It’s great to see how well GeoOutlook is doing, thanks to our members’ article writing skills and their investments in advertising. It is so encouraging to see the power of membership. Although this is the second and last issue for 2024 (the next issue will be January 2025), the intent is to go back to quarterly editions as soon as possible, hopefully starting in 2025. In fact, we have had some recent evidence of the power of member participation. In April, ACT (IGSHPA Advocacy & Communications Task Force) declared the month, “National Geothermal Month” and ask members to share/repost IGSHPA LinkedIn and Facebook content. Our LinkedIn clicks went from 148 in March to 656 in April! On Facebook, our reach (number of people who saw any content from the page or about the page) went from 1600 to 2600! So, I know that IGSHPA members can make a difference, and I expect GeoOutlook to be no exception. Thank you!

As we continue to grow GeoOutlook, we hope you will take advantage of the great opportunities to showcase your projects, products, and services. You may not be aware of our agreement with BNP Media, publisher of ACHR News, Engineered Systems, and more. Our agreement for an E-Magazine includes distribution to subscribers of the two magazines mentioned above, which provides a much wider audience to readers in the HVACR and Engineering fields. The combination of the IGSHPA database and BNP readers provides nearly 50,000 readers! We expect a big “bang for the buck” for our advertisers and great exposure for authors of articles in GeoOutlook.

In between issues of GeoOutlook, make sure that you stay up to date with the latest IGSHPA news by subscribing to our monthly newsletter (contact info@igshpa.org to be added to the mailing list) and follow IGSHPA on LinkedIn and Facebook. As the industry grows, the need for frequent communication, as well as details on new training programs will be essential for keeping members abreast of the latest industry developments. In fact, just since the last GeoOutlook magazine, we had a very successful research conference at Polytechnique Montréal in Montréal, Canada on May 28 to 30, 2024, and the 2025 IGSHPA Annual Conference is already getting a lot of attention with a number of sponsors, exhibitors, and speaker abstract submissions. Research conference proceedings are at https://igshpa.org/research-papers/. IGSHPA Annual Conference details are at https://igshpa.org/2025-igshpa-annual-conference/. In January, we announced a brand-new membership program that is already getting a lot of traction. Check out our benefactor members and the new membership program.

There is so much happening at IGSHPA that I quickly ran out of space on a one-page letter. So, I will leave it here for now. Watch your Inbox for details on all of the new training module developments, new member resources and databases, and all of the other new developments with IGSHPA and the industry. Thanks for reading and thank you so much for your support of IGSHPA!

Best Regards,
Jeff Hammond
Executive Director