It’s time to mark 2001 meetings on your new calendar

Jan. 9, 2001: This month’s STLE Toronto Section program at the Old Mill Restaurant in Toronto is titled Grease Lubrication Solutions. For details, visit www.geocities.com/tostle or call Jim Arner of Texaco Products Inc. at (905) 238-8335.

Jan. 11-12, 2001: a maintenance course entitled Planning and Managing Your Shutdowns comes from the Institute for International Research at the Delta Meadowvale Resort & Conference Centre in Mississauga, Ont. Contact IIR in Montreal toll-free at (800) 941-9403, e-mail canadat@iir-central.com, web site: www.iir-canada.com.

Jan. 11-12, Jan. 18-19, Feb. 1-2, 2001: are the dates for the Institute for International Research’s project management course, entitled: Principles for Effective Project Management. The Jan. 11-12 course will be held in Montreal and the Jan. 18-19 course in Ottawa, both at the Novotel Hotel. Vancouver is the location of the Feb. 1-2 course, at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue. Contact IIR in Montreal toll-free at (800) 941-9403, e-mail canadat@iir-central.com, web site: www.iir-canada.com.

Feb. 5-6, 2001: Winter Meeting of the BSA (Bearing Specialists Association) at Hyatt Lake Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nev. For details, contact BSA at (630) 858-3838 or visit www.bsahome.org.

Feb. 13-15, 2001: STLE Toronto Section program on Feb. 13 at the Old Mill Restaurant in Toronto is on Additive Performance in Automotive Engines. It also is Student’s Night, and a joint meeting with the SAE. A Toronto Section Education Course on Feb. 14-15 at the same location is titled Oil Analysis and Condition Monitoring (a refresher for OMA-1 certification). For details, visit www.geocities.com/tostle or call Jim Arner of Texaco Products Inc. at (905) 238-8335.

Feb. 26-28, 2001: The CM 2001 Condition Monitoring Conference & Exhibition is at the Adam’s Mark Hotel, San Antonio, Tex. Sponsored by the STLE and the Predictive Maintenance Committee of ASME, the event is directed at anyone involved in condition monitoring. Certification exams for Oil Monitoring Analyst, Levels I and II, and the Certified Lubrication Specialist will be offered. For more information, contact STLE, 840 Busse Hwy., Park Ridge, IL 60068; tel. (847) 825-5536; fax (847) 825-1456; e-mail: information@stle.org; web site: www.stle.org.

March 5-8, 2001: The U.S. National Manufacturing Week industrial shows take place at the McCormick Place Complex in Chicago, IL. For details, visit the new NMW web site, located at www.manufacturingweek.com or call customer service at (800) 840-0678.

Mar. 13, 2001: This month’s STLE Toronto Section program at the Old Mill Restaurant in Toronto is titled Mechanisms of Antioxidant Action in Lubricants. For details, visit the web site www.geocities.com/tostle or call Jim Arner of Texaco Products Inc. at (905) 238-8335.

Mar. 23-24, 2001: in Denver, Colo., Principles of Large AC Motors is an EASA seminar covering horizontal and vertical squirrel cage induction motors in the 300-hp to 5,000-hp range and focusing primarily on motors built to NEMA standards (most material also is applicable to IEC motors). Contact the Electrical Apparatus Service Association by phone at (314) 993-2220, by fax at (314) 993-1269 or on-line at www.easa.com.

Apr. 4-5, 2001: ISA Calgary, at Stampede Park, Calgary, Alta., is a biennial instrumentation show focusing on solutions for industrial measurement and control activities. For more information, contact the Instrumentation Society of America, #605-999 8th St. SW, Calgary, AB T2R 1J5; tel. (403) 209-3555, toll-free (888) 799-2545, ext. 561; fax: (403) 245-8649.

Apr. 23-28, 2001: Hannover Messe in Hannover, Germany, includes factory automation, power transmission and control, and compressed air technology and equipment. For details, visit www.hannovermesse.de or contact the Canadian representative, Co-Mar Management Services in Toronto at (416) 690-0331 or (800) 727-4183, e-mail comar@baldhead.com, or visit www.hfcanada.com.

May 15-17, 2001: PMDS Montreal, the Plant Maintenance & Design Engineering Show (PMDS), takes place at Place Bonaventure, Montreal, Que. Contact Reed Exhibition Companies, Unit 1, 3761 Victoria Park Ave., Toronto, ON M1W 3S2; tel. (416) 491-7565, toll-free (888) 322-7333; or visit the web site at: www.reedexpo.ca.

June 10-12, 2001: The 46th annual general meeting of MEMAC, the Machinery & Equipment Manufacturers Association of Canada, will be held at Le Chateau Montebello in Quebec. For details, visit www.memac.org or call (613) 232-7213.

June 24-27, 2001: The EASA 2001 annual meeting and exhibition, takes place in Chicago, Ill. For information, contact the Electrical Apparatus Service Association at (314) 993-2220 or visit its web site at: www.easa.com.

Nov. 14-15, 2001: Reed Exhibitions’ MRO Expo for Machinery & Equipment will be co-located with the Supply Chain Management Expo, at the Toronto Congress Centre. Contact Reed in Toronto at (416) 491-7565, toll-free (888) 322-7333; web site: www.reedexpo.ca

For a more extensive list, additional details, or quick hotlinks to event websites, visit www.mro-esource.com.