BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Limba - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Limba X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://limba.net X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Limba REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20090308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20091101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20100314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20101107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20110313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20111106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20120311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20121104T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110610T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110610T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110610T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110610T040000Z UID:4463-1307664000-1307664000@limba.net SUMMARY:Joseph Perri CEO Gold Coast Bank -at Islandia DESCRIPTION:Gold Coast Bank – June 10th meeting recap \n  \nToday’s meeting was a very different experience. It was held in the board room of the Gold Coast bank in Islandia\, and Joseph Perri\, President and CEO presided over the meeting. \n  \nWe began with 10th District Suffolk County legislator Tom Cilmi\, is introducing the speaker. \n  \nMr. Perri is engaging speaker and after the first few minutes\, the presentation was conducted more as a conversation between the speaker and the rest of the people in the room. \n  \nJoe explained the normal course of doing business where the information is gathered by the banker from the prospective borrower\, and then takes it back to the office for processing. That process leaves out the first hand knowledge of the submitting party and worst case scenarios are tested against the application. Often that process destroys the validity of the submission. After long delays and little communication the application may be rejected. Perri suggested a more communicative approach and different assumptions on the same case could yield a different result. \n  \nJoe went on to explain what is considered. All of the negative outcomes are tested against the submission. The bankers\, not knowing the business as well as the person requesting the loan\, may make unwarranted assumption. Another thing that happens is a case summary that winds up being too harsh\, or never written. \n  \nA better approach may be for the borrower to suggest the pitfalls that could occur\, and suggest possible mitigation strategies to fall back on if needed. The summary is designed to develop a true picture of the risk and the borrower is in a better position to create that summary. This gives the banker a platform for further questions and streamlines the process. \n  \nMoreover the feeling of the loss of control is changed\, since the client is in the lead position. \n  \nMr. Perri spoke a little about the responsiveness of small regional banks as apposed to large banks. You may not be a significant piece of business to one of the giants\, but your small business may be a valued customer to a region based bank. \n  \nErnie Fazio URL:https://limba.net/calendar/joseph-perri-ceo-gold-coast-bank-at-islandia/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110603T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110603T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110603T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110603T040000Z UID:4453-1307059200-1307059200@limba.net SUMMARY:Islip Arts Council Exec Dir\, Linda Moran - Long Philharmonic DESCRIPTION:Today’s presentation was from the Islip Arts Council Executive Director Linda Moran. Ms. Moran has been guiding this organization for the past few years when the founder Lillian Barbash retired. \n  \nAmong the many events the council organizes during the year\, the biggest one is held in July at Hechscher State Park. This year the performance is July 16th at 7PM\, but most people make it an all day affair\, some arriving as early as 11AM. \n  \nThe Long Island Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing and this year is even more special. It is being billed as a "Salute to the Armed Forces of the USA" The idea was born out the multiple needs of returning vets. The concert is free to the general public\, but funds will be raised from corporate and individual sponsors. The proceeds from sponsorships will be distributed to qualified veteran service groups\, and administered by the United Way of Long Island. \n  \nHaving attended this event in the past I can tell you that this is a great way to spend a summer night on Long Island. The party atmosphere of this informal setting is a joy to be a part. It’s not quite Woodstock\, but then again we have matured\, I think. There will be posters and memorabilia on sale to help support the noble intent of this year’s performance \n  \nSponsors and VIP seating will be served food and have access to the musicians\, and various other perks. There are several levels of participation available. Whether you attend as a free concert attendee or expressing your generosity as a sponsor or individual VIP attendee\, this is a good time. General attendance people are encouraged to bring their own food and beverage and picnic on the grass. Grucci Fireworks will be displayed at the end of the evening \n  \nAttend and enjoy. Here is the Islip Arts Council website. www.isplipartscouncil.org  \n  \nErnie Fazio \n\n  \n  URL:https://limba.net/calendar/islip-arts-council-exec-dir-linda-moran-long-philharmonic/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110527T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110527T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110527T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110527T040000Z UID:4462-1306454400-1306454400@limba.net SUMMARY:Memorial Day weekend-NO MEETING DESCRIPTION:As is our tradition we do not have meeting where the Monday afer is a holiday URL:https://limba.net/calendar/memorial-day-weekend-no-meeting-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110520T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110520T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110520T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110520T040000Z UID:4457-1305849600-1305849600@limba.net SUMMARY:Congressman Steve Israel Federal Energy R&D DESCRIPTION:Independence Party of Huntington\, Ken Baynes\, was invited to introduce the speaker \n  \nThis morning our speaker\, Congressman Steve Israel gave his assessment of where we are going with our energy policy\, or the lack thereof. He brought to our attention the absolute absurdity of our wars in the Middle East. Not that he disagreed with the wars\, he didn’t address that\, but the fact that we are borrowing money from the Chinese\, an economic competitor\, to pay the oil producing countries who then train suicide bombers with the cash\, is absurd. \n  \nHe suggested that the can-do mindset of making things happen got lost along the way. "The 110 corridor was sod farms and pumpkin patches prior to WWII. Very quickly it became the manufacturing center of Long Island’s war effort" according to Mr. Israel. "We had the will." \n  \nHe told us a little about DARPA. This agency develops the most sophisticated weaponry with a large budget in secrecy. The results of this research are impressive. He then proffered the idea that the same approach to energy research would yield the same level of results \n  \nSteve