June 2011 2011 1st Edition Board
Of Directors 2011
Perpecto D. Aguirre
President
Elpidio S. Catamio Jr.
Executive Vice President
David V. Oida Jr.
VP Internal
Airis John L. Fabella
VP External
Jovel O. Ortiz
Secretary
Alan T. Moyano
Treasurer
Arturo G. Bongolto
Auditor
Simeon C. Gonzales, Jr
PRO
Bienvenido C. Tajan Jr.
Director for Technical Affairs
Harry P. Ramos
Director for Code & Ethics
Nazario P. Relente
Director for Membership, Awards &
Recognition
Diosdado Gamayao
Director for Professional & Enhancement
Elmer M. Briñas
Director for IT & Publication
Muhajan Hadjula
Director for Plant Tours
Aristotle V. Santos
Director for Sports & Recreation
Advisers
PP Eugene M. Bautista
Charter President-Qatar
PP Reynaldo B. Castillo
Past President -SA
PP Edwin M. Marcos
Past President -SA
PP Noel T. Bathan
Past President -Mandaue Chapter
IPP Virtud P. Barraza
Pat President-Qatar 2010
First Middle East
Regional
Convention
Board of Directors 2011
Oath Taking
A Subsidiary of TADMUR Holdings W.L.L
P S M E
1st Middle East Regional Conference Ramada Hotel, Giwana Hall
Doha, State of Qatar
November 18-19, 2010
1st Middle East Regional Convention 1
Seminar on Fundamentals of Fire
Fighting System Design
2
Toast Master Club 3
Technical Report 4
MABUHAY ANG PSME 1st MIDDLE
EAST REGIONAL CONVENTION!!!
Filipino Mechanical Engineers : Gearing for
Excellence amidst Global Challenges is the
theme for the First Middle East Regional Con-
vention of the Philippine Society of Mechanical
Engineers.
A week before EID AL ADHA, the FMERC Orga-
nizing Team headed by Engr. Rey Castillo, Con-
vention Chairman declared an all systems GO
to all five (5) PSME Middle East Chapters
(PSME-Qatar, PSME-CRSA, PSME-SA, PSME
UAE and PSME Abu Dhabi) as well as to the
PSME National Board.
The Convention having its scheduled dates
from November 18 – 20, 2010 was held in one of
the most prestigious hotel landmarks in Doha,
Qatar, The Ramada Hotel – Doha and being
successfully hosted by no less than the PSME-
Qatar Chapter Officers, Board of Directors and
Council of Past Presidents.
It was with great honor and pride for PSME-
Qatar 2010 President Engr. Virtud “Bimboy”
Barraza and his BOD to welcome all the arriving
delegates as early as November 16, 2010 in
Doha, Qatar. Aside from heading the Chapter,
being the sub-committee chairman on Admini-
stration, includes arrangements for the accom-
modation, tour and transportation as well reg-
istration for all the delegates, sponsors and
guests.
The flow of events starting from day 1 was ably
chaired by Engr. Noel Bathan who made all the
necessary arrangements with the hotels, food,
physical arrangements,, technical presentations
and program to ensure that everything has
been properly executed as planned. Of course,
the ultimate success of the Convention will not
be possible without the perseverance and pa-
tience of Finance Sub-Committee Chairman
Engr. Eugene Bautista who together with the
other Middle East chapter Presidents well man-
aged to get good sponsors for the event. And
to ensure that every Rial counts,
Budget Officer Engr. Edwin Marcos did a splendid job of handling the finances and that the
allocation for each expenses have been accounted for No less than the PSME Philippine Na-
tional President Engr. Renato Florencio, VP Engr. Antonio Tompar, Past National President
Engr. Ernie Casis attended this prestigious and historical event unfolding in the books of
PSME. The PRC Board of Mechanical Engineering headed by Engr. Leandro Conti and Engr.
Vic Vosostros where also present during the whole 3 day affair. Newly appointed PRC Com-
missioner and former BME Chairman Engr. Freddie Po was very visible and has interacted
aptly with almost all the delegates from picture taking sessions and side technical discussion.
He also gave a very inspirational message during the BME night being the guest of honor. A
total of 135 registered delegates coming from the 5 - PSME Chapters all over the Middle East
and quite a number of guests from the National Office.
