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July 26, 2023September 11, 2023

LA Conference Planning Meeting 7/29/23

Join us this weekend for planning of the LA Conference! Get details on the current conference schedules from 2024 onward, as well as the status on the proposed Los Angeles International Conference.

Zoom details below:

Topic: SAWE Conference Planning
Time: Jul 29, 2023 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74638812460?pwd=VXyV8dC1iNbF5J7oCb3NlyG9CY4oys.1

Meeting ID: 746 3881 2460
Passcode: fcvMZ1

June 20, 2023June 21, 2023

Meeting Minutes for June SAWE Meeting

Meeting Time: Saturday June 17, 2023 at 10:00 AM

Meeting Location: Virtual (Zoom) meeting

Meeting Agenda: Discuss current business

Attendance: (6)

Lawrence Cruz (LA Chapter President & Webmaster)

Dan Rowley (SAWE Vice President-Training, LA Chapter Vice President & SAWE Fellow)

Michael Notarangelo (LA Chapter Secretary & SAWE Fellow)

Ian Mac Neil (LA Chapter Member)

Miguel Espinoza-Bazan (LA Chapter Member)

Pat Mitchell (Guest from Seattle Chapter)

SAWE LA Chapter Business Meeting:

Lawrence called the meeting to order at 10:05 AM

Lawrence Cruz unveiled new items on the LA Chapter website including a “Projects” tab to keep track of chapter projects and contacts, and a QR code for use in posters and flyers.
Pat Mitchell from Seattle called into the meeting. He may be potentially taking a job in the LA area (with Lockheed Martin) and wanted to connect with the SAWE organization in Los Angeles. Lawrence Cruz mentioned that Salwa Francis, also previously from Boeing, is in SAWE and currently works at Lockheed Martin. Pat also mentioned that he might be working in Palmdale, and the team also recommended he check with the Mojave Chapter.
Lawrence mentioned details of the upcoming picnic and narrowed the site down to three locations: Corona Del Mar Beach, Peninsula Park and Marina Park. The team is moving forward with a Corona Del Mar Beach picnic in late July.
Dan Rowley reported that Donna Gerren retired from both teaching and the SAWE Academic VP Chair.
Dan also noted that SAWE received a proposal from Dr Mostafa Hassanalian and the New Mexico TechStudent chapter to host the 2024 SAWE International Conference in lieu of a planned virtual conference. If their offer is approved, then the potential conference we are researching could move up to 2025 instead of 2026.
- Long Beach was suggested as a potential site for the conference, Las Vegas was also mentioned
- DJ Feldman is the “go to” person for negotiating SAWE conferences and can provide hotel leads
- Richard Manning, Dan Rowley and John Hargrave are on the conference research committee
- LA Chapter has not committed to hosting a conference
Dan Rowley has an action to arrange a dual chapter meeting in LA with the Mohave Desert Chapter.

Lawrence adjourned the meeting at 10:35 AM

June 19, 2023July 26, 2023

SAWE LA Picnic At the Beach, July 22

CORONA DEL MAR STATE BEACH

3100 Ocean Blvd, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625

JULY 22

11:00 AM

Link to Parks and Rec site for park policies: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=652

All mass properties engineers — SAWE and non-SAWE members —- are invited!
Come meet other mass properties engineers in the SoCal area!
Bring the family for a day at the beach! (Sadly, pets not allowed.)
Hamburgers, hot dogs, and corn-on-the-cob on the grill!
Bringing a dish is encouraged!
Win prizes!

Click below for turn-by-turn navigation:

https://goo.gl/maps/T6YfC7gP9DaZu2BJ8

Turn right at the park entrance to get to the picnic area

Park does have a fee (however, those of a frugal nature will find that you can park on the street at the above cliffs, then take the staircase directly to the picnic area)

Photos of Corona Del Mar State Beach below:

While in Newport Beach, you can explore other great sites such as: downtown Corona Del Mar, the Balboa Peninsula, Fashion Island Mall, and nearby Laguna Beach. Or if you choose to stay longer, bring a swimsuit to swim in the Pacific Ocean… or bring some firewood to keep warm while watching the sunset!

Make a day of it in the OC!

Click here to download the flyer. Print one out and display at your workplace!

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