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Toys For Tots Fundraiser Banquet

A group of ASME members and their spouses spent the evening of December 9th at the The Toys for Tots fundraiser banquet at the Bellagio with other local affiliations. There were over six-hundred guests. Thank you to the Stockinger’s, the Colton’s, The Trabia’s, The Bruninga’s, and the Scott’s for representing ASME at this prestigious event. We look forward to bringing a larger contingent at next year’s event.

The New LEED-Certified Bureau of Reclamation Building in Boulder City

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On September 30, 2011 our members had the opportunity to tour the Bureau of Reclamation’s new building in Boulder City, Nevada.  At approximately 50,000 gross sq. ft. for around 170 staff, the building will achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification, the highest level attainable and the third DOI project to reach this standard.

The $17.3 million design-build project, funded by the 2010 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), included planning, regulatory compliance, contracting, design, construction, and construction management for the building, site improvements, and solar field.

Features include 38% less gross energy consumption than a typical office building as well as using reclaimed water from the cooling towers at the central chiller plant to flush toilets. We’ll see many more features during the tour, including how this new efficient building maintained historic appearance requirements.

The photovoltaic solar panel farm is estimated to produce 240 MWh per year, around half the annual building energy use.

November 2011 Event: Ivanpah Solar Plant Project & Solar Power Engineering

When: November 10, 2011, 6:30pm
Where: To Be Announced
RSVP by Nov. 8: Bill Bruninga, 702-606-1777 or bill.bruninga@gmail.com

Go here for the flyer with more details:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41577454/ASME-NovProgramFlyer01.pdf

November’s event is a very special opportunity to learn about a major solar project in our backyard, BrightSource’s Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) in construction near Primm, NV.

Todd Stewart P.E., BrightSource’s Senior Director for Project Development, is our guest speaker. BrightSource‘s main office is in Oakland, CA, however as a fellow engineer Todd is visiting for our event – please cometo this rare opportunity! There will be a follow-up to this meeting with a site tour early next year as the project will be further along by then - another unique event organized specially for you by your section executive board.

Project Overview
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Attend the 2nd Annual Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada breakfast Nov 10th

Join us at the 2nd Annual Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada breakfast on November 10, 2011, at 8:00am, at Aria Resort & Casino. This is a special year for Junior Achievement as they celebrate their 15^th year serving the Las Vegas community.  To date, they have impacted the lives of over 150,000 students and have empowered them to own their economic success. Our goal is to reach more than 20,000 students this school year, more than any other year in our history.

October PDH: Remote Monitoring of Rectifiers

Our friends over at NACE are holding a lunch on Wednesday, October 26th at 11:30am.  The speaker will be Jerry Chilibecki from Mobiltex Data Ltd.  Attendance earns 1 PDH.  See the NACE Flyer (26Oct2011) for details.

Support the UNLV Student Chapter – Buy Fireworks

It’s that time of year again where we celebrate independence and explosions and the UNLV Student Section of the ASME is ready to sell you the latter so you can enjoy the former. Come by our TNT Fireworks Booth at the southwest corner of S. Durango Dr. and W. Russell Rd. in the 7-11 parking lot. We’ll have all your favorite fireworks including Piccolo Petes and some great new additions to our lineup including a new grand finale so get the best and support the UNLV Student Section at the same time. Our hours for the week are as follows.

Wed 6/29 – 10a – 8p
Thur 6/30 – 10a – 8p
Fri    7/1 – 10a – 10p
Sat   7/2 – 10a – 10p
Sun  7/3 – 10a – Open all Night
Mon  7/4 – Last Sale By Law is 11:59p

Show your ASME card for special member deals!

Were still looking for volunteers to come out during the week and assist in running the booth. Any time is appreciated, if your available to volunteer please email:
unlvasme@gmail.com
and a link to the online signup form will be sent to you.

We hope to see everyone there! This is traditionally the largest fundraiser of the year for our student section so all of your support is greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

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UNLV ASME
Executive Board

2011 Officer Announcement

Congratulations to our newly elected 2011-2012 Officers: Chair: Bill Bruninga; Secretary: Wekianos Hailu; Treasurer: Sig Stockinger; Newsletter Editor: Justin Young; Webmaster: Jagadeep Thota; Student Liaison: John Chardoul.  Their term starts July 1, 2011.

2011 Fall ASME Course Schedule

Register today for one of ASME’s 36 training courses being taught in Las Vegas Sept 26-30, 2011. Visit: go.asme.org/vegas.

Links and More

Ever wonder just where the engineering and technology education programs are in Nevada.  Well never fear, they do exist!  We have compiled a list and provided it on the Links page.  If there is a program you do not see listed please let us know by sending an email to youngj921@asme.org.

Call for Section Officer Nominations

Are you looking for a chance to build your leadership experience without the stress of doing it at work?

Are you looking to give back to your local community?

The Silver State ASME Executive Committee is seeking nominations for all officer positions for the 2011-2012 year, to start July 1.  Open positions include Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Newsletter Editor, Webmaster, and Student Liaison.  Duties for each position are outlined in the Section Bylaws.

The deadline for nominations is April 30th, 2011.  To nominate yourself or someone you know send me an email with the individual’s name and contact info to JYoung@Denmartech.com.

Thank you,
Justin Young
Chair, ASME Silver State Nominating Committee
JYoung@Denmartech.com