The usual Filipino hospitality was accorded to all those who attended the convention. At the
formal closing of the convention, the FMERC Chairman Rey Castillo handed over the Chair-
manship to the upcoming Second MERC Chairman Engr. Arthur Esmade SA-PP And the
PSME-SA Chapter who will be the host for next years convention.
The Organizing Committee would like to express their heartfelt thanks and congratulations to
all the PSME-Q Chapter Officers and Membership, Sponsors and Guests who have joined to
make another milestone in the history of PSME by successfully hosting the First Middle East
Regional Convention.
Write-up by : Engr. Noel T. Bathan, PME,AVS, P.E.(Qatar)
PSME-Qatar Chapter Successfully Hosts
the 1st Middle East Regional Convention,
November 18 – 20, 2010, Doha, Qatar
1st PSME Technical Seminar on
Fire Fighting System
By Tom Aguirre
President, Psme Qatar Chapter
The PSME Qatar Chapter held its Technical Seminar on
February 18, 2011 at the Caravan Banquet Hall. It was well attended by the active and new members of the PSME
Qatar Chapter.
Sponsors for the event were Chubbfire and Takyeef Elec-tro-Mechanical represented by their Managers Mr. Rami
Batrawi and Mr. Ossama Bashennaty respectively.
The programme which took place in the morning was di-vided into two (2) sessions. The first session was handled by the Chubbfire wherein they presented technical infor-
mation on their various types of Fire Fighting products such as Kiddie Fire Protection GX FM200, Fire Pumps, Fire Alarm Sytem, & Sprinkler Fire Fighting System. An open discussion and interaction between members and presenters ensued further enhancing the knowledge of
the attendees.
The succeeding session was a seminar and hands-on practice on Manual Hydraulic Calculation per the Qatar Civil Defense requirements by Engr. David Oida, the in-cumbent Internal - Vice President. The same as with the previous session, the attendees were so enthusiastic to learn and develop a simple Hydraulic Calculation and
selection of a Pump equipment given a sample plan.
The PSME Qatar Chapter has indeed appreciated and is thankful to both sponsors Chubbfire and Takyeef Electro-Mechanical for their continued support to the society. Also, to those members who at-tended the seminar, thank you and may you continue to support the society.
Presentation of Plaque on our Sponsors
Technical presenter chubb International
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PSME ORYX 1st Edition
Perfecto D. Aguirre Elpidio S.Catamio Jr. Airis John F. Fabella
Artuto G. Bongolto Harry P. Ramos
Elmer M. Briñas
Bienvenido C.Tajan Jr.
Aristotle V. Santos
Reynaldo Castillo Edwin M. Marcos Eugene M. Bautista Noel T. Bathan
Board Of Directors 2011
Perpecto D. Aguirre, President Elpidio S. Catamio Jr. Executive Vice President David V. Oida Jr. VP Internal Airis John L. Fabella, VP External, Jovel O. Ortiz, Secretary
Alan T. Moyano, Treasurer Arturo G. Bongolto, Auditor Simeon Gonzales, PRO Bienvenido C. Tajan Jr., Director for Technical Affairs Harry P. Ramos, Director for Code & Ethics
Nazario Relente, Director for Membership, Awards & Recognition Diosdado Gamayao, Director for Professional & Enhancement Elmer M. Briñas, Director for IT & Publication Muhajan Hadjula, Director for Plant Tours
Aristotle V. Santos, Director for Sports & Recreation
Advisers IPP Eugene M. Bautista, Charter President-Qatar , PP Reynaldo B. Castillo, Past President -SA
PP Edwin M. Marcos, Past President -SA, PP Noel T. Bathan, Past President -Mandaue Chapter , PP Virtud P. Barraza, Past President Qatar Chapter 2010
1st General Membership
Meeting & Plumbing
Design / Engineered
Approach
By Tom Aguirre
President , PSME Qatar Chapter
It was a cloudy morning on March 25,2011 when members of the PSME Qatar starting to arrive at the venue, Caravan Restaurant for the 1st PSME
Qatar General Membership Meeting
The programme started with an Invocation after which no less than President, Engr. Tom Aguirre welcomed the membership in attendance as well as the guests. One of the highlights of this GMM,
was the Induction Ceremony where the new mem-
bers of PSME Qatar where being inducted as full pledge active members of the society for the year
2011. 2010 PSME Fellow Awardee Engr. Rey Castillo administered the Induction
of the new members.
