Register Now for CTSC’s 66th Annual Scholarship & Achievement Awards!

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Windows on the River, 2000 Sycamore, Cleveland, Ohio 44113

Click here to download a brochure about Sponsorship_Opportunities.

Click here to download the CTSC Societies Registration Form.

For more information, contact:
CTSC Executive Director, Jim Tabaczynski
E-mail: jptab@jptgrouppr.com
Phone: 440.835.4525

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Cleveland Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Event

SME Plant Tour – Rapid Prototyping + Manufacturing, LLC – www.rpplusm.com

March 28, 2012 at 6:00 pm
Location: 33490 Pin Oak Parkway – Avon Lake, Ohio 44012

For more information, see the SME Cleveland website: http://i.sme.org/c003/home/  

Reservations: Rudy Kastelic – (440) 943-5525 – rkastelic@oh.rr.com

Please make your reservations by Monday, March 26, 2012
Cost: $5 for members and guests

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June 3 -5, Cleveland Ohio

http://www.sme.org/conference/

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Welcome James Tabaczynski, CTSC’s new Executive Director!

James Tabaczynski
303 Rye Gate
Bay Village, OH  44140
jptab@jptgrouppr.com
440-835-4525

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Changes in Patent Law after Enactment of the “America Invents Act.”

The Leahy-Smith “America Invents Act” (AIA) was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on September 16,011.

This presentation will provide an overview of these major changes to U.S. patent law and how those changes affect patent protection for your inventions.  It is intended to answer the question “What do these patent law changes mean for you and what do you need to know?”

Topics will include first-to-file versus first-to-invent, micro-entities, opposition procedures, and others.

This presentation will be given by Martin M. Kilbane and David A. Resser of Pearne & Gordon LLP.

Date – Wednesday February 15
Time – 5:30 to 7:30
Location – CWRU Glennan Building, Room 421
Sandwiches and soda will be provided
Cost – members $10, non-members $15, students – $2

For those that are P.E.s, this presentation will provide one hour of PDH.

Please call or email to RSVP
Mike Sturdevant
440.352.8970
sturd@virtecenterprises.com
or
Tony Nerone
216.433.5119
anthony.l.nerone@nasa.gov

See the ASME Cleveland website for more exciting events: http://sections.asme.org/cleveland/

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The CTSC Speakers Sampler is at
Ohio Technical College
1374 E 51st Street
Cleveland, OH 44103

Tuesday, 11.29.11 Schedule:
4:00 – Tour of Ohio Technial College (optional bonus)
5:30-6:00 – Registration and Social hour
6:00-7:00 – Dinner
7:00 – Sampler presentations (5 minutes each)

Speakers: Submit abstract(s) by Friday, 11.18.11 to Bill Chamberlin at wbc@ncweb.com
Abstract(s) need to include your presentation’s title and description (maximum of 60 words).

Attendees: Register by Friday, 11.25.11 to attend with
Jan Kelemen, 440/567-0051 or e-mail : jtkelemen@wowway.com

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Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Chapter 3

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Dates:
Monday, 11/7/11 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, 11/8/11 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Speakers from NSF, Columbia, Harvard, Texas A&M and Case will talk about their work and explore topics in the “Freedman Center Colloquium, Building A Culture for Digital Scholarship.”  In the sessions, you’ll hear a co-founder of D-Lib Magazine talk about advanced research and educational change. A co-director of a online community for 18th century scholars will share experiences in Scholars and the Mind.

This is a free event, but registration is required.

For more information or to register:
http://library.case.edu/ksl/colloquium/

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 The CTSC thanks Donald W. Jacobsen for his many years of dedication and service.  Don provided leadership as the President of CTSC from 2004 though 2006. Through his interest in students’ education and his efforts, the Cleveland Clinic has sponsored numerous scholarships and has served as a sponsor for several CTSC Annual Scholarship and Achievement Awards Events.

Don has been an active member of the Cleveland Section of the American Chemical Society, which is a member of the CTSC.  His contributions to his profession, to the Council, and to educating students will be missed; however we would like to wish Don and his family the best of times during his retirement.

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Harry London
5353 Lauby Road
North Canton, Ohio 44720
Just off of Exit 113 (Airport Exit) on I77
Ph 330-494-0833, www.harrylondon.com

TIME:
Tour: 4:15 to 6:00 p.m.
Dinner: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

COST:  No charge for tour, at Carrabba’s we will be ordering off the menu with separate checks.  ISA Cleveland Section Meeting Receipts will be available.

RESERVATIONS:  Make your reservation today!  Please call Harriet Radvansky at (440)239-9176, or e-mail at hkirk@fwkirkco.com no later than October 1, 2011.  Please provide attendees’ names, company, and contact phone number.

 

Pro Car Associates Tour, Racing to the Future

Attend the Sept 6th meeting and you will learn about Pro Car’s activities and have the chance to talk with a legend in racing and recognized expert in engine development for the auto industry – Chuck Wright!

Date: Tuesday, 9/6/11 at 5:30 p.m.
Location: 1100 Triplett Blvd. Akron, OH 44306 
RSVP: for this event as soon as possible to Laurie (SAELaurk20@gmail.com).

