Lunch Meetings will be held at 12 pm IN PERSON AND via ZOOM - IF REQUESTED
October 15, 2024 - Club member John Lamont gave us an overview of what the impact of new refrigerant requirements will be on our air conditioners. The new refrigerants are changing from R22 to 410. Daiken is leading the industry regarding the global warming potential of air conditioning. The testing will be more stringent and all support equipment has to change. Baseline efficiency will increase by 80%. Club members expressed a keen interest in the subject and peppered John with lots of questions. Thanks John for keeping us aware of what's going on in your world.
October 1, 2024 - District Governor Michelle Holcomb visited the club. She gave us a brief update on several issues including specialized license plates, Rotary's focus on the resurgence of polio and the availability of IRON LUNG LAGER to support Polio Plus.
On another note - dictionaries are arriving tomorrow and will be labeled at Dave's house on Sunday October 6 in the afternoon.
August 27, 2024 - Steve Trimble, a Rotarian in the Tempe Downtown Club and a Professor of Practice in mechanical and aerospace engineering at Arizona State University, gave us an overview of many of the projects he has worked on - an impressive list indeed. He told us about the Order of the Iron Ring which was originally a Canadian organization. He wrote a book of poems dealing with engineering entitled "Made to Serve, Made to Last: Poems and Thoughts of an Engineer". He read us a few of his poems before answering many questions from a very interested audience.
August 12, 2024 - Doug (filling in for Dave) presented new member Steve with his permanent badge. Welcome Steve!
July 23, 2024 - Joe Danielewicz gave us a very interesting presentation related to Artificial Intelligence (AI). He made his presentation relevant to Rotary beginning with "Artificial Intelligence & the Rotary 4-way test. He then went on to talk about "Utilize AI to promote Human Flourishing". He talked about AI needing regulation like the FDA and talked about AI governance. Joe's presentation resulted in many questions from the members. Joe concluded by giving his latest book to our newest member, Steve. His book is titled "The Ethos of Artificial Intelligence - Using AI to promote the good life while avoiding harm". His talk is summarized in a handout that is available from our club upon request. Many thanks Joe for an excellent presentation!
Tempe, AZ 85284
United States of America