Gulf Coast Chapter 2008 Awards & Honors Banquet

Saturday, June 28, 2008 - 6:00-11:00pm

Join us to celebrate the accomplishments of the American Society of Safety Engineers Gulf Coast Chapter and honor it's members!

Where: The Downtown Aquarium
Cost: $40 per person or $75 per couple.

The cocktail reception starts at 6:00pm, followed by dinner and awards ceremony at 7:00pm.

For additional information, contact Helen Harris at patterhl@hotmail.com or (713) 259-9731.

Gulf Coast Chapter ASP/CSP Exam Prep Workshops


ASP Examination Prep Workshop
Mon, Sept. 8 - Wed, Sept. 10, 2008
Houston Area Safety Council - Deer Park
Cost: $550		 CSP Examination Prep Workshop
Thu, Sept. 11 - Sat, Sept. 13, 2008
Houston Area Safety Council - Deer Park
Cost: $600

For registering or to get more information, please contact Patricia Reed at (713) 590-3523 or patricia.reed@champ-tech.com.

ASSE Dues Increase White Paper

The Society's financial health is essential to its ability to provide service to members, support the profession and achieve the goals and objectives of the Strategic Plan. To achieve our vision as a champion of the SH&E professional, a global leader of the profession and a premier resource to all, we need additional resources to expand and improve existing services, as well as to develop new ideas and deliver innovative solutions to our members and the profession. Our focus is to strengthen the Society by enhancing the professionalism of the members and improving their effectiveness and importance to their organizations.

Financial resources for the Society are derived from dues and non-dues revenue as well as investment performance. The Board of Directors approves the Society budget annually. In recent years we have experienced growth in non-dues revenue; with dues revenue staying relatively flat. Examination of the current year and looking forward, the Finance Committee believes that a dues increase is necessary to achieve the goals noted above. The following rationale and recommendation are provided on behalf of the Finance Committee.

See the attachment for further information.

35th Annual ASSE Region III Professional Development Conference

August 3-6, 2008 - Houston Marriott Westchase - Houston, TX

Mark your calendar for the premier professional development conference of 2008. This year’s conference will be held at the Houston Marriott Westchase. Packed with educational sessions, technical tours and social events, this is THE conference to attend.

Watch your mail and email for more information on registration beginning in April. See you there!

For more information, contact J/B Meetings, Inc. at (713) 532-0044 or by email at janl@jbmeetings.com.

Gulf Coast Chapter Bylaws Revised

Attention Members! The Gulf Coast Chapter Bylaws have recently been revised. Please familiarize yourself with the new changes.

ASSE Membership Directory Information

Current or New Members: Chapter Membership Directories are maintained by the ASSE National office. You can search current members through the ASSE National directory at http://members.asse.org/. Requests made by non-members will be denied.

Vendors: Mailing lists of ASSE members can be obtained by contacting the National office at (847) 699-2929. There is a fee for this service.

Update your information: You can update your current mailing information by logging on to http://www.asse.org and clicking on the "Members Only" section located along the black bar at the top of the home page. You will need your membership number for your login and your last name as your password. Or, you can contact the National Office at (847) 699-2929 and customer service can update your information.

Meeting Presentations


Date Speaker Topic
09/2007 Mark Briggs "OSHA Update" (ppt)
05/2006 Dr. Robert Emery "Compelling Display of Health & Safety Information to Achieve Desired Decision Making" (pdf)
04/2006 Rebecca Nadel "Sustainable Development: One Interpretation" (pdf)
03/2006 Archie Simons, Jr. "Texas WC Health Care Networks: Impact of HB7" (pdf)
01/2006 Mark Briggs "Sarbanes Oxley" (pdf)
12/2005 Elizabeth A. Smith & Matthew Mireles "Patient Safety" (pdf)
10/2005 Kendell Crawford "Industrial Fire Protection: If In Doubt, Read the Instructions" (pdf)
01/2004 Commander Ed Parsons "Port Security/Homeland Security" (pps)
12/2003 Michael J. Caughey "Using Leading Indicators in Loss Prevention" (pps)
11/2003 Kim Dejmek "Safety Instrumented Systems Target Assignment" (pdf)
10/2003 Dr. Lawrence Schulze "Seguridad Industrial en Espanol" (ppt)