Building Simulation Conference in China:
On 3-6 September 2007, the international IBPSA conference BS-2007 was held in Beijing, China. The conference was organized by several key members from the IBPSA-China and the main organization IBPSA-World. The 10th International Building Simulation Conference was a resounding success. This one was larger than any of the previous nine conferences held worldwide. The technical program was rich and very informative. There were 3 keynote speeches, 35 oral sessions, 6 poster sessions, 6 poster discussions, 6 poster awards, 4 plenary sessions, 4 software demonstration sessions of 18 different software packages, and 3 vendor exhibitions.
There were 291 papers presented – 167 oral format and 124 in poster form. The authors were from 34 different countries. Delegates numbered 337, of which 235 were international and 102 were domestic (China). Social events were open to all delegates and accompanying persons and included a welcoming reception, entertainment and dinner, a banquet, three lunches, three technical tours and a number of local social tours. (Ref.: ibpsa NEWS, volume 17 number 2, October 2007, www.ibpsa.org)
A paper from the UAE by Dr. Khaled Al-Sallal and Laila Al-Rais was given in this conference BS-2007. It investigated how to improve natural light in classroom spaces with local trees using simulation analysis under the desert conditions of the UAE.