Central Florida Chapter 49

 

Minutes of December Meeting:  (December 10, 2003)

·         Ryan Remmers opened the meeting.

·         Old Business:  What happened with a possible Fluid Power display at the Science Museum?  Last time we discussed this it was determined that it was too much money.  Ryan Remmers and Harry Thomas agreed to revisit the idea and determine if fundraising the money was feasible.  They are also going to look into gaining support from IFPS-National for the display, and possible Vendor/Manufacturer sponsorships.

·         New Business:  Harry Thomas gave treasury report.  ($7095.00)

·         New Business:  Discussed and agreed to change meeting day from Wednesday to Thursday to accommodate more members.  We also discussed alternating meeting locations between Orlando and Tampa to accommodate those members on Florida’s west coast.  We will revisit this at the next meeting.

·         New Business:  IFPS National meeting is scheduled for January 28-31, 2004, in Tampa, FL.  We decided to hold our next meeting in Tampa on January 29 to coincide with this.  Greg George agreed to get with John Freeman to coordinate the meeting specifics.

·         New Business:  Meeting topics were discussed for future meetings.  Ideas for possible presenters included Shambam (Kingston/Vickers), Gresen/Parker, Florida Seal and Rubber, Predict, and Noria.

·         New Business:  Discussed a possible change to meeting formats.  One idea was to adapt the format used by Toastmasters.  We will revisit this idea at future meetings.

·         Ray Hanley, CFPE (V.P. Certification IFPS) and Tom Nell (Cornerstone Controls / HR Textron) gave presentations.

·         The meeting was adjourned at 9:30pm.

 

Tentative Meeting Schedule for 2004:

• Thursday - January 29 (Tampa)
• Thursday – March 18 (Orlando)
• Thursday – May 20 (location TBD)
• Thursday – July 15 (location TBD)
• Thursday – September 16 (location TBD)
• Thursday – November 18 (Orlando – DAK Animation Training Lab)

 

2003-2004 Chapter Board

·         President:                                 Ryan Remmers; Applied Industrial Technologies

·         Vice President:                          Amar Seudath; Festo

·         Treasurer:                                  Elliot Griffin; Siemens Westinghouse

·         Secretary/Editor:                        Tina Watson; Applied Industrial Technologies

·         Technical Director:                     Brian Poole; Universal Orlando

·         Training Director:                        Greg George; Walt Disney World

·         Membership Liaison:                  Mike Fielder; Hydraulic Supply

·         Central/North Regional Rep:        Scott Kixmiller; Applied Industrial Technologies

·         Southern Regional Rep: Jerry Welch; Hydraulic Supply