SAE SoCal - Upcoming Events - May 2000
24 April 2000
Mayday Mayday!!!! The end of our 1999/2000 section year is rapidly approaching. It's not May 1st yet, but our May section meeting is one week early, hence this notice is a week early as well. Our May meeting promises to a great one though. Bring a friend. Bring your kids. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ May SAE Section Meeting (including Student Awards & SAE International President Visit) Yamaha Powersports Tuesday, May 2nd , 5:30pm-8:30pm Petersen Automotive Museum Come early and enjoy the fabulous Petersen Museum Reservations: saesocal-yamaha@onebox.com ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ SAE International Student Design Competition SAE Aero Design West June 9th - 11th Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, Palmdale, CA Details: http://www.sae-socal.org/Students/Competition/AeroDeisgn_2000/Teams/teams.ht ml June SAE Section Meeting (with STS) Technician Training Panel Tuesday, June 13th, 6:00pm - 9:00pm Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton, CA Details: http://www.sae-socal.org/Calendar/calendar.html ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ SAE International Future Transportation & Technology Conference August 21-23, 2000 Costa Mesa, CA Details: http://www.sae.org/calendar/ftt00/index.htm ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ SAE SoCal Governing Board Meetings Next meetings April 25th, & June 6th Oasis Cafe, Long Beach. 6:30pm-8:00pm Remember, local SAE events do not just happen. There is no paid staff. Each event takes time and effort by volunteer members. New volunteers are always needed. Can't find a meeting or event that interests you? Join the board and help plan one that does. Details: http://www.sae-socal.org/GoverningBoard/governingboard.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Is your company looking to hire? Advertise in the SAE Momentum Newsletter, and get a free website ad. Check out: http://www.sae-socal.org/Job_Board/job_board.html for details. This is the most cost effective way to reach your desired audience. Denso, IMPCO, AeroVironment, and others are making use of this service. Your company can benefit as well. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ SAE SoCal Golf Event The SAE SoCal Golf Event has been scheduled in conjunction with the annual SAE Future Transportation & Technology Conference at the Costa Mesa Country Club. Date: Sunday, August 20, 2000 Time: 10:00 AM Place: Costa Mesa Country Club, Mesa Linda Course 1701 Golf Course Drive, Costa Mesa, CA. 92626 (714) 754-7500) Cost: $57 per person, includes green fees, cart, refreshments, prizes, and a nominal tax-deductible contribution to SAE student activities. Registration: To sign up for the tournament, please send a brief email with your names and the names of any family members or guests you may be bringing to: Nasser Harris, Isuzu Motors, ngharris@isza.com To confirm your reservation, send a check (Payable to SAE So. Cal) for payment in full, to SAE SoCal, P.O. Box 660 Torrance, CA 90508-0660. Payment must be received before July 10, 2000. We are also looking for volunteers and sponsor companies. We appreciate your interest and look forward to your participation. Contact Nasser Harris if you or your company would be interested in getting more involved. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Student News: Check out the new and improved Cal Poly SLO web-site: http://entropy.me.calpoly.edu/~formsae/ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Special note to SAE STUDENT members. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR ONELIST ACCOUNT TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL SAE INFORMATION RELATED TO SCHOLARSHIPS AND SAE DESIGN COMPETITIONS. Go to: http://www.sae-socal.org/WebSite/Mailinglist/mailinglist.html#StudentActivit iesList ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ SoCal Section Sponsors (THANK YOU!!!): Denso Sales California http://www.denso-dsca.com Bridgestone/Firestone http://www.bridgestone.com Links to SAE SoCal advertisers: AeroVironment http://www.aerovironment.com IMPCO http://www.impcotechnologies.com Autosport Marketing http://autosportsltd.com Rhino http://www.rhino.com Where They Raced http://www.zoomie.com/race/race.html ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Non SAE events of interest ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ SAE Mid-Cal Car Show When: Saturday, June 3, 2000, 10:00 am until 3:00 pm Where: The Santa Clara Mall, Santa Clara University Details: Please call Mark Pedrazzi at (408) 289-3355 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Industry Trek 2000 Convention Alternative Fuels Career Workshop & Industry Update Saturday, June 10, 2000 College of the Desert, Palm Desert Details: deb92201@email.msn.com ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Special Exhibits & Events @ the Petersen Saturday, May 6th A tribute to the La Carrera Panamericana (aka the Mexican Road Race) Advance tickets required. Contact the museum for details. FINAL MONTH -- Arte y Estilo: The Lowriding Tradition - One of the Most Comprehensive Museum Exhibitions Ever Assembled on Lowriders Coming to the Petersen Museum February 5-May 28, 2000 - Arte y Estilo: The Lowriding Tradition, one of the most comprehensive museum exhibitions ever assembled on lowriders, will premiere February 5 through May 28, 2000 at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. The exhibition will showcase a range of historic and innovative customized lowriders, from the classic 1930-1940 models known as "bombs," to the popular Chevy Impalas of the late 50s and 60s. Also included are examples of lowrider trucks and bicycles<an offshoot of the lowrider aesthetic taken up by youths. Where: Petersen Automotive Museum, 6060 Wilshire Blvd. (at Fairfax), Los Angeles, CA 90036 Details: http://www.petersen.org or call 323-964-6311 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Special Exhibits & Events at the Museum of Flying JUNE 25th - MUSTANG WINGS AND WHEELS 10AM TO 4PM More than 100 Mustang automobiles and several P-51 Mustang airplanes will be on display. Weather permitting, the P-51's will take to the sky in commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the first flight!! JULY 16th - FERRARI CAR SHOW 10AM TO 3PM More than twenty of these colorful, exotic, Italian beauties will be on display from 10am to 3pm. These cars are part of the Southern California Ferrari Car Club of America. Where: The Museum of Flying, 2772 Donald Douglas Loop North, Santa Monica, CA 90405 Details: http://www.museumofflying.com/ or call 310-392-8822 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ If you have items of interest for future listings, please send them to: dean.case@nissan-usa.com