Wednesday, February 13th Dinner Meeting
Engineers’ Week Celebration Dinner, sponsored by MESC (Metropolitan Engineering Societies Council) and HATC (Hellenic American Technical Chamber)
Topic: Replacement of St. Nicholas Church at World Trade Center Details
Keynote Speaker: Nicholas P. Kotsoumitis, AIA; Principal, KAPC Architects
February Dinner Meeting
Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 19th
Advances in Tissue Engineering: A Review of the State of the Art in such areas as • Biomaterials • Wound Healing • Grafts • Stem Cells • Regenerative Medicine • Nanotechology • Scaffolding • Bone/Joint Repair
Venue 
When: Tuesday, February 19th Dinner Meeting, 5:30 - 7:30 pm (5:30-6:30 pm: Networking & Buffet Dinner; 6:30-7:30 pm: Presentation).
This meeting was originally scheduled for Monday, 11/19/12. (Note: This meeting is the day after the Presidents’ Day Holiday. Normally, our dinner meetings are on the third Monday of the month.)
Speaker: Dr. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic is the Vice-Chair of Columbia University’s Biomedical Engineering Dept. and the Director of Columbia’s Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering.
Venue: Pfizer Building, 219 East 42nd Street, New York NY. Enter via 235 East 42nd Street (Pfizer HQ building), to pick up your badge. You must be pre-registered to gain access to this meeting. Map
Costs: for Networking, Buffet, and Presentation. Register Now.
• $25 for AIChE, Metro NY Members; • $35 for Non-Members / Guests;
• free for all Students (Students RSVP).
If you are not a Member of this Section, you can apply the $10 additional amount paid as a Guest to a full Membership for 2013. Please notify Treasurer Joel Kirman that you wish to be a Member. Register Now.
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Monday, March 18th Dinner Meeting
Topic: Why You Should Get Your P.E. / First Step: F.E.
Monday, April 15th Dinner Meeting
Topic: An Update on Wastewater Treatment
Tuesday, May 21st: Seventh Annual Energy & Resources Conference
Topic: Challenges and Opportunities in Climate Change Details
The full-day Seventh Annual Energy & Resources Conference (that was scheduled for 12/5/12) is now rescheduled for 5/21 at the Con Edison Building.
Monday, June 17th: Plant Tour of Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility
A special plant tour of this modern (NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection’s) wastewater treatment facility with its unique design for sludge digestors.
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Save the Dates: 2013 Meeting Dates (tentative)
When: • Monday, September 16 • Monday, October 21 • Monday, November 18 • Tuesday, December 10 (Career Day at the Chem Show)