spoke about John F Kennedy’s approach to the space program. In JFK’s speech at Rice University he stated "we will land a man on the moon and return him safely to earth within a decade." Of course\, at that time\, nobody knew how that was going to happen. What we knew was that we wanted it to happen. Therein lies the difference between that era’s leaders and what we have in Washington today. Nobody back then wrung their hands and lamented that it was too hard to accomplish. I’m sure there were doubters but the quality of national leadership was great enough to overcome the naysayers. \n  \nWhile the people in Washington are not creating an energy plan\, there are things that we can do locally with what is known technology. The congressman told us of a program in the Town of Babylon known as PACE. Babylon residents can finance their energy saving equipment such as solar panels\, geothermal systems and window replacement by agreeing to an increase in taxes over the next 20 years. The example Israel gave was a $30\, 000 energy upgrade that would save more money than the monthly increase in taxes. If you can save $400 / month and the extra taxes 207.37/ month ($30\,000 at 5.5% over 20 years) the upgrade is a net gain. If you sell the house you are not responsible for the balance of the loan. It stays with the house. In addition the house is more saleable. We need to repeat this program in other Long Island towns \n  \nMr. Israel spent some of his time with us discussing the benefits of investing in infrastructure. The examples he gave were the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal opened up the Great Lakes to the commerce of New York Harbor and catapulted the State of New York into a major financial power. The transcontinental railroad was built in the middle of the Civil War and opened up the country to travel and commerce that knitted this continent together. The Interstate Defense Highway as it was called then again changed the economics of the country. "We have built our way out of challenging times in the past\, and we need to it again" according to Israel. \n  \nHe completed his remarks by stating that for every billion invested in infrastructure has a 6 billion return to the economy. Steve suggested that in consideration of the present economic situation an infrastructure bank can be created using private funds and union pension funds with backing from the federal government. One thing is for sure we need ideas. \n  \nErnie Fazio \n \n\n  URL:https://limba.net/calendar/congressman-steve-israel-federal-energy-rd/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110513T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110513T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110513T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110513T040000Z UID:4438-1305244800-1305244800@limba.net SUMMARY:K Christopher Soller Supt - Fire Island Nat Seashore DESCRIPTION:This morning’s meeting was a reminder that we have on Long Island at our disposal an excellent recreational area that is as varied as it is interesting. No matter what about living near oceans and bays attracts you\, it is here on Fire Island. It is well within our reach in terms of distance and cost. \n  \nOur speaker this morning was the Superintendent of the Fire Island National Seashore K Christopher Soller. Mr. Soller has worked for the park service for over 30 years and has a real passion of the park. His knowledge of the park is extensive\, and there is a lot about the park to know. \n  \nFire Island has a long history that dates back to the early settlers and the native Indians that used this spit of land to fish and hunt whales. In the early part of the 20th century it was the playground of the glitzy New York entertainment people. Later in the 20’s and 30’s it was a landing place for rum runners who transported their wares from off-shore vessels\, across the island and the Great South Bay\, with the hooch coming into places like Patchogue\, Sayville and Bay Shore. \n  \nMr. Soller stuck to the modern history of Fire Island and discussed the strange arrangement of the park. This is a park that has about 4500 private homes and privately owned businesses\, located in 17 communities. Fire Island is also shared by the State of New York. So managing this real estate with these various interests to deal with\, is no easy task. It has three interesting visitors centers located in Sailors Haven\, Watch Hill\, and the Wilderness Center which is located at the end of the road coming from the main island at Shirley. In addition there is the Fire Island lighthouse adjacent to Robert Moses Park. \n  \nAmong the interesting aspects of the island is the array of wildlife. And I’m not talking about Saturday nights in the villages. There are\, as most people know a lot of deer\, but there also red fox\, piping plovers\, owls\, gulls\, turtles\, and hundreds\, if not thousands of other species. \n  \nThe William Floyd Estate is not on Fire Island\, but it is part of the Fire Island National Seashore Park. (William Floyd was one of the New York signers of the Declaration of Independence).This property is comprised of the main house\, 12 out-buildings a family graveyard 8 ½ miles of paths on 613 acres. The estate can be accessed by using the William Floyd Parkway and is before the bridge to Fire Island. \n  \nMore on this local treasure can be found by contacting: \nFire Island National Seashore \n120 Laurel Street \nPatchogue NY 11772 \nPhone 631 687-4750 \nwww.nps.gov/fiis URL:https://limba.net/calendar/k-christopher-soller-supt-fire-island-nat-seashore/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110429T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110429T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110429T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110429T040000Z UID:4470-1304035200-1304035200@limba.net SUMMARY:This meeting was rescheduled to 6/17 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://limba.net/calendar/this-meeting-was-rescheduled-to-617/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110422T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110422T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110422T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110422T040000Z UID:4455-1303430400-1303430400@limba.net SUMMARY:Good Friday- No Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://limba.net/calendar/good-friday-no-meeting-7/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110415T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110415T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110415T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110415T040000Z UID:4460-1302825600-1302825600@limba.net SUMMARY:Long Island Renewable Energy Forum TBC DESCRIPTION:This morning I asked Gordian Racke\, a man that has been a leader on energy issues for many years to assemble a small panel of presenters. The energy topics he selected were energy planning presented by Al Harsch\, Energy building conservation presented by Mike Murtha\, and off shore wind generation by Tim Daniels \n  \nWhile there was some overlap in some of the information\, these are clearly very different disciplines of energy. \n  \nGordian led off with a review of the problems of energy use and the various approaches to create a more sustainable world. He stated that the issue of climate change is not debatable. Glacier National Park for example had over 100 glaciers in it at one time\, and today there are 26. By the year 2010 there will be none. Then he went into the economic