Moving further into the morning session, a Seminar on Plumbing, Engineered approach was given by no less than the incumbent Vice President ,Engr. Elpidio Catamio who unselfishly shared his technical expertise on the topic and put em-phasis on the design basis for the selection of equipment and the pipe sizing using Fixture Unit Method. In order to further satisfy the attendees as their further queries on the just concluded topic, a Question and Answer portion took place
where the members actively participated in asking the speaker.
The afternoon session was opened by the Guest of Honor and no less than the Philippines Consul Hon. Jabbar Adiong who gave a speech on how to make the PSME membership grow. The main highlight of the affair was the Oath-taking of 8 Professional Mechanical Engineers who recently passed the PME Board Exam given in November of last year Hon. Jabbar Adiong administered the Oathtaking
Ceremony. Our Congratulations to the 3rd batch of PME Passers.
To conclude the affair, the formal plenary session started at 2:30 in the afternoon Chaired by Pres. Engr. Tom D.Aguirre. A quorum was declared to start the ple-nary session. Further presented and discussed were the organizations Financial Status , PSME Website, PME & ME examination etc. Past Presidents Engr. Rey
Castillo & Engr. Eugene Bautista were among those made the plenary session
alive. And lastly, closing remarks was delivered by Engr. John Fabella , External
Vice President.
Hope to see you in the next GMM and Mabuhay ang PSME – Qatar!!!
Induction of New Members vested by
PP Rey Castillo
Virtud Barraza
PSME ORYX 1st Edition Page 4
Nazario P.Relente
Simeon C.Gonzales Jr
Diosdado Gamayao Muhajan Hadjula
Jovel O.Ortis Jr David V. Oida Jr.
Alan T. Moyano
PSME ORYX 1st Edition Page 3
Verify proper sequence of operation.
The sequence of operations for individual smoke control cycles will vary depending on the application.
In most of air systems, all air handling units will shut down and smoke dampers will close upon an alarm
condition.
Operation of individual fans and dampers is then initiated manually by fire personnel or the "authorized op-
erator" of the smoke control management system
Most engineered smoke control cycles, individual fire-smoke dampers may be required to operate when air is
still flowing across the damper assembly.
This operating condition generates many issues that should be addressed as early as possible in the design
process, including:
Specifying dynamic closure rating of all fire-smoke dampers (if applicable).
Reviewing all aspects of the desired smoke control cycle to determine if any combination of operating condi-
tions would result in duct velocities rising higher than the dynamic closure rating of any damper. System
design or sequence of operations may need to be altered to alleviate potential operational problems.
Considering use of the dynamic braking feature of the supply fan VFD in order to slow the speed of the fan down quickly during initial system shut-down so that fire-smoke dampers that are not designed to operate
against an air flow will not have operational problems.
Verify proper operation of the smoke control cycle.
Initiate an event signal and verify the following:
All HVAC fans shut OFF and all smoke dampers close.
All individual fans (HVAC and/or dedicated systems) and dampers respond appropriately to the desired po-
sitions when commanded.
Pressure differentials are maintained (measure pressure differential between event zone and adjacent zones to ensure this). The control strategy may stipulate fan VFD speed and individual VAV box damper positions
for the pressurized zones, each of which may need to be adjusted and balanced during commissioning in
order to maintain proper pressure differentials under all operating conditions.
Note - that stack effect; wind speed and direction and outdoor temperature may all influence measured pres-
sures and system balance.
Virtually every engineered smoke control cycle requires that air handling units bring in 100% outside air in order to pressurize zones surrounding the event zone. The following precautions will help minimize poten-
tial problems or catastrophic failures during testing:
In cold countries code require that the freezestat safety be by-passed when an air handling unit is in smoke control mode. Hence the pre-heat and/or heating coil(s), as well as the heating system, must be functioning in order to prevent the cooling coil from freezing if the smoke control cycle is tested during sub-freezing conditions. Note that most pre-heat or heating coils are typically not sized to handle 100% sub-freezing out-side air, hence coil size should be checked during design review to ensure the coils will be big enough to at
least prevent the unit from freezing during an actual smoke control management event.
