SMACNA National and SMACNA Brazil Meet
SMACNA National met with representatives of SMACNA Brazil during the 2020 AHR Expo.
SMACNA National met with representatives of SMACNA Brazil during the 2020 AHR Expo to discuss current standards, technical documents and SMACNA business management documents available to the organization’s members. Additionally, the SMACNA Brazil delegation learned about resources available via the SMACNA website.
The SMACNA Brazil delegation consisted of:
- Edson Alves – SMACNA Brazil Chapter President, Star Center, Santo André, São Paulo
- Edson Alves Jr. – Star Center, Santo André, São Paulo
- Antonio Uehara – Star Center, Santo André, São Paulo
- Wylian Rodrigues – DuctAir, Santo André, São Paulo
SMACNA National was represented by president Angie Simon, executive director of technical resources Eli Howard and executive director of member services Thomas Soles.
Published: February 28, 2020
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