ramifications of shipping $1.3Billion dollars off Long Island that will never be reinvested in this region. (The same is true for the $500 billion rest of the nation). Finally he spoke about the national security exposure we have as long as we have to rely heavily on hostile areas of the world to obtain our oil. \n  \nWhen Al Harsch spoke he discussed solar panel technology and how various factors are important. He stated that solar panels must have a favorable orientation to the sun and even partial shading will have a serious negative effect on the output. He pointed out that there are two basic technologies used solar. There are the conventional panels and the so-called thin film technology. The thin film is a more recent development and it is less expensive to make\, but it does not produce as much electric power. Harsh then went into the wind turbine technology. Wind has an exponential increase in power when the speed of the wind is increased. Increasing the speed of the wind by 2 times will increase electrical output by 8 times. Therefore wind turbines are mounted at heights that preclude the ground interference wind encounters. It also makes off shore wind very effective\, which is what the next speaker handled. Al Harsch is with Green Logic Energy LLC \n  \nMike Murtha\, President\, Murtha Construction Inc then spoke about the energy efficiency of buildings. His experience goes back to a time when the job was simply "plug the holes." Since that time the energy conservation business has created tools that accurately assess and quantify losses. There is now the ability to predict the outcome of the energy conservation work performed. He points out that while this was work that was done by renovators in the past\, it is now a specialized field with its own framework of knowledge. With proper analysis vast improvements in building performance can be achieved. \n  \nThe last speaker was Tim Daniels\, Senior VP\, Deepwater Wind. Deep Water Wind is a company that was created specifically to design and build Off-Shore Wind in the NY-Long Island area. Deep-water placement of wind turbines means that the wind resources will almost always be there. The construction costs are more than on land\, but the rich wind possibilities makes the effort worth the extra expense. Moreover bigger wind turbines can be installed. On land the transportation to the operation site of very large turbines is not practical. When taking turbines out to an offshore location the turbines are floated on large barges. These barges can be any size required. These turbines are getting larger all the time and within a year or two we will have wind turbines in the 8 megawatt class. In contrast when LIPA was considering their proposed offshore field they were using 3.5 megawatt units. The high productivity we expect from wind generation that is approximately 30 miles offshore should be very reliable. \n  \nThe Q&A is sometimes as interesting as the presentations. One question about density turned out to be a good one. Too much density will result in turbulence that will reduce the efficiency of the units. What about avian interference? Not much of a problem 30 miles out. \n  \nThe interest in the topics that were covered was high and we will probably do another one covering different aspects of energy. Perhaps geothermal\, tidal flow and other technologies will be among the topics \n  \nErnie Fazio URL:https://limba.net/calendar/long-island-renewable-energy-forum-tbc/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110408T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110408T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110408T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110408T040000Z UID:4461-1302220800-1302220800@limba.net SUMMARY:Frank Boulton - Founder & CEO -LI Ducks at Betpage Ballpark DESCRIPTION:This morning’s meeting was held at Bethpage Ballpark\, home of the Long Island Ducks.(Actually located in Central Islip) Frank Boulton\, founder and CEO of the Ducks was our speaker. The Duck Club is where we held the meeting. The room overlooks the ballpark from the perspective of behind home plate. It has a great view of the field from behind a glass wall exposure. The tables are set up as in a restaurant and the variety of food is served. According to Boulton the offerings ranges from a steak to chicken wings. Frank then went over the history of the club and it is an interesting story. \n  \nAfter meeting with his friend Bud Harrelson they decided that a Minor League team would work well for Long Island. They approached the NY Yankees and the NY Mets to see if either of those franchises would sanction a Minor League outpost on Long Island. Neither of those teams were interested. Undaunted\, Boulton and Harrelson decided to create not only a new team\, but also a new league. \n  \nThey entered into a public- private partnership with the County of Suffolk and the Ducks were born. They have been a great success ever since they made their first quack. \nThe county owns the ballpark but the enterprise is self-sustaining and doesn’t cost the taxpayers a dime. The vision of Boulton and Harrelson was to have an affordable family experience that was similar in cost to a night at the movies. That notion caught the imagination of many and they sell out the season tickets and often sell standing room only tickets. The way that works is that there are often empty seats that are prepaid\, and they allow  the empty seats be filled with the SRO crowd\, a practice that would be frowned upon at Yankee Stadium or probably any Major League Park. But this is Long Island and it’s more like friends and neighbors sharing the same sand lot. \n  \nMr. Boulton shared some stories and events that they hold at the park. One of the events is the competition to sing the national anthem. Rank amateurs are out there singing their hearts out and some of them are quite good and the competition lends to the fun of the place. \n  \nBoulton also spoke about his affiliation with the Boulton Theater\, a performing arts center. He purchased and renovated the theater\, and gave it to the local YMCA. He retains no management or ownership in the theater. His good friend and celebrated sportscaster Bob Wolf will be holding a book tour event at the Boulton Theater on April 21st. Wolf is now 90 years old but I remember him as part of the regular team doing the sports on News 12. This is Mr. Wolf’s fourth book. \n  \nIt is places like this that keep Long Island from being a cultural desert. And while I still have an opportunity to dump another one of my bad puns. This team is everything it’s quacked up to be. Thanks Frank. \nErnie Fazio URL:https://limba.net/calendar/frank-boulton-founder-ceo-li-ducks-at-betpage-ballpark/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110401T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110401T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110401T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110401T040000Z UID:4450-1301616000-1301616000@limba.net SUMMARY:Richard Kessel\, Pres NY Power Authority DESCRIPTION:Richard Kessel speaking at LIMBA this Friday began by reciting that the Long Island area was in very good shape as far as electric power is concerned. The building of the Cross Sound cable\, and the Neptune cable has given the island an enormous boost. In addition the clean\, gas fired plant built by Caithness Energy gives an additional asset. \n  \nHe warns\, however\, that these are times when we do not have full employment and that picture will change dramatically as the