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ASME Section Meeting Minutes 5-18-06
At Kraft Foods, in East Hanover, NJ

Attendance: attendees noted by bold type:

D’Agati, Iggy
Dolinsky, Richard
Foster, Bud
Goodman, Sid
Gulrafjani, Ramesh
Khusid, Boris
Laplante, Lisa
Lewis, Mel
Litvany, James
Moore, Beal
Ohland, Karen
Ospina, Pablo
O’Toole, Jim
Pristernik, Arnold
Schmerzler, Larry
Touma, Richard
Vatsky, Art

Next Section meeting: June 15, Thursday at Kraft Foods, East Hanover, 7:30 pm.
Directions are given at the end of this report.
The meeting is in the Uneeda Room in the Eagle building.
All members are welcome to attend. However, if this your first time, Kraft security guards need your name on an approved list of attendees. Getting it on is easy.
Submit your name to Sid Goodman and he will arrange it. Goodmans1@asme.org.
In contacting Sid, please put ASME in the title of your email, so it is not quickly spam-blocked.

Election of Section Officers for next fiscal year:
Nominations for Section Officers are open. Election will be held in June or July. Self nomination (volunteers) are welcome.
The following positions are open:

Treasurer

Secretary

Morris/Sussex Subsection Chair

Essex/Hudson Subsection Chair

History and Heritage

Industry Relations

Leadership and Development

Webmaster

Recent Pharmaceutical Project Engineering Program April 24:
The Program by Bruce Eckman, QC engineer had approximately 40 attendees.
Essential requirements for project approval by government agencies were thoroughly covered. ASME covered the cost of refreshments.

Honors and Awards Dinner:
The executive committee decided that due to the reduction of funds from ASME headquarters, we cannot afford the $4,000 it costs to hold an H&A Dinner this year.
We will wait to see what financial condition we are in next year before planning a Dinner then. Ideas for fundraising are welcome.

Web Page Course (fundraiser)
St. Peters College (Englewood Cliffs, NJ) has offered a 6-week course to us. Based on attendance by 20 students the price per student is estimated to be roughly $400.
This is much less than half the cost asked for by other course providers. Each session will be 2 hours, using computers at the College that are loaded with web page design software.
A deposit for sign-ups will be required. The deposit will be returned if enrollment is insufficient.
Richard Dolinsky will prepare the advertisement.

Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) Industrial Advisory Committee Meeting
Sid Goodman attended the meeting at which various educational topics were discussed.
Sid was impressed by the involvement of the ASME Student Section in the robotic competition that was held at FDU on April 1st. FDU is planning to make a video of their program.
Sid suggested that leaders of robotic teams be asked to make reports at the next Engineering Dinner.

Grants to ASME Student Sections:
At the next meeting we will ask Karen Ohland whether we can afford to offer grants to student sections for programs such as competitions. When known, the amounts offered should be approved. If it’s a go, Boris Khusid will prepare a grant application for student Sections. The application will ask what the grant will be used for.
A final report will be required as well. Having Student Sections make presentations at the annual Engineers Week Dinner was proposed. This provides a learning experience and accountability for the students from ASME Section funding.
The Executive Committee will proceed in this direction.

Brainstorming:
All ASME members are invited to submit ideas for fundraising and enrichment programs.
All ideas will be presented to the Executive Committee for executability. Members with viable ideas are asked to become directly involved with supporting their program and others if possible. Please contact Richard Dolinsky at dolinskyr@asme.org.

Plant Tours?:

Ramesh said he will contact PSE&G to see whether an interesting tour is available.
Sid said he will ask Art Vatsky if he can arrange a tour of a renewable energy facility.

Morris Museum Tour:
Bud said he would arrange a tour for this Spring. There has been no definite input from him.
Richard said he would contact Bud.

Meadowlands Pumping Station and Paterson Falls Generator Tour
Lisa Laplante will try to arrange a tour or tours.

Wine Making /Beer Brewing Tours
These are good networking events. Previous Beer/Wine events were well attended.
Beer bottling and labeling is done on Thursday nights. Beer tasting is on Friday nights.
Members interested in these events may obtain information from Lisa. laplantel@asme.org.

Program on Patents:
At the Engineers week dinner, Richard Straussman, the patent attorney who previously presented the last program, said that he would be able to do another for the winter of 2006.
James Litvany arranged the previous program on patents with R. Straussman. Anyone interestedin attending an updated presentation on patents, please contact ASME Section chairman Richard Dolinsky at dolinskyr@asme.org. anytime Now through September, so the program can be arranged.

Program on Starting a Business:
This program is shelved until we receive an input from Iggy D’Agati, Brian Boden, and Dick Touma about this.

Rebuilding Together/Habitat for Humanity – ongoing throughout the year
Lisa asked our Webmaster to post a link for these events on our website. Interested volunteers, should refer to the link for information.

A June Wedding:
Lisa is getting married in June 10. Best wishes to the happy couple.

Picnic:
Although the last picnic ground was superb, the turnout was so poor that the Executive Committee decided to not hold one this year, especially since providing food and refreshments, as we did in the past, is a drain on our limited treasury.

Present North Jersey Section Officers:

...Section Chair - Richard Dolinsky
...Treasurer - Arnold Pristernik
...Secretary - Sid Goodman
...Bergen/Passaic Subsection Chair - Lisa Laplante
...Morris/Sussex Subsection Chair - Ramesh Gulrajani
...Essex/Hudson Subsection Chair - Boris Khusid
...History and Heritage - Beal Moore
...Industry Relations - Lisa Laplante
...Leadership and Development - James Litvany
...Webmaster - Pablo Ospina

Directions to 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) off route 10.

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.
Do not use the DeForest Ave. entrance

Eastbound route 10: No left turn onto River Road. So either…
…Make a right turn at River Road and then U-turn to cross route 10 and follow Westbound route 10 directions, or follow the sign on Eastbound route 10 which says River Road, and make a left turn on River Road and cross route 10 on way to Kraft, as above.

After entering the River Road entrance gate, turn RIGHT onto the perimeter road.
(DO NOT proceed up the drive to Eagle bldg. Circle –wrong entrance to the Eagle building for us).
Proceed right and go around the left into the employees parking area. Turn right to go down to the lower level of parking (not the upper level). Park in the lower parking area close to the building entrance. Enter the door on the same level. Security will have to admit you. Stop by the building
Security office after you enter. The Security office is visible (behind the glass) to your left as you walk in. Check in with the guard. The guard will direct you to the Uneeda room (opposite the staircase).
Rest rooms are located next to the entrance and exit doors.
Men’s room on one side , Ladies’ on the other, within sight of Security.

Submitted by Sid Goodman, P.E., M.S.M.E.
Secretary
Goodmans1@asme.org
(201) 327-5158 home
(973) 616-7300 laboratory