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AAAEA - IL
Newsletter APRIL
2009 | |
Dear Member,
I would like to thank everyone
who has contributed to this newsletter.
Please remember that this newsletter belongs to all
members. Your help in making the newsletter a better one
is needed. You can contact us through e-mail:
aaaea@aaaea.org
Newsletter
Committee:
-Raghad Adeis-Dahhan
-Jamal Grainawi
-Luai
Abu Hilal
-Bilal Masri
-John Romi
-Nabeel
Aldrees
Sincerely,
Raghad
Adeis-Dahhan |
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Dear
Amro,
As
we are drawing closer to another successful year
for AAAEA, we are once again reaching to our
members for their continuing support. We are
asking our members to renew their memberships and
to volunteer their time and efforts to the many
programs and activities that became the
identifying marks for our association. Some of our
great programs that we completed successfully this
year includes ACT classes, EIT classes that were
videotaped for our future young engineers, the
many educational seminars, as well as the many
entertainment events we had such as the picnics
and the annual Hafla, golf outing, and camping
trip.
I mention these many programs in the
hope that we get more volunteers to help out in
the events in setting up the events and running
them. As you may know, it takes a lot of time to
plan such events, and the more people we have to
help, the easier and more enjoyable the events
become.
So please, contact the board and
offer your time and effort. A little help will go
a long way.
The summer is upon us, and with
that, our outdoor activities are in full swing of
being planned. Please read the remaining on the
newsletter to see what is coming up. Please visit
our calendar at our website at www.aaaea.org to
see a full list of the events.
Please remember, our elections are
coming up soon, so please renew your membership
and come to vote on the next board members. A
general meeting and lunch will be
served.
See you at the next
event,
Nabeel Aldrees,
PE
AAAEA Vice
President | |
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Dear
Member,
This is a reminder that it is time to renew
your membership if you have not done so
yet. AAAEA is devoted exclusively to
the advancement of Arab American engineers.
When you renew your membership in AAAEA, you will
enjoy the following benefits:
- News Letter, featuring news,
announcements, job opportunities, meetings, and
engineering articles.
- Career development assistance,
resume writing workshops, and job interview
preparation.
- Technical seminars, covering the
latest technology techniques and challenges that
face today's professionals.
- Representation of your interests
with all other engineering societies.
- Members Directory.
- Scholarship program.
- Social activities.
In addition to the benefits listed
above, you'll have a network of engineers that
will assist you in all your professional
endeavors.
We are looking forward to an
active and productive year for AAAEA. As an
organization we have helped our members in all
aspect of their careers and professional
development. This has been
accomplished
through the hard work of our
members. To continue providing such
remarkable services, your membership renewal is
requested.
Please mail your application
and required dues (check or money order) to:
AAAEA
P. O. Box 1536
Chicago, IL
60690-1536
Or
Pay membership dues
online at http://www.aaaea.com/Payment_PayPal.htm
Membership annual
dues:
Full/Associate member $50
Fiscal
year: April 15 - April 14
Regards,
Raghad
Adeis-Dahhan, PE, SE
Publication committee
Chairperson |
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AAAEA College
Scholarship - 2009
This scholarship
award has been established by the AAAEA
Scholarship Committee. The award is presented to
an Undergraduate or Graduate, Engineer, Architect
or Computer Science student who is also a student
member of AAAEA.
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Featured Company: A & K Electrical
Inc.
1. What is the name of the
Company?
A & K Electrical
Inc.
2. Are you a corporate member?
Yes, we are
incorporated
3. What is the nature of the
company?
Electrical Contracting /
Services
4. When was the company
established?
1990s
5.
How many branch offices?
2
offices
6. What is your contact
information Phone / Address /
email?
ADDRESS: 836 Arlington Heights Rd,
Elk Grove Village, IL
60007
EMAIL: raoof@windycitycontractors.com
PHONE:
847-724-1760
FAX:
847-724-1762
WEB: www.windycitycontractors.com
7.
Who is the owner?
M. A.
Raoof
8. What are your areas of
practice?
All A & K Electrical
contractors are Experienced, Licensed, Bonded, and
Insured. We provide full range of electrical services
for all Residential, Commercial,
and Industrial projects.
