SAE International - Twin Cities' Section
March 2005 Dinner Meetings |
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| Meeting Date: March 22 (Tuesday) |
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| Skyweb Express System |
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Taxi 2000 Corporation introduces the SkyWeb Express system that could become the solution to the challenges of urban mobility in the 21st Century. This fast, safe, and flexible mode of transportation joins some of the routing functions of elevated train with the privacy of an automobile and can serve as a short-distance circulator, an area-wide feeder to light rail or buses, or as a complete city-wide system.
Each vehicle is designed to carry 3 adult passengers / carry 650 lbs. They are designed to meet ADA standards for wheelchair transportation and are powered by linear induction motors (LIM). Discussion of LIM operation is found in this Adobe Acrobat file on the skywebexpress web site.
We will meet at the Old Country Buffet at 6:00 PM for an “all-you-can-eat” buffet dinner. Section member should pay as they enter, and go through the regular buffet line, but then look for SAE private Dinning Room area. At 7:00 PM we will travel to the “Taxi 2000 Open House" that will include demonstration rides in an actual working vehicle. Following the conclusion of the open house at 8:00 PM, we will have a brief Overview Presentation followed with a short Question and Answer period. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Taxi 2000's location is 8050 University Ave NE in Fridley, MN. Section members will be at a nearby restaurant (to be decided very soon ), order from the menu and then go to the Taxi 2000 facility at 7:00 PM to view the demonstrations, take a "Taxi" ride. The Section will be taking part in an "Open House" presented by the corporation. They will be providing a Overview / Question and Answer session to our group at 8:00 PM.
More information about Taxi 2000 can be found at www.skywebexpress.com.
| Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 |
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| Times: |
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Events: |
| 6:00 PM |
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Dinner at Old Country Buffet Restaurant |
| 7:00 PM |
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View display at Taxi 2000 (Refreshments to be made available) |
| 8:00 PM |
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Overview Presentation / Questions & Answers |
| 8:30 PM |
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Meeting Adjourns |
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| In Attendance: |
Cost: |
Buffet dinner at restaurant is $9.95 each.
There will be no cost for the Taxi 2000 presentation. |
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| For RESERVATIONS: |
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| Call RFA Engineering at 952-843-2700
between 8 AM and 4 PM. |
| You can also reply by e-mail at: reserve@rfamec.com
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| Fax your reservations to 952-941-2995 by 2 PM - Thursday, March 17, 2005. |
Please give your Name, business affiliation,
and Names of each person attending.
No
reservation for Dinner will be accepted after these times. |
If the weather is bad, please call RFA
(after 2:30 PM on meeting day)
to make sure the meeting has not been canceled. |
| Also check this web page for updates on the
meeting. |
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| For those people who are not SAE members,
link to the SAE International web site
to learn more about SAE International. |
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| Here's a direct link to the
Society's Membership page.
You can select a membership form from the items displayed on that screen. |
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Remember that April 2005 event will be the annual Student Night
held at Toro Corporation. |
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| Do your best to attend this meeting on April 13 and see what the new Engineering students are learning and what they are doing to make newly designed equipment. You'll be impressed to see what they are doing. |
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Ron Gerken
- SAE Twin Cities Section Chairman for
2004 - 2005
Contact Information: |
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| E-Mail: Roland.Gerken@udlp.com |
| Phone: 763.572.5366 |
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