Short Courses and Lectures
For new employees and young employees, during acompany’s own in-house training sessions, our specialists
can provide detailed training in the “Fundamental Knowledge
Course for Novice Engineers” given in May. Course content
choices include Air Conditioning or Water Supply andDrainage.

Kinki Chapter of The Society of Heating,Air-Conditioning andSanitary Engineers of Japan

Become a member of The Society of Heating,
Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan

http://www.shasej.org/

Promotional Awards
Special characteristics of air conditioning and water supplyand drainage systems of buildings that have won theTechnology Promotion Award are displayed on the Kinki
Chapter homepage.

Kinki Chapter of The Society of Heating,
Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan
Incubation Office Room 6, ATC/ITM Tower 11F,
2-1-10 Nanko-Kita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka,559-0034, Osaka Japan
TEL：+81-6-6612-8857／FAX：+81-6-6613-7890
E-mail：office@kinki-shasej.org

The Kinki Chapter of SHASEJ Homepage

http://kinki-shasej.org/

Overview of the Kinki Chapter
The Kinki Chapter, the first chapter office of The Society ofHeating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan(SHASEJ), was founded in 1963 to serve as the hub for
activities of members from all quarters of the public andprivate sector in the 6 prefectures of the Kinki Region.
Members
Approximately 3500
SHASEJ Members who are residents of the Kinki region areautomatically members of the Kinki chapter.

Patron Members
Approximately 140
Organizations and individuals that contribute to supporting thegoals of the Society can qualify as patron members.

Kinki Chapter Activities
Academic research conferences
Academic research conferences are held in March of each year.
Research papers and technical reports from numerous universities andcompanies are presented. From among them awards for excellence aregiven.

Symposiums and workshops
The Society not only puts on the “Fundamental Knowledge Course forNovice Engineers” and the “Workshop for Mid-career Engineers”, butwhenever necessary, lectures on topics that suit our members’ pressingneeds.

International academic exchange
The Society organizes “International Academic Exchange Presentation
Lectures” and an “International Student Conference and Reception”.
Academic exchange agreements have been made with Korean andChinese academic societies.

Facility Tours
Facility tours are arranged about twice a year. These include chances
to view newsworthy facility sites which do not normally offer tours.

LectureExperts in various fields are invited to regional lectures and the Chapter
general assembly commemorative lectures.

Development awards
Nominations for the SHASEJ Technology Promotion Award and theAward for Home Environmental Facilities are made by the Chapter.

Governing Body
Chapter Chief
Governing Board(Preparation ofoperational plans, etc.)

IndividualCommittees

General Assembly (Decision-making body)・General Affairs and Planning Committee
・Academic Research Conference Committee
・International Exchange Committee
・Environmental Engineering Society Management Committee
・Reports and Information Committee
・Skills Development Committee
・Facility Tour Committee
・Promotional Awards Management Committee

Facility Tours
Here is a list of facility tours the chapter has conducted recently.
Breeze Tower(Osaka), Osaka Gas Izumi-Kita Natural Gas
Power Plant and Izumi-Kita Manufacturing Plant (Takaishi),
Sinko Industries Ltd. Technology Laboratory(Neyagawa),
Osaka Gas NEXT21, Asahi Shimbun – Hanshin Plant, Kansai
University Student Union, Daikin Industries Ltd. – Sakai
Fabrication Plant (Sakai), Kansai Medical University Hirakata
Hospital (Osaka Pref.) Maruito OBP Building (Osaka), Hotel
Universal Port construction work (Osaka), the new KEPCO
Building (Osaka), Sakai Gas Building, Osaka Municipal
Transportation Bureau new facility construction, Yao City
Hospital, Higashi Osaka City Government Offices [Phase 1](Higashi Osaka), Umeda DT Tower

International Academic Exchange
1. The “International Student Conference and Reception” is held
for international students enrolled in the Chapter.
2. The Chapter holds Academic Exchange Lectures by researchers
from abroad and Overseas Business Activity Briefings by member
companies of the Chapter.
3. At present, the Chapter has made cooperation agreements withthe following 2 organizations.
•China / Shanghai Society of Refrigeration•Korea / Society of Air-conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea(SAREK) – Pusan, Ulsan, Gyeongnam Chapter

The agreements include privileges such as those below. For moredetailed information, please contact our chapter office.

• Members of each chapter can attend meetings and general gatherings at
the respective chapters just as in the members’ own chapter.
• A member of a chapter can purchase published materials from the otherchapters at the members rate.
• In accordance with cooperation agreements with fellow society
headquarters, a member of one chapter can apply for membership withanother chapter at any time.

Academic Research Conferences
Summaries of award-winning papers from academic research
conferences are available on the Kinki Chapter homepage.
(Papers from 2007)

Environmental Engineering Society

Why not become a member ofthe Environmental Engineering Society?
The Environmental Engineering Society is an organization
with an independent membership system and is a division ofThe Kinki Chapter of The Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning
and Sanitary Engineers.
Research conferences are held covering research,development, technology, products and other topics of greatinterest in 5 categories - Urban environment, Building
environment,
Air-conditioning
equipment,
Sanitationequipment, and Information on new technologies―as well as
covering technology promotion awards.
Annual Membership Dues

Individual membership 3,000 yen
Organizational membership 20,000 yen
Membership Privileges
1.Free attendance at the 5 or so research conferences eachyear. Organizational members can send up to 3 persons toeach conference.
2.With permission from the author, members candownload .pdf files of documents from the chapter website
3.Participation in research conferences can be certified for
credit as CPD (Continuing Professional Development).
The Environmental Engineering
Society has already held over
250 research conferences since
they were started in 1980.