Along the same lines, if the smoke control cycle is tested during extremely hot conditions, the cooling coil(s) as well as the entire cooling system must be functioning in order to prevent the space temperature from get-
ting out of control. Elevated building temperatures during testing could have adverse impact on workers,
equipment, or building materials.
By: ELPIDIO S. CATAMIO, Jr., PME, PMP
EVP-PSME Qatar Chapter CY2011
Test Procedures
Preparation
1.1 Create a test form. The test procedure must thought through and documented before conducting the test. Test form must be designed in such a way that it will assist in data collection and subsequent evaluation, also that a
less experienced staff may be able to execute the test.
1.2 Determine acceptance criteria. Acceptance criteria shall be based on physical characteristics of the fire and smoke dampers, and also as per proper sequence of operations for engineered smoke control cycles and zone pressuriza-
tion control strategies.
1.3 Provide instructions/precautions. Consider atmospheric conditions. Ensure proper care is taken when verifying system operation. Be sure to have an emergency “exit” strategy in place should the test need to be aborted prior to completion. If a test fails, the source of the failure should be identified and conveyed to the proper authority.
The system should be re-tested once the repairs are done.
1.4 Specify participants and roles/responsibilities.
The following shall be the participants in the testing process. The general role and responsibility of the respective
participant throughout the testing process defined and customized based on actual project requirements.
Smoke Control Cycle Test Procedure:
Verify all component pre-functional checklists are complete.
An engineered smoke control cycle is designed to prevent the migration of smoke. This can be accomplished by:
Maintaining air pressure differentials between the event zone and rest of the building.
Typically the pressure differentials are created by actively controlling various smoke dampers and the building's
HVAC system and/or dedicated fans.
Prior to performing any functional tests, the commissioning pre-start, start-up, and verification checklists on all fan systems and dampers should be completed, as well as applicable manufacturer's pre-start and start-up recommen-
dations.
Pre-functional checklist items include, but are not limited to, the following:
HVAC systems and/or dedicated fan systems are installed per contract documents and manufacturer's installation
instructions.
Control system point-to-point checkout is complete to ensure all fan and damper input/output points are wired cor-
rectly.
Normal power, and emergency if applicable, is provided to each fan and damper assembly at proper voltage.
All fan systems have been balanced per the contract documents.
All central air handling units and zone-level terminal units are functional and programmed correctly to ensure
proper execution of the smoke control cycle.
All safeties and interlocks, especially duct pressure relief door/dampers, are installed and function per contract
documents.
