RETA Breeze May-June 2022

40 YEARS AGO IN RETA HISTORY THE 1982 NATIONAL CONFERENCE

The 1982 National conference was a four-day event full of comradery and education. Many industry legends were not only present but were presenting papers and teaching the next generation of refrigerating engineers. The conference was still small enough that everyone knew each other on a first name basis. 1st time attendees were immediately identified, introduced to everyone, and drafted into the old timer’s club. Conference events began on Wednesday November 3rd, with a Board of Directors meeting, followed by a chapter Officer’s training Session. This training was directed toward developing leaders at the chapter level. This was an annual session which was very well attended. The evening’s festivities were a poolside party. While the party was in full swing, the Directors and national officers left for the annual Director’s dinner. Thursday (November 4th) began with Beverly McCann’s opening address. Beverly was the convention chairman. The welcoming address was presented by George Paulick. George spoke on the theme of the conference, “Engine Rooms of the 80s”. George had been a president of the Salinas, California Chapter. Then Jim Marella lead the business session. This is where the business of the organization was conducted, much as it is today. Then the first technical session began. Technical sessions were conducted differently than they are today. Technical

sessions were attended by all. There were no parallel presentations. The technical sessions often contained multiple topics. The opening technical session for the conference was monitored by the national Education Chairman Stuart Smith. Then Ray Kliewer of industrial Cooling Equipment, spoke on the theme of the convention. The famous Glenn Smith of Grasso presented on “Innovations in Liquid Level Control and Compressor Operations”. The final speech of the session was presented by Baltimore Air Coil’s James Marquette. The discussion was on “Energy Management Opportunities Using Ice Storage”. While attendees were eating lunch, the ladies attended a lunch at the Rogue Restaurant and then toured cannery Row, 17 Mile Drive, Pacific Grove, and Carmel. After Lunch the attendees attended the second technical session. It began with moderation by Roger Mulholland, the siting national Second Vice-President. Frick’s National Sales Manager, C.J. Gabriel presented on “The Variable Volume Ratio Screw Compressor and It’s Control Using a Microprocessor”. Following a question and answer session and coffee break, Stahl’s Vice president of Marketing, Birger Grinneby presented a paper on “heat Recovery and Heat Pumps Applied in Industrial Refrigeration”.

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