Conferences
January
18–23 | American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Winter Conference and International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Expo; Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City: http://ashraem.confex.com/ashraem/w14/cfp.cgi and www.ahrexpo.com
February
23–27 | Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference & Exhibition; Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla.: www.himssconference.org
March
16–19 | ASHE International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction; Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla.: www.ashe.org/PDC
June
2–5 | CleanMed 2014; Global Center for Health Innovation, Cleveland: www.cleanmed.org
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