economy improves. \n  \nAs president of New York Power Authority some of his concerns are with upstate. While Long Island will test the limits of capacity in the coming good times\, upstate will be very stressed. We need more power from transmission links to the Canadian Hydro sources and some local generation. In addition to the traditional generation and transmission strategies Kessel stated that renewable alternatives should be a part of the mix. Power from various sources must be the plan for the future. \n  \nNYPA is building out 100 megawatts of solar\, admittedly a small amount in the grand scheme of things\, but an important start nonetheless. He cited the use of tidal generators such as has been tested in the East River. Those generators failed because the designers underestimated the tidal potential and the swift currents destroyed the blades. That is actually good news because a properly designed unit can exploit that resource at a higher degree. He then addressed the potential savings realized by energy efficiency. We used to call that approach negawatts. Efficiency that saves 300 megawatts is far more desirable than building a 300-megawatt generating facility. Energy that is never created has a 0 carbon footprint and no construction costs. \n  \nRichard spent a little time on taxes imposed on utility plants\, and the inevitable inequities that exist in assessing these plants. Kessel questions whether we should tax the utilities when they only pass the tax to the citizens anyway\, or should we work out a fair tax directly to the end users of the product. \n  \nThe Q&A portion of the meeting led us to talking about stored energy using flywheel systems\, and pumped water. Kessel likes the pumped water systems that allow water stored during the night at high elevations to flow through generators during the high use day. It was pointed out that the Maglev Company can achieve the same results with a much higher efficiency and Kessel said he would look into the matter. \n  \nSuperconductivity was also discussed. This allows the systems to carry three times the amount of power\, and Kessel said recent testing of a section using the technology was very effective. \n  \nThe summary was that we on Long Island are not in bad shape\, but the entire state must continue to plan for the future and the solutions are myriad. URL:https://limba.net/calendar/richard-kessel-pres-ny-power-authority/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110325T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110325T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110325T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110325T040000Z UID:4451-1301011200-1301011200@limba.net SUMMARY:Congressman Hon. Tim Bishop- LIFT sponsored DESCRIPTION:Congressman Tim Bishop first came to LIMBA when he had made a decision to run for the seat held by Felix Grucci in 2002.  He had been provost at Southampton College and he was relatively unknown. Recently he won re-election in a very hard won race. His report and observations were the subject of today’s meeting. \n  \nMr. Bishop began to talk about the budget and how out of balance it has become\, but the portion of the budget that is being attacked is not where the real money is. The budget is currently $1.5 Trillion in deficit and he agreed that must be addressed. He noted that the budget that the congress wants to pass would mean a big setback for Long Island. Money potentially lost at Brookhaven National Laboratories would result in 950 high paying jobs being lost. What is of equal importance is the research work that would be delayed\, thereby losing the future jobs that the research would lead to. \n  \nPell grants are being challenged. Education of 9 million students nationwide would be affected. Again this will hamper job recovery down the road\, "this is eating the seed corn" according to Bishop. Cutting out the heart of innovation and growth makes no sense. All of these cuts are painful and counterproductive. \n  \nIncentives for companies to expand their production and engineering must be stopped. Why incentives a company to manufacture elsewhere? he asked. Why do we educate foreign students to the doctorate level and then make America inhospitable. Why not encourage them to stay instead of forcing them back to their country’s of origin. \n  \nDuring the Q&A someone asked if farm subsidies were in the budget. The answer was yes\, despite the fact Suffolk is the largest farm county in the state Long Island gets none of it. Farm subsidies remain untouched\, and those subsidies are given to the largest agri-businesses in the country\, not the small farmer. \n  \nAnother question on military spending came up\, and how we still have about 650 bases around the world. "Couldn’t we close some of those?" The answer was yes and we could do a lot more. Bishop gave the example of the alternate engine for fighter jets that was rejected by the Secretary of Defense\, is still in the spending bill and that engine will add billions to our deficit. \n  \nThen the congressman quoted the words of the President of Shell oil from a few years ago\, when he said. "If oil prices rise to $70/barrel\, there is no reason that could justify those subsidies. You may have noticed oil prices are $106. \n  \nTim asked when will we see federal money available for public sewer systems. His answer was\, not any time soon. URL:https://limba.net/calendar/congressman-hon-tim-bishop-lift-sponsored/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110318T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110318T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110318T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110318T040000Z UID:4456-1300406400-1300406400@limba.net SUMMARY:Frank Zeman PhD Energy Management NYIT at NYIT campus DESCRIPTION:Sustainability at NYIT was introduced by John Eff an adjunct professor at the school and a long term LIMBA member. \n  \nThe subject was the promise of the Plug-in Hybrid. The expectations for this technology were quite high. After a careful study of the technology in real world experience\, it fell short of the mark by a lot. It was expected that the Plug-in Hybrid might yield the equivalent of 190 miles per gallon. The testing indicated that this promising technology did only marginally better than a Prius or other hybrids. \n  \nAfter being shown various charts and performance graphs\, the audience was prepared to ask questions. The topic\, though technical at times\, was very well presented by Dr. Zeman. The audience asked\, "Why weren’t the mileage goals realized?" Frank stated that there are probably a host of reasons. \nAmong those reasons were; the weight of the heavy battery\, and the lack of optimum driver training. In other words the vehicles were driven in a way that would not maximize gas mileage. \n  \nThere were other problems too; They went into this thinking the most charging would take place at night\, when there would be surplus power on the grid. It turns out that there was little difference between nighttime and daytime charging. \n  \nPatent attorney\, Chris Garvey\, suggested that a high-speed flywheel weighing only 55lbs could replace most of the 1000 lb battery. The flywheel would store an enormous amount of energy and unlike the braking recharging that takes place in a Prius at 35%\, the flywheel would capture close to 100%. The feasibility of that was discussed in terms of negative effects that may be transferred to the vehicle\, such as the gyroscope effect. \n  \nThe consensus was that better answers to high