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Next Meeting: October 27, 2009 |
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Karmen Heim
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| RSVP: |
Karmen Heim, at heimkarmen @stanleygroup.com by noon Monday October 21st. Please include your sandwich choice with your RSVP.
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| General: |
Tour Guide : Jimy Ngadimin will be our tour guide. Jimy graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Chemical Engineering. She is currently working as the quality control supervisor.
Meeting Description: In 1892, H. J. Heinz, founder of the H. J. Heinz Co., headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, traveled across the United States to look for the best location to build his first branch manufacturing plant. Muscatine’s central location and its surrounding acres of fertile soil drew Mr. Heinz to the city. It was a prosperous city of 16k and had gained international notoriety from the manufacture of pearl buttons. The first products processed in Muscatine in the summer of 1893 were sauerkraut, pickles, and onions, with 25 employees. But by two years later, tomato processing for ketchup had been added, requiring a workforce of up to 200 during peak season. Today, the Muscatine factory makes a variety of products including: Gravy, pouch ketchup, restaurant bottled ketchup, Mustard, Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce, Heinz 57 Sauce, and various private label steak sauce.
Currently the plant is undergoing a construction project to replace old gravy retorting equipment. The project is estimated to cost $15 million and installation is expected in by the spring of 2010.
The meeting agenda will include a brief slide presentation about the Heinz facility followed by a 30 minute tour around the plant and Q&A. Please dress appropriately for a plant tour (no high heels or open-toed/open-heeled shoes, no jewelry other than a plain wedding band).
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| Time: |
6:00 p.m.
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| Menu: |
From Elly’s Tea and Coffee House - Full size Specialty Sandwich, seasoned kettle chips, homemade desserts, Soda. Please select your specialty sandwich from the menu at this link: menu |
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$10.00
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| Carpooling: |
If interested in carpooling from the Quad Cities to the October meeting in Muscatine, contact Nancy Shell at ShellNancy at stanleygroup.com
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| Location: |
HJ Heinz, Muscatine
1357 Isett Avenue, Muscatine, IA |
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From the Quad Cities, take Hwy 61 South toward Muscatine. Once you arrive to Muscatine, continue past the HWY 38/HWY61 intersection. At a stop light, turn left onto Isett Avenue. Continue on Isett Avenue until you see the Heinz plant on your left. Please park in the employee lot on your right, (across the street from the plant). Entrance to the plant will be through the guard station. SWE or Heinz representative will be at the guard station to allow entry.
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Festival of Trees
Volunteer Opportunity |
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Thursday, November 5, 2009, 5:30 - 9:30 pm |
| General: |
To get into the Holiday Spirit and help a good cause, SWE will be assisting with the Festival of Trees Great Hall Set-Up. Wear comfortable clothing, we never know what the assignments may be. |
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Please send your name to donna.m.jones@usace.army.mil so a consolidated list of SWE members can be sent to the Event's volunteer coordinator. RSVPs for this activity are due by October 27, 2009.
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SWE Web Seminar
Comprehensive Collaborative Negotiation Series, Part 1 |
| When: |
Thursday, October 29, 2009
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm(EDT)
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| General: |
Free to SWE members!
Collaborative Negotiation is a communication paradigm that enables workplace issues to be discussed with decency, respect and integrity, using proven negotiation techniques rooted in mediation and conflict resolution theory. This webinar series offers engineering professionals a model to integrate collaborative bargaining skills into their leadership, management and communication styles.
This three-part webinar series offers an in-depth skill building opportunity for those seeking to master collaborative and integrated bargaining skills. Starting with the theoretical basics, this advanced seminar continues with two additional webinar hours that focus in depth on the six steps to Collaborative Negotiation. Together the three sessions will include 45 minutes of Q&A.
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For more information and to register for this event, please visit the SWE website, www.swe.org
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Exploring Engineer Careers
Volunteer Opportunity |
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November 9, 2009, 5:50 - 8 pm at the Rogalski Center Ballroom
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| General: |
More information available at Engineering@sau.edu. This is an information opportunity for students interested in pursuing engineering careers. |
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If you would like to help with this event, please contact Jennifer Holldorf at 309-796- 0512 or Holldorf at Illinois.edu
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