New Construction Project Existing Building Project
Testing and Commissioning Provider Testing and Commissioning Provider
Mechanical Contractor Building Operating Staff
Control Specialist Contractor Control Specialist Contractor
Safety Inspector/Officer or Engineer Safety Inspector/Officer or Engineer
Electrical Contractor/Engineer or Technician
Testing and Commissioning of Fire and
Smoke Control Systems By: ELPIDIO S. CATAMIO, Jr., PME, PMP
EVP-PSME Qatar Chapter CY2011
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1 ABACIAL ROBERTO
2 ABALOS LEONARDO JR
3 ABANCIO LITO
4 ABARCA JAMES
5 ABDULLAH MOHAMMAD
6 ABDULMU-
JEEB MUKSAN
7 ABENOJA EDISON
8 ACOSTA RANDELLE
9 ADAJAR PABLEO
10 ADARNE ELMER
11 AGNAS MARVIN
12 AGUIL VILLAMOR
13 AGUILA ROBERTO TOMAS
14 AGUILAR REYMUNDO JR..
15 AGUIRRE PERFECTO
16 ALDOVINO SHERWIN
17 ALIX GARY
18 ALLINAS RODELIO
19 AMAN DAVID
20 AMATA JOSE
21 AMORA RUBIN JOAQUIN III
22 ANAS GIOVANNI
23 ANGLACER EDMAR
24 APOSTOL PATROCINIO, JR
25 AQUINO RODERICK
26 AQUINO RICK
27 ARINUELO MARVIN
28 ARMENA
GABRIEL AN-
GELICO
29 ARQUILLO JOEY
30 AUNGON PETE
31 AVES FERDINAND
32 AWIT MARLON
33 AYO WARREN
34 BALMACEDA ANTHONY
35 BAMBA ROLANDO
36 BARCELONA ROLANDO
37 BARRAZA VIRTUD
38 BATOY JOEL
39 BAUTISTA EUGENARIO
40 BAYLOCON ROBERTO
41 BELLEZA ROLAN
42 BELTRAN ROBERTO
43 BELTRAN ARLAN
44 BENSAN PERFECTO
45 BERNALES RANDY
46 BERSAMIN ALLAN
47 BIEN CARLOS
48 BIERRAS JOHN ARLEIGH
49 BINAY NINO
50 BONGOLTO ARTURO
51 BOO SHERWIN
52 BOQUILON EDUARDO
53 BRINAS ELMER
54 BRITANICO EDCEL
55 BRONCANO IRENEO
56 BUENAFLOR TERRENCE GIL
57 BUENO VINCENT
58 BULAWAN BENITO
59 BULSECO EFREN
60 BUSAYONG ANTHONY
61 CABANSAG CARLITO
62 CAJANDAB BEN
63 CALIWAG NOEL
64 CAMPO ARSENIO
65 CAMPO ARTEMIO
66 CAMPOSANO ALVIN
67 CANDELARIO GAUDENCIO III
68 CANONI-
ZADO MARLON
69 CARGANILLO REX
70 CAROLINO GERALD
71 CASTANOS LEO
72 CASTILLO REYNALDO
73 CASTILLO JERWIN
74 CASTRO SAMMY
75 CATAGA BENJAMIN
76 CATAMIO ELPIDIO, JR
77 CATUBAY JOEL
78 CERVANIA RENIER
79 CHIUCO CARMELO
80 CIRIO RENE
81 CLARIDAD ARDEL
82 CONCEPCION REYNALDO
83 CORREOS ELVIS
84 CREDO SULPICIO, JR
85 CRUZ PETRONILO
86 CRUZ VICTOR
87 DALAGAN ELVISTO
88 DALAO PHILIP
89 DALISTAN RONALDO
90 DAWANI MONER
91 DE DIOS ROGELIO JR.
92 DE GUZMAN LEONARDO, JR
93 DELA CRUZ NORMAN
94 DELA CRUZ BENEDICK
95 DELA CRUZ AUGUSTO
96 DESCARTIN RICARDO
97 DIMASACAT ROMMEL
98 DIZON REYNALDO JR.
99 DUMOL BENJAMIN, III
100 EFA ELISER
101 ESPINO JONATHAN
102 ESPLANA EDWIN
103 ESTOESTA JASON
104 FABELLA AIRIS JOHN
105 FABRIGA LARRY
106 FALLET ORLANDO
107 FELIX VIRGILIO
108 FELIX NOEL
109 FLANCO JEFFREY
110 FLORES WILFREDO
111 GABARDA ALAIN
112 GABRIEL NOLY
113 GAGUI EMERSON
114 GALO MANUEL JR
115 GAMAYAO DIOSDADO
116 GAMINO MICHAEL
117 GARCIA JAIME
118 GARCIA CAESAR
119 GERELLA SERAPHIM
120 GOMESERIA RONALDO
121 GONZALES SIMEON JR
122 GUADES DONALD
123 GUARINO RONALD
124 GUERRERO ARVIN MARTIN
125 GUIA DICO
126 GUTIERREZ NOEL