We collaborate
with City of Chicago, ComEd, and Industry experts. A & K
Electrical Inc. stands behind its name for quality
service, experienced contractors, state-of-the-art tools, and
innovative solutions.
More info
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AAAEA Spring 2009
Conference
The Conference program consists of 4
Technical Presentations by invited speakers. Structural
Engineers (SE's) and Professional Engineers (PE's) will be
awarded up to 4 PDH Hours for Continuing Education.
Conference will be held at: HBM Engineering Group,
LLC
High Point Plaza
4415 West Harrison Street, Suite
306
Hillside, Illinois 60162
Date
& Time: Saturday, May 23, 2009 | 8:30 am -
12:30 pm
Cost: $30 Members, $40
Non-members & Free for Students
Note: Morning
Refreshments (Coffee and Donuts) are included in the cost
RSVP: Call: Mr. John Saraceno
(708) 236-0900 (Work-HBM)
Via
e-mail:John.Saraceno@hbmengineering.com
Copy:
moussa.issa@HBMengineering.com by May 22, 2009
To register: Email us your name
and contact info (address, email, and telephone
number).
Registration Deadline: May 22, 2009
CEU's & PDH
This Conference will provide 4.0 PDH hours of continuing
education for Professional Engineers (PE's).
Structural
Engineers (SE's) will be awarded up to 4 PDH Hours for
Continuing Education.
Conference
Schedule:
Time: 8:30 am
- 12:30
pm
Topic: TBA
Presenter: TBA
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Interview With Basman
Dahleh
1-Please introduce yourself.
My name is Basman Dahleh, I am married to
Shinnarah and we have 3 children. After finishing high school
in Chicago's southside, I attended to U of I in Urbana and
finished a BS and MS in electrical engineering. My graduate
coursework and thesis focused on electromagnetics, rf and
antennas. In January of 1994 I started my first job as an rf
design engineer for Motorola. I am still there 15 years later
where I have worked on several products from cellular base
stations, to cellular handsets and wireless broadband
equipment.
2-How long
have you been connected with AAAEA?
I have been active with AAAEA for about 5 years
now.
3-How do you value the services of
AAAEA to our members and to our community?
I
find all of AAAEA's services valuable, from the social to the
educational, and sometimes just the informal comradry and
mentoring that takes place between the members. The service
from which I derive the greatest pleasure however is
particpating in tutoring the young students of the community.
I learn so much from them.
4-You have
contributed to the association through volunteering to help
kids and the community by volunteering for the ACT and
traveling to Champaign. Can you describe your
experience?
Tutoring is a treat for
me. There are always exceptional students, free thinkers, in
these sessions and they are inspiring. Encouraging young
students to continually expand their tool sets and approaches
to problem sovling is quite rewarding.
I always enjoy being
back on U of I's campus and meeting with students, but I must
say I really enjoyed my time with the guys ... the car ride
down to Urbana, co-running the joint session, dinner and the
fun ride back :)
5-How can we get more
members involved,and how important the student chapters to
this association?
Membership is always a
challenge. I think that most people get really excited about
giving back to the community but don't always know how to go
about getting involved. There are a few of our members who are
always active giving people like myself channels to give back.
We, myself first, need to get more active in presenting the
opportunities to
others. |
 2009 Camping
TripWe are pleased to announce a planned camping trip to
Jelly Stone Park at Caledonia Wisconsin (Milwaukee
Area). Please find detailed camping information, and
direction to the camp at the following Web
site:
http://www.campjellystone.com/camp-resorts-detail.php?campgroundID=23
There are only 5 cabins available
for 7/31/09 week end. Please act on it if you are
interested. Please note that Cabins cost $140 per night
plus the amenity fee and hold up to a maximum of 8
people.
Date: Friday, July 31, 2009
through August 2, 2009
Address: Jellystone
Park, 8425 Hwy 38, Caledonia, Wisconsin
53108
Camping Type: Tent Camping; two tents per
site, 6 to 7 sites are available
Cost:
$45/lot plus $6.00/person for amenities per
day.
Response
date with the checks to AAAEA: May 15, 2009
There
are plenty of games for children and adults; bring your tent,
food, and join in the fun with other AAAEA members and
families.
