Kick off BuildingEnergy Boston 2023 and meet fellow attendees at a community happy hour, hosted by Vicinity Energy. Light appetizers will be provided, and there will... Full Description
BuildingEnergy Boston 2023 Conference Events
Monday
Monday, March 27, 2023 - 5:00pm
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Community Event
Location: Sauciety
Tuesday
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 8:00am
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Community Event
Join us for coffee and tea while you check out the exhibitors at the Trade Show.
Location: Trade Show Floor
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 9:00am
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Community Event
This community has spent decades laying the groundwork for net-zero-energy buildings. Now we stand at an exciting turning point, as the technologies and approaches we... Full Description
Location: Harbor 1-3
Speakers: Jacob Knowles ✵ Lisa Cunningham
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 10:00am
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Community Event
Join us for coffee and tea while you check out the exhibitors at the Trade Show.
Location: Trade Show Floor
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Demonstration
Make your way to the Demo Stage on the Trade Show floor to see and hear the latest from Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC, a leading provider of ductless and VRF systems... Full Description
Location: Demo Stage
Presenters: Dave Hazel
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 10:30am
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Session
VEIC’s work on Zero Energy Modular (ZEM) homes has helped hundreds of low and moderate income families achieve dignified, resilient, low-carbon housing. Over the past... Full Description
Location: Marina 1
Speakers: Peter Schneider
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Session
Operational carbon is challenging but attacking embodied carbon is a complete nightmare! How can firms streamline the deadly research drain and get compliance across... Full Description
Location: Harbor 2
Speakers: Barbra BatShalom ✵ Annie Bevan
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Session
Electrification of HVAC systems and the elimination of fossil fuel heating in high rise building space conditioning systems poses unique design and system selection... Full Description
Location: Harbor 3
Speakers: David Glickman ✵ Ari Greenberg
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Session
Public school projects are a highly visible commitment from a community towards future generations, serve a wide range of students from diverse backgrounds, and are a... Full Description
Location: Harbor 1
Speakers: Suni Dillard ✵ Alexandra Gadawski ✵ Caitlin Osepchuk
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Session
Expanding our workforce by meaningful inclusion and retention of people from marginalized groups will be critical to scale our work. We have all heard statements,... Full Description
Location: Marina 3-4
Speakers: Fatou Njie-Jallow
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 12:00pm
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Community Event
Enjoy lunch while networking at the Trade Show.
Location: Trade Show Floor
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Community Event
Bring your lunch from the buffet and talk shop with other HERS Raters! Among other topics, we'll be discussing how to integrate accounting for embodied carbon into... Full Description
Location: Marina 3-4
Speakers: Michael Browne ✵ Jacob Deva Racusin ✵ Andy Buccino
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Community Event
Invitation only. A group of students and staff from multiple Boston-area schools will be using this space to debrief their morning on the tradeshow floor. The... Full Description
Location: Lewis
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Community Event
Invitation only. This annual networking lunch brings together recipients of NESEA's BE the Future scholarship and supporters of the program. Included in each... Full Description
Location: Carlton
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Demonstration
Make your way to the Demo Stage on the Trade Show floor to see and hear the latest from SpacePak, the innovators of small duct, high velocity central heating and... Full Description
Location: Demo Stage
Presenters: Jim Bashford
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 1:00pm
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Session
We will present tales from the trenches for ventilation approaches within the context of the Passive House building certification standard. This standard has set a... Full Description
Location: Marina 1
Speakers: Luis Aragon ✵ Michael Schmidt
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Session
Bruce Becker is the architect, developer, owner, and operator of Hotel Marcel. He will discuss the conversion of the formerly vacant Pirelli Building in New Haven... Full Description
Location: Harbor 3
Speakers: Bruce Becker
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Session
The vast majority of construction defect litigation is over failures of water management. As we construct lower and lower energy buildings, we’re reducing their... Full Description
Location: Marina 3-4
Speakers: Ben Bogie
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Session
Concrete accounts for approximately 11% of annual global carbon emissions. It is a material too important to ignore. Learn how BU’s Center for Computing and Data... Full Description
Location: Harbor 1
Speakers: Rachelle Ain ✵ Nathan Roy ✵ Olivia Humphrey
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Session
Imagine your utility told you they wanted to invest in state-of-the-art technology for your home or business. No taking on debt, and no matter if you're a renter.... Full Description
Location: Harbor 2
Speakers: Ashley Muspratt ✵ Jon Blair
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Sponsored Session
Sponsored by the German Consulate (Boston) and the German American Chamber of Commerce (New York). This session will feature a select group of German companies who... Full Description
Location: Marina 2
Presenters: Dr. Sonja Kreibich ✵ Attila Arian ✵ Matt Noblett ✵ Ken Levenson
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 2:00pm
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Community Event
Join us for coffee and tea while you check out the exhibitors at the Trade Show.