When: Tuesday, June 21, 2011
             5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Where: Flat Iron Cafe
              1114 Center Street
              Cleveland, OH  44113

Cost: $10.00 members
           $20.00 nonmembers     

Kick off your 2010- 2011 professional  society year at the CTSC Collaboration Forum. Catch up with CTSC member friends and make new ones. This is the place to share ideas, develop joint ventures and promote your scheduled events. Still have blank spots on your program calendar? Fill them here with recommended speakers. This casual enjoyable event is for the benefit of our member societies, so gather your executive board and enjoy dinner, drinks and discussion.

Includes dinner buffet, beer, soft drinks and coffee (Subsidized by CTSC, for current members)

Make checks Payable to CTSC and Mail to:
Cleveland Technical Societies Council
8106 Eagle Road
Kirtland, OH  44094

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Primary Sponsor – First Energy Foundation

 Special thanks to the following individuals at First Energy Foundation:

● Karen Goodson, Manager External Affairs

● James H. Lash, President, FirstEnergy Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer

● Todd Schneider, FENOC Communications

● Donna M. Valentine, Manager, FirstEnergy Contributions

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American Chemical Society-Cleveland Section

American Society Civil Engineers

Amalgamated Tuna Company, Inc.

ASMI-Cleveland Chapter

Cleveland Regional Council Science Teachers

Cleveland Regional Association of Biologists(CRABS)

Cleveland Clinic Community Outreach

Elois Financial Group, Inc.

Franklyn W. Kirk Company

FirstEnergy Corporation

Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers- Cleveland Section (IEEE)

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America-Cleveland Section

International Society of Automation- Cleveland Section

James A. Creiman

Jean and John Piety

Kaman & Cusimano, LLC

Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Lincoln Electric Company

Lubrizol Corporation

Materion Corporation

Medical Mutual of Ohio

NanoSynopsis, LLC

Society of Automotive Engineers- Cleveland Section

Society of Tribologist Lubrication Engineers- Cleveland Section

Swagelok Company

The Lubrizol Founders Endowment

ASM Cleveland Chapter Symposia – April 27, 2011 – Mark your Calendars

This year’s Cleveland Chapter Symposium will be on the topic of Corrosion.  The event will take place on Wednesday, April 27^th and will be held at the Ohio Aerospace Institute.  There will be six exciting speakers (see below) as well as a discussion of the ASM International Corrosion Analysis Network.  There will be an opportunity for companies to set up booths and displays, interested parties should contact Brad Lerch.

SPEAKERS:

• Joe Payer – Overview of corrosion and discussion of the new University of Akron Corrosion Department
• Jim Smialek – High Temperature Oxidation and Corrosion
• Brenda Trautman – Corrosion Issues for Plumbing Fixtures
• Colin Drummond – Bio-corrosion Issues for Implants
• Matt Apanius – Corrosion in the Electronics Industry
• Dave Bowman and Brenda Little – Duluth Harbor Corrosion Issue
• Scott Flowers – ASMI Corrosion Analysis Network

 Registration and program details are available on the Cleveland Chapter website.

Photovoltaic Tech – Solar Cells – Today and Tomorrow
The terrestrial and space world of photovoltaics will be presented with a look at the present and where we will go in the future presented by Dr. Sheila Bailey of NASA.

Meeting Location:
Flat Iron Cafe
1114 Center Street
Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 696-6968

Date: 3/2/11
Time: Social: 5:30 PM, Dinner: 6:00-7:00 PM
Presentation: 7:00-8:00 PM
Audience Questions: 8:00-8:15 PM

Please call Harriet Radvansky by Feb 25th at 440.239.9176 for reservations.  Or email her at hkirk@fwkirkco.com
Please indicate company affiliation, if any, and if a PDH certificate (PDH – 1 hour) is required.

For more information about this event, see ISA Cleveland’s website: http://www.isacle.org/index.aspx.

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Thanks for your support of CTSC!

The 65th Annual Scholarship & Achievement Awards Event of the Cleveland Technical Societies Council on Monday, May 2, 2011 was a success!

Congratulations to our 2011 Scholarship Recipients and the winners of the Cleveland Technical Societies Council Professional Awards:

The CTSC VISIONARY AWARD went to Robert T. Graf, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research and Development, Lubrizol Corporation

The TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD went to Alan Vormelker,
ASM International-Cleveland Chapter Lead Materials Engineer, Babcock and Wilcox Company, Nuclear Operating Group

The TECHNICAL EDUCATOR AWARD went to Stephen F. Duffy, Ph.D., P.E., FASCE,
Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE Cleveland Section Chair & Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cleveland State University

The ROBERT B. CUMMINGS DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARD went to Thomas K. Glasgow,
ASM International-Cleveland Chapter Materials Technologist, NASA Glenn Research Center (Retired)

Thanks to our Keynote Speaker:
Peter P. Sena, III
President & COO, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company

GE Appliance Career Webinar
Attention Women and Minority Engineers!

NEO NSBE is sponsoring a GE Appliance Career Webinar for minority and women engineers with 5 or more years of experience.

