NEXT MEETING ___________________________________________________

Monday, August 20 , noon.

TOPIC: Water for People - Jeff Rose, Director of Water Quality Control for the city of Maryville, Tenn.

"Water for People" is a private nonprofit international organization, dedicated to helping the most impoverished people worldwide improve their quality of life by supporting sustainable drinking water, sanitation and hygiene projects. It was founded by the American Water Works Association (AWWA)

Jeff Rose, current Chairman of the Water for People committee of AWWA, will provide us an overview of the organization's activities, with special focus on their current project in Guatemala. Here the organization is assisting local communities to develop sources of safe drinking water, develop adequate sanitation systems, and providing education about good health and hygiene practices.

Jeff will also discuss the worldwide concerns over an ever-diminishing supply of safe, clean drinking water.

More information can be found at www.waterforpeople.org

Invocation and Pledge by: Jack Anderson

Fellowship Report by: Bernard Cheatham

OUR PREVIOUS MEETING ________________________________________

Mildred McGuire provided us with a review of the activities surrounding the assessments of Yucca Mountain, a proposed government site for storing the nation’s nuclear waste. She said that site characterization activities to date have been not only unique but also a major and very expensive effort. She sited examples of the huge amount of paperwork involved in various studies and the intricate and complicated methods required to keep track of all the documents. She said while assessments continue, federal funding to support them is diminishing and the ultimate disposition of the site remains uncertain. To date, no construction has begun on the site other that a single probe shaft.

FUTURE MONDAY MEETINGS ______________________________________

August 27: Recent Developments in Medical Imaging Technology

September 3: No meeting, in observance of Labor Day

September 10: Genetic Engineering. Advances and Prospects

September 17: Efforts to meet the water requirements of the Sequatchie Valley

September 24: Sewage and Wastewater Treatment. New Requirements, New Technology

October 15: NASA Technology Transfers: important technology spin-offs from NASA’s research and development efforts that significantly effect our lives. Marshall Space Flight Center

November 5: Chandra X-ray Telescope. This orbiting telescope is changing our perception of the universe. Marshall Space Flight Center

November meetings hosted by ASME to be announced

Christmas Party: Saturday, December 1 – Rock City

WHERE WE MEET ___________________________________________

All of our presentation meetings are held at the Cellar Restaurant at Union Square Downtown, Chattanooga from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Free parking is available for these occasions at the Days Inn Motel (on Carter St. and MLK Blvd), courtesy of the Days Inn management.