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Please join us for our November meeting. We will conduct chapter business and have a presentation from our guest Terry Royer, P.E.. Mr. Royer is Chief Executive Officer of Winergy Drive Systems Corporation. He has 26 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, and marketing. His background includes positions with Watlow Electric, General Electric, and Siemens. He will present us a summary of his company and the growing popularity of harnessing wind energy.…See More

Please join us for our October meeting. We will conduct chapter business and have a presentation from our guest Adam Allan, P.E. from Fibrwrap Construction. Fibrwrap has been around since 1988 provided state of the art structural repair, strengthening, and restoration.www.fibrwrapconstruction.com Cost: Free! Be sure to thank Adam Allan and Fibrwrap for the dinner!PDHs: 1.0 PDH will be available for attendees See More

Come join us for our first meeting of the Fall. Our current ISPE State President and DeKalb County Highway Engineer Nathan Schwartz, P.E. will be our featured guest.Speaker:              Nathan Schwartz, P.E., ISPE President and DeKalb County Highway EngineerAbstract:               Mr. Schwartz will be present us with a state of the state, install the recently elected chapter officers, and detail his work as the DeKalb County Highway Engineer.…See More

Please join us for our May meeting. We will conduct chapter business and have a presentation from Gage Consulting Engineers.Speakers: Steve Nargang, P.E., Vice President Gage Consulting Engineers - Steve Nargang has a combined 20 years of design, engineering, project management, technical sales and business development experience – with key background in mechanical engineering & technical consulting across a range of industries & applications. He leads the efforts towards overall…See More

Join us for our March chapter meeting! We will conduct chapter business, discuss current government affairs, and have a featured guest. Featured Speaker: Jon F. Sfura, Ph.D., P.E., S.E. Senior Associate at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Assoc. http://www.wje.com/ Abstract: Since the PTI Specification for Unbonded Single Strand Tendons was first published in 1985, there has been significant improvement in the performance of unbonded post-tensioned…See More

Matt Smith from Navistar is our speaker. As part of Navistars' Certification and Compliance Dept. since 2006, Matt has been responsible for all CARB and USEPA certification activities for Hybrid and Electric vehicles. Matt has over 20 years experience in the area of mobile and stationary source environmental research with the USEPA, CARB, and SCAQMD. He is a graduate of the UC Davis MS Eng, and BS ME & MAt Sci. Topic: The history of vehicle emission regulations is covered from the 1970's to…See More

Dinner Meeting Featuring:Group Planning DiscussionGovernment Affairs Update and DiscussionHot Topics – Open ForumFeatured Guest: Tina Yagla, PE – Owner of Yagla Engineering ServicesTina will speak about what it is like to start your own company including the trials and tribulations.Yagla Engineering Services, Inc. (YES) is a full service MEP engineering consulting firm located in Chicago’s western suburbs. Projects include the mechanical (HVAC), electrical and plumbing engineering for new…See More

.All members welcome to attend and suggest/share/listen to ideas for the upcoming spring events.All attendees are responsible for their own food and drink.see you there!See More