On October 26, SWE Tampa Bay hosted its October General Meeting at Yuengling Brewery.  14 members and guests came out for the brewery tour.  A networking session accompanied by light snacks and sampling of Yuengling beers were enjoyed by all who attended.  The tour lasted about an hour and twenty minutes and the members got to see how the brewery is run.

Dear members and friends,

SWE Tampa Bay will be hosting its next General Meeting at Yuengling Brewery!

You and your partner are welcome to join us and discover the history of the Oldest Brewery in America, where modern technology is used to brew fine beer in a time-honored tradition at this facility.

Where: At Yuengling Brewery Plant, located at 11111 N. 30th Street, Tampa FL. 33612 (Google map here)

When: Wednesday, October 26 at 6PM

RSVP to Seung Park at seung.park (at) ci.tampa.fl.us by Thursday, October 20. Capacity limited.

Please use the Beer Garden Entrance, not the truck entrance, since the tour will begin from the Hospitality Center of the Brewery. This is a guided tour, so please make sure you get there on time.

Tour Information and Guidelines

• Yuengling tour guides will share with you history of the brewery and detailed information regarding the brewing process
• Tours last approximately 45 minutes.
• A valid ID is required to sample Yuengling products at the end of the tour. There is soda available for those visitors who prefer non-alcoholic beverages.
• All tour visitors must wear completely closed shoes.  No sandals, flip flops, clogs, crocks, anything with openings around your foot is unacceptable, must be a completely closed shoe.
• Pets are not permitted.
• Photographs are allowed. Video cameras, recorders or cell phones are permitted.
• The building is not handicapped accessible.

After the tour we will be also having a have a networking session. Light snacks will be provided. Don’t miss it!

Go to Yuengling  Brewery history and the brewing process  for additional information! Or visit http://www.yuengling.com/

Join Sandy Pettit on September 21 at 4:30-6:30 PM for the tour of Nanotechnology center at USF. The Center is located in the Engineering area on campus. The building is marked as NTA (Nanotech Center) on the map. It’s located north-east of the Richard A. Beard Parking Facility (in purple). The main entry door for the nanotech building is on the south side (only door accessible without a keycard). Upon entry, the conference room is immediately to the left (and the reception desk is on the right). You can not enter any other areas without keycard access.  The host had requested to arrive a few minutes early. Because of keycard access, the late arrivals may not be able to ‘catch-up’.  Look for the RSVP details in the upcoming email or leave a comment if you are not on SWE Listserve.

NREC is a university-wide user fabrication and metrology center providing state-of-the-art equipment, professional support personnel and infrastructure to enable multidisciplinary research in nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing methods related to fundamental materials science, sensors, actuators, electronics, bio-systems, medical products, optics and integrated nanoscale systems. The Nanotech I facility supports research projects of faculty, graduates students, undergraduates, and industrial researchers.

The following objectives are being implemented to carry out the mission:

Nurturing and enabling multidisciplinary nano related research projects for all interested faculty in all colleges at the University of South Florida.
Providing professionally managed state-of-the-art fabrication facilities, analytical instruments and metrology tools for the characterization of nanomaterials.
Providing training programs for all interested faculty and students who wish to use the facility.
Providing a facility for industrial users working collaboratively with USF faculty to develop competitive processes and products for commercialization of technology.  Additional information can be found on their site.