Schedule

2024 Event Schedule

Sunday, March 24
Event	Time	Location	Presenter
Registration	4:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Registration and Help Desk
Conference Kick-Off Event / Welcome Reception	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Sonoma A
Monday, March 25
Event	Time	Location	Presenter
Breakfast	5:30 AM - 7:00 AM	Foyer
Registration	5:30 AM - 3:00 PM	Registration and Help Desk
Exhibitor Setup	6:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Grand Ballrooms
Helping Your Technicians Shine - How to Bring Out The Best in Your Techs	6:00 AM - 6:45 AM	Sonoma A	Jim Johnson
Placing Students with Leading Employers	6:00 AM - 6:45 AM	Sonoma B	David Geith
Level Up Your HVAC Programs with Augmented and Virtual Reality	6:00 AM - 6:45 AM	Napa A	Nikki Lester
Increasing Student Placement Percentage	6:00 AM - 6:45 AM	Sonoma C	David Filson
Seamless Onboarding: Equipping New HVACR Instructors for Classroom Success	7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Sonoma A	Eugene Silberstein
Mastering Troubleshooting: Understanding Inputs and Outputs in Electrical Circuit Boards	7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Sonoma B	Juan Cardona
Level Up Your Communication as a Leader	7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Sonoma C	Angie Snow
Low Load System Efficiency - The Key to Heat Pump Performance	7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Sonoma D	Christopher Dymond
CO2 Transcritical Booster Systems Part I: An Introduction to CO2 Systems Design and Set Up	7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Napa A	Ignacio Chaparro
Teaching Zone Damper Systems and ACCA Manual Zr	7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Napa B	Richard Foster
Setting the Stage For the Next Generation of BAS	7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Napa CD	Chris Lane
With Margin to Spare	8:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Sonoma A	Rich Benkowski
Understanding Changes in Refrigerants	8:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Sonoma B	Don Gillis
Teaching Students How to Apply Mini Split Heat Pumps in Cold Climates	8:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Sonoma C	Darrin Kramer
How the ACCA Design Series is Applied Following Building Codes	8:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Sonoma D	Ed Janowiak
Demystifying Parallel CO2 Transcritical Racks	8:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Napa A	Don Elliott John Bento
Lucas Milhaupt Presents the 6 Fundamentals of Brazing	8:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Napa B	Robert Cristan
21st Century Learning Strategies	8:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Napa CD	Tracy Pink
Teaching Techniques for HVACR	10:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Sonoma A	Thom Hardy
EPA Update	10:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Sonoma B	Christian Wisniewski
CO2 Transcritical Booster Systems Part II CO2 Installation, Maintenance & Troubleshooting	10:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Napa A	Dale Sizemore
Proportional Math for HVAC Applications	10:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Napa B	Donald Prather
Fun Automation for HVAC Educators	10:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Napa CD	Greg Jourdan
Take the Chemistry of Combustion Into Your Classroom	10:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Sonoma D	Rachel Kaiser
Air Curtains - They don't just blow air!	10:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Sonoma C	Sam Beil
Lunch and Expo	12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Grand Ballrooms
Daikin Inverter Technology Fundamentals Class	2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Sonoma A	Jeff Bledsoe
The Impact of Refrigerant Legislation and How Reclamation Can Help	2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Sonoma B	Kate Houghton
A2L Tools vs. A3 Tools Why it Matters and Why You Should Care	2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Sonoma D	Greg Guse
Got Slime? The Chemical Tools That Work!	2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Napa A	Fallon Dyle
The Art of Unteaching	2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Napa B	Alex Meaney
Leveraging Remote Access Technology for HVAC Controls and Free BAS/DDC Emulation for Instruction	2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Napa CD	Harpartap Parmar Jon Vietti
Embracing Cold Climate Heat Pumps: The Smart Choice for Year-Round Comfort	2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Sonoma C	Terry Frisenda
Daikin VR System Integration Class	4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Sonoma A	Jeff Bledsoe
HVACR System Design Part 1 - Demystifying the Dreaded Load Calculation	4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Sonoma B	Brynn Cooksey
Teaching Dual Fuel	4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Sonoma C	Jim Fultz
PSC = ECM	4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Sonoma D	Frank Granville
Leveraging Federal Incentives for Training Programs and Contractors	4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Napa B	Jamie Kono Jenny Wiedower
CO2 as a Refrigerant	4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Napa CD	Rusty Walker
Spanish Class: Minisplit Consoles (ductless): Design, Installation, and Maintenance	4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Huntington	Daniel Crespo Antonio Cruz
Understanding Effects of A2L Refrigerants on Recovery and Evacuation	4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Napa A	Tony Gonzalez
Reception & Hors d'oeuvers	5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Grand Ballrooms
Tuesday, March 26
Event	Time	Location	Presenter
Registration	5:30 AM - 3:00 PM	Registration and Help Desk
Breakfast	5:30 AM - 7:00 AM	Foyer
Selling Your Program - Mastering Sales Skills for Program Promotion and Student Recruitment	6:00 AM - 6:45 AM	Sonoma C	Keith Avery
PHCC Partnerships with Schools	6:00 AM - 6:45 AM	Sonoma A	Angela Collins
Take the Stage	6:00 AM - 6:45 AM	Napa A	Eugene Silberstein
Spanish Resource Roundtable	6:00 AM - 6:45 AM	Huntington	Daniel Mendoza
Preparing the Workforce for a Heat Pump Future	7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Sonoma A	Jenny Wiedower Jamie Kono Audrey Knox Kristin Heinemeir
Hands-On Stations for Complex Components	7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Sonoma D	Craig Migliaccio Ty Branaman, CMHE
