insulation
The supplies of natural ice were unreliable, so Gorrie turned his attention to inventing a machine that would make it. Not surprisingly, Apalachicola lacked a technical library, but in New York City he found the publications he needed.
 
 
Information from Article "Cold Comfort" by T.A. Heppenheimer