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weekly respond to correspondence via letter and e-mail and make and receive regulartelephone calls on ASPE business. Vice
President responsibilities also includeworking with committees, chapters and members to prepare information and materials;
traveling to various committee and other meetings (e.g., Legislative code meetings); and othermiscellaneous travel in relation
to Board duties and obligations. Although the time commitment can besignificant, the reward is the chanceto mold and build
the futureof ASPE. ASPEneeds your commitment, and theNominating Committee welcomes your interest.
For moreinformation,contact amemberof the Nominating Committee:
Patrick Whitworth(Chairperson) (864) 370-1200,aspe2@aol.com
Andre Lavalee (Region 1Member) (514) 328-6645,elaval7133@aol.com
Paul Sisovsky (Region 2 Member) (616) 392-7034, pauls@gmb.com
James Zebrowski (Region 3 Member)(404)633-0261, jimz@perrycrabb.com
Ray Moore(Region 4 Member)(801)- 966-9274, moore2964@earthlink.net
David Cropper (Region 5 Member) (713) 871-7214, cropper@3di.com

Letters of Interest should be sent to the ASPE Nominating Committee, American Society of Plumbing Engineers, 8614 W.
Catalpa Avenue, Suite 1007, Chicago, IL 60656–1116. The Nominating Committeeis responsible for presenting the slateof
candidates to the delegates at the 2002 Convention; the elections will beheld in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 28, 2002.

COMPUTERWORKSHOPS—YOUGETTHEFEEBACK!

To meet the ever changing technology needs of today's plumbing engineer, there will be a special program of hands–on
computer workshops. To provide hands-on computer experience to each participant, these intensive workshops will only
accommodate a limited number of participants.

These sessions will be provided on a first–come basis. Therefore, there will be a special $10.00 additional registration fee for
each of these sessions. However, each participant that attends the program, will receive a $10 ASPE coupon that can be spent
at the ASPE Pavilion (coupons good only during the Convention).

These workshops arefor the intermediate and advanced participant. Programs will includeExcel fortheengineer, presenta-
tions anduseofPowerPoint,and unraveling the mysteryof theInternet and related programs.

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ingisexpectedfromtheDepartment ofEnergy(approximately$100,000),withadditionalfunds fromsomeofthewater
closet manufacturers. Regardless of any other funding sources, the Foundation will ensure that the project is properly funded
($350,000) andcompleted. TheBoardis scheduling its next Boardmeeting forCollegeStationTexas so it can monitor the
buildingoftheteststandanddrainlineresearchfacility.Thedrainlinecarryresearchshouldbewellunderwaybythe
October ASPEbiennial Convention.
Inaddition tomeeting with Dr.Bryant, theBoard alsomet with Mr.Swiki Anderson,in Bryan TX,to discuss thefinal
stages of the Medical Gas (MedGas) pipesizing software update. Some of you may remember when the Foundation
issued the original sizing program backin the early nineties.It was atimein thecomputerindustrywhere “UserFriendly”
was not necessarily abuzzword. The new softwarewill bea Windows Based programwith “Pull-Down”menus forease
ofapplication.You’ll behearing more about this program andhow youcanobtain your owncopy in the verynear future.

NewResearch
TheFoundationis finalizingtheprotocol forresearchonAir AdmittanceValves (AAV)tostudytheireffectonventand
waste systems.TheRFP’s will be going out soonwith hopes that this researchcanbegin beforetheendoftheyear.
TheFoundationis “Off and Running”. Watchfor continuedupdates on current andfutureresearch. As always, we’re
looking fornewideas forresearch.If you feel that that thereis aplumbingsystem that needs furtherresearch done tothe
benefit ofour industry, pleasecontact any oneoftheResearch Foundation BoardofDirectors.

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