mileage vehicles lies in the engineering of lighter but stronger body materials\, and lighter more powerful batteries. Are we there yet? No\, but we’re workin’ on it. The message of today’s presentation is that science needs to be tried and tested again and again. Or\, in the words of Thomas Edison\, "My success is the result of 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration"— Amen URL:https://limba.net/calendar/frank-zeman-phd-energy-management-nyit-at-nyit-campus/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110311T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110311T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110311T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110311T050000Z UID:4452-1299801600-1299801600@limba.net SUMMARY:LIMBA presents Jeanne Fontana for a special program - free DESCRIPTION:Meet the marketing challenge! \n  \nThis morning LIMBA presented a free business educational program. Our Speaker was Jeanne Fontana\, Fontana President and CEO of Synergy3\, a marketing and media firm. Her experience and knowledge puts her in a good position to help her clients select a campaign using various media and approaches \n  \nShe began this morning by quoting the age-old understanding of effectiveness\, 20% of the players do 80% of the business. "You want to make the decisions that make you part of that 20%" \n  \nCreate an understanding of expectations on your business. 40% of your receipts should be profit. Establish realistic sales goals. Create and value your brand. Realize that you must take business away from your competition. Find what is unique about your product or service and develop a marketing strategy around that feature. \n  \nBuild a target and stay on that target. Doing so reduces risk. Understand the strength and weaknesses of the various media available for your marketing campaign. A weak media option for one product or service could be a very strong medial for another. In other words tailor your campaign to what works for your sales effort. \n  \nSome businesses will benefit from a targeted campaign with exposure in a niche market. Jeanne gave the example of the Jordan construction panel company advertising in the construction oriented Hammer Magazine. Hammer is a better advertising media than a daily paper for that product. \n  \nAnother media topic Fontana covered was radio. The people who tune in classical would not be the same people who listen to Hip Hop. You may use one or the other depending the demographic you want to reach. In any case Fontana said you want to focus as much as possible to reach your desired audience. \n  \nFontana\, at one point\, looked around the room and said\, "being here in rooms like this one is important to meeting people and increasing your knowledge." \n  URL:https://limba.net/calendar/limba-presents-jeanne-fontana-for-a-special-program-free/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110304T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110304T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110304T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190315T055733Z UID:4458-1299196800-1299196800@limba.net SUMMARY:LIMBA presents Walter Copan of BNL- Doing Bus w/Lab DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nAlternate Speaker for Friday’s Meeting\nTest\nWe’re happy to announce that Walter Copan will join us to speak about "Doing Business with Brookhaven National Laboratories"\nMr Copan is manager of BNL’s Technology and Commercialization and Partnerships. \n  \nCome and learn how you can do business with the lab. \nMeeting will take place at the Holiday Inn 3845 Veterans Memorial Hwy\, Ronkonkoma    Hote phone 631 585-9500 \nRegister on-line www.limba.net or call 631 757-1698\n \n \n  URL:https://limba.net/calendar/limba-presents-walter-copan-of-bnl-doing-bus-wlab/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110225T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110225T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110225T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110225T050000Z UID:4449-1298592000-1298592000@limba.net SUMMARY:Covanta Plant Tour- Electric Power from Waste DESCRIPTION:Another in our continuing our series of field trips to important Long Island locations\, today’s meeting was held at Islip Town’s Resource recovery plant next to Long Island MacArthur Airport. \nThe plant is run under contract by Covanta\, burning solid waste and generating around ten Megawatts of electricity\, which is then sold to LIPA.  The town and Covanta share the revenue brought in by the plant.  An additional revenue stream is generated by separating and selling recyclable metals from the waste stream both before and after waste burning.\n\nAs with our meeting at the Northport power station\, the meeting opened with a discussion of safety issues.   The Covanta plant has compiled an impressive streak of over 2270 days that were accident-free\, a testament to conscientious work.  The plant is part of OSHA’s VPP program\, attaining star status. \nWaste to energy facilities have come far from their days where they were simply incinerators of garbage.  European countries with their limited space for landfills have long been the leaders in the waste to energy area.  The LIMA plant is a recovery operation\, getting back energy and metals from the wast stream.  It also reduces the volume of waste\, so that the ultimate end product of ash is a far smaller volume than the original source material. \n  \nAbout 50 pounds of metal per ton of solid waste is recovered\, and about 500 Kilowatt-hours per ton of electricity is able to be generated from that waste.  The recycling of the metals reduces greenhouse gas emissions substantially\, as opposed to new metal production. \n  \nThe plant also operates well under its emissions limits\, producing up to only 5% of the allowable levels.  This is due to the extensive gas scrubbers\, particulate filters\, and the O’Connor combustor design that is employed.  As part of the company’s continuous improvement programs\, projects to further reduce Nitrous Oxides\, Mercury\, and Dioxin emissions are underway.  During the program’s lifetime\, the facility was also part of EPA’s Performance Track program.\n  \nCurrently\, Long Island exports about 800\,000 tons of solid waste per year.  The Islip plant burns about 176\,000 tons per year.  This additional fuel could be used to generate more base-load electricity as the Islip plant does.  Currently\, it puts out an average of 10-12 Megawatts of power.  \n  \nThe plant has been in continuous operation since 1990\, about three years after the saga of the Mobro 4000\, Islip’s infamous "Garbage Barge"\, assuring that there won’t be a repeat of that.  Dealing with the waste stream generated by living isn’t attractive\, but is one of those necessaries.  Landfilling it generates Methane\, a greenhouse gas\, and incurs expensive transportation and landfilling costs.  Burning it generates electricity and recovers some recyclable metals\, but also introduces other kinds of air pollution.  It is a game of the lesser of evils\, that we must address. \n  \nInforming ourselves about the realities that are available to us allows us to make better decisions that are easier to live with.  Understanding the options before us is one of the main missions of LIMBA.  On a rainy late winter Friday morning\, we learned a lot more about one of the ways we can deal with the real issues of our lifestyle.  