Georgia Chapter Vibration Institute Meeting Minutes 1st Quarter 2006 Meeting at Augusta Technical College, Augusta, Ga.
February 17, 2006
by: Alan Mundy-Secretary. Georgia Chapter. Vibration Institute.
General
The Georgia Chapter and Piedmont Chapter of the Vibration Institute held a joint meeting at Augusta Technical College in Augusta, Ga. on February 17 2006. The meeting was held in the 300 Bldg. auditorium which seats approximately 200 persons.
Attendance at the meeting was the highest we have had in quite a few years. There were 112 attendees with 100 having signed up on our websites prior to the meeting.
We had 14 vendors in attendance which is also one of the highest vendor presences we have had in years.
We had a list of excellent speakers including Jim Berry of Technical Associates of Charlotte, Tim Irwin of GE / Bently Nevada, Richard O’Malley and Tom Allen from Escoweld Corp. The meeting itinerary can be found on the Georgia Vibration Website for those interested.
Kudos to officers of both chapters for putting together a great meeting.
Business Meeting
The business meeting was held Thursday evening at Sconyers Bar-BQue Restaurant in Augusta. Officers from both groups were introduced.
Plans were made to have a joint meeting of the Georgia, Piedmont and including the Tennessee Chapter every several years if not more often.
The Piedmont Chapter will hold its 3rd Quarter Meeting September 15 2006-location not yet decided.
The Georgia Chapter will hold its 3rd Quarter Meeting September 29 probably at Griffin Technical College in Griffin, Ga.
No other significant business was conducted.
PDH Certificates
A separate file of attendees who requested PDH (Professional Development Hours) certificates will be sent to national headquarters in the near future.
February 23, 2007 Merry Acres Conference Center Albany, GA.
Notes by Alan Mundy Secretary Ga. Chapter Vibration Institute
General: The meeting was held at the Merry Acres Conference Center in Albany, Georgia. There were 46 attendees. There were 14 Vendors counting the Speakers.
A short business meeting was held Thursday evening. The only decision was that the next meeting will be a tri-state meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. September 7 2007. This initiative may be further discussed before a final decision is reached.
Carlos reported that there is approximately $ 3000.00 in the treasury.
Speakers:
Vendors were introduced. We had four speakers, as follows
1.Breathers-Best Practice. Proactive Contamination Control – Jon Bergman-Des Case Industries
2.Electric Motor Selection for Reliability -John Malinoski. Baldor
3.Motor Analysis- Stewart Bowers – Emerson/CSI
4.Pump to System Optimization, Energy and Reliability – Dr. Lev Nelik. Pumping Machinery LLC
PDH Certificates were awarded to the following individuals.
Mike Gilbert P.E. – AMEC
Walter Wood P.E. – Amec
Timothy Burdick – Propex
Myron Dale Kersey – USAF (Warner Robbins)
Phil Harper – MDI
Rian Harper – MDI
Alan Mundy P.E. – AMEC
Jack Poole – Augusta Service Company
Meeting Adjourned: The meeting was adjourned at 3:45 PM after awarding door prizes. Everyone received a door prize.
Thanks to the officers for their hard work putting the meeting together. Thanks to ‘Diamond Jack’ Smith and his asociates of Alithicon Southeast Oil for obtaining the facility and providing lunch.
Meeting Minutes: Vibration Institute Georgia Chapter
Tri-State Meeting September 7, 2007
September 27, 2007
By: Alan Mundy
General:
We had a tri-state (Georgia, Piedmont, Tennessee) meeting at Lake Junaluska Conference Center at Lake Junaluska North Carolina. We had excellent attendance. There were 131 attendees of which 16 were from the Georgia Chapter. There 21 Vendors at the meeting.
Speakers:
Dr. Ronald Eschleman. Vibration Institute. President.
Subjects: History of Vibration Institute and Reminiscences and Unusual Case
Ralph Buscarello. Uptime International, Denver, Colorado
Subjects: Most Unusual Places to find Resonance
Jim Berry P.E. Technical Associates of Charlotte
Subjects: Detection Vibration Institute Problems using Vibration & Motor Current Analysis
Business Meeting:
The business meeting for the Georgia Chapter was held at Stockbridge, Ga. July 20 2007. There was no business meeting for Georgia at Lake Junaluska.
Future Planned Meetings:
February 15 2008 Georgia Piedmont Chapter Meeting at Augusta , Georgia. Bellaire Conference Center.
Conclusion:
This was one of the best meetings we have had. Good attendance, pleasant environment, excellent speakers. Thanks to all officers, Vendors, and attendees for a good meeting.
General: A telephone conference call meeting was held at 2:00PM November 30, 2007. Participants: John Visotsky, Richard Schroeder, Carlos Hernandez, Alan Mundy. Arlene Schroeder was also present.
