General Membership Meeting Minutes
San Francisco ASIS ChapterApril 18, 2002 The General Meeting of the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the American Society for Industrial Security was called to order by Chapter Chair Connie Vaughn at 9:00 am. Chair Vaughn greeted the members and guests and called the meeting to order. Chair Vaughn led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Chair Vaughn then thanked our hosts at Adobe, Richard Ricca, Security Manager and Mark Domnauer, Security Operations Manager for their support and for their offer to show the membership their new Command Center. Chair Vaughn announced that the Minutes from the March Law Enforcement Appreciation were posted on the Chapter Web Site (click here). Chair Vaughn asked the Treasurer, Patrick Sharkey, CPP for a financial report. Patrick stated that the balance as of March 1, 2002 was $21, 387.92, with income for the month being $9,954.40 and expenses of $11,100.62. The ending balance was $20,241.70 as of March 31, 2002. A copy of the report is posted on the Chapter Web site (click here). Chair Vaughn the introduced are speakers for the
meeting, Holly Stone, MS in PE from Stanford and Dr. Lorraine
Lin, PE from Oxford, both with the firm of Hinman Consulting
Engineers. Hinman Consulting Engineers are Blast Consultants for Design
and Analysis of Buildings Vulnerable to Explosion. Their presentation was
entitled "Mitigating the Effects of Terrorist Attacks on Buildings
through Blast Engineering".
The presentations showed how keeping distance between the explosive source and the structure was key to decreasing the effectiveness of the blast. Previous bombings were discussed. Structural versus non-structure damage was shown. Blasts effects on people were explained. Several sources exist for design criteria and consist of primarily government agencies. Protection is the use of bollards and landscaping incorporation of structures as well as active perimeter security systems. Discussion also centered on new construction and what to look for. Windows are critical points, all the way from glass to the whole window becoming an instrument of destruction. Chair Vaughn announced that the Annual Golf Tournament would be held on August 15, 2002 at the Spring Valley Golf Course in Milpitas with a luncheon and golf and a dinner/ awards. Set the date aside for a fun afternoon and earl evening. Next Chapter event is the 30th Annual Security
Seminar and Exhibits. It will be held at the Dr Feinberg, who will speak on the topic of "Maintaining Emotional Stamina in a World of Change." Chair Vaughn closed the meeting at 11:30 am. A total of 55 members were in attendance and 16 guests for a total of 71 people. Respectfully Submitted, |
