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Today in the United States we are well aware of our susceptibility to terrorist attacks. As a community within our nation we must be prepared for the possibility that such an attack could occur on a local level. If not an attack like that of 9/11 using airplanes, then by another means such as introduction of a potentially deadly biological agent. Much information has been presented in the media recently in regards to biological agents used as weapons in particular smallpox. Marti Smith from the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department will provide us with important information on smallpox, the life-saving vaccine, local plans to immunize all of Hamilton County’s citizens within a ten-day time period should one case of smallpox be diagnosed in the United States, and how you can assist with this homeland security effort. She will also be available to answer related questions.

We did not meet on Monday, January 20 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Check our website at http://www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org for meeting summaries prior to last Monday.

SPECIAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT ___________________________________

Mayor Bob Corker's 2003 Town Hall Forum Meeting will be held January 30, 2003 from 1:30 to 3:15 pm at the Chattanoogan. The forum is titled "The Energy to Build Your Business: Working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory. We are making our members aware of this special meeting because it is the predecessor to our regular Monday meeting for February 3rd. For all the details, we have posted the official flyer from the Mayor's office for this meeting on our website at http://www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org/ORNL_Ad2.pdf . Please be sure to read and print out this flyer if you plan on attending the meeting on January 30. The meeting is free, but a reservation must be made.

FUTURE MONDAY MEETINGS ___________________________________

February 3: Technology and the City of Chattanooga: the Vision, Goals, and Strategies - Amy Walker Cherry, Mayor Bob Corker's office

February 10: Nanotechnology - What is it and what are its potential uses? Jim Roberto, ORNL

February 17: E-Week Luncheon - Speaker Dave Whitfield

February 24: Control Logic Model for Data Intense Environments - Tony Wheeler, Wheeler & Associates

March 3: The Sun - A very close look at our nearest star - Mitzi Adam, NASA

March: MetroNet - Chattanooga raises the speed limit on data communications.

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, SUGGESTIONS ? _____________________________________
If you have any questions or suggestions about program items please call Brad Baucom at 423-648-3582 or e-mail him at bradbaucom@comcast.net. You can find references to other Chattanooga Engineers Club members at our web site: www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org .