Come join us to be better educated about the real\, practical issues that are facing Long Island so that we can all make the best decisions together. URL:https://limba.net/calendar/covanta-plant-tour-electric-power-from-waste/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110218T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110218T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110218T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110218T050000Z UID:4446-1297987200-1297987200@limba.net SUMMARY:Presidents Day weekend - No Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://limba.net/calendar/presidents-day-weekend-no-meeting-6/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110217T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110217T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110217T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110217T050000Z UID:4445-1297900800-1297900800@limba.net SUMMARY:Karaoke at Windows on the Lake DESCRIPTION: URL:https://limba.net/calendar/karaoke-at-windows-on-the-lake/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110211T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110211T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110211T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110211T050000Z UID:4454-1297382400-1297382400@limba.net SUMMARY:Colonel Anthony Moncayo- Perspectives on Cuba DESCRIPTION:Colonel (ret) Anthony Moncayo\, USAR will discuss his recently completed 17 month tour at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay\, Cuba serving as Director\, Office of Military Commissions – South\, and his interaction with Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay’s detainee operations. URL:https://limba.net/calendar/colonel-anthony-moncayo-perspectives-on-cuba/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110205T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110205T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110205T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110205T050000Z UID:4641-1296864000-1296864000@limba.net SUMMARY:Wayne Horsely -The State of State Parks-LI DESCRIPTION: There have been numerouse park improvement projects started in the last 2 years. Mr Horsely will give us an update on what has been done URL:https://limba.net/calendar/wayne-horsely-the-state-of-state-parks-li/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110205T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110205T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110205T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110205T050000Z UID:4642-1296864000-1296864000@limba.net SUMMARY:Wayne Horsely -The State of State Parks-LI DESCRIPTION: There have been numerouse park improvement projects started in the last 2 years. Mr Horsely will give us an update on what has been done \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://limba.net/calendar/wayne-horsely-the-state-of-state-parks-li-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110204T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110204T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110204T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110204T050000Z UID:4447-1296777600-1296777600@limba.net SUMMARY:Synergy Presentation by Jeanne Fontana DESCRIPTION:While we do not have the exact title and focus yet we will be discussing strategies for advancing your business. URL:https://limba.net/calendar/synergy-presentation-by-jeanne-fontana/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110128T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110128T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110128T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110128T050000Z UID:4434-1296172800-1296172800@limba.net SUMMARY:Nassau County Executive Hon. Edward Mangano at Adelphi. DESCRIPTION:This morning we were invited to Adelphi University’s beautiful Garden City campus to hear Ed Mangano speak about the current issues facing Nassau County. Our meeting was opened by Dr. Robert Scott\, Adelphi’s President\, who proudly noted the latest energy efficient  LEED certified buildings across the campus on the other side of Long Island’s largest geothermal plant. The plant is hidden by an ample parking lot\, which will come in handy as the University hosts the 2011 NCAA Division II and III Women’s Lacrosse championships this May. \nThis meeting was sponsored by LIFT\, whose Executive Director\, Bill Whalig\, gave us a quick update on the progress on the various programs offered by LIFT\, its cooperation with Brookhaven National Labs and Stony Brook University. He also brought us current on the progress of the Advanced Material and Manufacturing Technology Innovation CenterMorrelly Homeland Security Center\, an important piece of our speaker’s revival of the Grumman property in his hometown of Bethpage.! and the\nConfronting the recent headlines regarding NIFA’s takeover\, Mr. Mangano opened with a review of the progress that his administration has made in its first year. He identified the tax assessment process and their systems as a key factor in the financial difficulties that have built up over the past decade.  This has resulted in a large amount of borrowing necessary to fund the system developments\, fixes and the resulting tax refunds. His team is implementing a plan to get the system back on track where after 2013\, property tax refunds will be funded out of operating revenues rather than being borrowed.\nIn preparation for this\, the Executive recommended that all property owners review their assessments\, because these assessments are provisional right now\, but will be made permanent in 2016. \nMoving on to current events\, Mr. Mangano defended his repeal of the energy tax\, and his balancing of the budget\, noting that 2010 will go into the books has having a surplus. Spending was cut\, and 610 jobs were shed. The budget surplus was accomplished without increasing taxes\, and while more unfunded state mandates were handed down\, along with increased pension obligations. He characterized NIFA’s “drumbeat of doubt” as misplaced. \nFurther outlining accomplishments\, he cited the return of 125 police officers to street patrol through attrition and having civilians fill the administrative positions that were vacated\, reducing expenses and pension obligations. He has opened negotiations with the CSEA union to review their contract. He views NIFA’s intervention as adding uncertainty to the contract renegotiation process and increasing taxpayer expenses by adding a layer of review to several layers already in place that are serving adequately.\nHe asserts that NIFA is sounding the alarm unnecessarily\, especially when ending the year with a surplus. NIFA’s proposed solutions amount to tax increases\, and he has not heard any NIFA recommendations on expense reductions. In closing\, he reiterated that keeping spending flat when stuck with onerous contracts and unfunded mandates is a herculean task. However\, he has emphasized that the public employees of Nassau County are working as hard as their private sector counterparts to maintain the level of services that they have come to expect of the county.\nOnce again it was another opportunity to be at LIMBA meeting with an excellent speaker that you normally can only assess when filtered through the media. Amiable and poised during a stressful point in his administration\, it was a pleasure to host the County Executive in a fine setting provided by one of Long Island’s premier academic institutions. Please join us for these Friday morning sessions that finish the work week off on a high note and never fail to be of value.