We sincerely invite you to attend the 6th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning - ISHVAC2009 in Nanjing, China from November 6 to 9, 2009, organized by Southeast University, and co-organized by Tsinghua University and the University of Hong Kong. The conference series was initiated in Tsinghua University in 1991. It has been the premier international HVAC conference initiated in China and has played a significant role in the development of HVAC and indoor environment research and industry in China. It has always been well attended by researchers and academics from worldwide.

Considering the recent attention on building energy consumption and energy efficiency, ISHVAC2009 will provide a platform for discussing recent research and development on different aspects of HVAC systems and components, with a focus on building energy consumption, energy efficiency and indoor environment. Furthermore, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of PRC (MOHURD) will support our conference and exhibit achievements of energy saving and demonstration buildings with ultra low energy consumption supported by MOHURD during 2006-2010.

We welcome you to ISHVAC09 and look forward to meeting you in Nanjing, the old and charming city.

Prof. Xiaosong Zhang
Chair of ISHVAC 2009
School of Energy and Environment,
Southeast University,
Nanjing, China