RIMA-I Announces Featured Presenters For Upcoming I-RIM Conference 2023

Lenexa, KS — The Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Association International (RIMA-I) has announced the lineup of presenters for the 2023 International Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Conference (I-RIM Conference), scheduled for May 23-24 at the Le Meridien Visconti Hotel in Rome, Italy. The conference brings together industry experts from around the world to discuss the latest in research, technology, advancements and uses of reflective products available.

Confirmed presenters for this year's conference are:

·   Laverne Dalgleish - Executive Director for the Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA) and the Chief Operating Officer of the Rainscreen Association in North America (RAiNA)

·   Dr. William Miller - Specialist in vapor compression refrigeration systems, absorption heat and mass transfer and building science technologies.  He is joint faculty for the College of Engineering and Lecturer for Architecture and Design at the University of Tennessee

·   Dr. Jan Kosny - Winner of a 2009 R&D 100 Award for the development of phase-change materials, is one the world’s leading building envelope researchers with 30 years experiences in the building sciences

·   Dr. Hamed Saber - Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Jubail Industrial College, and the Chair of Research and Consultations Department at the Deanship of Research and Industrial Development, Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

·   Dr.  David Yarbrough - Professor of Chemical Engineering Emeritus-Tennessee Technological University and a retired Research Staff Member-Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

·   Maxime Duran - French (AFNOR), European (CEN) and International (ISO) expert in different standardization organizations.

·   Andres Zegowitz - Group manager “Thermal properties and climate simulation” and Deputy head of the department Hygrothermics, Stuttgart at the Fraunhofer IBP, Stuttgart, Germany.

·   Michel Bostrom - Founding President of the Aluminum Foil Insulation Association; and founder, with wife Riti, of Ametalin, Australia’s largest manufacturer of building membranes and reflective insulation

·   Dr. Saleh Alshehri, Director of the Deanship of Research and Industrial Development at the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The complete list of sessions and descriptions (along with complete event details) is available at https://rimainternational.org/i-rim-conference/i-rim-conference-rome-italy/ . 

Advance registration discounts are available until April 15. You can access the online registration forms at the link above or download the full attendee brochure.  Sponsorship and table top display opportunities are available as well.

About RIMA-I

RIMA-I represents reflective insulation, radiant barrier and interior radiation control coating (IRCC) manufacturers and other companies that are active within the industry. RIMA-I exists to educate the marketplace on the benefits of reflective technologies and to represent member's interests in establishing ASTM standards for testing and installation procedures. For more information, visit www.rimainternational.org.