To improve the overall conference experience, ASHRAE staff has researched current conference trends and formats that are more interactive than the standard “talking head” format. From this research, ASHRAE plans on offering a unique format to the 2021 Building Performance Analysis Conference program -- Unmet Hours LIVE. In this format, each participant is given time to think of a challenge they are facing. Participants are then divided into groups and each person takes it in turns to present their problem and have it brainstormed by the group. This allows participants to seek out as well as provide peer-supported advice on solving each other's challenges. This is the same intent as unmethours.com -- the question-answer forum for building energy simulations -- but offered in a live, interactive, and dynamic format for conference attendees.

The purpose of this survey is to get feedback on topics of interest as well as if attendees plan on participating in-person or via webinar. In the conference program, this event is Seminar 6 taking place from 10:30 AM - 12 PM on Thursday, November 11.