We will have a regular meeting at 6:45 PM. Plus we have to get invites
in the mail to the NJ Assembly Veterans affairs committee to the WWII
Seminar. They have our bill SCR85 in consideration. We could invite
the gov. and lt. gov for form.
**Highlighted Future Events** Remember to check and to send events to
calendar@InfoAge.org to have them posted on the planning calendar.
* July 28th - Rescheduled BOT meeting. The BOT members will join the
Wednesday meeting.
* July 31st Newsletter articles due to Dan Lieb.
* Aug 15th V-J Day + 65 = WWII Seminar and radar laboratory victory
celebration.
* Sept 25th Wall of Honor 2010
Report on Ray Chase and the Wednesday team:
Present were: Ray C., Harry K., Steve R., John T., Dave Snellman and Ron
B. Continued with internal wiring in 9312, cleaned toilets, cleaned a
display case of old masking tape, Ron completed painting floor of
communications room in 9032, configured teletype to be able to receive
messages from cell phones etc., did preliminary planning for this
Saturday Swap Meet, worked on repairing console radio for possible use
in Guard Shack, made preparations for the Last Ho-Rah at Ft. Monmouth.
Ray ---As always, good work Ray and company.
A report from John Cervini who accomplished the following;
Symposium
- Initial discussions on "Constant Contact" for .xls spreadsheet email
lists; InfoAge Membership and MODC.
- Prepared Press Release. Sent to Dan, Terry, and Fred.
- Sent in article to Coast Star. Can we get it to AP Press and Ledger??
- Requested Bio Sketches be sent to Ray Chase.
- Contacted various companies and BOT for Program Ads.
- Preparing "Battle of the Beams" presentation.
Fort Monmouth
- Attendec Last HOO AH on Saturday. InfoAge booth drew a lot of traffic.
EW Display
- Coordinating with Ray Chase on securing Viet Nam era SIGINT system.
- Will be receiving Guard Rail RF Data Link components.
- Discussed AN/ALQ-144 IR jammer with Tobyhanna personnel at Last Hoo Ah.
**Thank you to John C. BTW I left a message for J.R.
A report from Frank O'Brien...
Just a little update on the happenings in New York on Sunday. I attended
the NextHOPE computer conference, whose attendees are, well, quite
computer savvy (the less said about that, the better). Evan and MARCH
were there, and put together a very well set up exhibit with some of
their artifacts. Certainly the display was very well received - there
was always a big group around the tables, and enough March folks to
answer all the attendees questions. I had my AGC on display, as there
was a gent from MIT (Stephen Cass) who was talking about some "hacks"
that were necessary to ensure the success of the Apollo missions. His
was an excellent lecture, and Stephen is someone we should get to know
better. All in all, we had a nice presence at the conference - kudos
to Evan/March for making it happen.
All the best,
Frank
**InfoAge has been a member of ASTC since 1998. They are advocating for
science center funding...
Dear ASTC Members:
As you know, on June 23 ASTC met with staffers from the office of
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), who serves as the Chairman of the Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP). During our
productive meeting, we shared our thoughts on the important role science
centers and museums play in informal science education, teacher
professional development, and youth programming. And because one of the
highest priorities on our advocacy agenda is working to make sure that
ASTC members are able to compete for funding from the federal
government, much of the conversation focused on how the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which is due for reauthorization, could
be revised so that science centers and museums are recognized as
“eligible entities” in key portions of the legislation.
As the meeting ended, I promised to provide Senator Harkin’s staffers
with some further background on informal science education, as well as
some suggestions for ESEA reauthorization as that long process moves
forward. A copy of my follow-up letter to the Senator is attached;
perhaps you will find it useful for your own purposes as well.
I’ll keep you informed about further developments, and hope our
continued interaction will lead to successful outcomes on this front and
others. In the meantime, do feel free to contact me and/or Sean Smith
(ssmith@astc.org
thoughts, and thank you again for your support.
Regards,
Bud Rock
CEO
Association of Science-Technology Centers
***Reports needed from Dan L., Pete, and Mike G. - we should record it
to show what we have do and to challenge others to do as well. Nels is
suffering an email blockage.
- We manned a booth at the Fort Monmouth Last Ho-Rah on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday. Ray Chase provide leadership by selecting our posters and
selecting artifacts to put on display. We used our rediscovered mobile
display kits. Thanks to Steve G. and Joe G. we had InfoAge
tee-shirts. Joe G., Dave Sn. and Ray C. set up our exhibit on Friday.
Thanks to Ray, Joe, John, Dave and Mike G. for representing InfoAge
during the three day event. Thank you to Mike R. for arranging the
space, parking passes and table for us.
- Lou H. is making progress on the dining room A/C installation. - We
had the leaks around the east hotel chimney repaired with a waterproof
membrane and new flashing. No more ceiling problems in the dining room
back corner and print shop ceiling.
- The state has OK'ed the use of the cottage side of Marconi Road after
August 1st. - Thanks to Nels for moving the moving truck to our scrap
metal pile. We sorted out the 'light iron' and loaded the truck. We
hope to have it towed to a scrap yard soon.
- Volunteer Leslie Bahr has completed our 'The Future Needs You! Be
There, Be Ready, Study Science & History' poster. It is a modernized
"Uncle Sam Needs You".
- Judy W. has spent lots of time organizing our receipts to speed out
next audit.
- Fairleigh Dickinson will be offering a Computer class in Saturdays in
October at InfoAge - MADS 6637
- The 2010 Hauted Hotel Planning is progressing. Eight crazy nights Oct
8-9, 15-16, 22-23, & 29-30th. - Thanks to Dave Sn. the Fallout shelter
theater has a set of new and more powerful speakers for more richer
atomic attack warning sirens and atomic blast sound effects.
- Dan is making progress on our advertising placement for local
restaurants.
- Bob's book - CAMP EVANS the untold story is getting the final final
review. We gave out lots of order forms at the Last Hoo-ah
- Dan L. asks for articles for the next newsletter - deadline July 31ts
- midnight.
- We have looked into 'Constant Contact' for better mail list
distribution. It looks easy and affordable. Now we just have to try
sending the symposium invite.
On Site Sunday to greet visitors was: Steve G., Dan L., Dan J., D.J.,
Joe G., John T., Dave Sn. and others.
Sorry for the items I have not gotten to list. Please email me things
you have done I have missed***
*Reasons to tell persons why to donate (via check or PayPal) to our
effort NOW: *
1) Saves an incredibly historic site
2) Honors WWII Signal Corps and Honor Front veterans
3) Helps education by inspiring kids to learn science
4) Furthers the development of a NJ Shore tourist destination.
5) Will create full and part-time employment
6) Improves property values in the North Wall and Shark River area.
7) We are the White House recognized stewards of the Camp Evans Historic
District and now it is under our protection for future generations
**No Passion = No Progress. We have passion and we are progressing -
even if it is tough sometimes.**
If we do not tell kids what great things others have done to improve our
nation how can we expect them to know what they are capable of.
Thank you,
Fred
732 299-0894
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