Contacts: (312)
409-8560 (Voice Mail)
Email: aaaes@aaaea.org ;
Mail to P.O. Box 1436, Chicago, IL 60690
(630)
983-9819, Nabil Refai, Ph.D (Activity
Chairperson)
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Technical Article
Source: Structure Magazine
Issue: October 2007
Authors: Erik Nelson & Brandon
Kotulka
Infinite Load Path?
By Erik Nelson, RE., SE., and
Brandon Kotulka, RE.Have you ever framed out an opening with steel, and
found a situation that seemed to dey common structural
principles?
This happened to us recently, and it wasn't the
first time. We thought it worthy of an article, as peculiar
framing like this can occur and sometimes is carried through
construction documents and gets built! It may not be apparent
at first ......
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2009 Golf
Outing 
Date: Saturday June
13, 2009
Starting T-Time: 9:00
a.m.
Place: Stony Creek At 5850 W
103 Oak Lawn, IL 60453Telephone:
708-857-3433
Cost: $40.00
Contacts: (312) 409-8560
(Voice Mail)
Email:
aaaes@aaaea.org ; Mail to P.O. Box 1436, Chicago, IL
60690
(312) 719-3896, Mr. Hasan Algholeh, PE
President
(630) 983-9819,
Nabil Refai, Ph.D (Activity Chairperson)
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 ANNUAL ELECTION MEETING MAY 16,
2009
You are
cordially invited to join us for the 2009 AAAEA
Elections.
The Annual Election Meeting will be held on
Saturday May 16,
2009 at the UIC Campus, 842 W. Taylor
Street, Room 1047,
Chicago, IL.
Membership
must be current in order to participate in the
election.
Lunch will be served exactly at 12:15
PM.
Meeting Agenda:
11:00 Social
11:30
Annual Reports by Officers and Chairpersons
12:15 Lunch
served
1:00 Nominee Presentations
1:30 Election
Event
1:45 Association Business
2:15 Announcement of new
Board Members
2:30 New Board & Existing Board
Meeting
A list of all nominated members for board
positions will be distributed at the beginning of the election
event. All Engineers, Architects, and IT professionals are
encouraged to attend and
participate. Nominees are
requested to read and familiarize with the
By-Laws.
If you have any questions, please call
(312) 409-8560 or email us at aaaea@aaaea.org, or visit us at
www.aaaea.org.
Sincerely,
Hasan Al-Gholeh, PE.
AAAEA
President |
AAAEA Event Review - EIT/FE Review
Classes
Last week concluded the spring 2009 AAAEA
EIT/FE Review Classes. This year the classes were held at the
Illinois Institute of Technology campus in Chicago. As always,
the class was open to both Arabs and non-Arabs and included
engineers and students from multiple engineering disciplines.
The classes consist of 15 lectures with specialized professors
and professionals who taught each individual topic covered on
the FE Exam. The course was designed to help both students and
professionals alike prepare for the April 2009 FE Exam.
We
thank all the professionals and professors who contributed
their time and efforts, and all the other persons, who made
this program possible:
Dr. Ahmad Hammad, PE, SE
Dr. Abdallah
Shuaibi
Dr. Soliman Khudeira, PE, SE
Mr. Ashraf Al Hayek
Dr. Aheda Saber
Mr. Jamal Grainawi, PE, SE
Mr. Baha
Al-Abed
Dr. Eyad Elqaq, PE
Mr. Jamil Bou-Saab, PE
Dr.
Mustafa Mahamid, PE
Dr. Mahmoud Issa, PE
Dr. Moussa
Issa, PE, SE
Thanks to Dr. Said Al-hallaj and
Rachid Amine from the AAAEA - IIT Chapter, this year for the
first time, the lectures were recorded using the technologies
made available to us at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
The recorded material will be made available through online
media for future classes. The goal is to post the
materials and notes from each class, along with videos, for
future attendees of the classes to utilize in preparation for
the exam.
We also thank Dr. Mousa Issa (Education
Committee Chair) and Bilal Almasri for all their efforts in
helping put it all together. Special thanks to Hussam Alkhatib
and Kevin Khalil Mesyef (UIC student chapter President) for
their efforts and time in organizing the program and the
taping process for every class, every
week.
Thanks again to all the persons who made
this possible and good luck to all the class attendees who
will be taking the exam on the end of
April.
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