POTOMAC CHAPTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2006-7

Greetings to all the Potomac Chapter members;

A message from the President, May 2007


Dear Potomac Chapter MDSPE;

Nominations are now open (30 days)  for the following officers:

President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Chapter Directors
DCCEAS Representatives
MSPE State Representative:

The positions only require a few hours a month.  The Board of Directors meet once every 1-2 months as needed, length of meeting is variable

We try to have the chapter dinner meeting about 1 per month. 

The reps to the state and DCCEAS meet about once every 2-3 months.  Most correspondence is via e-mail/teleconference. 

You meet some very nice people and learn many new things, while enjoying yourself. 

Nominees must be members in good standing with NSPE.

Please forward all questions and nominations to me at Bruce-Cranford-PE@comcast.net

Sincerely
Bruce Cranford, PE
Potomac Chapter President

MDSPE Potomac Chapter Event Schedule for 2007-2008

Please note that subject, speakers, times, and locations may change!

Date

Subject

Speaker

Location

Point of Contact

Reservations/Information

10/18/2007

The greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century and how the mathletes can prepare to create the greatest engineering achievements of the 21st century.

Mathcounts 2007

Dr. Spence talking with the Mathcounts 2007 Winners

Dr. Anne Spence, Assistant Professor, Director, Project Lead the Way, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, UMBC, Baltimore, MD

Golden Flame, Silver Spring, MD

6:00- 6:30...   Social gathering

7:00 ……….. Dinner (Salad Bar) followed by your choice of meat, fish, Chicken or Vegetarian

7:45---8:00…Presentation (30- 45 minutes)


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Issa Khozeimeh

khozeimeh@hotmail.com
11/15/2007

"SOLAR and MORE" Today’s Technology for Energy Efficiency and Going Green
Click HERE for details

Dan Vlacich, John Kucia and Frank Winfield

Dan Vlacich & John Kucia

Golden Flame, Silver Spring, MD

6:00- 6:30...   Social gathering

7:00 ……….. Dinner (Salad Bar) followed by your choice of meat, fish, Chicken or Vegetarian

7:30---8:00…Presentation (30- 45 minutes)

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 Frank Winfield f.winfield@starpower.net
12/4/2007 Student Paper Competition N/A N/A Frank Winfield N/A
1/24/2008

Medical Device Failures:

Lessons Learned and Impact on Regulatory Policy and Culture

Pastor Farinas with the guest speaker Daniel Chwirut receiving the Potomac Chapter Cup

Daniel J.

Chwirut,

MS, PE

6:30...   Social gathering

7:00 ……….. Dinner

7:30---8:00…Presentation (30- 45 minutes)

Far East Restaurant, 5055 Nicholson Lane, Rockville, MD, 301-881-5552

Map and Instructions

 Pastor Farinas pfarinas1@verizon.net
2/9/2008

Mathcounts

Photographs

Mathcounts 2008 Banquet

 

 N/A University of Maryland

Dwight Williams

Randy Petersen

 Randy Petersen
2/16/2008

Engineers Week Family Day

 

Photographs

 N/A National Building Museum 10 AM to Karin Castro-Kass

Kkass@meicompany.com

KCK@sprint.blackberry.net
3/27/2008

SR-71 Blackbird

Mathcounts 2008 Banquet

Guest speaker Buz Carpenter, SR-71 Pilot, receiving the Potomac Chapter Mug from Bruce Cranford

Buzz Carpenter 6:00. PM Social gathering

6:30 PM Dinner

7:00 PM

Presentation (30- 45 minutes)

Far East Restaurant, 5055 Nicholson Lane, Rockville, MD, 301-881-5552

Map and Instructions

 

Bruce Cranford bruce-cranford-pe@comcast.net
4/24/2008 Presentation Topic:

NAVY MISSILE DEFENSE NEWS

The AEGIS BMD Test Director, Dr. Eric Hedlund will present the current status of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Program. He will then describe the recent historic event of shooting down an ailing satellite with the Aegis BMD system. He will discuss the challenges and the results.

Guest Speaker Dr. Eric Hedlund, receiving the Potomac Chapter Mug from Karin Castro-Kass

Dr. Eric Hedlund,

AEGIS BMD Test Director

 April 24th, 2008
6:40 PM Happy Hour and Dinner
Restaurant: PGA Tour Grill
1699 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
(Tel 301-770-3312)
Cost $10.00 per person for participation
Drinks and Dinner Charged separately)
Dinner cost varies based on your selection see
http://www.tourgrill.com/
spouses/friends/etc., welcomed
Reservations Required No Later Than 21 April
For reservations please contact
Karin Castro-Kass, P.E., Chairman
Potomac Chapter MDSPE
kkass@meicompany.com
Karin.Castro-Kass.ctr@mda.mil
571-237-7487 (c)

