Engineers Week - SME, ASME and IEEE
Tour of the U.S. Postal Service Central Massachusetts Mail Processing Center

ASME together with SME and IEEE celebrate Engineers Week with a dinner at Sophie's and a tour of the U.S. Postal Service Central Massachusetts Processing and Distribution Center.

The processing center handles over 2 million pieces of mail daily. See the latest automated processing equipment. This includes Optical Scanners to read zip codes at a rate of approximately 36,000 per hour. The facility handles all the mail for central Massachusetts.

SME, Worcester Chapter 25 is host for this meeting. Many thanks to Jerry Kelly for arranging the tour for us.

Date: Monday, February 26, 2001

Place: Sophie's Restaurant, 81 Clinton Street, Shrewsbury, on Route 70 to Clinton just over the Worcester line.

Time: 5:30-6:30 Social Hour, 6:30-7:30 Dinner, 7:45 Tour of the U.S. Postal Service Central Massachusetts Processing and Distribution Center on Quinsigamond Avenue.

Cost: Members and Guests $18.00, Students: $9.00

For Reservations Call H. Clayton Hodge, SME Meetings Manager, 508-756-5059 by Wednesday, February 21st (Please be advised that we are billed for the number of dinners reserved).