Dear Members and Section Friends,

We’re off to another record year of participation with over 100 attendees at the Ford GT kickoff event earlier this month. Professionals, students, and enthusiasts congregated around the display models and engaged in the presentation by Scott Ahlman. Visit our website at www.milwaukeesae.com to browse the photo gallery from the event.

 

 

October’s meeting with Ladish Forging comes in response to many suggestions submitted in last year’s member surveys. We appreciate your input and have prepared another successful agenda. The SAE International ComVec will be held in Rosemont, IL on October 2nd-3rd followed by the Small Engine Technology Conference in Madison, WI on October 16-18th.

Our student chapters are busy preparing for the Student Grant Challenge at the November 28th section meeting. The Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) will host this year’s meeting. Don’t miss this opportunity for hands on interaction with the student design vehicles, and learning about their challenges and accomplishments at last years competitions. It’s also an opportunity for the professional members to critique the presentations and allocate this year’s financial grants among the participating schools.

Thank you for your continued involvement with our Section.

Best regards,

Jim Ryan

Chairman – Milwaukee Section

 

 

Dear Members and Section Friends,

We missed you during our summer break, but we’re excited to launch another prosperous year of SAE activity! Our expectations have grown after achieving record attendance levels at last year’s section meetings. The meeting attendance over the previous 5 years averaged 55 people per meeting. Last year’s excitement raised our average to 94 people per meeting! We aim to continually exceed your expectations and grow our membership.

I’m proud to announce several new additions to our Section governing board. Garrett Herning (Power Test Dynamometers) has accepted the position as Vice Chairman. Drew Boyer (Modine Mfg.) will pioneer a new initiative as Social Media Manager. Matt Anderson (Briggs & Stratton) is a new addition to the board as Newsletter Editor. And finally, our new student representatives are also engaged: Bryan Adams (Marquette University), Charlie Scanlon (MSOE), and Ethan Gaynor (UW-Milwaukee).

Many thanks to board members Wayne Richter and Dale Wiza for planning our September kickoff meeting on the Ford GT. We’re planning an exciting program lineup this year, including an electric vehicle series including Johnson Controls (battery technology), Tesla model S or Chevy Volt electric car, and Sonics electric aircraft. Visit our website to learn more about the upcoming section activity at, www.milwaukeesae.com. Click on board meeting minutes.

I thank you for your continued involvement with our Section. Let’s have another record breaking year of activity!

Best regards,

Jim Ryan

Chairman – Milwaukee Section