To Present a Professional Development Course

Presented by  John B. [Bucky] Kitto, PE, ASME Fellow

 

Economics of Doing Business

Financial Evaluation for Engineers

 

Date:     Saturday, September 23^rd.

Time:    8:30 am – 1:00 pm  

Place:   University Center–  216 N.Pleasantburg Drive,

Greenville SC- Across from McAlister Square

Cost:    $ 50.00 Registration Fee

This course will earn the participant 0.4 CEU. [4 PDH]  

CEU certificates will be issued by ASME Headquarters

This course has been very popular. Previous sessions have sold out  early. Folks who have attended, say that it is both informative and entertaining.

 Seating will be limited to 40 persons. Advanced payment is required to reserve a seat.  The reservation form is attached to the snailmail newsletter which is being mailed the weekend of Sept 1st.

To all section members:  Would you please check  your personal information with ASME by going to the ASME website, www.asme.org , If it is not correct, please update the information on the website, or by calling , 1-800-THE ASME    [800 843 2763] 

In particular be sure that your email address is correct.

 Our section is hoping to gradually move to an email Newsletter rather than using snailmail.

Regular mail will continue to be available for those who prefer it.  Reducing the number of mailed Newsletters will lower our mailing and printing costs.  A typical Newsletter mailing, including first class presort and printing costs approximately$ 450.00

 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

Dear members

Welcome to the new 2000-2001 season.  For us Faculty, August and September mean the start of a new semester and of a new academic year.  I know Industry does not take the summer off (and by the way, most of us do not either), but courses are interrupted in the summer unless we teach summer school.  For many of us faculty, it is an opportunity to gather our thoughts, write proposals, write papers, consult, work with graduate students, work with industry, and plan for the new semester and year. 

The ASME executive committee met a few times over the summer to plan the year.  We do have some exciting events coming up, and we hope you will show your support, and attend some of these activities.  In particular, do take advantage of the PD course offered by Bucky Kitto in September.  In November, we plan an awards meeting to reward our long time members (25 and 50 years).  In February, during Engineer’s week, we have invited Dr. Jon Kriegel, an ASME distinguished speaker from Kodak, who will give talk on the Chandra X-ray Observatory. (Pending approval from ASME HQ) 

Another two issues I have to bring up as your chair, are the voting for ASME officers and the support of the Pressure Equipment Safety Act (S.447).  You will receive the ballots for voting in the near future, and ASME would like for you to show your support for the people agreeing to serve you by voting.  The Pressure Equipment Safety bill has to pass this year.  We were very close last year, but did not make it.  South Carolina is the only state that does not have an act that regulates the design of such vessels.  Alabama passed its act last year.

Finally, many of you can bring a lot to the membership at large whether by agreeing to help on the executive committee, to organize a plant tour, or volunteering to give a talk.  Do contact any of us, and help us make the ASME Greenville section a dynamic, educational and interesting forum for Mechanical engineers in the Upstate.

Georges Fadel.