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1 Baltimore Chapter of ASPE January 2015 Baltimore, Maryland Board of Directors President Benjamin J. Ploskon Telegent Engineering, Inc. Vice President - Technical Emagii Graves CFR Engineering egraves@cfrengineering.com. Local chapters are not authorized to speak for the Society. Next Scheduled Our NEW Location Date January 28, 2015 Time 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm Place Bahama Breeze Islland Grille Topic Pipe Hangers and Supports Price $30 per person. Now Accepting Credit Cards see Treasurers report for more information Contact Bob Radford: bob.radford@viega.us President s Report Ben Ploskon Chapter President Welcome to the New Year with new with a new venue for the January to start the year off. That is right the January Chapter Meeting WILL NOT be held at the Bowman s Restaurant in Carney. We are relocating the meeting Bahama Breeze in Towson. I would like to thank Jason Eagles for all of his hard work making this change a reality. We are in need of some assistance in this change; we need to have our own projection screen for the presentation. If anybody happens to have one that they can bring to the meeting please contact Emagii Graves, Kathy Dwyer, Bob Radford, or myself. Contact information is listed to the right of this article. Vice President - Legislative J. Richard Wagner, P.E. J. Richard Wagner, P.E., LLC dick-wagner@comcast.net Vice President - Membership Andrew Cahill Taze & Hewitt acahill@tazeandhewitt.com Education Committee Chair Benjamin J. Ploskon Telegent Engineering, Inc. bjploskon@gmail.com Treasurer Kathy Dwyer EJ Dwyer Company Inc. kdwyer@ejdwyer.com Administrative Secretary Brian Crisp Spears/Votta & Associates, Inc bcrisp@sv-a.com Corresponding Secretary Bob Radford Viega LLC bob.radford@viega.us Historian Charlie Kozlowski AEI Affiliated Engineers ckozlowski@aeieng.com Scholarship Chair Jason Eagles Bay Associates Group Meleney Equipment, LLC jason@bayassociates.com Newsletter Editor Bob Radford Viega LLC bob.radford@viega.us Golf Outing Chair David K. Goodell, LEED AP James Posey Associates, Inc. dgoodell@jamesposey.com ASPE - Baltimore Chapter Newsletter Summer

2 President s Article (Continued from page 1) Membership Report Membership Report In December we had our annual Chapter Holiday Party. It was held at Mustang Alley in Baltimore s Inner Harbor East and was a great success. We had enough toy donations that we filled three boxes. It was great to see some familiar faces and meet some new people as well. Based on the feedback from those who attended, it looks like the bowling party will be the leading contender for party ideas next year as well. On the National level, Billy Smith, FASPE, is the Interim Director/CEO while the Society looks for a more permanent solution. Billy Smith recently joined the Society as the Senior Director of Technical and Regulatory Affairs in May of this year. Smith has represented the interests of ASPE and the plumbing engineering community in code and standards activities as well as serving as a technical resource for the ASPE staff and membership. Smith has been working on building relationships with other industry organizations to ensure that the public s health and safety are kept at the forefront of legislation and regulations regarding plumbing system design, installation, inspection, and maintenance. Membership Dues Hardship Waiver Society offers a hardship waiver for members who have lost their jobs. Go to for more details on applying for this benefit. You may not think this helps, but it allows a member to stay active and take advantage of ASPE programs, both local and national. Membership Report Andrew Cahill Vice President - Membership The holidays are again behind us as we look forward to a new year. I hope everyone enjoyed a happy and relaxing holiday season. But as all good things must come to an end, we find ourselves back to the grind in the blink of an eye. I am happy to report the addition of a new member to the Baltimore Chapter, Joshua Meles, P.E., who officially joined us on December 1, We will look forward to meeting Joshua at one of our upcoming spring meetings. I hear change is afoot with our local chapter and am hopeful it brings a renewed level of involvement from our engineering community. As always, if you or someone you know has questions about becoming a member of ASPE feel free to contact me: acahill@tazeandhewitt.com. We are planning the ASPE meeting season. If you are interested in providing a speaker, table top display, or being a Meeting Sponsor please contact VP Technical Emagii Graves at egraves@cfrengineering.com ASPE - Baltimore Chapter Newsletter O2014

