February 2001 Meetings for South Texas Section ASME

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Group

Date

Time

Place

Speaker

Topic

Cost

Reservations

South Texas Section

Th.

2/15

11:30-1:00 pm

Sam Houston Race Track

7575 N. Sam Houston

Parkway West

Dr. David Zimmerman

Dept. Mech. Engineering

University of Houston

Weightless Cougars:

NASA Reduced-

Gravity Student

Flight Experiences

$20/ RSVP

by Feb. 13

Robert Batts

281-588-8934

robert.l.batts@us.akermar.com

Petroleum Technical Chapter

Tu.

2/27

12:00 noon

Ramada Plaza Hotel

7611 Katy Freeway @ Silber

Gary Galle

Or Eric Pierce

ABB Vetco Gray Inc.

Composite Riser

Developments and

Successes

$20 w/ RSVP by Noon,

Thurs. Feb. 22

Ian Schuur

713-715-2144

Ischuur@houston.camco.slb.com

Apollo Turbomachinery Subsection

Th.

2/22

6:00 pm

Radisson @ Hobby Airport

9100 Gulf Freeway

Ken Beckman

Lufkin Industries

Differences

Between API and

AGMA Gears

$17 w/ RSVP by 12N Feb.21

otherwise $20

ASME Apollo Line

713-753-3013

johnb@hal-pc.org

Plant Engineering and Maintenance Technical Chapter

Th.

2/08

3:00 pm

Call for location

Call for speaker

Inspection of Heat

Exchangers Tubes

Free

Clint Britt

281-955-2900

chb@hou.stress.com

Gas Turbine Technical Chapter

Mon.

3/05

6:00

pm

Radisson @ Hobby Airport

9100 Gulf Freeway

Abbie Layne

National Energy

Technology Laboratory

Department of Energy

Advanced Turbine

Systems Program

$17 w/ RSVP by 12N Mar.1

otherwise $20

Richard Sessions

281-864-2386 (machine)

richard.sessions@ss.ps.ge.com

Northwest Houston Subsection

And

Pressure Vessel & Piping Tech Chapter

Th.

2/22

11:30-

1:00 pm

Stress Engineering Services Conference Rooml

13800 Westfair East

Tim Thompson &

Tony Davis / Hytec.

David C. Allen / Tech.

Sales Associates

Stress Measurement

With Lasers

And X-Rays

$10 w/RSVP by Feb. 21,

Brown Bag

Wendy Shultz

281-955-2900

wendy.shultz@stress.com

OMAE Houston

Technical Chapter

Th. 2/20

5:30

pm

Ramada Plaza Hotel

7611 Katy Freeway @ Silber

Arun Duggal

SOFEC

Terra Nova Turret

& Mooring Design

$25 w/RSVP by 12N Feb.15

otherwise $27

Bob Gordon

281-897-1029

bob.gordon@stress.com

Material Handling Technical Chapter

Tu.

2/20

6:00

pm

Houston Engineering &

Scientific Society

5403 Westway

Call for Speaker

Call for Topic

$10 w/ RSVP

by Noon,

Feb. 19

Dick Denney

713-626-0084

ddenney@hal-pc.org

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