Location: Trade Show Floor
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Demonstration
Make your way to the Demo Stage on the Trade Show floor to learn about Bensonwood's Tektoniks prefab panels and mass timber components.
Location: Demo Stage
Presenters: Seth Clarke ✵ Cody Berwick
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 2:30pm
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Session
While the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) is already being used by some states, wider adoption is anticipated with the initiation of DOE’s... Full Description
Location: Harbor 2
Speakers: Giulia Luci ✵ Ian Finlayson
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Session
Before PVs became affordable, excess solar energy was stored thermally. Energy storage, both thermal and electrical, aids grid penetration of renewables and builds... Full Description
Location: Harbor 1
Speakers: Marc Rosenbaum
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Session
Electrifying the manufacturing process of building materials is a critical step towards decarbonizing the built environment. Going where no companies have gone before... Full Description
Location: Marina 3-4
Speakers: Rob Conboy ✵ Jason Todd
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Session
Recent technology developments and incentive programs are creating new opportunities for ground-source heat pumps (GSHPs) at the building and neighborhood scale (... Full Description
Location: Marina 1
Speakers: Dave Hermantin ✵ Lauren Hildebrand ✵ Audrey Schulman
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Sponsored Session
Sponsored by Daikin. Heat pumps and the HVAC&R industry more broadly is under an intense period of regulatory change. Changes in efficiency metrics and the... Full Description
Location: Marina 2
Presenters: Jon Hacker
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Sponsored Session
Sponsored by MassCEC. Through its Decarbonization Pathways and Triple Decker Pilots, MassCEC is seeking to demonstrate replicable and broadly scalable approaches for... Full Description
Location: Harbor 3
Presenters: Peter McPhee ✵ Susan Mlodozeniec
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 3:30pm
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Community Event
Join us for coffee and tea while you check out the exhibitors at the Trade Show.
Location: Trade Show Floor
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Demonstration
Make your way to the Demo Stage on the Trade Show floor to see and hear the latest from Control Technologies (CTI), providers of quality, state-of-the-art building... Full Description
Location: Demo Stage
Presenters: Ariana Axelrod ✵ Rick Stehmeyer
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 4:00pm
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Community Event
Inspired by our opening keynote session? Have questions? Join experts on the current state of codes and regulations throughout the Northeast for an open discussion... Full Description
Location: Marina 3-4
Speakers: Jacob Knowles ✵ Phil Kaplan ✵ Abbott Price ✵ Lisa Cunningham
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Session
Curtis + Ginsberg Architects has completed 6 multifamily Passive House buildings, with two more in construction and six more in design. Steven Winter Associates has... Full Description
Location: Harbor 2
Speakers: Mark Ginsberg ✵ Lois Arena
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Session
The Massachusetts Maritime Academy consists of 16 buildings comprising approximately 600,000 sf, with heating for the buildings is provided by gas fired hot water... Full Description
Location: Harbor 3
Speakers: David Madigan ✵ Betsy Isenstein ✵ Tamar Warburg
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Session
Have you heard about the building standard that's not a standard? Learn how to create energy efficient, healthy, sustainable homes with an emphasis on making the... Full Description
Location: Harbor 1
Speakers: Emily Mottram ✵ Chris Briley
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Session
While recent state legislation across the region has codified ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in statute, these bills have had a clear lack of... Full Description
Location: Marina 1
Speakers: Steve Skodak ✵ Eben Perkins
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Sponsored Session
Sponsored by Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC. Heat pumps are increasingly finding their way into electrification initiatives across the Northeast. They are a major... Full Description
Location: Marina 2
Presenters: Dave Hazel
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 5:00pm
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Community Event
Made possible by Daikin. All conference attendees are invited to mingle on the trade show floor during this reception that includes a cash bar and light snacks.... Full Description
Location: Trade Show Floor
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 5:30pm
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Community Event
BuildingEnergy Bottom Lines is NESEA’s program for businesses dedicated to improving their triple bottom... Full Description
Location: Trade Show Upper Deck
Wednesday
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 8:00am
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Community Event
Join us for coffee and tea while you check out the exhibitors at the Trade Show.
