March 23, 2004 IEEE Meeting
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Date:                March 23, 2004

Time:               6:00PM Social

                        6:30 to 7:00PM Dinner

                        7:00 to 7:30PM Business Meeting

                        7:30 to 8:30PM Program

Location:         El Gallo Mexican Restaurant

                        2910 S Congress (see below)

            Austin, Texas

                        512-444-2205

Dinner:             Dinner is $10.00 for IEEE members and $15.00 for non-members.  Free for students.

RSVP               For further information, please contact Susan Thornton or  Steve Kanetzky at

512-326-3380

Speaker:          Scott Meador is Vice President of the Apparatus Services Division for Shermco Industries in Irving, TX.  The division repairs, installs and manages motors up to 10,000 hp as well as servicing AC/DC drives and rotating apparatus in the oil industry. Scott has over 25 years experience in the utility and industrial power markets.  He brings over 15 years of sales and marketing experience from GE and TXU.  He specializes in business acquisitions allied to Shermco's future and marketing new technologies acquired by Shermco to the marketplace. Scott currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Oklahoma Predictive Maintenance Users Group in Stillwater OK. He holds a B.A. Degree from Southwest Texas State University.

Presentation:   "Motor Repair Specifications: What should I expect from my shop?"

Motor-driven equipment accounts for 64 percent of the electricity consumed in the U.S. industrial sector. Within the nation's most energy-intensive industries, motor systems consume approximately 290 billion kWh per year. When a motor fails, the owner expects consistent and repeatable repairs from electric motor repair facilities.  What should I expect from my electric motor repair facility?

Directions to El Gallo:

From I –35:

Exit at Oltorf, turn west, and continue until S. Congress Avenue.  At S. Congress, turn left.  El Gallo is about 500 feet past the next traffic light (Cumberland), on the right.  It’s also directly across from the entrance to St. Edward’s University.

From Ben White Blvd. (US290/SH71):

Exit at S. Congress Avenue and turn north (left from 360, right from I-35).  El Gallo is about 600 feet past the next traffic light (Woodward), on the left. It’s also directly across from the entrance to St. Edward’s University.

The parking lot extends beside the building from the S. Congress, and there is lots of it.  Once you’ve entered the restaurant, turn left at the cashier’s counter into the party room.  The bar will be available to those who care to purchase a drink or beer.   In fact, there is a service window, so we don’t even have to leave the party room. 

The menu will be a choice of seven meals; selection will be done at time of ordering.  The meal includes tea or coffee, and dessert.  Our only restriction is that we must close our program by 9 PM.  For the early risers and the long drivers, this is good news!

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