Thermal Mass and Thermal Storage	7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Sonoma B	Allen Coggins
CO2 Cycle Basics and Individual Case/Box Control	7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Sonoma C	Jim Jansen
The Importance of Teaching Load Calculations and Duct Design	7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Napa A	Russell King, ME
Copper Applications and Training Update	7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Napa B	Harold Moret
Standard 310 Field Measurements Explained Step-by-Step!	7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Napa CD	Chris Hughes Bill Graber
VRF High Efficiency Heat Pump Technology for Electrification	8:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Sonoma A	Tom Grunstra
Transitioning to A2L Refrigerants in Commercial Refrigeration	8:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Sonoma B	Doug Starasinic
Selection of Cold Climate Heat Pumps Following the Guidance of ACCA Manual S	8:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Sonoma D	Ed Janowiak
Matchmaking: IAQ Problems and the Best Solutions to Tackle Them	8:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Napa A	Kevin Hart
Get Your Hands-On This! (Hands-On Class With Standard 310 Applicable Tools)	8:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Napa CD	Chris Hughes Bill Graber
Decarbonizing Hydronic Systems	8:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Sonoma C	Robert O'Brien
Refrigeration in the Compressed Air Industry	8:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Napa B	Josh Borrego
Not Your Father's ECM	10:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Napa CD	Chris Mohalley
Not Your Daddy's Heat Pumps: Get Your Program Ready for a Changing Market	10:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Sonoma A	Jamie Kono
A Duct Up Situation	10:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Sonoma B	Sam Myers
Fan Energy Index (FEI)- Department of Energy Fan Efficiency Regulations	10:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Napa A	William Howarth
Global HVAC Installation Insights: From Failures to Excellence	10:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Sonoma D	Kerry McIntyre
Developing Your Students	10:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Napa B	Michael Sumner
Modern Technologies and innovations require Modern Meters	10:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Sonoma C	Louise Kellar
Lunch and Expo	12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Grand Ballrooms
Expo Hall Tear Down	2:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Grand Ballrooms
Ice Machine A.I?	2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Napa A	Jonathan Bailey
Daikin Inverter Technology Fundamentals Class	2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Sonoma B	Jeff Bledsoe
CO Detection & HVAC Protection	2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Sonoma C	Ryan Sharpe Louise Laing
Boundaries in Leadership	2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Sonoma D	Roger Daviston
Using the Evolution of Heat Pump Technology to Understand Mini Split Ductless Systems	2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Napa B	Ben Engelking
Fluid Curriculum Design with Constantly Evolving Technologies and Standards	2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Sonoma A	Robert Lopez
Say YES to BAS: Unlock the Potential of Your Light Commercial HVAC Program	2:45 PM - 3:30 PM	Napa CD	Larry Chang Robert Nirenberg
Programmatic Accreditation and Industry Standards	4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Sonoma D	Jay Mullis
HVACR System Design Part 2 - You did the Load Calculation. Now What?	4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Sonoma A	Brynn Cooksey
Daikin VR System Integration Class	4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Sonoma B	Jeff Bledsoe
Combustion Analysis and Troubleshooting	4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Sonoma C	Tyler Nelson
Fan Coil Control - Operation and Features	4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Napa A	Marcia Christiansen
Spanish Class: Refrigerants Impact and Future Outlook	4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Huntington	Daniel Crespo Antonio Cruz
Teaching With The Latest Technology in Test Instrumentation	4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Napa B	Eric Kaiser
The Fundamentals of Airflow	4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Napa CD	Jason Meinke
Wednesday, March 27
Event	Time	Location	Presenter
Registration	5:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Registration and Help Desk
Breakfast and General Session: Navigating Transformative Changes in the HVACR Industry	7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Grand Ballrooms
Teaching HVAC in the Digital Age: Maximizing Learning with Technology	8:30 AM - 9:45 AM	Sonoma B	Matt Akins
Daikin Cold Climate Heat Pumps	8:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Grand Ballroom A	Jeff Bledsoe
Animation - A Different Teaching Strategy	8:30 AM - 9:45 AM	Sonoma A	Dirk Nauman
HVACR Fundamentals: Mastering the Three Rules for Effective System Operation	8:30 AM - 9:45 AM	Sonoma C	Harvey Caplan
Developing a High-Performance Diverse Contractor Workforce	8:30 AM - 9:45 AM	Sonoma D	Bruce Matulich
Engaging Generation Z: Harnessing Simulation-Based Courses for Interactive Learning	10:15 AM - 11:30 AM	Sonoma A	Vanessa Myers
Working Successfully with Administrators	10:15 AM - 11:30 AM	Sonoma B	Carter Stanfield
Minimizing & Troubleshooting Fan System Effects	10:15 AM - 11:30 AM	Sonoma C	Dave Maletich
Resources for Building New and Expanding Existing HVAC Programs	10:15 AM - 11:30 AM	Sonoma D	Jason Venneman
Teaching Technology with VR	12:00 PM - 1:15 PM	Sonoma A	Anissa Stubblefield Keith Dickerson Lester Terrance
Training the Next Generation of Commissioning Champions	12:00 PM - 1:15 PM	Sonoma B	Christian Valoria
Unlock the Power of Classroom Discussion to Activate Learning	12:00 PM - 1:15 PM	Sonoma C	Mandy Green
Daikin R-32 Equipment Training	12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Grand Ballrooms	Jeff Bledsoe
Friday, May 03
Event	Time	Location	Presenter
Educator Credentialing Exams	May 03, 2024 - Jun 02, 2024	Online
Friday, June 07
Event	Time	Location	Presenter
Educator Credentialing Exams	Jun 07, 2024 - Jul 07, 2024	Online

Schedule and sessions subject to change.