ASME Pittsburgh

Sign up for the Amusement Park program today!!! Contact Ron Kalnas (info in event notice) by Friday to register!!!

Amusement Park Historical Tour

by Jim Futrell,

National Amusement Park Historical Association Historian

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Loews Club Restaurant

300 W. Waterfront Drive

West Homestead, PA 15120

(412) 462-6550

Time: 6:00 - 6:30 PM Arrival/Sign-In

6:30 - 7:30 PM Cocktail Buffet 7:30 - 8:30 PM Talk

(Times are approximate)

Cost: $15 for Professionals

Free – Student Members and Students Under 18, Emeritus Members

Parking: Free

Program: With summer approaching many a people are planning a trip to an amusement park. But when you are standing in line for the Thunderbolt at Kennywood, riding Harry Potter at Universal or strolling a boardwalk on the shore, it can be hard to believe that you are enjoying an industry with roots that stretch back over 500 years. Join Jim Futrell, historian for the National Amusement Park Historical Association, as he takes you on a journey through time to look at the fascinating history of the amusement park industry. From its simple origins in Renaissance Europe to today's technologically advanced multi-billion dollar global industry, Jim will explore the roller coaster history of a business that has brought joy to billions.

For more information or to RSVP, please contact Ron Kalnas at [email protected] or (412) 825-8994 by Wednesday, April 17, 2013. We look forward to seeing you there!

Thanks to everyone who came out for the Student / Professional Mixer last week!

Spring 2013 Student / Professional Mixer

Thursday, February 28, 2013

102 Benedum, University of Pittsburgh

Time: 6:00 - 6:30 PM Arrival/Sign-In
6:30 - 8:30 PM Pizza, Soda Pop, Cookies
8:00 - 8:30 PM Program (TBD)
(Times are approximate)

Cost: $10 for Professionals
Free – Students & Emeritus Members & Faculty

Parking: Various locations nearby; garage across the street

The Spring 2013 Student / Professional Mixer is an opportunity for local Professionals to interact with students and learn about their activities. It is also an opportunity for students to learn from local Professionals about careers and the skills needed to start and grow a career in engineering. Attendance by students from area schools (CMU, Pitt, Geneva, WVU, etc.) is always good, but we need to have Professionals attend in order to truly make this event a success.

Program: The agenda is being finalized and will be provided at the Mixer. However, the agenda will be jobs-oriented in that we will be looking for Professionals to provide guidance and insight on job searches, interviews, personal and career development, and so on. That’s why it’s important that we hear from you, ASME Pittsburgh Section Professionals.

For more information or to sign up, please contact Ron Kalnas at [email protected] or (412) 825-8994 by Monday, February 25, 2013. We look forward to seeing you there!

Student/Professional Mixer is February 28th at the University of Pittsburgh!! Contact Ron Kalnas to RSVP!! Free to students & $10 for professionals. Hope to see you there!!

Future City Pittsburgh Volunteers Needed

The Pittsburgh Region is beginning its fourteenth year in the National Future City Competition. The number of middle schools that have registered in the Pittsburgh Regional Competition has grown each year. The Competition's growth is testimony to the program's unique capacity to challenge students to learn and test new concepts related to engineering and city planning, to apply the mathematics and science they have already learned, to explore their imaginations about what our Cities will be like in the future, and to build an example of the result using ingenuity and their own hands. It has proven to be an excellent introduction of the engineering profession to middle school students.

Another important facet of the Pittsburgh Regional Future City Competition that has allowed it to expand is the associated growth of a cadre of dedicated volunteers. Without volunteers, there would be no competition. Please, volunteer as a Presentation Aide or Judge. During November and December, judges will review the SimCity files, narratives, and essays. On Saturday, January 19, 2013, the Pittsburgh Regional Competition will be held at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. Based on past experience we anticipate that we will need more than 150 volunteers to fill the positions of Essay Judges, Disk Judges, Registrars, Model Movers, Room Manager/Timers, Score Keepers, Special Awards Judges, Presentation Judges, Exhibit Area Control Volunteers, Still and Video Camera Operators, and Public Relations Coordinators. Our goal is to identify all volunteers and make assignments by December 31, 2012.

We welcome the help of anyone who is interested in volunteering his or her time. To qualify as a Presentation Judge, you must have judged before or have attended a Judge Orientation Meeting. If you are interested in registering as a volunteer for the 2013 Future City Competition please take a minute and fill out the
VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION FORM at:

http://www.futurecitypittsburgh.org/futcityvolunteer_form.htm

Volunteers will be contacted in November for SimCity judging, mid-December for essay judging, and early January for competition day assignments.

If you have any questions, call Keith Jensen at (412) 303-2960 or Bill Pruss at (412) 651-5304.



If you wish to learn more about the program and roles of volunteers, take a look at our website’s homepage,



http://www.futurecitypittsburgh.org/

School Reg Form

Oct. 30th: student /professional mixer at CMU. Sign up with Ron Kalnas to attend. More info nonlinear.

Don't forget...Tomorrow is the Student / Professional Mixer at CMU! Hope to see you there!

Spring 2012 Student / Professional Mixer

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Peter-McKenna Room, University Center
Carnegie Mellon University

Time: 5 – 5:30 PM Arrival/Sign-In
5:30 – 7 PM Pizza, Soda Pop, Cookies
7 – 8 PM Program (TBD)
(Times are approximate)

Cost: $10 for Professionals
Free – Students and Emeritus Members and Faculty

Parking: Free after 5 PM at University Center Garage

The Spring 2012 Student / Professional Mixer is an opportunity for local Professionals to interact with students and learn about their activities. It is also an opportunity for students to learn from local Professionals about careers and the skills needed to start and grow a career in engineering. Attendance by students from area schools (CMU, Pitt, Geneva, WVU, etc.) is always good, but we need to have Professionals attend in order to truly make this event a success.

Program: The agenda is being finalized and will be provided at the Mixer. However, the agenda will be jobs-oriented in that we will be looking for Professionals to provide guidance and insight on job searches, interviews, personal and career development, and so on. That’s why it’s important that we hear from you, ASME Pittsburgh Section Professionals.

For more information or to sign up, please contact Ron Kalnas at [email protected] or (412) 825-8994 by Tuesday, April 10, 2012. We look forward to seeing you there!

There will be a student / professional mixer coming up soon! Details will be available soon.

Group picture from the Emsworth Lock & Dam Tour - March 2012
Thanks to all that came to the tour!