Location: Trade Show Floor
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Community Event
Invitation Only. This annual event provides NESEA Lifetime Members with a dedicated space to relax, network, and enjoy breakfast before a busy day at the conference.... Full Description
Location: Carlton
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 9:00am
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Community Event
Made possible by DXS and HTS. After completing many Deep Energy Retrofit projects (DERs) in the late 2000s early 2010s here in Massachusetts, our residential design-... Full Description
Location: Harbor 1-3
Speakers: Rachel White ✵ Brendan Kavanagh
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 10:00am
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Community Event
Join us for coffee and tea while you check out the exhibitors at the Trade Show.
Location: Trade Show Floor
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Demonstration
Make your way to the Demo Stage on the Trade Show floor to see and hear the latest from Abode Energy Management, providers of energy management and consulting... Full Description
Location: Demo Stage
Presenters: Travis Estes
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 10:30am
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Session
Windows are a key part of the building enclosure, but they are also the costliest, most fragile, and worst thermally performing component. We will present on windows... Full Description
Location: Harbor 1
Speakers: Kohta Ueno ✵ Peter Baker
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Session
Typical university dormitory projects are capital intensive and take several years to complete. This project turned this practice on its head. Using modular... Full Description
Location: Harbor 2
Speakers: Jesse Thompson ✵ Emily Greene ✵ Christina Consigli ✵ Sasha Azel
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Session
With rising determination to fight the climate crisis worldwide, practitioners are finding the Passive House standard a potent solution for the building sector. As... Full Description
Location: Harbor 3
Speakers: Christina Aßmann ✵ Ilka Cassidy ✵ Sangeetha Sambandam
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Session
Join principals of New Frameworks and Builders for Climate Action for a critical look at our practices that have endeavored to embed justice and belonging alongside... Full Description
Location: Marina 3-4
Speakers: Chris Magwood ✵ Ace McArleton ✵ Jacob Deva Racusin
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Session
Research has shown that solar adoption in a neighborhood spurs more solar adoption. Conversely, if clean energy adoption is not seeded in other communities, these... Full Description
Location: Marina 1
Speakers: Meredith Geraghty ✵ Grace Umaña ✵ Lisa Dobbs ✵ Renée Burgher
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Sponsored Session
Sponsored by DXS and HTS. This presentation will build on previous presentations, digging deeper into the phase-out regulations of high GWP HFCs in the U.S, into the... Full Description
Location: Marina 2
Presenters: JS Rancourt
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 12:00pm
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Community Event
Invitation only. A group of students from multiple Boston-area schools will be using this space to debrief their morning on the trade show floor. The participating... Full Description
Location: Lewis
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Community Event
Enjoy lunch while networking at the Trade Show.
Location: Trade Show Floor
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Community Event
We are thrilled to announce the 4th annual BuildingEnergy Boston Diversity Caucus.
Calling all people of color, indigenous people, queer, trans, and gender non... Full Description
Location: Burroughs
Speakers: Mel Baiser ✵ Miriam Gee ✵ Ace McArleton ✵ Maria Washington
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Demonstration
Make your way to the Demo Stage on the Trade Show floor to see and hear the latest from Tunstall Corporation, a recognized leader in the steam and hydronics industry... Full Description
Location: Demo Stage
Presenters: Rocco Annis
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 1:00pm
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Session
On October 22, 2022 we held the inaugural Touch A Trade event in Kent, CT. The goal of this event was to introduce pre-teen and teenage children to various trades via... Full Description
Location: Marina 3-4
Speakers: Mason Lord
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Session
Think you know effective heat pump sizing and design? Significant market growth of cold-climate air-source heat pumps has resulted in new insights and lessons learned... Full Description
Location: Harbor 2
Speakers: Dave Lis ✵ Mike Ostiguy ✵ Christopher Haringa
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Session
Retrofitting buildings to reduce operating emissions is a key climate strategy. Viable, affordable, and scalable strategies must be implemented. However, we must... Full Description
Location: Marina 1
Speakers: Eva Rosenbloom ✵ Chris Magwood
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Session
This session offers a case study of a curtainwall building in which the project team collaborated on an iterative energy modeling and design process to achieve... Full Description
Location: Harbor 3
Speakers: Samira Ahmadi ✵ Peter Zmuidzinas ✵ Sean Anderson
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Session
Many classroom environments are unhealthy and uncomfortable, creating poor learning environments with high absenteeism. Older, unventilated classrooms can be... Full Description
Location: Harbor 1
Speakers: Ty Newell
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Sponsored Session
Sponsored by Celsius Energy. Celsius Energy will introduce the GeoEnergy concept and the benefits it can provide to building owners, developers and managers in terms... Full Description
Location: Marina 2
Presenters: Johnny Fry ✵ Jermane Massey
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 2:00pm
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Community Event
Join us for coffee and tea while you check out the exhibitors at the Trade Show.