3 ASPE Baltimore Chapter Meeting Schedule Date: January 28, 2015 Speaker: Jim LeStage Topic: Pipe Hangers and Supports Date: February 25, 2015 Speaker: Frank Angelini Topic: J Medical Gas Date: March 25, 2015 Speaker: Bryan Bradley Topic: TBA Date: April TBA Golf Outing Date: H May 27, 2015 Speaker: Parker Phillips Topic: Water Conservation Unless otherwise indicated, all chapter meetings will take place at our NEW location: Treasurer s Report Kathy Dwyer Chapter Treasurer I want to thank everyone who signed up to participate as speakers, meeting sponsors and table top displays. There are still some prime places left. We would love you to support your industry and sign up. This will be the last meeting for awhile here at Bowman Restaurant. In December we will be doing our Holiday bowling again at Mustang Alley. We are looking for some possible bar sponsors for our Christmas meeting (PS EVERYONE loves the bar sponsors!!!) In the month of January we will be trying out a new location to hold our meetings. More info to come later. We finished the year in the black and are continuing to be a very viable chapter. Thanks again to all our members and associate members. Please talk us up to your associates at work. I am looking forward to seeing you on November 19, 2013 Bowman s. We are having fewer troubles with credit cards and appreciate all your patience. Credit cards that we are now accepting: Bahama Breeze Island Grille) 100 E. Joppa Rd Towson, MD Social & Happy Hour 6-6:45 PM Dinner served & 7:00 PM Speaker ASPE - Baltimore Chapter Newsletter Summer

4 CPD Review Class The Washington DC and Baltimore ASPE Chapters will be conducting a CPD Review Class on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the office of EJ Dwyer in Annapolis Junction, Maryland thanks to our generous sponsors Kathy and Ned Dwyer. Members of other ASPE Chapters are more than welcome to attend the session as well. The class will be from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Directions to the office of EJ Dwyer may be found on the Company web site at New this year, the CPD exam will be open book. Candidates are allowed to bring up to six (6) manuals/books to the testing site. The exams are scheduled to take place on April 9th and 10th around the country. Note: Written registration forms are due by March 1st and online registration closes March 12th (two days prior to this review class.) All ASPE members interested in attending the CPD review class are required to pre-register by forwarding an to David Bailey at the following address: dbailey@loringengineers.com along with a Cc to kdwyer@ejdwyer.com or vice versa. If you are not an ASPE member or your membership has lapsed, and you want to save a few dollars, then contact a local Chapter VP Membership to activate your annual ASPE membership prior to registering for the CPD exam. It will be like getting a year s membership free. What a bargain? Furthermore, there is no charge for the ASPE members. What a better bargain. And the Dwyer s will be providing breakfast and lunch as in years past, it ll be the best bargain of all! Scholarship Report Jason Eagles Scholarship Chair We recently awarded (2) $1,000 scholarships to Jennifer Betley and Austin Hogue. Jennifer has been awarded our scholarship multiple times. She has continued to excel academically; earning all A s again last semester. She is currently taking her final courses to receive her Associates degree. She will be transferring to UMBC. Both have shown tremendous gratitude to our chapter and look forward to one day being among our ranks. To that end, Jennifer will be attending the January 28, 2015 meeting at our NEW location. Please take some time to welcome and congratulate her on her success. The day of the CPD review class, attendees are expected to bring a calculator, writing materials, a copy of the CPD Review Manual, and a hard copy of all attachments that may accompany a pre-register return response. Any additional inquiries may be addressed to me via or by calling David Bailey, EIT, CPD, FASPE DC Chapter Education Chair ASPE - Baltimore Chapter Newsletter O2014

