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Dear UASC Members,
Before I get to this month's meeting announcement, let me ask you to please take a moment to fill out a short survey regarding our ( new ) meeting location at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W2YTYZ9 . It looks like the Helix building is being sold, and we want your input regarding the best location and conditions for our future meetings. ( The results of the survey will be discussed at next week's meeting. )
The next meeting of UASC will be next Wednesday, 29 August 2012, on the 8th floor of the Helix building at 301 S. Racine at Jackson. As usual, refreshments start at 6:30, business at 7:00, and our guest speaker at 8:00.
Hey Everybody,
Just a reminder for those who got the word and a shout out to any that missed it, this Saturday (Aug.18) we will be having the first UASC combination Training Workshop and Picnic out at Haigh Quarry. In the morning I will conduct a workshop on survey measurement and recording techniques, extracted from the NAS I Workshop and from personal experience working on the Car Ferry project. I will have software available to process and print the practice data that students collect.
UASC Members:
The next UASC meeting will be this coming Wednesday, July 25th, on the 8th floor of the Helix Building, 310 S. Racine at Jackson. Refreshments will start at 6:30, business at 7:00, and the main speaker at 8:00. Afterwards several of us will retire to Riccobene's for further discussions and libations.
This month's main speaker will be Craig Rich, of the Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates. Craig is a 36-year veteran Great Lakes master scuba diver, and shipwreck researcher, who is responsible for the research of the known shipwrecks off West Michigan. A former radio deejay, he has provided professional narration and voice work for video productions as well as radio and TV commercials. He is a regular speaker to local groups and historical societies on the subjects of scuba diving and shipwrecks. He also has created the MSRA web page which grew from his personal research into shipwrecks such as the Chicora, Ironsides, Alpena, Andaste and Northwest Flight 2501. Craig is the author of two books on shipwrecks, "For Those In Peril: Shipwrecks of Ottawa County, Michigan" and "Through Surf and Storm: Shipwrecks of Muskegon County, Michigan".
UASC Members:
Sorry for the short notice, but this month's meeting is TOMORROW, Wednesday June 27th, on the 8th floor of the Helix building, 310 S. Racine at Jackson. Refreshments will start at 6:30, business at 7:00, and the speaker at approximately 8:00. Afterwards we will probably continue our discussions at Ricobene's.
This month's speaker is Mark Gleason, Director of Education and Chief Marine Scientist for the Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum in Muskegon, Michigan. Mark is an ROV specialist, having conducted ROV operations to at least 2000 feet in the middle east on both oil rigs and dive boats. Mark has also developed educational programs as Chief Marine Scientist for the Denis Sullivan out of Discovery World in Milwaukee and as an Adjunct Faculty member at Grand Valley State University, and as the Director for the Isle Royale Institute at Michigan Tech University in Houghton, MI.
We plan to bring Mark back for a hands-on training course in ROV production and use later in the year, so this month's meeting will be the perfect opportunity to discuss with him exactly what we want in a course, and when we should schedule it.
As usual, if you have any items you would like placed on the meeting agenda, please e-mail me and let me know.
See you tomorrow,
John