Karin Castro-Kass

Kkass@meicompany.com

KCK@sprint.blackberry.net
5/13/2008 Archaeological and Nuclear Technology, Tracing Artifacts Trade At Smithsonian Natural History’s Nuclear Chemistry Laboratory At NIST

Guest speaker Dr. James Blackman, receiving the Potomac Chapter Mug from Bob Warner

Dr. James Blackman, Senior Research Archaeologist and Chemist

Golden Bull, 7 Dalamar Street, Gaithersburg, MD, 301 948 3666

South side of Fredrick Avenue (Route 355) and North of the County Fair Grounds Between Chestnut Street & Montgomery Village Road

 

Cost/Menu Selections: $30.00 / Choose from the following selections:

                                                          Chicken stuffed breast (corn bread)

Beef prime ribVegetarian pasta.

E-Mail selection to Bob Warner

Bob Warner, RWARNER@AMTENGINEERING.COM, 301 980 5926 or 301 881 2545

 Bob Warner

PRESIDENT Bruce Cranford

Bruce Cranford P.E.1 Cliffe Hill Ct. Potomac, MD 20854(H)301-340-0052 (Cell) 301-873-9087

E- Mail : bruce-cranford-pe@comcast.net
PAST PRESIDENT

Dwight Williams, Ph.D., P.E. 15820 Wayne Ave Laurel, MD 20707-3256 (H) 301-491-2259 (W) 703-907-2782(Cell) 301-455-2989

E-Mail: eliashib@erols.com
VICE PRESIDENT Robert Warner

Robert (Bob) Warner, P.E. C/o A. Morton Thomas & Assoc.12750 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852 (W)301-881-2545

E-mail: Rwarner@AMTEngineering.com

TREASURER: Jay Telikicherla Jayadev Telikicherla, P.E. 18800 Cross Country Lane Gaithersberg, MD 20879 (H) 301-330-8573 (W) 301-840-1410 FAX 301-977-4853240-461-3048 E-mail: jayadev@telikicherla.com
SECRETARY: Randy Peterson

Randy Petersen, P .E. 330 Cape Saint John Rd. Annapolis, MD 21401 (H) 410-266-3959 (W) 202-289-4545

E-Mail: rpetersen@amtengineering.com
CHAPTER DIRECTOR: Frank Winfield

Frank Winfield, P .E. (H) 301-588-1858 207 Franklin Avenue Silver Spring, Md 20901

E-Mail: f.winfield@starpower.net
CHAPTER DIRECTOR: Karin Castro-Kass, P.E.6904 Race Horse Ln. Rockville, MD 20852, 703-253-3416 (o)571-237-7487 (m) Kkass@meicompany.com, KCK@sprint.blackberry.net
CHAPTER DIRECTOR: Issa Khoxeimeh

Issa Khozeimeh, Ph.D., P.E.(H) 301-320-2238 (W) 703-572-2833 7005 Millwood Road Bethesda, MD 20817

E-Mail: khozeimeh@hotmail.com
CHAPTER DIRECTOR   (vacant)
CHAPTER DIRECTOR   (vacant)
Web Site Manager, Tom Dixon

Tom Dixon, P.E.,  9303 Woodberry St. , Lanham/Seabrook, MD 20706-2721, (H) 301-358-4188, E- Mail : tomdixon@verizon. Web Site: http://members.bellatlantic.netl~tomdixon

DCCEAS Representatives:   Randy Petersen, P.E.
DCCEAS Representatives (alternate):   (vacant)
MSPE State Representative:   Randy Petersen, P.E.
MSPE State Representative:   Frank Winfield, P.E.
MSPE State Representative:   Dwight Williams, Ph.D., P.E.
Family Day Representative:   Karin Castro-Kass, P.E.
Mathcounts Representative:   Dwight Williams, Ph.D., P.E.
Bon Vivant  

Pastor Farinas, P.E.5550 Munchaster Mill Rd, Rockville, MD 20855(H) 301-670-0275(W) 301-468-8882 x220

E-mail: pfarinas1@verizon.net

BOD Meeting Schedule Location: Morton Thomas & Associates12750 Twinbrook Pkwy, Rockville, MD 20852

301-881-2545


Directions: From the Beltway, travel north on, Rockville Pike ( MD RT 355) Approximately 2 miles or 13 traffic lights to Twinbrook Parkway Turn right at BP Gas Station, follow Twinbrook easterly over the METRO tracks, and on down past the third traffic light., Go past Exxon on left, and AMT is a 2- story light brick building on the left. A. Morton Thomas is on the tower of the Building in large bold letters.


Time 7-8:30 PM, 3rd Tuesday of the Month unless otherwise noted.


Dates:

11/27/2007

1/15/2008

3/18/2008

4/15/2008

5/13/2008





Revised 5/21/2008