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<p class=MsoHeader style='margin-top:6.0pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>(</span></font><font
size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>apologies
for cross-postings!</span></font><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoHeader style='margin-top:6.0pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoHeader style='margin-top:6.0pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>it is our pleasure to
announce the second local bi-annual conference of IBPSA-Germany which will be
held in <st1:City w:st="on">Kassel</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region>
on <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>September 8-10, 2008</span></b> at the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>University</span></b></st1:PlaceType><b><span
 style='font-weight:bold'> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Kassel</st1:PlaceName></span></b></st1:place>. 
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoHeader style='margin-top:6.0pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The main focus will be
placed on the topic &quot;Sustainable and energy efficient building
design&quot;. BauSIM2008 brings together practitioners, researchers and
developers working in the field of building performance simulation and related
applications.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoHeader style='margin-top:6.0pt'><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>The
deadline for submitting abstracts is April 30, 2008</span></font></b><font
size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. 
A number of selected contributions will be subject to a publication in the
journal BAUPHYSIK (publisher: Ernst&amp;Sohn).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoHeader style='margin-top:6.0pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The conference website will
soon be available at:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoHeader style='margin-top:6.0pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://bausim.ibpsa-germany.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoHeader style='margin-top:6.0pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoHeader style='margin-top:6.0pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Best regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoHeader style='margin-top:6.0pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Christoph van Treeck<br>
(IBPSA-Germany)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:gray'>--</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=gray face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:gray'>Mit freundlichen
Grüssen / Kind Regards</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=gray face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:gray'>Christoph van
Treeck</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:gray'>***************************************************************</span></font><span
lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
</span></font><font size=1 color=gray face="Courier New"><span lang=NL
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:gray'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Dr.-Ing. Christoph van Treeck<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gruppenleiter</span></font><span
lang=NL><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:gray'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font><font size=1 color=gray face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:gray'>Lehrstuhl fuer
Computation in Engineering<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Prof. Dr. rer.nat. Ernst Rank<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fakultaet Bauingenieur- und
Vermessungswesen<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Technische Universitaet
Muenchen<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Arcisstrasse 21<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; D-80290 Muenchen</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:gray'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font><font size=1 color=gray face="Courier New"><span lang=FR
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:gray'>Tel:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
+49 (0)89 289-23044<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Fax:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; +49 (0)89 289-25051<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; eMail:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><a
href="mailto:treeck@bv.tum.de"><font size=1 color=gray face="Courier New"><span
lang=FR style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:gray'>treeck@bv.tum.de</span></font></a><span
lang=FR><br>
</span><font size=1 color=gray face="Courier New"><span lang=FR
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:gray'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Internet: </span></font><a href="http://www.inf.bv.tum.de/~treeck"><font
size=1 color=gray face="Courier New"><span lang=FR style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:"Courier New";color:gray'>www.inf.bv.tum.de/~treeck</span></font></a><span
lang=FR><br>
</span><font size=1 color=gray face="Courier New"><span lang=FR
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:gray'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
IBPSA:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><a href="http://www.ibpsa-germany.org"><font
size=1 color=gray face="Courier New"><span lang=FR style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:"Courier New";color:gray'>www.ibpsa-germany.org</span></font></a><span
lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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