ASME Section Minutes 03-18-04
At Kraft Headquarters
7 Campus Drive, Parsippany, NJ
Attendance: attendees noted by *
Arnold Pristernik-Honors and Awards & Treasurer
Art Vasky
Beal Moore-Chair, History and Heritage*
Bill Koehler
Boris Khusid-Essex/Hudson Chair
Hugh Huntzinger
Iggy D’Agati*
Jim O’Toole
Karen Ohland-Section Chair & Vice Chair, Bergen/Passaic*
Keith Olasin-past Section Chair
Larry Schmerzler
Lisa Laplante- Industry relations*
Bud Foster
Matt DeFranco – guest*
Pablo Ospina-Webmaster
Peter Barry
Peter Hauser -Director, Northeast Region Office
Ramesh Gulrajani-Morris/Sussex Chair*
Richard Dolinsky-Bergen /Passaic Chair*
Richard Straussman, Patent Attorney
Richard F. Tax, American Engineering Assoc
Richard Touma
Sid Goodman-Section Secretary*
Vikey Suwanprutsachati
Karen called the meeting to order at 7:45 pm
Next Section Meeting
(???) April 15, Thursday – 7:30pm
Kraft Headquarters
7 Campus Drive, Parsippany, NJ
Directions:
Route 287 to route 10 west, Exit 39B (if coming south).
Merge onto NJ 10 west. Take Dryden Way ramp toward Ridgedale Ave/
Cedar Knolls.
Turn left onto Campus Drive.
Turn left onto Hilton Court. Parking lot for Kraft is there.
If coming east on NJ 10, take Dryden Way ramp and follow as above.
A Motor Fair invitation - presented by Matt DeFranco at this Section Meeting
Matt represents the Oriental Motor U.S.A. Corporation
Oriential is a $500 million dollar manufacturer of AC motors, gear motors, DC brushless motors,
AC speed control systems, stepping motors, drivers, controllers, linear motion products, AC and
DC cooling fans.
He invited us to attend a free motor fair which will have seminars in
- Position control technology
- Velocity control technology
- Motor sizing and Selection
There will be a hands-on workshop, a product demo and an exhibit.
Free breakfast and lunch will be served. Registration is free but it is required.
Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2004
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Place: Sheraton at Woodbridge Place, Iselin, NJ
For more information or to register please call 1-800-418-7903 or visit www.orientalmotor.com
ASME Region II Administrative Conference
(RAC) May 14-16 at the Verkhovyna Mountain Resort in Glen Spry, NY.
Karen Ohland will E-mail information to anyone who is interested in attending this
RAC, which is located in a scenic area 12 miles from Port Jervis, NY. E-mail her at
ohlank@asme.org.
It would be nice to arrange a car pool. Visit the RAC website for complete details
at http://www.asme.org/regions/nero/R2_RAC_2004.htm
Regional Student Conference April 24th
This will be a one-day event, which will involve a student design competition.
Please contact Karen Ohland if you are interested in being a design judge. Her e-mail is
ohlandk@asme.org
Federal Government Fellowship Program
ASME has established a program whereby members may become advisers to
Congress and the White House. Contact ASME headquarters for information.
Patent and Invention Program
The Stevens Institute is interested in having a program at Stevens. The last spring
open date at the Institute is April 15, before the term is over. Karen Will check the
availability of the patent attorney for this date. If he is not available, we will schedule
this program in the fall. We would like to have the program in the late afternoon
for students, serve supper, and then have an evening session. Serving a supper at Stevens is no problem.
Tour of Kodalux in Fair Lawn, NJ
Arnold Pristernik contacted George Audisio (audisio@qualexphoto.com).
Arnold will attempt to arrange a tour for the fall, possibly in September. Kodalux needs
a 6-week advance notice. The tour would include photographic film printing, paper processing, paper cutting, and packaging.
Aviation Museum (Teterboro) program
Beal Moore contacted the Museum. The available dates are Saturday May 22nd
with a rain date of Sunday May 23rd. We plan to serve a picnic lunch outdoors
at 12:00pm, which is why we need a rain date. After lunch, the program will run
from 1 to 3 pm (approximately). He will get group rate information regarding the
donation required from us. He will also, obtain lunch arrangement information. Karen Russo is the contact person at the museum for arrangements.
Her phone number is 201-288-6344.
Engineering Week Dinner that was held on February 12, 2004
Gregory T. Linteris PhD., our keynote speaker, gave a fascinating lecture
“Fire in Space”, based on his experience in space missions. Karen is processing the
speaker’s travel expenses to him ($261.40). The cost of renting equipment to augment
his talk greatly exceeded his personal expenses. Karen will apply for ASME reimbursement to cover our total costs, since his talk is
sponsored by our Society.