Old Business : None
Business for the Good of the Chapter:
1)Elections for 2008: Email voting was used. Invitations to nominate were sent out to all members. There were no new nominations beyond the standing officers. Voting ballots were then sent to all members – twice. The results were as follows: (Richard Schroeder chose not to be Chmn. or Vice Chmn.).
Chairman – John Visotsky
Vice Chairman – Alan Mundy
Secretary – Richard Schroeder
Treasurer – Carlos Hernandez
2)Committees: Existing Committee Chairs will be asked to continue. An effort will be made at the next Meeting (February 15th) to solicit new participants for these Committees. We appreciate the contribution of all Chairpersons.
3)Meeting Charges: We will adopt the same rate schedule as the Piedmont Chapter (to be updated per changes in the Piedmont Schedule): $ 35 for Members, $ 45 for Non Members. These fees will take effect for the Feb 2008 meeting. Tables for Vendors will remain at the present schedule: $ 40 for Members, $ 50 for Non Members. The reason for these changes is the necessity to remain solvent in the face of rising food and meeting place fees.
4)Upcoming meetings for 2008:
February 15 2008 – Joint Ga./Piedmont Chapter Meeting in Augusta.
June 2008. Macon, Ga.
September 2008: Valdosta, Ga.
November 2008: Final Business Meeting for 2008
5)Speakers: We will need 6 speakers for 2008. An action item for this year is to put together a top notch speakers list. We ask for participation from all members to do this. A discussion was held concerning reimbursing speakers. It was determined that generally we do not reimburse speakers from major corporations.
6)Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at approximately 2:35 PM.
Notes by: Alan Mundy – Secretary. Georgia Chapter Vibration Institute. Notes recorded November 30, 2007
February 15, 2008 Georgia/Piedmont Chapter Vibration Institute 1st Quarter Meeting Augusta Belair Center Meeting Notes by: Richard Schroeder / Alan Mundy
General: The meeting was well attended, approximately 85-100 attendees. We had at least 14 Vendors. We might want to consider a different lunch vendor next time. The facility was very adequate with sufficient seating for all participants.
Georgia Chapter Particulars: On Thursday evening myself, Richard and Arlene Schroeder, Carlos Hernandez and Mike Gilbert met with the Piedmont Chapter officers at the Texas Steak House. The Piedmont Chapter held their business meeting.
Our staff of Richard and Arlene Schroeder, Carlos Hernandez, John Olshanski, Alan Mundy and Milan Katanic did a great job. John Visotsky’s hard work preparing the meeting led to an excellent meeting.
Speakers: We had 4 Speakers as follows:
1. Dennis Shreve – Commtest. Instrument Set Up Parameters 2. Bruce Leonetti – Central Air Compressors 3. Tim Irwin – Central Air Compressors. Case Histories 4. Greg Lee-Ludeca. Setting Alarms / Trending / Filtering for PdM Programs
Milan Katanic introduced the Georgia Chapter and mentioned a future meeting at Macon in either late May or early June (before school gets out).
PDH Certificates: PDH certificates were awarded to the following participants - Mike Gilbert, Milan Katanic, Carlos Hernandez, Jack Poole, Alan Mundy, and Jack Sigaloff.
Conclusion: All in all we had a good joint meeting.
2nd Quarter Meeting at Central Georgia Technical College
General: John Visotsky started the Georgia Chapter meeting and mentioned a future meeting in Valdosta, Georgia this September. Carlos presented the chapter’s budget. Alan Mundy reminded the group that there were PDH certificates available. There was no old business other than the mention of the last joint meeting with the Piedmont Chapter. Jack Laster of Central Georgia Tech was honored with a complimentary Vibration Institute shirt for helping obtain the meeting facility. The facility was very adequate with sufficient seating for all participants and tables for vendors. Lunch was served in the lower level cafeteria.
Georgia Chapter Business: On Thursday evening chapter officers met in the Ramada hotel to discuss chapter business including future meetings, locations, topics and speakers.
Speakers: We had four speakers as follows:
1. Michael Sandler from International Specialty Engineered Lubricants gave a talk on the properties of lubricants
2. Greg Parker and Shawn Boynton from Air Compressor Sales gave a talk on compressor preventive maintenance & service.
3. Todd Hutchinson from Philadelphia Mixing Solutions gave a talk on why mixers fail.
4. Dr. Lev Nelik of Pumping Machinery gave a talk on sealing centrifugal pumps.
PDH Certificates: PDH certificates were awarded to the following participants – Mike Gilbert, Dan Hofer, Alan Mundy, and John Crook.
Conclusion: The interconnection between the four talks made for a very interesting meeting.
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