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July 2010
Friday July 2, 2010 No Meeting - 4th of July Holiday
Friday - July 9 Speaker: Sam Gillie - Past Pres. Title: Honolulu Now and Then Sam will present an updated on his video showing "Honolulu Now and Then". Sam prepared this video based on Historic photos around Honolulu and includes the construction photos during the building of the A&B Building in the 1920's.
Friday - July 16 Speaker: Victor Russell Pres. DSA Engineering Titlt: Houghton Sawyer -Emeritus Mechanical Engineer
Victor Russell the current owner of DSA Engineering (Dale Sawyer and Associates) will tell us about Houghton Sawyer (EAH Emeritus Member), who designed modern equipment used the Hawaii Pineapple industry as well as other engineering designs. He may also tells stories about the Black Cat Bar on Hotel street across from the old Army Navy YMCA.
Friday - July 23 Speaker: Dr. Hans Krock – Past EAH President
Title: “Where is OTEC in the Rush to Renewables”
As utilities and citizens rush to renewable energy from Wind and Photovoltaic, Dr. Krock will tell us about the latest OTEC projects and technology.
Dr. Hans Krock is President of Krock Design Associates LLC and Managing Member of Energy Harvesting Systems, LLC in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Krock is also Emeritus Professor of Ocean and Resources Engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. At the University of Hawaii, Dr. Krock and his students conducted significant research related to the practical development of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Systems. This work resulted in numerous publications and three patents. Dr. Krock has been instrumental in the multi-disciplinary development of OTEC and is globally recognized as the architect of the resurgence of this technology to address the problems of over dependence on fossil fuel and global warming Friday July 30, 2010 Speaker: Floren Elman-Singh Title: “East-West Center: Fifty Years of Fostering Relations in the Asia Pacific”
Ms. Elman-Singh is the Public Information Specialist at the East-West Center, which has just recently celebrated its first 50 years. The Center has developed a vast network that stretches beyond the Asia Pacific region and their countries of origin.East-West Center alumni, women and men of high promise, have gone on to become presidents and prime ministers, leading educators and business executives, senior journalists and social advocates. Many are trailblazers influencing change at the grassroots, local, national, regional, and international levels. They have earned recognition for pioneering solutions to long-standing problems; others are emerging leaders dedicated to forging better futures for their communities. |
Meetings are open to all interested persons and are held every Friday (except holidays) in Downtown Honolulu. Meetings start at NOON and end PROMPTLY at 1:00 pm.
Meeting Location Map
After 65 years at the YWCA, In 2009 EAH had to relocate the meeting location. All Friday meetings are held at the mezzanine meeting room at the Ewa Tower (Topa) of the (old AmFac Building) (745 Fort Street Mall) next to the elevators. Look for the EAH Sign on the Stairs Validated Parking is available cost $2.00 (enter from Nimitz Hwy). Lunch is currently being catered. Lunch cost: Members $10.00; Guests $12.00; Students free. Bring your own lunch, a $3 donation is appreciated. No charge for drink refreshments. All are invited to attend. No RSVP required! See you there! Bulletins from past meetings - Read or Hear what you've missed. PROGRAM SCHEDULE FOR 2009-2010 About EAH, Current and Past Officers Engineers Week Presentation |