Location: Trade Show Floor
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Demonstration
Make your way to the Demo Stage on the Trade Show floor to see and hear the latest from TimberHP, suppliers of wood fiber insulation for the residential and light... Full Description
Location: Demo Stage
Presenters: Jason Todd
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 2:30pm
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Session
Passive House buildings go hand-in-hand with on-site generation and electrification, but what happens when you have code-required emergency power backup? The Kenzi... Full Description
Location: Harbor 2
Speakers: Julie Klump ✵ Sara Kudra
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Session
Dense packing cellulose in roof slopes has been a common insulation retrofit strategy in New England for a long time, however technically it has not been allowed by... Full Description
Location: Harbor 1
Speakers: Brendan Kavanagh ✵ Kohta Ueno
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Session
With the coming updates to building energy codes, there is an anticipation of growth in the volume of Passive House buildings. It is important to have a fully... Full Description
Location: Marina 1
Speakers: Nicholas Hernandez ✵ Maciej Konieczny ✵ Mark Norton
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Session
The global implications of climate change require immediate local action, with a major priority being to have a well-trained green workforce to meet the growing labor... Full Description
Location: Marina 3-4
Speakers: Jason Taylor ✵ Silvana Bastante ✵ Suzanne Domestico ✵ Kelly Folsom ✵ Emily Jones ✵ Tedros Hishe
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Session
Methods for electrification of DHW in multifamily buildings all pose challenges. This session will provide an overview of existing technologies and a brief history of... Full Description
Location: Harbor 3
Speakers: Daniel Perez ✵ James Petersen
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Sponsored Session
Sponsored by QEA Tech. A little more than 4 out of every 5 buildings that will exist in the Commonwealth in 2050 have already been built. 65% of the current total... Full Description
Location: Marina 2
Presenters: Peyvand Melati
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 3:30pm
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Community Event
Join us for coffee and tea while you check out the exhibitors at the Trade Show.
Location: Trade Show Floor
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Demonstration
Make your way to the Demo Stage on the Trade Show floor to see and hear the latest from enVerid Systems, a leading provider of Sustainable Indoor Air Quality... Full Description
Location: Demo Stage
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 4:00pm
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Community Event
Did you leave Wednesday's keynote session with questions, concerns, or new ideas? Bring them to the table for an open discussion about how to approach retrofit work... Full Description
Location: Marina 3-4
Speakers: Brendan Kavanagh ✵ Marc Rosenbaum ✵ Eva Rosenbloom ✵ Chris Magwood
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Session
The impact of building materials on human and environmental health has received increased attention, and hundreds of design firms have pledged to support healthier... Full Description
Location: Harbor 2
Speakers: Christine Vöhringer ✵ Madaline Hale ✵ Christine Vandover ✵ Mandy Miller
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Session
As the energy and carbon landscape evolves, the design and construction of hospitals must change to meet new challenges. New techniques, perspectives and... Full Description
Location: Harbor 1
Speakers: Andrew Kozak ✵ Abbott Price
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Session
This session will discuss the advantages and challenges of using CO2 Heat Pumps for decarbonizing and efficiently electrifying commercial Domestic Hot Water systems.... Full Description
Location: Marina 1
Speakers: Cain White ✵ Chris Ouellette ✵ Bart Bales
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Session
To achieve mass adoption of offsite construction, the building process as we know it has to be reevaluated from multiple perspectives. This is especially true when... Full Description
Location: Harbor 3
Speakers: Beth Campbell ✵ Ilka Cassidy ✵ Edie Dillman
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 5:00pm
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Community Event
Made possible by MassCEC. Join us for the conference's closing reception, celebrating the close of two days of connecting around the conference’s theme of Scalable... Full Description
Location: Harbor Foyer
