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Monroe Professional Engineers Society

A Chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers

657 East Avenue, Rochestter, New York 14607
Dedicated to Professionalism in Engineering in the Interest of Public Safety and Welfare

2019-20 Ofcers: President Chris Kambar, PE, President-elect Arthur Reardon, PE, Vice-President Scott Wolcott, PE,
Secretary Martin Gordon, PE, Treasurer Michael Ritchie, PE, Membership Chair Arthur Reardon, PE
Past Presidents: David Roberts, PE, Chris Devries, PE Directors: Barry Dumbauld, PE, Robert Winans, PE,
Joseph Dombrowski, PE, Jim Drago, PE, Neal Illenberg, PE, Douglas R. Strang Jr., PE
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR 2020 ENGINEERING SYMPOSIUM
Registration is now open for the Engineering Symposium in Rochester on Tuesday, April 28 2020!
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We are excited to announce our 2020 Keynote speaker on Professional Ethics; Mark McKearn!

Mark is a retired U.S. Army Colonel and Master Army Aviator with 30 years of active service and extensive leadership experience leading
Soldiers in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. He commanded an aviation brigade in Afghanistan that consisted of 3,000 people and 100
helicopters. He also led peacekeeping operations in Kosovo and spearheaded U.S. humanitarian relief operations in Austria and Pakistan
following natural disasters.
As a professor of Joint Military Operations at the U.S. Naval War College, Mark facilitated lectures, curriculum development, seminars,
and other exercises for military officers of all services, international officers and senior government officials who were pursuing graduate
education. Mark, a West Point graduate, concluded his military career as Dean of Student Activities for the 4,400-member West Point
Corps of Cadets.
Mark’s professional career includes eight years in the private sector leading aerospace organizations in operations, program management
and business development.
Please sign up using the link below, or sign up through the Rochester Engineering Society (RES) website.
www.engineeringsymposiumrochester.com or http://rochesterengineeringsociety.wildapricot.org/event-3713237

We are at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center downtown again this year. Check-in starts at 7:30 AM and a continental breakfast
will be served. Parking is also free again this year at the South Avenue Parking Garage.
Thank you for making us the largest Symposium in Western NY, and I look forward to seeing you again this year!

MATHCOUNTS 2020 EVENT ENCOURAGES PURSUIT OF MATHEMATICS
The Mathcounts 2020 event was held on Saturday, February 29, 2020, RIT Main Campus. Mathcounts is a national middle school
coaching and competitive mathematics program that promotes mathematics achievement through a series of fun and engaging math
contests. Held in the CIMS building at RIT, students compete as teams and individually. High scoring participants can move on to the
national competition level. Nearly 100 students registered for the 2019 event. In addition to the students and their teachers, approximately
15-20 MPES members and other volunteers will be on hand to assist with the event. See: https://www.mathcounts.org/ for more details.
The results of the competition will be published in the April MPES article.

TSA/TEAMS: 2020 EVENT ENCOURAGES THE PURSUIT OF ENGINEERING
The TSA/TEAMS event is being held Saturday, March 7 , 2020, FLCC Victor Campus. Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics,
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and Science (TEAMS) is an annual competition for middle and high school students designed to help them discover their potential for
engineering. During this one-day competition, students apply math and science knowledge in practical, creative ways to solve real world
engineering challenges. If you are interested in learning more about the event, please visit http://teams.tsaweb.org/. The results of the
competition will be published in the April MPES article.
As always, we encourage active membership in the Monroe Professional Engineers Society. We are constantly striving to improve your
membership but we always need more help. If you are interested in becoming an active member or have any questions, please email me
at CKambar@apd.com or contact MPES through our website at www.monroepes.org/contactus/.
Christopher V. Kambar, President, MPES

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