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Next Meeting Presentation
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Wednesday, May 23
Topic 1: Corps’
Levee Certification Programs
Patrick M. Foley, P.E.
Chief of Hydraulics Section
St. Paul District, USACE
Presentation Synopsis:
The Corps of Engineers methodology for assessing the
safety of levees has been impacted by the Map Modernization program
and the levee failures at New Orleans. The Corps has national teams
working on updating procedures for levee certification and for
assessing the safety of levees and dams. Pat Foley, of the St. Paul
District, Corps of Engineers, will present the status of these
efforts and the current procedures used by the Corps for
certification of levees.
Mr. Foley has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from
University of Minnesota and a M.S in Civil Engineering from Colorado
State University. He has worked for the St. Paul District since
1972.
Topic 2: FEMA’s
Map Modernization Program
Suzanne Jiwani, P.E.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Presentation Synopsis:
FEMA’s flood hazard maps provide basic information to
local building officials, lending institutions and insurance
agents. The FEMA Map Modernization Program converts the data into
an electronic format. An important part of Map Modernization is
identifying the risks behind levees. FEMA is establishing criteria
for levee accreditation and risk level. Suzanne Jiwani, PE, CFM,
of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will present
background on the Map Modernization Program and the effect of levee
accreditation on the implementation of the program.
Ms. Jiwani has a B.S. in Civil Engineering
from University of Minnesota and a M.S in Water Resources
Engineering from Colorado State University. She has worked in the
DNR’s Floodplain Management Program since 2001.
Meeting Location:
Meeting Agenda:
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11:30
AM to 12:30 PM: |
Check-in, Social Gathering, and Cafeteria‑style Lunch.
Please allow time to pass through the lunch line prior to the
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The
Club’s cafeteria-style lunches are typically
$10.00 or less; people who partake in the
cafeteria-style lunch will pay the Officers
Club directly. If you come only for the
presentations, there is no charge.
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12:30 PM to
12:40 PM:
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Welcome and Announcements
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12:40 PM to 1:30 PM: |
Two
Presentations -- 1-PDH will be offered |
Please
RSVP by Friday, May 18th:
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RSVP with your intent to either partake
in the cafeteria-style lunch or to come for
the presentation only. This will help the
Officers Club staff to ensure that an
adequate amount of food is prepared, and
will help us pre-prepare PDH certificates.
Either
leave a voice mail message with
Jim Mosner at
651-290-5512,
or click the RSVP button in the
left-hand column,
or send an email message to
james.b.mosner@usace.army.mil |
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 Jason
Sprague (l) receives the Post's Presenter's Mug from
Post President Bill Forsmark in
appreciation of the very enlightening
presentation he gave at the April meeting.
Jason presented background
information on the require-ments for documenting and
submitting NPDES-related activities of a
construction project and how web-based technology
can be used to effectively fulfill permit
obligations with the efficient use of existing
resources and fewer budget dollars.. |
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 Spring has finally sprung, and many of us
have finally hit the links at least once or twice, and many
more of us are anxiously awaiting our first chance to get
out of the office and play golf hooky.
So ... now is good time to start thinking about your
foursome for the Post's 22nd Annual SAME Scholarship Golf
Tournament.
The Tournament will be
held at the Oak Marsh Golf Course in Oakdale, and the format
will be similar to that in past years. If you have any
suggestions to pass along to this year's event organizers, please sent your ideas
to:
Brent Nelson at 612-379-8805 or by
email
bkn@cnaengineers.com
Ben Tustison at 763-205-2651 or by email
ben@tustisonengineering.com
The date will be Thursday,
July 19th. A flyer is now posted on the website, so
please pass it along to all your friends and cohorts, and
encourage them to plan on attending this worthwhile event.
http://www.same-msp.org/PDF/2007_SAME_Golf_Flyer.pdf
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Since the May meeting will be a joint
meeting with another society, we will be postponing the
election of new Post Officers to the June meeting.
If you are interested in helping the Post continue
its excellent track record for providing meaningful activities and
value for its members, we would be interested in hearing from you if
you would like to serve in one of the two Director positions that we
need volunteers for, or if you would like to help on one of the
operating committees.
If you are interested in any of these
opportunities, please contact Post President Bill Forsmark at
wforsmark@barr.com
or 952-832-2600 prior to the June meeting.
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