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Technical Activities Committee (TAC) coordinates HVAC&R technical activities, including appointment, development and oversight of technical committees, task groups and technical resource groups. This committee reports to Technology Council.
Block A: Five E’s – Envision, Equip, Empower, Edify, Evaluate (A) Intro to Block A (B) A.1a - Envision (C) A.1b - Equip (D) A.1c - Empower (E) A.2d - Edify (F) A.2e - Evaluate Block A Introspections Block B: Three C’s – Change, Communication, Character (G) Intro Block B (H) B.1.a - Leadership and Change (I) B.1.b.i - Communication (J) B.1.b.ii - Communication Applied (K) B.1.c - Leadership and Character Block B Introspections Block C: Committee Dynamics; Consensus; Decision Making (L) Bridge to Block C (M) C.1.a.1 - Typical or Atypical Meetings (N) C.1.a.ii – Flow (O) C.1.b - Consensus (P) C.1.c - Decision Making Block C Introspections Block D: Creativity; Ideation; Problem Solving; Planning (Q) Bridge to Block D (R) D.1.a.i – Creativity (S) D.1.b - Ideation (T) D.1.c.i - Problem Solving Intro (U) D.1.c.ii - Problem Solving Blocks (V) D.1.c.iii Part 1 – Thinking Like an Engineer (W) D.1.c.iii Part 2 – Failure to Think (X) D.1.d - Strategic Planning (Y) E.1.a - Think Like a Leader Block D Introspections
2024 Chicago Winter Conference Minutes
2023 Tampa Annual Conference Minutes
2023 Atlanta Winter Conference Minutes
2022 Toronto Annual Conference Minutes
2022 Las Vegas Winter Conference Minutes
2021 Virtual Annual Meeting Minutes (DRAFT)
2021 Virtual Winter Meeting Minutes
2020 Virtual Fall Meeting Minutes
2020 Virtual Annual Conference Minutes
Introduction to TAC
TAC Open Mic Policy
TAC Manual of Procedures (MOP) (01/11/2024)
Functional Group (FG) Reference Manual (updated 1/2024)
Multidisciplinary Task Group (MTG) Reference Manual (updated 1/2024)
TAC Reference Manual (01/2024)
George B. Hightower Technical Achievement Award for TC/TG/TRG Members
TG/TRG Proposal Form
MTG Proposal Form
2020 TAC Presentation Package (zip file containing five PowerPoint presentations)