\nRecap by Craig Plunkett. URL:https://limba.net/calendar/nassau-county-executive-hon-edward-mangano-at-adelphi/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110127T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110127T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110127T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110127T050000Z UID:4500-1296086400-1296086400@limba.net SUMMARY:BlureWater Wind DESCRIPTION:The technology of wind generation is a constantly improving science and we have a leader in the field to give us an overveiw of what we can expect for Long Island (more dtails to follow) URL:https://limba.net/calendar/blurewater-wind/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110121T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110121T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110121T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110121T050000Z UID:4437-1295568000-1295568000@limba.net SUMMARY:Joseph Perri CEO Gold Coast Bank DESCRIPTION:  \nGold Cost Bank will host this meeting. "The perspective of an active community Bank" will be the topic. \nJoseh Perri\, president will speak on behalf of the bank. \nMeeting will be held at Gold Coast Bank Main office located at\n2929 Expressway Drive North\nIslandia\, NY 11749\n  URL:https://limba.net/calendar/joseph-perri-ceo-gold-coast-bank/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110114T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110114T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110114T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110114T050000Z UID:4440-1294963200-1294963200@limba.net SUMMARY:LIMBA Tour of Northport Power Plant & Happy New Year DESCRIPTION:January is powerplant season at LIMBA! This year we visited the largest power station on Long Island and one of the largest on the east coast. Last year at this time\, we hosted the Caithness power station. This year\, those presenters were in attendance for a great presentation by the NPS. Attendees were treated to a tour of the power station that rivaled an episode of “The Worlds Toughest Fixes”  or “Big\, Bigger\, Biggest”.  In the words of Bob Bender\, the meeting’s sponsor\, it was a chance to look “Behind the Switch” and get a picture of the people\, technology and business behind delivering this vital commodity.\nBob Allen\, the general manager of NPS\, opened our session with a Safety Moment. In a facility this large and with the levels of power involved\, things can go bad in a hurry\, and preparedness is paramount. Our tour would take us to one of the two control rooms that control the four units\, across the turbine deck\, and up alongside one of the units undergoing an upgrade and maintenance. Bob reviewed the architecture and operations of the NPS\, the largest of 5 steam power stations on Long Island. \nA short segment on how power is purchased by LIPA from National Grid and other generators followed\, and a breakdown of the National Grid power station management organization. There are about 700 employees that operate\, maintain\, and manage the powerplants. A quick tour of the steam plants’ history\, from Far Rockaway’s start in 1898\, to Island Park’s last burning of coal in 1964\, to the gas conversion of Northport finishing in 2008.  \nWe then heard the impressive parameters of NPS; its gargantuan capacity of 4150 Megawatts of generating power\, its oil storage capacity of 2 Million barrels\, the million gallon per minute cooling water flow\, and 1000 degree 2500 PSI steam operation\, illustrating its brawn.   Operating this behemoth efficiently within the extensively regulated environment is a ballet performed by the dedicated staff that takes great pride in their plant and work. Balancing environmental regulations designed to protect fish\, with getting the proper mix of oil and gas burning within air pollution requirements\, and then coordinating the electrical output minute by minute with the New York Independent System Operator is an effort that demands constant attention to detail.\nThe plant is fueled by #6 fuel oil supplied by tankers that moor two miles offshore and by the Iroquois gas pipeline which terminates on the property. This discussion segued into a description of the other ways power is generated on and brought to long Island. The NPS used to provide 45% of Long Island’s total power needs\, but as the region grew and new plants and transmission lines were added\, this share has declined. The Neptune cable from New Jersey brings 600 Megawatts of cheaper power onto LI\, but that power is generated by coal-fueled plants\, which drop their pollution onto us. The NPS has had over $100 Million invested over the last 15 years to reduce its environmental footprint. The fuel oil they burn has been reduced in sulfur content from 3% or liquid coal\, to much cleaner 0.7% sulfur content. The ability to burn cleaner natural gas was introduced. Electrostatic precipitators capture solid p! ollution.\nThe latest efficiency upgrade was on view during our tour. The steam turbines that turn the generators\, are being upgraded to a “Dense Pack”\, which increases their efficiency by 3 percent. These retrofits were on full view during our tour. As the turbines are being changed out\, the rest of the shutdown  unit undergoes extensive maintenance and renovation. We were also able to peer inside the 40 foot square combustion chambers that contain huge fireballs when in operation. \nIn all\, this was a master class in the mechanic\, economic\, environmental and human factors involved in operating an integral piece of Long Island’s infrastructure. We extend our thanks to National Grid for allowing us to be one of the ten tours that are granted each year. It was a special opportunity to go “behind the switch” and see where our electricity comes from and get to know the facility and people that keep the lights on. An educational opportunity not to be missed. \nRecap by Craig Plunkett \nCraig Plunkett is Managing Director of CEDX Corporation\, a New York consulting firm\, specializing in wireless and IT product strategy and technical deployment. Most recently\, he served as VP of Wireless Market Development for Cablevision’s OptimumWiFi\, North America’s most advanced 4G network\, leading the initial network launches and auto-authentication user experience initiative. Craig is a recognized pioneer in the architecture design and deployment of wireless networks serving the consumer\, transportation\, resort and quick service restaurant vertical sectors. He developed the first fleet-wide motorcoach Wi-Fi service on the Hampton Jitney and is the founder of the Fire Island Wireless WISP URL:https://limba.net/calendar/limba-tour-of-northport-power-plant-happy-new-year/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110107T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110107T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20110107T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110107T050000Z UID:4433-1294358400-1294358400@limba.net SUMMARY:Extended holiday recess- no meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://limba.net/calendar/extended-holiday-recess-no-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20101231T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20101231T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20101231T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20101231T050000Z UID:4443-1293753600-1293753600@limba.net SUMMARY:Holiday recess- New Year message DESCRIPTION:LIMBA’s focus has been on economic issues that center on infrastructure that will create efficiencies in commerce and does so with lees pollution than that which we are trying to replace. 