NEXT
MEETING_____________________________________
Monday,
September 23, 2002
Cellar Restaurant at Union Square
Topic: TVA's Reservoir Operations - Resolving Competing
Interests - Joel Williams, TVA
While much attention is focused on
clean water for human consumption, increasing concern is also rising about how
water is allocated for other uses such as navigation, power generation,
recreation and flood control. Agencies such as TVA who are responsible for
the control of water reservoirs in their jurisdiction have the daunting task of
striking a happy balance in serving the needs of many interests. Joel Williams
of TVA's River Operations will tell us how his agency tries to maintain such a
balance and how it integrates the operation of the Tennessee River and reservoir
system to meet multiple objectives. Joel will also tell us about a study
that TVA is currently conducting to investigate alternative strategies for
managing lake levels and flow rates. The study is also designed to develop
alternative reservoir operating policies and evaluate the potential impacts of
those alternatives. Joel will tell us about the results of the study thus far
and about upcoming opportunities for additional public input. Joel is the
Assistant Project Manager for the Reservoir Operations Study.
Invocation : Larry Hoenig
Fellowship: Jack Anderson
Menu : Sliced Ham, Tossed Salad, Steamed Vegetables, Pineapple Casserole,
Bread Pudding
OUR PREVIOUS MEETING September 9
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Colin Williams, President of the
Magister Corporation talked to us about problems and roadblocks encountered in
growing a start-up enterprise into a medium-sized firm in the Chattanooga area.
Magister manufactures polymer/elastomer type products for the rehabilitation and
industrial safety markets. Colin explained some of the concerns for
Chattanooga's manufacturers, including limited air traffic to and from the city,
a labor force lacking adequate skill levels and proper public education
training, and inequities in the current tax code. He said that Chattanooga
could still do a lot more to generate and nurture small firms that generate fast
job growth in high paying professions. Magister has grown into a company with
international sales in eight years by focusing on technical improvements it
could make to simple polymer-based products (and patenting those ideas). The
availability of well-educated labor force is key in giving a start-up company an
edge to beat out competition from around the world, he says. See Cathy Miller's
more detailed write-up of the presentation at
www.chattanooga.net/engineer/CEC/magister.htm ,
Also see
www.magistercorp.com
FUTURE MONDAY MEETINGS
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September 30: A Plant tour of Life Touch - an inside
look of a digital photography lab recently acquired from Olan Mills.
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: No meeting in observance of Veterans
Day
November 25: Technology Transfer and Economic
Development - A little help from Oak Ridge- Terry Payne
December 2:
Water, Water Everywhere? - A global look at a precious
resource- Mike Sale, ORNL
December 13 (Friday night): Christmas
Party at the Clarion Hotel
WHERE WE MEET
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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.