ASME Section Minutes 10-21-04
At
Kraft Foods,
Eagle Building, in conference room 132S
100 DeForest Avenue
East
Hanover, NJ 07936
Attendance:
attendees noted by * and bold type
*Arnold
Pristernik-Honors and Awards & Treasurer
Art
Vasky
* Beal Moore-Chair, History and Heritage
Bill Koehler
Boris Khusid-Essex/Hudson Chair
*Bud Foster
Hugh Huntzinger
Iggy D’Agati
Jim O’Toole
*Karen Ohland-Section Chair & Vice Chair, Bergen/Passaic
Larry Schmerzler
*Lisa Laplante- Industry relations
Pablo Ospina-Webmaster
Peter Hauser -Director, Northeast Region Office
*Ramesh Gulrajani-Morris/Sussex Chair
*Richard Dolinsky-Bergen /Passaic
Chair
Richard F. Tax, American Engineering
Assoc
Richard Touma
*Sid Goodman-Section Secretary
*James Litvany, ASME LDI,
Leadership Development Initiative
Karen called the
meeting to order at 8:00 pm
Next
Section Meeting November 23, Tuesday – 7:30pm
At
Kraft Foods
Eagle
Building
100 DeForest Avenue
East Hanover, NJ 07936
Campus
is on the NW corner of River Road and De Forest Ave, about a mile
north
(up River Road) of route 10.
You must use the parking lot entrance that is off River Road,
not the the DeForest Ave. parking lot
entrance.
Directions:
Westbound
route 10: Right onto River Road. Go
approx. 1 mile through
intersection/traffic
light at DeForest Ave. then left into Kraft entrance on River Road.
Eastbound
route 10: No left turn onto River Road.
So either…
…If at River Road, go past it, make a U-turn, come back on route 10 West
and follow Westbound directions on route 10 above.
…Or, If coming from route I-287, take route 10 east.
From the right lane, make right turn into jug-handle for left turn
onto Algonquin Parkway north (P.C. Richards on right).
Go approx. ¼ mile.
Next, right onto Melanie Lane. At end (T) turn left onto Ridgedale Ave.
North. Pass electrical
switching station and cemetery.
At next traffic light, right onto De Forest Ave.
At next traffic light, left onto
River Road north, then left into Kraft.
…Or, make a right turn into River Road off route 10.
Make a U-turn and then cross route 10 to the parking lot entrance.
From
North I-280:
…Take exit 4 (Eisenhower Pkwy south).
Go south. At traffic light, make right onto Eagle Rock Road west.
Go approx. 1 mile. Left at traffic light onto River Road south.
Go approx 1 mile.
Turn right into Kraft.
Within
the campus: Room is in the “Eagle Building”, not the Tech Center.
After entering via the River
Road gate, turn right onto the perimeter road around the campus.
Go a short distance, and
in the left curve, turn left into the parking lot.
In the lot, turn right to go to the lower parking lot
and park. Enter the building at
the same level via the door in the roofed parking area.
Check in with Security (bear left after entering building).
The building security contact for this night is group leader Bob
Sullivan.
Program
on Least Lifetime Cost of Filtered Air in HVAC systems
Sid
was asked to find out if a date
may be available for Don Thornburg to speak,
in
February or March, 2005. Don is
a filter expert at Camfil Carr, Inc. (Riverdale, NJ).
The following dates are to be avoided.
February 9th and 21st
and the last two weeks in March.
Consider
Programs for New/Early Career Engineers or Outreach to Engineering Societies
Think about
programs for early career engineers and those who work in
pharmaceutical companies.
Karen suggested we invite other engineering societies to participate in
joint programs such as a program on
patents. She asked us to think about how we can contact societies such as
ASHRAE,
SAE, and the American Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers.
Patent
and Invention Program
North
Jersey Alumni president for Stevens Institute, James Litvany, LDI, was asked
if a date during
the last week in January could be firmed up.
Stevens is eager to have the program there.
James
said there parking is available or can be arranged.
Program on
Starting a Small Business
Lisa Laplante,
will follow up with Iggy, and Brian Boden.
Sterling
Mine Program
Lisa arranged a
visit to the mine by ASME members and guests on September 25th.
Twenty one people
attended, including 5 youngsters under 18.
The group enjoyed the visit.
Click the picture, to see the full gallery of this visit.
