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Hello ASME Section – Tulsa
I hope everyone had a great Labor Day holiday!!

We are having an ASME Board meeting this Thursday, Sept 7th, 2017 at the PSO office downtown Tulsa (2nd Floor) from 6pm to 7pm. PSO is located on the SW corner of 6th and Cincinnati.

Please feel free to attend and bring a friend.
If possible please let us know you will be in attendance.

An agenda will be provided at the meeting. However, the major portion of the meeting will be devoted to the section’s picnic coming up in late September.

Mikel Janitz, Section Chair
m_janitz@hotmail.com
918-807-8421

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ASME Mid-Continent Chapter
Executive Board Meeting

Call the meeting to order: The meeting was called to order by Mikel Janitz at 6pm. The meeting venue was the PSO Building, 202 E. Sixth St, Tulsa, OK 74055.

The meeting proceeded using the following agenda which was provided by Mikel in advance.

1. Introductory remarks were made by Mikel welcoming returning members and guests.
2. Mikel reviewed the July meeting minutes. The board approved the minutes.
3. Mikel announced that a frequent attending member to our board meetings, Dr. Brenton McLaury has been nominated for the position of ASME Fellow. The nomination was made by Ed Rybicki prior to the meeting. The board expressed support for the nomination.
4. Our Treasurer, Fred Schell, reviewed the financial statement covering the periods 7/1/2017 to 7/31/2017. The chapter ledger reconciled with the bank statement which had a closing balance at the end of the period. The projected budget for the fiscal year is approved. The membership discussed the implications of the new ASME budgeting process.
5. Mikel provided a status update on the project to provide business cards for the board members. The business cards will have the names of all ASME board members and will be a mechanism for outreach in support of ASME. The graphics are still a work in process.
6. Mikel reported that the project to provide ASME yard signs is now complete.
7. Mikel reviewed the event plan for the coming year. This plan is outlined below.



2017 – 18 Event Plan:

September 2017
• Board meeting PSO
o The date is established to be 9/7/17
• ASME summer picnic with invitation to ASQ – Hot Air Balloon, weather permitting Saturday
o The issue of liability was discussed. Mikel to follow up.
o Mohawk Park was offered as a potential venue.
o The date is established to be 9/23/17
October 2017
• Board meeting OSU Tulsa (HRC building, room 236)
o The date is established to be 10/5/17
• Speaker: Chris Zervas - Life coach, Topic: Leadership Training
o The date is established to be 10/19/17

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