A new SPED Chapter has formed in the Toronto area.  On Tuesday July 17, 2012, interested pipers met with SPED Executive Director, Bill Beazley, to determine whether a SPED chapter would be useful.  SPED PPD Advisory Committee Member and Senior Mechanical Designer at Ecodyne Water, Carol McComb organized the meeting which was held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Burlington, Ontario.  It was well attended and a chapter for the Toronto area was formed.  Details to follow.

SPED Houston Chapter meeting will be held Thursday night, June 28, 2012 at the Omni Houston Hotel.  LISEGA Inc is hosting and will present "Pipe Support Design Process – Part II: LISEGA’s LICAD hanger design software interface with 2D and 3D software".  Points: Simplify the process, Provide consistent designs, Reduce design, drafting and modeling hours, avoid budget overruns.  LISEGA will provide a complimentary dinner to attendees.  Attendees will also receive a certificate worth one PDU for the hour-long presentation. RSVPs are closed.

SAVE THE DATE!  Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 25-27, 2012 for SPED's 32nd Annual General Business Meeting, 2012 Corporate Member Showcase and SPED Technical Briefs.  Last year, SPED gathered industry leaders to provide quality training and information sessions for Houston area pipers.  This year, we are planning Onshore and Offshore Technical Briefs as well as Oil Sands, Pipe Stress, Pipe Bending and more.

The Annual meeting, Corporate Member Showcase and Professional Piping Designer Advisory Committee (PPDAC) Reception for Level IV Pipers will be held at the Houston Marriott Energy Corridor Hotel on Thursday evening.  Technical Briefs are planned for all day Friday and Saturday morning at the same location.  More details will be posted on this website and www.professionalpipingdesigner.com. 

Please save the date and plan to attend this event.

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