March Board Meeting

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Schedule:

5:30 pm - Networking and pizza
6:00 pm - Expert guest speaker for evening
7:00 pm - Board of directors meeting

 

Location:

UAW-Ford-MnSCU Training Center
(at the Ford Plant)
966 South Mississippi River Boulevard
St. Paul, Minnesota 55116
651.696.0557

For Map - click here

Directions: Enter Ford Plant parking lot on North side from intersection of So. Mt. Curve Blvd & Ford Parkway

Coming from Minneapolis:
Travel Highway 94 east to the Cretin/Vandalia exit.

Coming from the east of downtown Saint Paul:
Travel Highway 94 west to the Cretin/Vandalia exit.

From the Cretin/Vandalia exit:
Proceed south on Cretin Avenue approximately 2.6 miles. Make a right turn at Cretin Avenue and Ford
Parkway and go west. Travel approximately 0.1 miles on Ford Parkway and take first available left into the Ford complex.

Parking at the Training Center:
Parking space is available in the parking lots on either side of the Training Center


March Board Meeting

New Solar Manufacturing Plant in Minnesota!

Dwight Kalousek, Plant Manager at Cardinal Solar Technology Northfield Plant

This month we will be discussing the current status of solar pv thin film technology in the market, the projected growth of thin film and the Northfield Project with Dwight Kalousek of Cardinal Solar Technology here in Minnesota.

Dwight has 22 years of experience in the glass industry including float glass quality management, high vacuum magnetron coating management from green field start-up, operation and two major upgrades.  He is responsible for the conversion and operation of the Northfield solar technology facility, onsite project coordination, solar coater start-up/ongoing production and decommissioning of equipment.