Technical Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday
evening of the month
Executive Committee Meetings are usually
held on the 3rd
Tuesday evening of the month
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or any officer with program suggestions or
requests
Last Update: January 22, 2007
Chapter 36 is in need of members to serve as Programs Chairman to identify technical meeting subjects and make arrangements.
2007 Technical Meetings
Watch for updates to this page for program information. If you are a Chapter 36 member and are not receiving e-mail notifications about meetings, please contact John Golzy to make sure that SME and Chapter 36 have your correct e-mail address. If you don't use e-mail, we can make arrangements to let you know about meeting schedules by phone.
Upcoming Meetings:
Contact any officer with suggestions or requests for technical meetings.
Previous Meeting Summaries:
March 22: ATS Plant Tour (Joint Meeting with IEEE)
ATS gave a presentation on the controls and automation including Devicenet and Ethernet technologies used at ATS. He will also talk about the emerging technologies in process controls and automation. ATS - Automation Tooling Systems is the world’s leading industrial automation company with 4,200 employees and 26 facilities worldwide dedicated to designing and manufacturing advanced factory automation systems, custom automation equipment, standard automation products and turn-key assembly machinery, as well as high-volume precision components, sub-assemblies, solar cells and solar modules.
February 15: Radio Frequency Identification (Joint Meeting with IEEE)
Touted as the next technological answer, there still exists an aura of mystery about what radio frequency identification (RFID) is and how it can help. Adding to the confusion are reports of its limitations, how it will erode privacy and failed implementations. Our thanks to Dr. Kevin Berisso and Mr Todd Myers for providing a frank and open discussion of what RFID is, what it’s limitations are and how it has helped and will continue to help manufacturing. Presented by the Center for Automatic Identification at Ohio University, this vendor-independent session addressed some of the questions and concerns regarding RFID. Included in the session was a hands-on period where we were able to interact and experience the technology. You can learn more about the Center for Automatic Identification at their website. www.ohio.edu/aidc
January 11: "Inventor Rights Legislation" (Joint Meeting with IEEE)
We had an interesting joint meeting with IEEE at DeVry University. Two IEEE employees gave a presentation on IEEE efforts to influence US and state government policy. They do this this through directy lobbying and by coordinating grass root lobbying by members. Their message was that we should all know who are representatives are and we should contact them frequently to let them know what we think they should be doing.
December 14: Holiday Meeting and Past Chairman Night.
We had a good dinner at Schmidt's Sausage Haus in German Village with several past chairmen in attendance. Ms. Edye S. Buchanan, SME Member Relations Manager - Northeast, gave a presentation on what is happening within SME.
For information about meeting schedules, or to suggest topics for future meetings, contact any Columbus Chapter officer Click listed on the Officer page