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SECRETARY’S REPORTDear AABEA Members and Friends:Welcome to this special event.I am grateful to you all for allowing me to be the AABEA Secretary for the2011-2012 term. It is my pleasure to present the state of AABEA to you tokeep you aware of the status of our finances and activities. Following is abrief summary of the activities that primarily took place during the year 2010and first quarter of 2011.1. Professional Development Classes for P.E. License:For more than a decade AABEA has been offering intensive classes for partone of the PE license exam to its members, namely, to newly immigratedengineers from Bangladesh. After attending the classes, a large percentage of attendees routinely passthe exam and secure their Professional Engineer licenses. It is worth mentioning that it takes a lot oftime, dedication and hard work to conduct these classes successfully. The facilitators, coordinators, lecturers,attendees and all other volunteers who assist for this great service deserve our appreciation.In 2010, a series of classes (at least three hours per class) were held before scheduled license exams. InSpring 2011, eight such classes were offered on Sundays. The last Spring 2011 class took place on Sunday,April 3, 2011.Special Note: For many years, the classes were held at Eastern Realty, 39-05, 63rd Street, Woodside,NY 11374. Thanks to our senior member Mr. Khondaker Azizul Huque, owner of Eastern Realty, forhis generous assistance in allowing AABEA to use his facility to conduct classes for free. However, sinceMarch 27, 2011, we have not been able to use that facility for our classes. The last two classes were heldin the basement of Fatema Restaurant, Jamaica, Queens. AABEA paid $100 for the use of the facility forthose two classes. AABEA needs your assistance in finding an economically friendly and suitable locationto conduct future classes.2. Professional Development, Networking and Job Placement:As a continuing service, AABEA, with its limited resource and contacts, assisted members with variousinformation and materials related to job openings, civil service exams, references and interviews. Manymembers benefited from this service. Many AABEA members, especially newly immigrated engineers,are in low morale and desperate need of jobs in their fields. Please lend your hand and assist these engineers.If you are in a position to hire or recommend an engineer for employment, please contactAABEA Executive Committee in this regard.3. Annual Scholarships to Engineering Students in Bangladesh (2010):Since 1997, AABEA has routinely been awarding scholarships to the needy and meritorious undergraduateengineering and architectural students in Bangladesh. During 2010, the scholarship amountawarded was $1,960 excluding draft fees & mailing expenses that went to 11 (eleven) needy and meritoriousstudents studying at 5 (five) different engineering universities in Bangladesh. Thanks to all members,donors and coordinators who assisted in this noble cause.4. Charitable Activities:AABEA is known to be an effective 501 (c) (3) charitable not-for-profit organization. It is open and responsiveto charities in urgent need here in the USA and Bangladesh. It is worthy to note that6 AABEA Inauguration 2011