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  Program Archive - 2012

Jan 2No meetingHappy New Year
Jan 9John R. Barker, PhD Chief of Staff
Memphis City Schools		Update on the School Merger
Jan 16No MeetingMartin Luther King Day
Jan 23Bill Gavin - ECM PresidentState of the Club
Jan 246:00 Board MeetingHoliday Inn Univ of Memphis
Jan 30Forrest Artz, CFO
Memphis/Shelby Co. Airport Authority		Memphis International Airport operations
Feb 6Tom Needham P.E.Director of Public Works - Shelby County
Feb 13John Cameron P.E.City Engineer - City of Memphis
Feb 215:30 Board of Dircetors MeetingReaves Firm Conference Room
Feb 22 (Wed)Jerry Collins P.E.
President - Memphis Light Gas and Water		Engineers' Week Luncheon
Feb 28Josh Whitehead AICP
Planning Director		Memphis and Shelby County Office of Planning and Development PDH
March 5Bob NationsOffice of Preparedness Overview
March 12Benny LendermonRiverfront Development
March 19Steven BarryNew Madrid Floodway Operation PDH
March 26Jim Covington, Memphis Area Chamber of CommerceMemphis Aerotropolis & Empowerment Zone
March 275:30 Board of Dircetors MeetingReaves Firm Conference Room
April 02Dr. Sharam Pezeshk, PhD, P.E.
The University of Memphis		New Madrid Earthquake Hazard and Memphis Area Earthquake Engineering:
The Hernando Desoto Bridge” PDH
April 09David Deleeuw, PE, TRC Engineers, Inc.Seismic Retrofit of the I-40 Bridge over the Mississippi River
Those interested can then drive to the Pyramid South Parking lot (accessed the same way as the Tennessee Visitor Center) for an explanation of the retrofit. Binoculurs might be handy.
April 16Paul GavinLearn how custom mezzanines help you maximize your footprint and increase productivity.
April 23Brian Blake
Central US Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC)		Earthquake Hazards and Implications in the Central U.S.
April 245:30 Board of Directors MeetingReaves Firm Conference Room
April 30Dr. C Jia, The University of Memphis
Mr. Jim Holt, Shelby County Health Department		Reducing Exposure to Airborne Chemical Toxics (REACT) Via Community-Scale Air Monitoring in Memphis PDH
May 7Geoff Green, Greene Turbine, LLCUpdate on the Greene Turbine PDH
May 14Paul Young, Office of Sustainability
Memphis and Shelby County Government		Sustainability Initiatives for Memphis and Shelby County
May 21Peter Calandruccio, Light Wave SolarSolar Industry Update and the Memphis Agricenter Solar Array Project PDH
May 225:30 Board of Directors MeetingReaves Firm Conference Room
May 26Engineers' Club PicnicBartlett City, Ellendale Park Pavilion See Above and also Click on the Directions
May 28NO MEETINGMemorial Day
June 4Tommy Dunlap PEHistoric Geology of the Mid-South PDH
June 11Dmitry Ozeryansky, PESouth Main Seismic Project PDH
June 18Judith JohnsonEngineering Modernism
June 25Rob Hunter PEHow to Measure Run Courses
June 265:30 Board of Directors MeetingReaves Firm Conference Room
July 2NO MEETINGPreparing for the 4th celebrations
July 9Ms. Sue Henley-Fleming
President of Bluff City GPR		Ground Penetrating Radar PDH
July 16Mr. Matt Caskey, P.E.
Geopier Foundation Company		Geopiers and Recent Advances PDH
July 23Mr. Keith Brown
Member of The Memphis Yacht Club		History of the Memphis Yacht Club
July 24Board of Directors meeting5:30 Reaves Firm Conference Room
July 30Mr. John Lancaster
Manager of Planning, MATA		Project Update
Aug 6Heather Koury, Executive Director
American Institute of Architects		AIA Memphis - History and Activities
Aug 13Reid Dulberger, President/CEO
Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE) &
Chief Economic Development Officer Memphis/Shelby Co.		The New EDGE
Aug 20Philip Lim, P.E. - Chairman of TN Board of
Architectural and Engineering Examiners		Regulations, Developments and/or trends
PDH (be prepared to take a test)
Aug 27Becky Williamson - MLG&WMLG&W Smart Grid Demonstration
Aug 28Board of Directors meeting5:30 Reaves Firm Conference Room
Sept 3Labor Day HolidayNo meeting.
Sept 10Dr. Marty Lipinski, University of Memphis
Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute		Regional Intermodal Freight Transportation in the 21st Century
Sept 17Professor Bob Smalley, University of Memphis Earthquake CenterGlacial Isostatic Adjustment in Patagonia: An Interaction of Climate and Tectonics PDH
Sept 24Mr. Bob Rogers, PE
Shelby County Health Department		Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine (RICE Rule) Pollution PDH
Sept 25Executive Board meeting5:30 PM in the Reaves Firm Conference Room.
Oct 1Scott Morgan, City of MemphisGayoso Trash Interceptor
Design and Operation
Oct 8Pragati Srivastava
Executive Director, MPO		The Roles and Functions of the Memphis Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
Oct 15Steve Auterman, with LRKOverview of the Overton Square Revitalization Plan
Oct 22Andy Pinkley PE with Buchart-Horn
and representative from TDOT		Phase II of the I-40/I-240 Interchange PDH
Program-Power Point Presentation
Oct 23Board of Directors MeetingReaves Firm Conference Room
Oct 29Justin Avent PE with SSRUsing Dynamic Stormwater Modeling to Plan and Design
a Regional Stormwater Detention Basin in Collierville, TN PDH
Nov 5Robert L. Gosciewski
US Corps of Engineers		Millington Logistics Activity
Nov 12George Barnes
Bob Tvedt		Life Member Recognition & New Director Nominations
Nov 19NO MEETINGThanksgiving week
Nov 26Steve Chipman
Tenn Dept of Transportation		I-55 / Crump Boulevard Interchange PDH
Nov 27Board of Directors MeetingReaves Firm Conference Room
Dec 3Mr. Eric Harris, Memphis City SchoolsSTEM Program
(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
Dec 7Christmas LuncheonHoliday Inn - Univ of Memphis - Shelby Room - See Details above
Dec 10No MeetingRecouperate from Friday's Gala
Dec 17John L. Buxton PERenovation of a 110 Year Old Railroad Tunnel - Design Considerations PDH
Dec 24HolidayNo Meeting
Dec 25Board of Directors MeetingNorth Pole (OK - no meeting :-)
Dec 31HolidayNo Meeting