2010 was a challenging year for most of us\, but there are a few items in any year that are worth acknowledging. ….. more  at   limba.net/news.html URL:https://limba.net/calendar/holiday-recess-new-year-message/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20101224T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20101224T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20101224T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20101224T050000Z UID:4442-1293148800-1293148800@limba.net SUMMARY:Holiday recess no Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://limba.net/calendar/holiday-recess-no-meeting-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20101217T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20101217T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20101217T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20101217T050000Z UID:4435-1292544000-1292544000@limba.net SUMMARY:Dr Stanley\, President \, SUNY Stony Brook- "The Future" DESCRIPTION:This morning we were back in at the MacArthur Holiday Inn with a full room of members and friends ready to hear an update on what is happening at SBU\, one of Long Island’s most important institutions and its largest single-site employer A biomedical researcher by trade\, Dr. Stanley came to SBU eighteen months ago from Washington University in St. Louis\, a very different place than Long Island. Much of the time since his arrival has been spent getting to know Long Island\, and the state government that SBU is part of. Part of his getting to know the island has been learning of its special gifts and challenges. The university sees its core mission of education as a primary tool in helping to address those needs.\nThe large academic health center that SBU runs is an important part of maintaining quality of life on Long Island\, and the research performed at it helps drive innovation and economic development. Dr. Stanley reminded us that sponsored research from the NIH and NSF helps address the imbalanced flow of Federal tax dollars out of New York State\, and urged the audience to support that research in the budget.\nA manager at the top of his game\, Dr. Stanley demonstrated an encyclopedic knowledge of his business’s metrics\, letting loose with a torrent of statistics about the characteristics of the student body and SBUs ranking among its fellow research universities in North America. An institution with a $2.1 Billion dollar budget\, 3 Nobel Prize winners\, and a medical center that is visited almost 300\,000 times per year. SBU is an integral part of Long Island. Co-running Brookhaven National Lab with Battelle\, the university partners with other research institutions like the Cold Spring Harbor Lab. It also develops its own particular research centers and incubators\, such asLIHTI\, which spawned James Simons’ Renaissance Technologies\, CEWIT and the new Energy Center\, which will have the first Platinum LEED! certified building on Long Island.\nEnergy research should be a primary focus for the 53 year old institution. To accomplish this and cement SBU into the same group as UC Berkeley\, University of Michigan\, and University of North Carolina it will take the capture of federal dollars to perform that cutting edge research. The challenges to that mission are the current state budget situation and the need to grow the faculty ranks. Dr. Stanley had Bain consulting come in and assess the opportunities to trim costs\, but the real solution is to grow your way out of the situation.\nTo foster this robust growth will require growing tuition revenue to bring SBU from the lower levels of state schools to a more average level. This growth will fund more faculty\, support staff\, smaller classes\, more student support and more research and lab space. It would also enable the university to support more than three thousand additional students.\nAnother aspirational goal is to create a children’s hospital\, which doesn’t currently exist in Suffolk County. The chair of the children’s hospital task force\, hotelier John Tsunis was in attendance and excited about the project. State funding had dried up last year\, but through the community’s embrace of the project and realization of its importance\, the project is beginning to move forward. Good news looks to be on the horizon for the project.\nThe Q and A was extensive\, where we learned that SBU has gotten permission to create a department of Civil Engineering. The focus of most of the questions was how to keep SBU grads on Long Island and how to get them interested in Science\, Technology\, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs. To that end\, the U wants to be an engine of economic opportunity for those grads\, and a partner with the K-12 system to foster that interest in STEM\, especially among girls and build a pipeline of local students that will end up attending SBU.\nOnce again it was another educational opportunity to be at LIMBA meeting with an excellent speaker and learn more about a Long Island institution that serves as a keystone of the local economy and a beacon for innovation. Please join us for these Friday morning sessions that finish the work week off on a high note and never fail to be of value.\nRecap by Craig Plunkett. URL:https://limba.net/calendar/dr-stanley-president-suny-stony-brook-the-future/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20101210T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20101210T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T010131 CREATED:20101210T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20101210T050000Z UID:4432-1291939200-1291939200@limba.net SUMMARY:Annual Special breakfast with entertainment DESCRIPTION:Members and friends\, this morning we gathered to wish each other the best of  the holiday season and promote our optimism for the future.  Our  sponsors for the meeting were Ruskin Moscou Faltischek\, M & T Bank\, the RB Bender Group\, Greenman Pedersen\, Terry Townsend\, Covanta Energy\, the Long Island MacArthur Holiday Inn itself\, Zere Real Estate Services\, Marken Music and Long Island Business News. \nAfter the opening by Ernie\, LIBN’s own John Kominicki took the podium to deliver a wickedly entertaining adaptation of “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”.   \nA riotous gift opening/roast of Ernie Fazio was conducted by Michelle Zere and Cheryl poking fun at his well-known liberal bent.  Special gifts from Fidel Castro\, Che Guevara\, Hu Jintao and Vladimir Putin were bestowed on Comrad Ernie. \n\nViolinist Jim Graseck entertained us both solo and accompanying  Ernie as he crooned Christmas classics.  Ventriloquist Vince Dantone and his partner George returned with their most definitely non-PC  skewering of prominent audience members.  A good time was had by all. \nThe meeting was coverered for FiOS1 by Waldo Cabrera’s MyLITV.com and taped by Pro Image Studios. \nWe didn’t have a speaker with a topic\, but we most definitely learned something at LIMBA today\, about how thick some folks’ skins are\, and how generous the holiday spirit is among our members.   \nJoin us most Fridays to become a member of the LIMBA community and partake of the opportunity to learn more about Long Island\, the issues that it faces\, and meet the people addressing them. \n\n— \nCraig Plunkett URL:https://limba.net/calendar/annual-special-breakfast-with-entertainment/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR