March ASHRAE Chapter Meeting: DEI - What is it and Why do We Need It?

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DEI - What is it and Why do We Need It?

By: Kishor Khankari

ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer

Piedmont Natural Gas - 4320 Yancey Rd, Charlotte, NC 28217

Abstract:

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are three pillars of a thriving, resilient, and innovative organization. Diversity exists in the nature and around us. Recognizing, acknowledging, and appreciating the diversity around us requires opening of our eyes. The next step is the inclusion of all diverse elements in our work and personal lives requires opening of our heart. However, the most frequent impedance to inclusion is our unconscious bias that we unknowingly develop through our past experiences and environment. Identification, recognition, and awareness of our biases can help us pass the barriers of inclusion. Equity ensures providing equal opportunities to all diverse elements around us. It requires opening of our arms to all diverse elements for inclusion. This presentation will explain these concepts and provide a step by step guidance on how to incorporate DEI in ASHRAE.

Speaker Bio:

A noted expert in his field, he has a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and has been regularly published in several technical journals and trade magazines. Dr. Khankari has delivered more than 150 DL presentations worldwide on topics related to design and optimization of HVAC systems and made several presentation at various technical conferences and professional meetings.

Dr. Kishor Khankari is a Fellow member of ASHRAE. He served on ASHRAE Board as a Director-at Large. He is a recipient of Louise & Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award, ASHRAE Exceptional and Distinguished Service Awards. He is the past President of Detroit ASHRAE Chapter, past Chair of ASHRAE Technical Committee TC9.11 Clean Spaces, and past Chair of Research Administration Committee (RAC). He is a voting member of Technical Committee TC9.10 Laboratory Systems and TC5.3 Air Distribution. He is a voting member of Standards committees SPC241: Control of Infectious Aerosols and SPC129: Air Change Effectiveness. He is also leading a Multi Task Group (MTG) on Air Change Rates.

Meeting Schedule

11:30 - Registration/Network

Noon - Lunch and Presentation