Central Texas Section News

December 2013

Local Section News Upcoming Events Contact Us! No meeting in December – Happy Holidays! We really need volunteers to help with the Central Texas Section activities. If you’d like to help, please contact us: Check out our Website (soon to be improved) • Chair: Jared Garrison ([email protected]) http://sections.asme.org/centex/ • Vice Chair: Alan Carson ([email protected])

• If you haven’t done so already, please create a Secretary: DJ Dubose ([email protected]) profile on ASME and link it to the Central Texas • Treasurer: Fern Thomassy ([email protected]) Section. If you have a LinkedIn account you can • Newsletter Editor: Anthony Gatica, P.E. port that information to ASME saving lots of time! ([email protected])

• Education Committee Chair: OPEN • Join our LinkedIn and Facebook group Membership Development: Gary Sutorius ASME Central Texas Section on LinkedIn ([email protected]) ASME Central Texas Section Page on Facebook • Professional Development – OPEN • Past Chair – Fern Thomassy ([email protected]) • Webmaster: Steve Embleton - OPEN

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