5 ADVERTISING Front-page sponsor ads: 2 spaces available for sale per month on the front page (limited to business card size) $50 for a 1 month spot $150 for 3 months in advance (can select the months you wish to use in a row or spaced out throughout the year) Only 20 spaces available for the year Advertisements starting mid-year will be prorated Newsletter Advertising: Rates based on ad size and will include the following: o As a paid advertiser you will have your line card in the newsletter that will have a link to your Web page if you have a Web page o As a paid advertiser you will have a hyperlink provided that will link to your Web page o Ad can be designed by ASPE (design cost will vary, depending on ad) or you can provide your own ad o Ads for the year will begin in the September issue and run through the June issue o Advertisers wishing to join after September's issue will be billed on a prorated basis All payments will be collected prior to the October issue failure to make payments will result in the ad being pulled from further issues. o Full page ASPE Member $650 Non Member $930 o ½ page ASPE Member $400 Non Member $570 o ¼ page ASPE Member $300 Non Member $400 o Bus. Card ASPE Member $200 Non Member $350 Newsletter Advertising Please refer to the adjacent summary for available advertising space and associated fees in the monthly ASPE Baltimore Chapter newsletter. Ten (10) newsletters will be published and issued to the Chapter membership and associated industry firms in the Baltimore area each ASPE calendar year (September through June). Rates will be prorated for advertising beginning mid-year. If interested in advertising in the newsletter, please contact the newsletter editor, Bob Radford, by telephone at (410) or via at bob.radford@viega.us Monthly Sponsorship Opportunities The Baltimore Chapter of ASPE continues to have successful meetings and is looking to continue improving throughout the year. The strong foundation that begins in September is the springboard for an even better year than last year. Last year the Chapter initiated the following sponsorship opportunities that were well received: Meeting Sponsorships: $ to sponsor an open bar for the happy hour period of a monthly meeting. This includes announcement in the newsletter, multiple notices of the meeting and signs at the monthly meeting sponsored. Two (2) sponsorships available per meeting. Tabletop Presentations: Two (2) opportunities per meeting to provide a tabletop presentation of equipment or material relative to the plumbing profession. The tabletops will be set up from the beginning to the end of the monthly meeting. The cost is two (2) $50 gift cards to be raffled to attendees. The cost includes announcements in the multiple announcements of the monthly meeting and at the meeting itself. There are two gift card raffles: one for engineer members only (at no charge to the engineer) and one for all attendees at a cost of $1 per chance and 6 chances for $5.00. ASPE - Baltimore Chapter Newsletter Summer

6 And the Winner Is Congratulations to the November Meeting door prize and raffle winners of a $50 gift card provided by the Table Top Display Company Keltech, Inc. a Subsidiary of Bradley: Brian Crisp of Spears/Votta & Associates, Inc. Dan Gardner of Kibart, Inc Charlie Kozlowski Baltimore Chapter Historian ckozlowski@aeieng.com From the Archives of the Baltimore Chapter of ASPE: On September 10, 1974, Baltimore became the Sixteenth Chapter of the American Society of Plumbing Engineers. Our first Board of Directors was elected as follows: President Harold Brooks First Vice President Jack Jacobs Second Vice President Curt Cullen Third Vice President Jerome Kozak Treasurer Nick DiGiacomantonio Corresponding Secretary Edward Dwyer We should have a debt of gratitude for these men who had the foresight to see the importance of the Plumbing Engineer in today s society and had the initiative to start the Baltimore Chapter of ASPE. Stay tuned for more to come in the next Chapter Newsletter ASPE - Baltimore Chapter Newsletter O2014

7 Legislative Report Dick Wagner VP Legislative, ASPE Baltimore Chairman, NSPC Committee watch this space for further updates on the NSPC. VP Technical Report Emagii Graves Vice President - Technical We still have space available for table top displays and Meeting Sponsors for many of the future meetings. Please contact me at egraves@cfrengineering.com or (410) if you have any interests in providing a table top display or becoming a Meeting Sponsor. ASPE - Baltimore Chapter Newsletter Summer

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