127 GUZMAN JIMMY
128 HADJULA MUHAJAN
129 HALABAS TRIZIEL
130 HEDIA EDWIN
131 HERNANDEZ ROGELIO
132 HUSSEIN SHAMSUDDIN
133 IBANEZ DEMETRIO
134 ICO AUGUSTO
135 IDRIS ROMMEL
136 ILISAN RENATO
137 ISMAEL BENRASHID
138 JAZARENO RICARDO JR
139 JINGCO GILBERT
140 JUBIDA HERNANE
141 JUNDAM JULAFYAL
142 KAHAR YASSER
143 LABUCUAS AYLMER
144 LACABE AMADO
145 LAGAMON RENE
146 LANDAZA-
BAL FEBEN
147 LAURENTE ARIEL
148 LAVALLE MOISES
149 LAYGO ALEXANDER
150 LEONEM RENATO
151 LICERATO EMMANUEL
152 LIM SHERWIN
153 LIM ARMAN
154 LIMAYO ROMEO JR.
155 LLOVIDO AGERICO
156 LO ALFREDO
157 LUCERO GREGORIO
158 LUNA GEORGE
159 MACARAYO JOENER
160 MADRIAGA VICTORINO
161 MADRIAGA ACE RANDHALL
162 MADRI-
GALEJOS ALDIN
163 MALAYAN MICHAEL
164 MAMANGUN JHEZEN
165 MANACSA RAYMOND
166 MANALO ALLAN
167 MARCOS EDWIN
168 MARQUEZ RODOLFO
169 MASTULA ABDUL JONH JR
170 MASTUR ABDULAZIS
171 MATUTINO VICENTE JR
172 MEJOS MAMERTO
173 MIRA DARYL JOY
174 MIRANA MANUEL, JR
175 MIRANDA RADEN
176 MOYANO ALAN
177 MOYANO ALFONSO
178 MUKSAN ABDULMUNIB
179 NACOR JOY
180 NAGPALA LEOPOLDO
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181 NAGPALA OLYMPIO
182 NAPAY JAY BRIAN
183 NUNEZ FIDEL JR.
184 OBRERO MICHAEL
185 OIDA DAVID, JR
186 OLLERES GUILLERMO JR.
187 ONAS REYNALDO
188 ORDONEZ GAVIN
189 ORENCIA ROWENA
190 ORTIZ JOVEL
191 PABLO WILSON
192 PACA RASID
193 PALINO CANDIDO
194 PANGANIBAN GIL
195 PANIS RAMONCITO
196 PARAS NELSON
197 PAREJA JOSEPH
198 PARUNGO REGGIE
199 PECDASEN,
JR ROBERTO
200 PEREZ MARLON
201 PORTE JOEY MICHAEL
202 PRANADA GREGORIO
203 PROFITANA EMMANUEL
204 PULIDO LEOMAR
205 QUIZON JOESWE
206 RAMIREZ CELESTINO
207 RAMOS ERNESTO
208 RAMOS HARRY
209 REINON JOSEPH
210 RELENTE NAZARIO
211 REMOROZO TIMOTEO VICTOR
212 REYES DIOSDADO
213 RODRIGUEZ MELCHOR
214 ROJAS JOHN
215 ROMANES BERNARDO
216 ROSERO WILFREDO, JR
217 SAAVEDRA RAUL
218 SABAN NASRUDIN
219 SALEN FERNANDO
220 SALIENDRA ABELARDO
221 SALVALEON
CRESENCIANO
IV
222 SANCHEZ RITCHIE
223 SANTOS VIRGILIO
224 SANTOS ARISTOTLE
225 SARET ARNEL
226 SARMIENTO ORLANDO
227 SASI WINSTON
228 SATIRON ALBASER
229 SERBEN MICHAEL
230 SERRATORE ALEX
231 SIATAN RENANTE
232 SISON POLLY
233 SOMOROS-
TRO ROMEO
234 SUGUITAN EDMAR
235 SULIGAN APOLONIO
236 TAGALOGON ARNIEL
237 TAJAN BIENVENIDO JR.
238 TAJUNA ALBERT
239 TAMA EDRES
240 TAMANO ABDULBASIT
241 TAN LUCIANO
242 TANTIANGCO JASPER
243 TEOPE RODEL
244 TIBULE SESINANDO
245 TOBIAS SERVILLANO
246 TOLENTINO FRANCO TEDDY
247 TORREF-
RANCA JERICK
248 TUMAGCAO DANDOLO
249 TUMALA BENEDICTO
250 TUYOGON MANUEL
251 UCANG JUANITO
252 VALDEZ RODERICK
253 VALENZUEL
A LEVI
254 VALOIS ALEXANDER
255 VILA MELVIN
256 VILLADAR LUDUVICO
257 VILLAFUERTE RICHARD
258 VILLANES ERWIN
259 VILLANUEVA LINO
260 VILLAPANDO JOEL
261 YASON RAMIL
262 YUSOPH SAMIM
263 ZABALA GLENN
264 ZAIDE TIRSO
265 ZARASPE LLOYD
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Life Member 18
Regular Member 168
Associate Member 79
Total 265