Habitat
for Humanity Program
There will be an
event on November 27th.
Check the Habitat’s web site.
Contact Lisa if you wish to participate.
(Lisa Laplante llaplant@nji.com)
Picatinny
Arsenal Program
Bud Foster
reported that a tour of the firing range could only be arranged on a week
day between 6 am and 4 pm. However,
the Section would have to pay the
Arsenal $200 for a guide. The
executive committee expressed dismay that
we were asked to pay a fee. In
the past, representatives of ASME supported the
Arsenal when there were proposals to close it down.
We did not make a firm decision about pursuing the firing range proposal.
Talk
on New Engineering by Eugene F. Adiutori
Engineer
Adiutori has written a book on this subject and has given several
presentations.
He
offers to give us a lecture. Karen
e-mailed him asking if he will be available to provide
a program in March, 2005. He
has not replied. She will
follow up.
Engineering
Week Dinner, 2005
It
was agreed that we should plan to schedule the dinner for Feburary 24.
Iggy has been
trying to obtain a keynote
speaker from Engineers Without
Borders (EWB). EWB is
partnering with ASME for Engineering Week.
So far, Iggy was only
able to contact a
student group that is affiliated with EWB.
ASME
Distinguished Lecturer- Ian M. Arbon
Karen
e-mailed Mr. Arbon, asking if he would
be available for a lecture in May, 2005.
His
subject is renewable energy and sustainability. He has not replied.
Karen said she will follow up.
Holiday
Dinner Meeting in December
It
was initially proposed to hold our annual holiday dinner at the
Hanover
Manor on December 9th, and include Honors and Awards at this
dinner.
However, this date conflicts with the Jewish holiday of Hanukka.
Richard Dolinsky will inquire whether the Manor will be available
during the first week in January.
Election
and nomination of new officers
Karen
will issue a call for nominations to our members.
We need to elect or re-elect the following officers of the Section for a
two-year term.
We must do this at the next Section meeting.
We
need a Section Vice Chair to cover for Karen when she is away on regional or
national
Affairs.
Secretary
of the Section - Sid Goodman has served for more than two years.
Bergen/Passaic Subsection Chair – Richard Dolinsky has served two years.
Request to
honor an Eagle Scout
Karen received a
request for a representative from ASME to attend a Court of Honor
for an eagle scout on October 17 in Denville, NJ.
This scout completed a public
service project, and wants to become an engineer.
Bud Foster volunteered to present
a certificate of commendation from ASME to the Scout.
The problem is that headquarters
did not furnish the certificate. Karen
said she will follow up with headquarters.
The executive committee felt that we still should present a certificate
belatedly.
ASME
celebration of 125th Anniversary –
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.
Treasurer’s
Report
No
report at this meeting.
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.
Possible
Wine Tasting Program
Lisa
Laplante has been trying to arrange a program, but all the locations where
this might
be planned are too far away. James Litvany suggested that the Cricket
Hill Brewery hosts tours of their beer factory from 6 to 8 pm on Fridays.
They
give free samples and sell beer to visitors.
New
Organizational Chart for ASME
Karen
outlined a rough draft of the organizational chart for ASME’s new
continuity and change
program. The organizational
structure has not been firmed up yet.
It
seems that another layer of bureaucracy has been proposed.
October
16, 2004-Student Leadership Seminar, at Hofstra University, LI.
30
students attended. The program
covered resume writing, interviewing techniques, making the transition from
school to the work force. A
talk about the development
of fighter aircraft was given.
Upcoming
Events
-
November
15th – Chairman & CEO of Con Ed to speak on industry and
deregulation. Call George
Stegmann at 914-769-0074 or Fred Rizzo at 914-472-9298 to reserve.
-
April
9, 2005 – Regional Student competition, at
Stevens Institute, Hoboken, NJ.
-
April 22-25,
2005 – Regional Student Leadership Seminar/ Regional Operating Board
Meeting and the Regional Administrative Conference in Peurto Rico,
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…
Lisa Laplante llaplant@nji.com
Richard
Dolinsky dolinskyr@asme.org
Sid Goodman goodmans1@asme.org
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 has changed.
It is now http://sections.asme.org/northjersey
Present
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
Submitted by Sid
Goodman, Secretary
E-mail address: goodmans1@asme.org
Phone no. 201-327-5158
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