Thursday March 22 -- Canceled

$10 Members, $15.00 non-members. (The price includes drink (soda, iced tea or water), tip and tax.)
**Free for students**

Cash only please, No checks or credit cards.

You will have a choice of:
1. Fried fish sandwich
2. Chicken avocado salad
3. Hamburger (with bacon and cheese on the side)

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Blue Star Brewery
1414 S. Alamo (see below)
San Antonio, Texas 78210
210-212-5506

Please RSVP to Steven Mouser , 210-658-7250, or s.mouser@ieee.org

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James Mercier, Texas Department of Transportation

James Mercier graduated from the IBEW electrical apprenticeship program in 1979 as a Journeyman Electrician. Afterwards, he returned to college to graduate from the University of Cincinnati with a BS in Civil Engineering (1986). James returned to Texas in 1993 and has worked for TxDOT since 1994. His jobs have included Highway Lighting Engineer, Traffic Signal Engineer, and is now a Hydraulics Engineer, specializing in open channel hydraulics. James is a licensed Professional Engineer in 6 states and a licensed Master Electrician by the City of Austin and the State of Texas.

James joined IEEE and ASCE as a student member at the University of Cincinnati, and has remained active in both. He was the Chair of the Austin Chapter of the Power Engineering Society for 2001 and 2002. James is a senior member of IEEE

Anatomy of an Accident: How Lack of Documentation Will Cause Problems. A pedestrian was electrocuted when she stepped on an electrified metal lid in the sidewalk. The subsequent investigation by the Texas Department of Transportation revealed that the designed grounding had been interrupted by improper maintenance. But, the question of whether grounding had actually been installed properly during installation was left unanswered because of the lack of documentation, which left the original contractor liable for damages. This presentation will explore the various activities, errors, and miss-steps which preceded the fatal accident.

Directions to Blue Star:

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From I-35 take the South Alamo exit (spur 536) (on the lower level) and turn east. (That is left if you were southbound and right if you were heading northbound on I-35.)

Pass through two lights at Flores and Main and then take the left fork of the Y following S. Alamo. Turn right into the Blue Star complex just pass the bus stop. The restaurant is in the back of the first building.

Note: If you take the wrong miss the fork, you will be on Probandt Street heading south. Turn around and go back to the intersection and turn right at S. Alamo.

Click here for a map from Yahoo and here for directions from the Blue Star Website.