We will be hearing about the problems and roadblocks encountered in growing a start-up enterprise into a medium sized firm. Magister manufactures polymer/elastomer type products for the rehabilitation and industrial safety markets. Manufacturing concerns are regulated as to environmental, labor, workman’s compensation and an extremely complex tax code.

OUR PREVIOUS MEETING September 9 _________________________________

Topic: Global Warming - How Real the Threat? - Dr. Marilyn Brown, ORNL
Global warming has been a political football subject to Environmentalist histrionics and conservative reluctance to regulate. The middle course proposed by Dr. Brown suggest that there is indeed pressing evidence of climate change and we are not helpless to reverse what we are seeing. Important and surprising information was presented that the developing nation’s emissions are projected to be 50% of global emissions within 30 years. Thus the reluctance of the Bush Administration to sign the Kyoto treaty was well justified as the developing nations would erode any net gains made in the currently industrialized nations.

Two paths were proposed for handling global warming, either adapt or avoid. Positive suggestions for change were to either adapt to the changing climate and risk sudden non-linear climate variation such as an increasingly hot climate with increasingly violent storm activity. Alternately we can develop technologies to reduce carbon emission, and avoid further climate change. Engineering professionals certainly stand to benefit financially if we pursue new large research initiatives. http://www.ornl.gov/ORNL/Energy_Eff/Energy_Eff.html

FUTURE MONDAY MEETINGS _____________________________________
September 23: TVA's Reservoir Operations - Resolving Competing Interests - David Nye, TVA
September 29: Plant Tour of the Light Touch (Previously Olan Mills Digital Photography School Division)
October 7: An update on the TVA Regenesys Project - Ian Grant, TVA
October 14: No meeting in observance of Columbus Day
October 21: CSTCC Partnering with Industry for Success- Dr. James Catanzaro
October 28: UCT, an Engineering Program for The New Century- Dr. Phil Kazmerski
November 4: Urban Heat Retention-Cooling Our Cites Down - Dr. Dale Quattrlouci, Marshal Space Flight Center
November 11: Water, Water Everywhere? - A global look at a precious resource- Mike Sale, ORNL
November 25: Technology Transfer and Economic Development - A little help from Oak Ridge- Terry Payne

WHERE WE MEET _______________________________________________
Unless we note otherwise, all of our presentation meetings are held at the Cellar Restaurant in the Tallan Building, Union Square Downtown Chattanooga from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Our meeting room and luncheon service are open by 11:30 a.m. Lunch buffet is $10.00 per person (inclusive). No reservation is required. Free parking is available in the Days Inn Motel (on Carter St. and MLK Blvd,) courtesy of the Days Inn management. When you park there, be sure to place a note on your dashboard indicating you are attending the Engineers Club meeting.
QUESTIONS ? ___________________________________________
If you have any questions about program items please call Steve McGuire at 756- 4430 or e-mail him at stevemcguire@comcast.net. You can find references to other Chattanooga Engineers Club members at our web site: www.chattanooga.net/engineer/CEC