Very successfully organized and covered by the media, the founding meeting of the ASHRAE Student Branch at the University of Novi Sad was held on 30th November 2009 in the conference hall of the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad, in the presence of over 60 people: students ASHRAE members, professors and the Dean of the Faculty of Technical Sciences, Mr. V.R. Holness, ASHRAE President and official of the ASHRAE Danube Chapter, the President of the Serbian Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning (KGH), guests from the universities of Niš and Kragujevac and others.

After the formal part of the meeting and speech made by the hosts and guests, the Memorandum of Understanding was signed by and between ASHRAE, the Serbian Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning (KGH), the Faculty of Technical Sciences of the University of Novi Sad and the ASHRAE Student Branch of University of Novi Sad. The Memorandum was signed by Prof. Dr. Ilija Ćosić, the Dean,  Mr. Holness, Prof. Dr. Branislav Todorović the President of the Serbian Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning (KGH) and Mr. Aleksandar Anđelković, the Student Branch President.

Within the technical part of the meeting, Prof. Dr. Marija Todorović ASHRAE RAL Vice Chair for Students Activities  spoke about ASHRAE Student Design Project Competition 2009/2010 and Mr. Aleksandar Anđelković, the Student Branch President presented the activity of the branch, while the students Mina Jevtić, Ivan Kovačević and  Nemanja Miliči presented their projects in very good English.

The meeting was covered by the media (RTV Novi Sad) and an interview with the signatories of the Memorandum  was presented in the news.

The students have already posted their page on the Internet, with information on the branch activity and its members (www.ashrae-uns-sb.org).