ASME Reorganization-Change and Continuity Initiative
Bud Foster said he would prepare a draft statement that addresses the
concerns of our Section Officers. We have not yet received it.
ASME celebration of 125th Anniversary – February, 2005
Volunteer coordinators for E-week 2005 and the anniversary are sought from
each section Please contact Karen at ohlandk@asme.org if you are
interested in being either a volunteer coordinator or a volunteer.
James Litvany of the Stevens North Jersey Alumni is interested in
having an anniversary event at the Stevens Institute. He would like more information.
His e-mail address is litvany@dnvps.com
Solar Splash – an ASME Event – June 16-20
ASME is looking for volunteers. If interested, contact Roberta Gorman.
phone: 212-591-7742, E-mail (gormanr@asme.org)
Treasurer’s Report
No report at this meeting
Section Picnic for next summer
Tentatively scheduled for Saturday July 24th rain date TBD - These dates must be confirmed with Swartzwood Park. The park offers
swimming, boating, and fishing. It has a concession stand. Richard Dolinsky said he
would confirm the availability of this date and a rain date (possibly July 31) by next week.
Date for Honors and Awards Dinner June 17th
The dinner will be held at the Hanover Inn.
Karen confirmed the date with the Inn.
Hayworth Water Treatment Program?
Beal Moore investigated the possibility of arranging a tour of the treatment plant.
Tours are no longer allowed because of security concerns. However, the water
company is willing to provide a speaker who shows a video of the treatment process.
Such a program is only available on a Monday, Wednesday, or a Friday, sometime
between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The program can be any place but at the plant itself.
Dick Touma once suggested that retired engineers might be interested in morning or
afternoon programs. He wondered whether we should try special programs for this category
of members. At this Section meeting, we did not feel that a morning or afternoon program
on a weekday would be suitable for the Section, in general. Whether Dick decides to
plan a program for seniors is up to him.
Other Possible future programs
- Picatinny Arsenal – Bud Foster said he would ask people at the Arsenal if they were willing to present a program. No response yet.
- Management/Consulting/Starting a business – Dick Touma will coordinate a discussion. Brian Boden (a manager at Kraft) and Iggy D’Agati (established a successful business) agreed to serve as panelists. No response yet.
- Visit to Sterling Mine and wine tasting event. Lisa Laplante will look into planning this.
- Presentation by Glenn Corbett, revised construction specifications for high-rise buildings
This suggested program is being kept on the agenda as a possible future event.
Christmas in April/Rebuilding Together
This is an activity, which is similar to Habitat for Humanity. Contact Lisa Laplante if you would
like to participate this spring. Her e-mail address is llaplant@nji.com
Lisa will send information for our website.
Events in other Sections
Jersey Shore Subsection – Saturday, April 3 –Battleship NJ in Camden. Meet
at 10:30 a.m. Tour from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost: $12.50 /adult, $8.00/kid agev6-11 years old. Free for kids under 6 years old. Parking: $7.00/carload.
RSVP by April 1 to John Melin at melinj@asme.org.
Met Section dinner Meeting, Wim Lam, “A Haptic Robot”, April 22.
5:30 – 8:30 pm, Cooper Union, Room 115, 51 Astor Place $20, RSVP by 4/15.
Contact Dr. Marca Lam, (212) 353-4393, mjlam@cooper.edu
http://sections.asme.org/metropolitan_ny
2nd Fuel Cell Science, Engineering & Technology Conference, 6/14-16, 20004, Rochester, NY
2nd International Microchannels & Minichannels Conference 6/17-19, 2004, Rochester, NY
Website and Webmaster
Submissions to the Website by members or student chapters should be in Front Page or a
Microsoft Word document.
Before items are posted on the site, they must be proof read. Submit e-mail articles to…
Final approval of submissions will be made by
Karen Ohland ohlandk@asme.org
Special articles for the website are welcome.
See the website for other special events
Our website address is http://sections.asme.org/northjersey
Section Officers
Chair – Karen Ohland
Treasurer – Arnold Pristernik
Secretary – Sid Goodman
Bergen/Passaic Subsection Chair – Richard Dolinsky
Morris/Sussex Subsection Chair – Ramesh Gulrajani
Essex/Hudson Subsection Chair – Boris Khusid
Future Section Meetings (unless otherwise notified)
Please mark your calendar
Dates at Kraft
Time of meeting will be at 7:30pm unless otherwise noted
Submitted by Sid Goodman, Secretary
E-mail address: goodmans1@asme.org
Phone no. 201-327-5158
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