Region I RAC Report: Greater Philadelphia Section Jackelynne Silva, Chairperson Brett Hoffstadt, RAC Representative October 2010.

Region I RAC Report:Greater Philadelphia Section

Jackelynne Silva, ChairpersonBrett Hoffstadt, RAC Representative

October 2010

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Recent Activities - September 11 – Food & Fly With Sailplanes

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Recent Activities - September

25 – Council Meeting 27 – Newsletter released

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Recent Activities - October

21 - Tour of Dunmore Corporation, maker of aerospace films (thin materials, not movies!)

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Upcoming Activities

• November 18 – Young Professional Happy Hour. Notting Head Brewery,

downtown Philadelphia.

• December 7 (tentative) – Public Policy dinner meeting. Coordinating with staffer

from Sen. Arlen Specter’s office.

• January 2011 Dinner Meeting about UAVs, with CEO from local small UAV company

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Upcoming Activities

• February 2011 8 – DARPA dinner meeting organized in conjunction with AHS

• March 2011 Aerospace Symposium

Start preparing your abstracts, papers and posters!

[open to students, teachers, young and professional members]

Membership

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• We have 397 members62 Professionals6 Associate Members199 Senior Members31 Associate Fellows4 Fellows64 Students31 Educator Associates

New Associate FellowDr. Bakhtier Farouk from Drexel University(Mechanical Engineering Dept)

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Finances

• Checking balance: $6,542 $600 from Section Awards incoming. Thanks HQ! Cat-I Section rebate also still incoming.

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Others

• Vacant Newsletter Editor position has been filled by Ryan Miller

• Monthly council meetings with events subcommittee meetings/emails are working well as basis for council members communication

• Help requested: Please provide information on Webcast tool to use in Council Teleconference Meetings