African American engineers, women engineers and minorities that are interested are encouraged to call in 

Thursday, January 20,2011
12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. EST
or 
7:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. EST

To learn about several career opportunities with GE, join us for a special virtual Webinar with Hiring Managers. 

Follow this link for more information: http://www.neo-nsbe.org/calendar.htm

Join us to see the CTSC tree at the Cleveland Playhouse Festival of Trees!

LIGHT UP THE NIGHT

Tree Lighting Ceremony & Reception
Monday, November 22, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Join us as we toast the CTSC Festival Tree decorated by Board of Governors’ Member Harriet Radvansky

Mass Transit vs. Private Vehicles, Past Failures, Current Issues, Future Successes

Date: Monday, 11/1/10 at 5:30 p.m.
Location: Mooreland Mansion, Lakeland Community College, 7700 Clocktower Dr., Kirtland, Ohio
RSVP: for this event as soon as possible – meal reservations after 10/25/10 are not guaranteed.

Include your contact information and the Member Society of which you are associated.

Hey Students…Mark your Calendars! Free Student Webinar in Plastics and Engineering and Polymer Science!

Student webinar co-hosted by the Engineering Properties & Structure Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) and Bayer MaterialScience

The first of a series of international webinars “For Students, By Students” will kick-off on Friday, November 5, at 10:30 a.m. (U.S. Eastern Time). Students are encouraged to present plastics engineering-related projects they are working on, or what they worked on during a summer internship. Registration for this event is free of charge (though a limited number of ports are available); simply click the following link to register: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LZ9J63Q

Monday, November 8, 2010 6 – 8 p.m.  

Location: Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) Metro Campus
2809 Woodland Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115 

Reservations are required, and will be made in the order
in which they are received.

Reservations will close at 5 p.m. on 11/5/10
Please RSVP to sfensore@kent.edu with your e-mail and phone number you can be reached on 11/6 and 11/7 (not to the NORASIST gmail account)

• Please do not contact the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives 
• Please note that this is a tour of the new Library and Archives
  at the Tri-C Metro Campus, not the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the waterfront 
• Adults only please
 

LEED aspects of the NEW Health Careers and Technologies Building
Date: Thursday, October 28, 2010 promptly at 6:00 p.m.

Speaker: Stephanie Strong Corbett 

Location:
Tri-C Eastern Campus, 4250 Richmond Road, Highland Hills, Ohio

Tour the New Health Careers and Technologies buildings and review the LEED aspects of the new building.  The tour and discussion will be led by Stephanie Strong Corbett. 

For More Information visit the NEOCHMM site: http://www.neochmm.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&view=categoriesdetailed&Itemid=48

  

Bring a friend or colleague! Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP at clevelandblackmbas@yahoo.com

 

For More Information or to RSVP:
Email: contactces@cesnet.org or visit the CES Web site: http://www.cesnet.org/evtView.asp?evtID=259

Date: September 26, 2010
Place: Voinovich Park, Cleveland
Registration Starts: 8:30 AM
Walk Starts: 10:00 AM

ASQ Section 0814 Elyria/Lorain is proudly participating in the 2010 Cleveland Walk Now for Autism Speaks to be held on September 26, 2010 in Voinovich Park, Cleveland.

Walk Now for Autism Speaks is the largest fund raising event held by Autism Speaks. Powered by volunteers and families with loved ones on the autism spectrum, this successful grassroots fundraising effort not only generates vital funds for autism research but also raises awareness about the increasing prevalence of autism and the need for increased research funding to combat this complex disorder.

Please join our walk team today, and play your part in helping the lives of thousands of families across the nation while having fun and enjoying time with your fellow ASQ members and friends!

To join, visit our team page at: http://www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/cleveland/asq0814
Click, Join Our Team, and fill out the corresponding information.

Please contact Program Chair, Cathy Bajic, with any questions at cbajic@silicocorp.com or catherine.bajic@gmail.com or by phone at 440-665-7724.

American Chemical Society-Cleveland Section   

American Society of Civil Engineers

American Society of Quality- Elyria/Lorain Section   

ASMI-Cleveland Chapter

Anonymous

Brush Engineered Materials, Inc.

Cleveland State University, Fenn School of Engineering

Cleveland Regional Association of Biologist (CRABS)

Cleveland Regional Council of Science Teachers (CRCST)

Cleveland+

Flat Iron Cafe

Fox & Dole, Inc.

James A. Creiman

GLIDE

Great Lakes Science Center

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America

International Society of Automation (ISA)- Cleveland Section

Franklin W. Kirk Company

Lerner Research Institute

Lincoln Electric Company

Lily Ng Family

Lorain County Community College

Lubrizol Corporation

Mars Electric

Medical Mutual, Inc.

NanoSynopis, LLC

National Society of Black Engineers

NorTech

Parker Hannifin Corporation

Jean & John Piety

RoviSys, Inc.

RPM International Inc.

The Cleveland Clinic

The Lubrizol Founders Endowment

Society of Automotive Engineers-Cleveland Section

Society of Tribologist Lubrication Engineers-Cleveland Section

Swagelok Company

Surface Finishing Technolgies, Inc.