Welcome to the Albany Society of Engineers

Next Event (All are Welcome to Attend)

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Place: Tour of the digital TV transmitter on Pinnacle Mtn.

Address (for use with GPS) : 73 Tower #3 Lane New Scotland, NY 12186

Directions: From I-90 Exit 4 in Albany take State Route 85 west approximately 12.5 miles to State Route 157 (Thacher Park Road) in the Town of New Scotland. Turn right on State Route 157 and proceed approximately 7/10ths of a mile to Beaver Dam Road (County Route 311). At Beaver Dam Road, turn left and proceed 1.6 miles to Pinnacle Road (County Route 303). Turn left on Pinnacle Road and proceed 1.3 miles to Tower #3 Lane on the right. Turn onto Tower #3 Lane and proceed up the hill to a parking lot on the left at 73 Tower # 3 Lane.

Time:

• 5:30 PM

Program: Tour of the digital TV transmitter

Tour Guide: Fred Lass former director of engineering at WRGB and now a private consultant.

Optional Dinner:

• Tesoro Italian Restaurant 2080 Western Avenue Guilderland, NY 12084

For reservations contact Bernie Schatz. The deadline for reservations is Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 9:00 PM. Click here to make your reservations or call 518-463-4998. 

Who We Are

Members

The Albany Society of Engineers is composed of persons of all ages actively engaged in or retired from the profession of engineering or kindred professions. Included are persons from government, communications, utilities, industries, commerce and private engineering practice.

Mission

The Mission of the Albany Society of Engineers is the promotion of high professional standards in the practice of engineering and related science and technology in the community through the educational advancement of its members and the community.

Meetings

The Albany Society of Engineers meets once a month from September through June. The meetings consists of a dinner followed by a presentation of a timely technical topic. Usually, the May and June meetings are preceded by a field trip to a project, industrial or research facility.

Who Can Join

Membership is open to anyone with a technical background interested in promoting the advancement of knowledge and practice in engineering. Anyone interesting in joining may contact President Richard Marriott or submit a Membership Application (PDF) or Membership Application  (Word).

Benefits

• Networking with others in the Capital District engineering community
• Maintain currency with presentations on timely technical topics
• Opportunity to discuss problems and issues with engineers of different disciplines