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| 3 | Tuesday -
ASME Industry Expo at the Sons of Herman, 694 E. Waterloo Rd., Akron.
5:30 PM - Dinner: Chicken, sausage sandwiches, au gratin potatoes, cole slaw, pop, and beer.
Cost: FREE to all! Reservations: none needed.
The Akron ASME Industry Expo is organized to highlight our local industry. It is the time for networking, socializing and fun. This meeting brings together our sponsors, local industry representatives, our Akron Section ASME members, ASME members of other sections, members of other technical societies, and technical students from local colleges.
Industry representatives will showcase their products and capabilities in an informal trade show type environment to the engineers and students from our area. This is a great way to make contacts, and you may solve your technical challenges. Engineering, Manufacturing, and Support companies will be present.
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| 5 | Thursday -
ACS General Meeting at Kent State University.
5:30 PM - Dr. Alfred French, Research Scientist for USDA will speak on
Understanding Cotton with Computational Chemistry and Crystallography.
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| 9 | Monday -
ASSE Meeting on Driving Safety.
Click here for details.
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| 16 | Monday -
SPE Joint Meeting with the Cleveland Section at the
Martin Center, University of Akron.
5:00 PM Cash Bar - 6:00 PM Dinner.
Program following dinner - Dr. Xiong Gong, University Of Akron-Polymer
Engineering will speak on Flexible Electronics.
Dr. Carin A. Helfer, Assistant Director for Science Education
Outreach for the Akron Global Polymer Academy in the College of
Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at The University of
Akron and the Director of the Akron Regional Science Olympiad
will speak on Akron Global Polymer Academy Outreach.
$25.00 Member and/or guest - $20.00 Retired - $5.00 Student.
Reservations must be in by noon on
Friday, Apr. 13 and can be made to
Mark Holtman at holtman@uakron.edu or 330-972-6008.
Click here for details and directions.
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| 19 | Thursday -
ACESS Board of Directors Meeting at the Summit County Educational
Service Center (SCESC), 420 Washington Avenue, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, starting
at 5:30 PM. Please park in the Oakwood Street parking lot
(next to the ball field) and use the Oakwood Street entrance.
If you come late, call (330) 535-8835 to gain entrance.
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| 19 | Thursday -
ASCE Annual Joint Meeting with ASHE at
Papa Joe's, 1561 Akron Peninsula Road, Akron, OH 44313-5159.
Randy S. Over, PE ODOT D12 Construction Engineer & National ASCE President-Elect Finalist.
Topic: 18 Years of ODOT Construction Claims - Win Some, Lose Some, but Most are Close to a Tie.
(Dispute & Claims Process 1993-Present).
Members & Guests $30 - Retirees & Students $25.
5 PM Registration & Socializing - 6 PM Dinner - 7 PM Presentation.
RSVP deadline is April 13, 2012. Call Jim Mitchell at 330-800-2774 or email him at
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| 19 | Thursday -
ACESS Board of Directors Meeting at the Summit County Educational
Service Center (SCESC), 420 Washington Avenue, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, starting
at 5:30 PM. Please park in the Oakwood Street parking lot
(next to the ball field) and use the Oakwood Street entrance.
If you come late, call (330) 535-8835 to gain entrance.
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| 23 | Monday -
APC Meeting at Tangier, 532 West Market Street. 6:00 PM - Dinner at 6:30.
Dr. Andrew Resnick, Assistant Professor of Physics, Cleveland State University
will speak on Biofluiddynamics and the Physiological Role of the Primary Cilium.
RESERVATIONS or REGRETS by Thursday, April 19th to:
Reservation Secretary Bob Erdman: pearlybob@gmail (330) 656-2275.
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| MAY 2012 |
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| 7 | Monday -
SPE Picnic and Ball Game at Canal Park (home of the Akron Aeros),
300 South Main Street, Akron, OH. AGENDA:
5:00 PM - Canal Park Tour;
6:00 PM - All You Can Eat Picnic; and
7:00 PM - Ball Game - Akron Aeros vs.
the Erie Sea Wolves (Detroit Tigers Farm Team).
COST for the tour, picnic, and the game: $20 ($10 for students).
Make reservations with Bob Wegelin: robert.wegelin@sbcglobal.net or 330-414-1498.
Tickets will be available from Bob Wegelin at the main gate on May 7 from
4:45 to 6:00 PM. Call if other arrangements are needed.
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| 12 | Saturday -
ASME Tour of NASA Plum Brook Station.
10:00 am - Arrive at NASA Plum Brook Station Main Gate. Show identification, get clearance badged.
10:10 am - Transportation to the Engineering Building, Assembly Area.
View video of Plum Brook Station Test Facilities.
10:20 am - Transportation to and Tour of Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility
This is the world's only test facility capable of full-scale rocket engine firings and launch vehicle system level tests at high-altitude conditions.
11:15 am - Transportation to and Tour of Space Power Facility.
Home of the world's largest space environment simulation chamber, the facility has tested parts of rockets, Mars Landers and space station hardware.
12:00 pm - Depart Plum Brook Station.
Click here for details, directions, and reservations.
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| 14 | Monday -
ASSE Tentative Akron Beacon Journal Tour. 6 PM to 8 PM.
Click here for details.
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| 16 | Wednesday -
ACS General Meeting at The Firestone Country Club, 452 E Warner Rd Akron, OH 44319.
Lecture by Dr. Kenneth Street, Materials Scientist from NASA - Living on a Dusty Moon.
Recognition of Science Fair Winners, Project SEED Students, and 50 year members of Akron Section.
5:30 PM: Social/Networking -
6:00 PM: Dinner ($25 for professionals, $10 for students) -
7:00 PM: Program.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Reservations are required for dinner - please contact
Dr. Jun Hu (330-972-5343) before noon on Friday, May 11.
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| 17 | Thursday -
ACESS Board of Directors Meeting with the Advisory Council and Presidents/Chairs of the societies.
Location: Kent State University Student Center, Conference Room 3rd floor. Time: 5:00 PM.
The Presidents/Chairs of member societies are requested to present a short talk on their activities,
future plans and what they would like ACESS to do to help the societies. Cost: $25.
Make reservations with Anoop Krishen at anoopkrishen@sbcglobal.net with your dinner
choice (beef, swordfish, or vegetarian.)
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